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The mesh skatepark 2 year anniversary weekend is going down on Saturday and Sunday February 24th and 25th. The weekend is going to be packed with events to celebrate 2 years of operation.

On Sunday the 25th there will be a BMX jam with the UGP team. UGP team members Adam Baker, Karl Poynter, Tony Malouf, Dan Sieg, Chad DeGroot, Quinn Semling, Tom Haugen, Dave Brumlow, Kip Williamson, Dave Freimuth, and Brian Kachinsky will be at the park at 6pm.

Two people will also recieve 1 week at Woodward camp for summer 2007. 

More info including directions, hours of operation, pro shop, and ridiculous photos from time to time, go to the Mesh website

Dear Flatlanders,  After 8 years of Cream BMX lifestyle magazine, which has promoted flatland riding from all over the world.  It's time for us to show our art to a larger audience.  I would like to show the best face of flatland in a book, with beautiful photos of every rider from every part of the world, along with your experience.  I need your help, your photos and your story about flatland. We have the best-of Cream since 1996 to illustrate the book.  The last photo shoot will be at the Circle of Balance by Many Sanz.  We are open to receive your texts and photos to share your
experience with everybody. The name of the book is FLAT KINGS.  It will be in French and translated into English. I have to finish the book for the end of February 2007.  Please contact me if you wish to be involved in the book.

Thanks alot, Alain 

If you want to be a part of the book, contact ALAIN at:   alain@cream-bmx.com 

 I've started my own internet radio station called MR TREATS BEATS!  It's located on www.live365.com and it's FREE!  You can click the link/image above to hear the station which includes underground/positive hip hop as well as some different types electronic music.  SORRY, NO TECHNO!  Just click the image above and a player window should open immediately.  Then click the PLAY button.  Enjoy!

                                      Adam Baker in Altamonte Springs, FL  photo Chip Riggs

  I've finished a demo video for UGP and the BMX team including Aaron Behnke, Brian Vowell, Karl Poynter, John Jennings, Quin Semling, Morgan Wade, Gary Young, Chad Degroot, Dave Freiumuth, Brian Kachinsky, Adam Baker, Tom Haugen, Dave Brumlow, Dan Sieg, Catfish, and myself.  Unfortunately Morgan is no longer on the team, but the rest of the crew is back for 2007!  If you want to check out the promo video, click the link below to be directed to the video on the HEAVY.COM site.  Thanks

http://www.heavy.com/video/22811

 I spent some time putting this FLY Simple frame together with these Skyway graphite mags and it came out pretty good.  Chad and Aaron think I have the bars on backwards, but nobody else has noticed.  I love putting bikes together, and I hate it at the same time.  When it works out, there's nothing sweeter, but when it doesn't, I scream for hours on end with the garage door shut!  Someone tell Primo that their EURO bottom bracket set that came with these cranks doesn't have a L or R on either bearing, and shit's backwards to begin with threadwise!  It still went together pretty easy with all things considered.  Good thing I had an extra set of cups/bearings!  I knew I was keeping those things for some reason.  I'm ready to bust some hitchhikers on this biiiittttcccchhhhh!  Straight FLEXIN!

I'm not really looking forward to airplane travel but another Dew Tour is here and it's time to get down to business.  Not really, announcing doesn't feel like a job.  When you consider the talent level the riders are at and how fun the comp can be, add in a great city such as Portland, add one Chad Degroot and one Big Island and you have the beginnings of a great party time!  Not to mention a NIKE party which last year was pretty sweet!  Hopefully my new bike won't cause me more pain after the initial set up.  Getting used to a new bike isn't that fun but WTF! 

  Special thanks to all the riders who came out, UGP for huge support, our DJ Wayne Keller, Chip Riggs for shooting our BMX PLUS black and white wedge ramp photos, Chad Degroot for his park and all of his time, his wife Eve kept the drinks rolling, all of the folks who chipped in money for the wedge ramp purse, and to the sponsors for there generosity towards the flatland scene!  Thanks for a great night!  Look for another FLAT JAM in FALL of 2007!