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Smith Optics, a leader in off-road goggle technology, has two words for you this tradeshow season, Graphic Series. New for ‘09 is our innovative and incredibly modernistic line of Fuel, Intake & Piston Graphic Series goggles.

With four new designs now available, there is something for everyone. From the already popular Ink & Daggers, to the brand new retro Zebrah and the star studded Jaded Stars Camo, to the Red Dots with the three carry-overs from 08, Stitches, Khamo, and Blue Dangerous, we have you covered from one end of the color …  More info

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Eighteen months ago Paris announced that they were going to be initiating a bike-sharing program that would see 15,000 specially designed bikes made available on the streets of the city for people to use freely. Since that time the bikes have been used 42 million times, but almost all of the original vandal proof bikes have had to be replaced.

It appears that a lot of the people using the bikes like to abuse or destroy them as some of the bikes have been found hanging from lampposts, dumped in the Seine River, smashed and burned. Apparently there are even videos online of people treating them as BMX bikes as they ride them down stairs.

The thing that makes me just shake my head is …  More info

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Effective today, February 10, 2009, all youth ATV and motorcycles are banned from dealer floors, service shops and made illegal to sell by anyone in the United States.

This is actually happening. It’s not made up or exaggerated. You cannot buy a youth (defined as being intended for children 12-years old and younger) motorcycle or ATV. You can’t even buy one from a private party or your own parents.

That means no more models such as the Honda CRF50—long standing as the largest selling production motorcycle in …  More info


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bmx_gatorade_275I know it’s old news that Gatorade has come on to the BMX scene, since they announced their first BMX sponsorship with Nigel Sylvester this past January. But what isn’t old news is what their intentions and plans are for this huge can of worms they’ve now opened. I conducted an interview with the Team Manager Kenny Mitchell to find out more. I don’t know about you, but I had a million questions running through my head when I read that Gatorade is poking its head into the BMX scene. I mean, Gatorade is HUGE. They sponsor just about every one …  More info