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Doors open at 10am at the Cow Palace next Saturday, November 21st for an all day Expo of all things bike related. Come to see 2010 bike products from tons of vendors, participate in the bike swap, watch the BikeStyle fashion show, be amazed by the BMX stunt show and AT’s Showdown, check out the low rider competition, view the custom and vintage bike show, test your skillz on the SF Urban Riders Triple Feature, join in the track stand competition, watch a performance by the Bay Area Dérailleurs, and stay late for the after party!

There’s definitely something for everyone! Come and enjoy the sights and maybe even get in a little early Christmas shopping (for yourself). Children 12 and under are free (!), everyone else is $8 pre-show or $10 at the door. Click here for more info.

Daytona Beach opened its first municipal skate and bmx park on Saturday (Nov. 7) at Bethune Point Park.  The $800,000 facility at 101 Bellevue Ave. will offer 35,000 square feet of street obstacles, ramps, a bowl, quarter pipe and a “street clam,” according to city officials.

The park will be open from 7:30am to 9:30pm seven days a week.  All BMX riders will have to wear a helmet and have park pegs.

The facility was constructed by a Jacksonville firm specializing in skateboard parks and designed with the help of a California-based company known for designing courses for several X-Games competitions, officials said.  More from the News Journal

(Editor’s Note: Having grown up in Daytona, this isn’t the first skate park…Stone’s Edge was, but it was privately owned and has been outta biz for a long, long time, and I don’t recall BMX being allowed.)

OK, actually, you won’t see it ALL here, yet.  We’ve still got a number of posts to do, but we think we have the biggest collection of bicycle, component, clothing and gear coverage anywhere.  See that big Interbike button up on the top right of our site?  Click on it (or just click here) and you’ll get the full list.  We’re adding more and will update the list again when we’re done, but there’s plenty to see!

Danny MacAskill is featured in a foreign television ad for Volkswagen’s new Golf station wagon.  This isn’t his first commercial foray…according to BikeBiz, he’s also been in an ad for S1Jobs.com, and you can see that video after the break…

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FROM REDLINE: The new 2010 Redline jerseys have just arrived in SBS warehouses - and are available from your local bike shop or from BikeThreads.com. The Flight jersey is a brand new graphic design, and features new looser jersey cuffs. This jersey matches great with Redline pants, or any brand of pant in red, white and black. It’ll make you look fast just standing still in staging!  MSRP $47.00 and available in youth and adult sizes.

What do you get when you take two of the world’s best BMX riders and one of the world’s best at the wheel……a daft and frenzied race to the finish! Kudos to Top Gear for hosting such a proper challenge.

Straitline Components , who manufacturers brake levers, bash rings, guides and pedals, has switched to using plastic plain bearings in its mountain bike flat pedals after roller bushings led to premature wear.

igus’ iglide® G300 polymer plain bearings are used to support the rotating member of its precision bike pedals to ensure they turn properly. With the pedals predominantly being used by extreme mountain bikers, they are susceptible to increased wear from riders standing up on the pedals, creating higher static and shock loads.

By using iglide bearings, Straitline claims their pedals will have reduced wear, lower costs and longer life. iglide G300 plain bearings require no lubrication and so are maintenance-free. They also provide a smoother ride; handling up to 11,600 pounds per square inch (PSI) and absorb any vibrations caused by tough terrain. The bearings are not affected by outdoor elements such as dirt, heat and water.

“The roller bearings we were using had a short life cycle,” said Dennis Paulson, one of the owners of Straitline, “iglide bearings cost slightly less, but the most important advantage is that they don’t need to be replaced by riders. They last for the entire life of our pedals.”

It starts with an ad, but you can close it if you want. The video gets good at about 1:45 in…and at about 2:30 they make this incredible revelation: “One of the first things I realized…If one of us crashed, it’d be virtually impossible to get them out.”

Funny, then, that he didn’t bother wearing a helmet until they started pulling each other with a motorbike to make it up the incline!

INTERBIKE 2009 - Bell Helmets had a wide range of helmets, from downhill to XC to road to womens and kids, many featuring artwork from reknowned graphic artists Jimbo Philips (above) and Paul Frank.

Above, the Bell Drop DH helmet and Faction BMX/Skate helmet feature crossover graphics.  The blue zombie’s grabbing the skeleton’s neck and vice versa.  And the graphics continue the friendly rivalry under the visor (shown after the break).

Bell and Giro collaborated on a new kid’s helmet (with PF art) that features integrated blinky lights and fixed straps to make fitting the helmet super easy on antsy toddlers.  For performance riders, there are a few new models for road and mountain biking with sweet graphics and sharp looks.

Check the full line of new 2010 helmets after the jump…

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PRESS RELEASE: The American Bicycle Association and VERSUS are proud to announce an agreement to televise the ABA BMX events and the 2009 UCI Continental events.The ABA and it’s production crew have been working on these action packed events and shows for most of this season. The ABA is super excited to bring all the action to the fans and households across the USA. The ABA has been experiencing steady growth in membership and will continue growing and building upon the great success of BMX racing’s 2008 Olympic debut. The ABA and VERSUS Network will deliver over 10 hours of programming to an audience of over 56 million homes. With BMX racing emerging as the newest Olympic action sport in 2008, and with the American’s claiming three of the first six BMX Olympic medals ever awarded, the ABA is poised for tremendous growth leading up to the 2012 Olympics in London.

Remaining televised races will focus on the UCI events to be aired on the following dates:

Mon 10/12/2009 5:00 PM — Eastern
Mon 10/19/2009 5:00 PM — Eastern
Mon 10/26/2009 5:00 PM — Eastern
Mon 11/02/2009 5:00 PM — Eastern
Mon 11/09/2009 5:00 PM — Eastern
Mon 11/16/2009 5:00 PM — Eastern
Mon 11/23/2009 5:00 PM — Eastern
Mon 11/30/2009 5:00 PM — Eastern

Thanks to Will for the tip!

INTERBIKE 2009 - Giro had some pretty artsy helmets on display with custom graphics by famed illustrator Jimbo Phillips.  They also had some color/graphics matched helmets that ran the same colors and patterns across multiple helmets and into their similarly named gloves.  But at the front of their booth was the 200g ProLight helmet that was tested on the domes of some of the world’s finest racers this year at the Grand Tours…and now it can adorn your dome, too.

Hit ‘more’ to see what happens when you crash the visor off the Remedy helmet above (and check out the the rest of the Giro goodies)…

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INTERBIKE 2009 - Kenda’s launching their first Tubular road tires, the 200 TPI Domestique and the 300 TPI Super Domestique and Volare.  They also showed off a Road Tubeless prototype built around their Kaliente tread pattern.  I’ve ridden Kaliente’s for years and they handle very well, so look for a solid performer when the tubeless version is released.

Also new for Kenda is their new Kadence training tire, a $25 tread that comes in five colors, and lots of new mountain bike tires including models from Brian Lopes and Hans Rey and a new casing width for the Small Block Eight.  Oh, and a few more new goodies…Hit ‘more’ to see them all…

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As if you need another reason to get a Playstation 3 or XBOX 360…

FROM GAMERS DAILY NEWS: Interactive Licensing Management has agreed to a deal with Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) to exclusively represent interactive entertainment rights for UCI BMX events including the World Championships and BMX Supercross World Cup. The deal will include all current and future interactive platforms and the aim of the collaboration is to include many of the sport’s top riders as well as track designs and approved images from UCI events.

“The UCI are very excited about the idea of having an official UCI BMX video game. I believe BMX racing and especially the BMX Supercross World Cup format will transfer well in a video game format“ said Johan Lindstrom, BMX Sports Co-Ordinator of Union Cycliste Internationale

“ I’m super pumped of the idea of seeing myself in a video game. I play a lot of video games and BMX Supercross will most definitely be great as a video game“ said Mike Day (USA) Silver medalist at the 2008 Olympic Games.

No further details about games, platforms, titles or expected release dates has been announced as of press time.

Wait, you do need another reason?  Here you go.  Or, hit more for something that will blow. your. mind.

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INTERBIKE 2009 - Redline has introduced a few new bikes for 2010 and made little changes to a few others. The 2010 Flight line, including the Pro XL/ XXL, Pro 24, Expert XL, and Expert are mostly unchanged with the exception of the use of a Answer Scythe carbon fiber fork (closer picture below). The Flight Mini, Micro, and Junior are using Redline carbon forks.

New bikes for this year include the Device freestyle BMX and Device 26″, MX20, D600 geared 29er, and a kids Conquest 20″. There are other material changes and fork swaps for this year. Pics and details below…

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From USA Cycling: Olympic medalists and California natives Mike Day (Santa Clarita, Calif./GT) and Donny Robinson (Napa, Calif./Hyper) posted the fastest qualifying times of the day one of round three of the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup, presented by Swatch in Chula Vista, California on Friday. Olympic gold medalist Maris Strombergs of Latvia was right on the heels of the American pair in third while Australia’s Sam Willoughby, winner of the second round of the Supercross World Cup in South Africa, posted the fourth best time. For the women, Columbia’s Mariana Pajon posted the fastest time ahead of Laetitia Le Corguille of France.

Watch all of today’s action live beginning at 7:30 p.m. P.D.T. on Freecaster TV.
Leading results from Qualifying Round below…

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