# Mike Laird

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**Mike Laird** (born July 1, 1974, [Portsmouth](/source/Portsmouth,_Virginia), [Virginia](/source/Virginia)) is an American former professional [BMX rider](/source/BMX_rider).[1] He won the [PlayStation](/source/PlayStation) Trick of the Year Award during the first ever [AST Dew Tour](/source/AST_Dew_Tour)[citation needed] and was nominated for pulling a [double tailwhip](/source/Double_tailwhip) 360 in the [BMX](/source/BMX) Park Finals at Denver's [Right Guard](/source/Right_Guard) Open. He was a character in Dave Mirra's BMX video game series. He is the owner and fabricator of lairdframe, a custom geometry bicycle company specializing in jagged edged bridged chromoly and titanium frames.[citation needed]

## Media appearances

- [Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX (video game)](/source/Dave_Mirra_Freestyle_BMX_(video_game)) ([PlayStation (console)](/source/PlayStation_(console)))
- [Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2](/source/Dave_Mirra_Freestyle_BMX_2) ([PlayStation 2](/source/PlayStation_2) and [Xbox (console)](/source/Xbox_(console)))
- [Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 3](/source/Dave_Mirra_Freestyle_BMX_3) ([Game Boy Advance](/source/Game_Boy_Advance))

## Sponsors

- Eastern Bikes
- Useless Clothes
- Nirve Bikes
- Vans Shoes
- Huffy Bikes
- [Fox Racing](/source/Fox_Racing)
- Mirraco

## References

1. ["Putting the pedal to the metal"](http://www.reflector.com/business/putting-the-pedal-to-the-metal-20665.htm). Reflector.com. Retrieved 2010-01-20.[dead link]

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