The next Singapore old-school BMX gathering is on 16th August 2008

We always have these gatherings once every month or so. So I will hereby announce that the next old-school BMX gathering will be on the 16th of August 2008. More details are located here. See you guys there!

BMX apparel

I had an email today from this young lady from Temasek Polytechnic, asking what apparel BMX riders wore. I am always happy to receive questions like this as it gives me the chance to educate people who do not know anything about BMX. She asked me what kind of "uniform" BMX riders wore. I just told her via email that all a BMX rider needs is a pair of long pants and a long-sleeved T-shirt. The reason for wearing it is because it helps to cushion your arms and legs from bails. Of course if you can get a specially-made BMX jersey, it would be a lot better as these jerseys are vented and are a lot cooler than a cotton long-sleeved T-shirt. So to all out there. If you need BMX questions that need to be answered, especially about BMX in Singapore, send me an email to admin@osbmx.com

I will be happy to provide you the answers to your questions the best I possibly can.

BMX site in Austria

Came across this Austrian BMX site. Looks pretty cool. I cannot understand what they wrote in German but it looks like they have a thriving BMX community down there. Looks like they were drawn to this site because they were looking for BMX monkeys. Well my friends, the monkeys are still around...

BMX makes one reminisce

Got this in an email today. Pretty good feeling I got I admit. Thanks Zul!

Hello there..

Zul here... I came across ur webbie on bmx... Cool website... I'm 24 years old now and after browsing at the pictures from your webbie, it reminds me of those time when I used to ride a bmx bike and my 1st bmx bike was Kuwahara, a birthday gift from my late grandfather in 1994. In 1999 when I was in Sec 3, I then save up my money and got myself a Specialized Fatboy and used to riding with my friends. My Fatboy was my trusty mode of transport since my sec school days till my poly days. I'm now working and my Fatboy has been collecting dust in my store room for almost 5 years and I last rode it in 2004. But after looking at ur pics, I miss riding my Fatboy and yesterday I just sent it for servicing after years. Keep up with the BMX revival... Cheers

SE Racing's Big Ripper

Someone posted this picture of SE Racing's 29'er BMX called the Big Ripper on VintageBMX. That is what it basically what it is, an oversized PK Ripper. I wonder what these things will go for? I must say they look really cool!

Some good BMX resources on the web

Most of the folks in Singapore do not know what BMX racing is about. I know, I know. I have been through this before. Just the other day, I received an email from a school teacher asking us if we can give some BMX lessons to their schoolkids. John and myself thought that it was a great idea to introduce it. A little late perhaps but better late than never. So I asked the teacher to check out some BMX resources on the net to get a better understanding what BMX was all about and I asked him to go to some of the links on this website. While checking through the links, I came upon this website that I stumbled upon in 2000 when I first set up the website. It was the website of New Jersey BMX and it was the very first BMX website set up, in 1995 no less! That website and BMX Mania are examples of some of the great BMX website available for people to know about our beloved sport. You can check the links on the right --> for more links to other great BMX websites.

Diamondback Turbo cranks

These puppies used the same bottom bracket spindle as the RedLine 400s, i.e. a slightly larger tapered-spindle than could be found on conventional bikes. Harry Leary used to run these on his bike and these are pretty hard to come by. I would love to have a pair of these but as they say, c'est la vie!

Next old-school BMX gathering - 12th July 2008

Dear fellow BMXers,

Kindly be informed that there is a gathering for biking and "talk talk" on Saturday 12 July 2008. Dinner cue "talk talk time" @ Blk 177 coffeshop - 7 pm to about 7.45pm.
Then to the SKATEPARK @ Blk 175 Bukit Batok West Avenue 8 (S)650175. You may bring you bike there or simply go there for "talk talk".

Looking forward for your presence there.

Thanks,
EddyMeng

More details found here

New Profile Rasta hubs

Profile, I must admit, are taking the whole design thing very seriously. These are their hubs called the Rasta hub because of the paint scheme. Still the same old dependable mechanism you can expect from Profile. Thanks to DigBMX for the heads up.