Singapore BMX questions

I have been getting a lot of questions in my email, via SMS on my mobile phone and even on the forum. Some of the questions are about BMX in Singapore for the Youth Olympics in 2010 and some are even about the state of our one and only BMX track in Singapore at Tampines. I will answer all you questions to the best of my ability. After being VP of BMX in SACA for some time, I know a thiong or two with regards to BMX racing in Singapore. Send me an email at admin@osbmx.com and I will see what I can do about it

Old-school BMX gathering in Singapore 25th October 2008

We had the usual monthly gathering in the Bukit Batok skatepark on the evening of the 25th of October 2008. As always, with every gathering, new people turn up, looking to transport themselves back to the hey days of BMX. Well, all I can say is they certainly came to the right place! We had about three new people there and lots of new, re-conditioned bikes. They are all located on our forum in this thread. Have fun reading and enjoy the pics.

The new VP of BMX in Singapore

At the SACA AGM last night, a new VP of BMX was announced. It is none other that Ariff Jufri. He should know by now that he has a VERY big responsibility to the sport as all eyes will be on Singapore because of the Youth Olympics of 2010. I hope the SSC and MCYS gives him the support he needs to get this sport off the ground. Now with SSC funding under close scrutiny, Ariff needs to do even more to convince the powers that eb about the appeal of BMX and also to do something about the track in Tampines that is in a sad state. Ariff, a dirt-jumper, also needs to learn more about BMX racing and get acquainted with UCI rules pertaining to BMX racing. I hope that he does a good job and that people support him in this quest. I just hope that there are no "BMX consultants" who will come in just for the glory. This website will take them to task if necessary. To all who were nominated yesterday, congratulations!

Singapore Amateur Cycling Association (SACA) AGM

According to the website, it will be held today, the 24th of October 2008, at the Changkat CC Auditorium at 7pm sharp. I just hope that the new VP of BMX is not a complete muppet and will do something for the BMX scene in Singapore. I also hope that he is not one of those monkeys out there who has not paid his dues and now calls himself a "BMX consultant" In any case, this website will make sure that Singapore BMX gets the coverage it deserves.

See you guys there!

Something fishy about the new Haro

Check out this new Haro Master Freestyler retro edition. Looks nice, doesn't it? According to their website, they say

It took us two years to get this bike out of the vault, but it feels like 30.

There have been some rumblings on VintageBMX and BMX Museum that this new bike is not all it has been made out to be. The first Haro Freestyler from 1978 was made by Torker, and was made of 4130 chromoly. This one is a trimoly bike which means the frame's main tube is made of chromoly steel and the other parts are made of hi-tensile steel. It seems that they tried to cover it up on the website, saying it is chrome (which it is) but conveniently left out the moly part. The links to VintageBMX and BMX Museum should shed more light on theissue.

But here is the shocking part. When a VintageBMX member sent an email to Haro asking about it, he got tossed off. Further proof that bike companies nowadays are all about money. The reply is below:

you're an angry guy...guy. Chill out and realize that we have almost sold out of these bikes spec'd as is. I am sorry for the lack of Chromoly, but with the quality of HI Ten on the area's that we decided to put it, it held up perfect during testing and because of this, we were able to keep the price at $550.00 for the whole bike.

Some kind of customer service right? Testing? Yeah right. Lucky for me my Haro Backtrail cruiser is made of full 4130 chromoly. I will not be getting this bike. No way, Jose.

Classy Diamondback BMX picture

I love this pic. It shows Tosh Muraviov crashing through a Diamond Back banner. Turbo Harry Leary and Sandy Finkleman anre holding the banner. One thing I can say: Pure class!

RedLine PL-20 given a new lease of life

I love it when people do restoration works on their old bikes. This is what Ah Tien did to his childhood bike. It is a beautiful RedLine PL-20. Check out the attention to detail and the repro-ed stickers. He is going to enjoy this ride and I can see why not...it is a work of art! This is testimony to Linn Kastan's genius. Check ut the thread on the forums here

Silver Kuwahara pads

A friend of mine gave these to me years ago. They are still sealed in their original plastic bag and they will stay that way for a long time yet. Silver Kuwahara padsets! And they will stay in the bag forever. I also have another set of Kuwahara silver padsets but they are being used and are on my current bike

Next old-school BMX gathering on Saturday 25 October 2008

That is right folks. Mark that date in your calendar. This is when all the old-schoolers meet up to have their monthly gathering in Bukit Batok. You can check out the details in our forums here. See you all there!