Friday, 29 July 2011
Melaka BMX race on 30th July cancelled
It seems that the race that was scheduled to to take place in Melaka on the 30th of July has been postponed till further notice according to Ronizam Ismail. You can mail him ronizam1976@yahoo.com to find out more.
Tuesday, 19 July 2011
A heartening BMX email
As I have said before, we get emails on a very regular basis on Singapore BMX. But this email stands out among all that we have received so far...it really makes you think. I salute this guy:
I just discovered your website today and was very impressed (and got quite emotional too) only after reading a bit of it.
I am currently abroad, and have been for many years now, and still think of the good old days when I was riding my BMX during school holidays. Like you said in your "Why BMX?" post on September 3, 2007 04:48 PM (GMT); I don't have an easy answer to that too, and it wasn't even about the E.T. film (although I'll give my right arm for an E.T. Kuwahara) too. I watch it way after I fell in love with BMX.
Anyways, your post really resonated with me. Back in January 2008, when my father-in-law visited us and we started hitting all the MTB stores around here where I am at, 'cos he was thinking of buying one back to his home country, I kept gravitating to a Specialized BMX at the corner of the store while he browsed the MTB part. The sales guy caught on to that came over and started a spiel about it till my wife asked why I would be riding such a kid's bike. That question made perfect sense to me. Why BMX?
I was talking to a co-worker of mine who rode a Motobecane road bike with an assorted group of recreational riders and I was telling him that it sounded interesting and that I would like join in when I got a bike. And then we got into a discussion about the bike that I would get. I told him that I had some experience with road bikes during my JC days when I personally held a Colnago frame in only one arm and lifted it from a perpendicular position to a parallel one with the ground. It was SGD6,000 back in 1986 just for the frame alone. But a road bike of such quality would get all beat up by the road itself. So a MTB would be more practical and be able to take more punishment. Right? But. But. But it's not a BMX.
A MTB just doesn't give me thrill like a BMX would. So I was asking him if I could ride a BMX with them and he said sure but it would be hard riding that's all. True, I thought, BMX is not really meant for travelling long distances; but it'll go any where you wanted to go and a lot more manageable than a MTB. Maybe that's why BMX.
Well, whatever the reason it may be, it still comes down to me wishing that I own a Redline (yeah, I'll give both my arms AND the Kuwahara for one. It may be due to the fact that there was a store in Bras Basah Complex that displayed the Kuwahara there for about $400 and the Redline for $600 and change. And also 'cos there was this guy in my class that had it. And I never did obviously) or a Hutch (that's only later on 'cos there was this dude who told me that Hutch made great racing ones). Regardless, maybe there'll be a time in my life whereby I have a little more cash and I would indulge get me a little of my youth back.
That reminds me, how come you are riding a Haro? When did you get it?
Thanks for reading my rambling and having your great website.
Regards,
I just discovered your website today and was very impressed (and got quite emotional too) only after reading a bit of it.
I am currently abroad, and have been for many years now, and still think of the good old days when I was riding my BMX during school holidays. Like you said in your "Why BMX?" post on September 3, 2007 04:48 PM (GMT); I don't have an easy answer to that too, and it wasn't even about the E.T. film (although I'll give my right arm for an E.T. Kuwahara) too. I watch it way after I fell in love with BMX.
Anyways, your post really resonated with me. Back in January 2008, when my father-in-law visited us and we started hitting all the MTB stores around here where I am at, 'cos he was thinking of buying one back to his home country, I kept gravitating to a Specialized BMX at the corner of the store while he browsed the MTB part. The sales guy caught on to that came over and started a spiel about it till my wife asked why I would be riding such a kid's bike. That question made perfect sense to me. Why BMX?
I was talking to a co-worker of mine who rode a Motobecane road bike with an assorted group of recreational riders and I was telling him that it sounded interesting and that I would like join in when I got a bike. And then we got into a discussion about the bike that I would get. I told him that I had some experience with road bikes during my JC days when I personally held a Colnago frame in only one arm and lifted it from a perpendicular position to a parallel one with the ground. It was SGD6,000 back in 1986 just for the frame alone. But a road bike of such quality would get all beat up by the road itself. So a MTB would be more practical and be able to take more punishment. Right? But. But. But it's not a BMX.
A MTB just doesn't give me thrill like a BMX would. So I was asking him if I could ride a BMX with them and he said sure but it would be hard riding that's all. True, I thought, BMX is not really meant for travelling long distances; but it'll go any where you wanted to go and a lot more manageable than a MTB. Maybe that's why BMX.
Well, whatever the reason it may be, it still comes down to me wishing that I own a Redline (yeah, I'll give both my arms AND the Kuwahara for one. It may be due to the fact that there was a store in Bras Basah Complex that displayed the Kuwahara there for about $400 and the Redline for $600 and change. And also 'cos there was this guy in my class that had it. And I never did obviously) or a Hutch (that's only later on 'cos there was this dude who told me that Hutch made great racing ones). Regardless, maybe there'll be a time in my life whereby I have a little more cash and I would indulge get me a little of my youth back.
That reminds me, how come you are riding a Haro? When did you get it?
Thanks for reading my rambling and having your great website.
Regards,
Thursday, 14 July 2011
Another race in Melaka
Yep. Our neighbours across the Causeway are staging yet another race according to Ronizam. Here are the details:
We have race organised by Promote Sdn Bhd, a BMX race
Fixie (wheelie,sprint & slow bike)
MTB on BMX track...
Venue : BMX track, Taman Botanikal Melaka
Date : 30 Jul 2011.
SATURDAY......!!!! yepp...saturday...
from 8 am till evening....(BMX race will start at 12.00pm)
Ronizam can be contacted at ronizam1976@yahoo.com
We have race organised by Promote Sdn Bhd, a BMX race
Fixie (wheelie,sprint & slow bike)
MTB on BMX track...
Venue : BMX track, Taman Botanikal Melaka
Date : 30 Jul 2011.
SATURDAY......!!!! yepp...saturday...
from 8 am till evening....(BMX race will start at 12.00pm)
Ronizam can be contacted at ronizam1976@yahoo.com
Monday, 4 July 2011
Pics of the BMX race in Melaka
Ronizam did not disappoint us and took lots of pictures of the race. looks like Malaysia has a thriving BMX race scene! As it can be seen, it is not the bike but the rider. Kudos to our northern neighbours!
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150247029239911.339498.254443264910
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150247029239911.339498.254443264910
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