Identiti race BMX bikes to debut at Cycle Show

by Mark Sutton from Bicycle Business

Ison Distribution has told BikeBiz of plans to debut an Identiti BMX race frameset called the Krisis MX, devleoped alongside UK Pro rider Martin Ogden.

Borrowing experience gained from its time in the four-cross market, Identiti have created a 7075 alloy, tripple-butted top and down tubed race machine with stiff Twin Box chainstays for strong gate launches.

Taper Lock Dropouts are specced which have a 1.5 degree tapered thickness, and special washers are used which also have a matching 1.5 degree taper to keep parallel faces. Effectively, if the axle were to try to pull forwards.. the washer and the dropout act together to become thicker, so effectively tightening the axle nuts;- hence nothing slips forwards. This negates the need for chain tensioners.

The Krisis MX will be available in four sizes: Pro, Pro XL, Pro XXL and Cruiser and in Red, Fluro Yellow, Blue and Black (anodised). The frame will come with a superlight Genetic Syngenic seatpost and an Identiti QR seatclamp.

More here: http://www.bikebiz.com/news/read/identiti-race-bmx-bikes-to-debut-at-cycle-show/011912
 

BMX perfection

There was a trainer from New Zealand here in Singapore last week, giving BMX lessons and pointers to the riders. I think that is a step in the right direction, however, there are caveats. In order to perfect your BMX style, you need to be more disciplined. Tips and tricks can only help you so much. You also need to practice what you have learnt. And not only that, you need to build up your fitness. If you do not do that, all the tips and tricks you learnt will come down to nothing. Back in the day, we used to train by running up stairs in the HDB flats, all the way to the top story and running down again. We had no access to gyms and such. We just rode everywhere we went and took the stairs instead of taking the elevators. We excelled in track and field and once, I even tried to pace my friend who was riding a racer while I was riding my BMX!

BMX. All I can say is that you get out of it what you put into it. If you want to win, you have to strive and pay your dues. Don't just settle for second best...settle for the best.

A thought-provoking email

Got this in the mail today. I publish letters that we get most of the time and I thought that this ranks up there with the best of the...a kind of shot-in-the-arm when it comes to reminding people what BMX is about. To the person who sent it in, thank you sir!

Problem of many PPL related with BMX is that They even dont understand and translate acronym BMX. BMX is not bike, but definition of sport. Bicycle Motocross is absolutely understandable definition that this motocross on bikes... and no matter on which bikes. Main is principle. But 20"is just most suitable for riding on contemporary BMX tracks. In reality - MTB 4X also is BMX. Its just traditions inside "Mountine Bike" sport. You see that unlike BMX - MTB means kind of bicycle.

ABD / Avanti BMX bikes

I saw this bike at at a bikeshop in Sin Ming yesterday. Looks like there is yet another source of BMX bikes! Their main selling item is this ABD or Avanti BMX Division hailing from New Zealand. Looks like you get a pretty good bike for the money. However, I have reservations about the front wheel, which appears to be radial-laced. I wonder why they chose it to be radial-laced instead of cross-laced. If they say it is to shave weight, that argument does not hold water as the weight saved is fairly insignificant. The hubs look like G-Sport copies, and from what I can see, sport sealed bearings. I did not have a good look at the cranks but they look like Truvativs to me, fairly common on race-bikes nowadays. I am happy to see that they at least have a traditional chromoly steel fork instead of a carbon-fibre fork. Ultimately, looks like a great bike except for that front wheel.