So what is new for BMX in Singapore

It looks like the Asian Cycling Championships for BMX was a resounding success and it looks like it has captured the eyes of some Members of Parliament like Ms Irene Ng. I think people are now beginning to understand about BMX more than they did before. Now. What we need to get are more people interested in the sport and build up numbers...and interest. That will make it grow. Also that "certification" thingy to use the track. That should be scrapped. That is turning lots of people away from the sport. people just cannot see the double standards of not paying to get "certified" to use the the East Coast Bike Park but paying to use the Tampines BMX Track....and rightly so. We here at Singapore BMX have never supported it. 

Another thing is to get the freeloaders and parasites out of the scene. Yes, the people who use BMX in Singapore to sell their stuff and fulfil their own agendas. Some of them are just downright sneaky cunning. There are a few of them and they know who they are. Without parasites like these, the sport will be a better one.

So let us get to work and let the promotion of BMX in Sngapore begin!

Order S and M bikes, frames and components online via their new online store

Singapore is a very strange country. Almost everyday, a new bike store opens up but all of them do not cater for BMX racers. All of us have to buy our bikes from mail-order companies and sometimes, we are lucky to have friends who travel to other countries and can buy stuff for us. This was limited to small items only so as not to take up too much space and weight. But there is good news. S&M have opened an online store. That is great news considering the fact that you can now get parts directly from S&M. Best thing one can do while waiting for those retailers in Singapore to get their act together. What's that? The URL? Oh yeah...here it is: http://store.sandmbikes.com/

Aftermath of the Asian Cycling Championships for BMX

So it looks like everyone enjoyed themselves at the Asian Cycling Championships for BMX and it looks like some time has been bought for the Tampines BMX Track. We here at Singapore BMX would like to congratulate the riders that took part in this....40 riders from 8 different countries. The winner was Daniel Caluag from the Philippines who took the crown in the Men's Elite. Now, hopefully the powers that be take notice of this and actually do something to make sure that BMX is viewed as a serious sport and not a kid's sport. Congratulations once again to the winners!

Looks like it is official...the Tampines Bike Park is going to go

This was featured in Channelnewsasia and it looks like the Tampines Bike Park is going to make way for development. Looks like the new place will be designated as Tampines North. This Tampines BMX track, which is part of the Tampines Bike Park, has been around since 1998. It seems that the Singapore Sports Council is working together with the HDB to see where they can build a new park at an alternative site. Now I do not know if that is a feasible idea but I suppose we can take comfort in the fact that the SSC is doing something at least for our cyclists. The article in ChannelNewsAsia is posted below:

SINGAPORE: A bicycle park in Tampines will soon make way for development, but there may be plans for a new one.

Located along Tampines Avenue 9, the park was built three years ago for the Youth Olympic Games' mountain bike events.

It is now making way for a new town, Tampines North.

The Housing and Development Board (HDB) said earthworks have begun at the site.

The 60-hectare park has one of the country's four mountain bike trails, and is used by some 2,600 bikers every month, on average, according to the Singapore Sports Council.

People that MediaCorp spoke to said casual mountain bikers would be affected by the redevelopment.

One biker said: "Usually they will come down here for a quick (biking) trail and then go to work. So if you close this trail, I don't think they will have time to go and ride (elsewhere)."

Another added: "The Ketam Trail at Pulau Ubin, the Bukit Timah Trail -- I mean these are more advanced. For us starters, this is the place we go to. So if they take down this place, where do we start?"

HDB told MediaCorp it is working with the Singapore Sports Council to identify a suitable location for a new bike park.

- CNA/al