Merry Christmas 2012

We here at Singapore BMX would like to take this opportunity to wish all our readers throught the world a very Merry Christmas. Ride safe!

Tampines BMX Track closure until further notice

I was informed about this recently but a post on Facebook confirmed it all. Looks like it will be closed and once again, our youth who want to take part in races and want to practice will have nowhere else to go for that. Once again, sports takes a back seat to money. To be honest, it was not surprising

Profile 22mm spline drive sprocket

We were taking a look at some of our BMX Twitter feeds and we saw this new one from Profile Racing on their Twitter account. This was about four days back and it is simply titled: "The birth of the Profile 22mm spline drive sprocket". Interesting. No more sprocket bolts!

BMX parts in Singapore?

Like we have said before, we love getting letters and emails from people because we can get to spread the BMX love far and wide. The problem is, BMX race parts in Singapore are pretty hard to get and very few bike-shops carry them, so I can understand this gentleman's frustration as we have faced it before as well. This email was received recently:

Dear Sir,

Need your assistance to refers to local bike shops that carries BMX bikes and parts. I'm looking for racer specific parts and accessories or do we have to import from US/UK since the BMX scene here is basically very much dead? Never see BMX so "dead" after 30 years of cycling............BTW this is for my son.............I'm more into road bikes, but once upon a time a big BMX fans for 13 over years
Any forums or shop list you can refers to will be great.
Thank You so Much!

We replied to his email and hopefully, the shops we listed would have what he needs. As for the scene being dead...

International riders in Singapore? Interesting.

We here at Singapore BMX get mails everyday and we always try to respond with offers of help or referrals. We got this mail recently. Sounds pretty exciting:

Hello. My name is (name deleted) and I would like to find out if you would be interested in working with us..
We are planning on bringing a group of 6 Professional BMX Rides (Freestyle - Park and Dirt) to Asia at the end of December/beginning of January. The group will comprise of 6 international Pro BMX riders (from USA, Germany, Spain, UK and France) and will spend at least 1 week in Singapore.

Our plan is to start in Singapore and then travel through Asia. We would be very interested in performing for shows, and/or offering workshops for the local riders. As such, we are reaching out to you to understand your level of interest in working with us.

Please let us know of your initial thoughts and ideas.

I'd be very happy to share more details. My numbers are listed below. I look forward to hearing from you soon.

We told them we would be happy to work with them. They were happy about it and they said that they would be in touch.

Remember...keep those emails coming in! Send them to admin@osbmx.com

Fiend BMX

We are always on the lookout for good BMX bars that one can use for racing. I was recently alerted on these bars by a friend of mine in the USA, a company by the name of Fiend BMX. These bars look pretty good and are plenty wide to handle BMX racing. Specifications of these bars are:

8.75″

8.75″ rise, 28.5″ width, 12 degree backsweep, 1 degree upsweep, 1.7 lbs; 13 butted heat-treated 4130 chromoly. ED Black, Embryo Red, Embryo Green and Chrome

8.5″

8.5″ rise, 28.7″ width, 12 degree backsweep, 1 degree upsweep, 1.6 lbs; 13-butted heat-treated 4130 Chromoly. ED Black, Embryo Red, Embryo Green and Chrome

8.25″:

8.25″ rise, 28.5″ width, 12 degree backsweep, 1 degree upsweep, 1.5 lbs; 13-butted heat-treated 4130 chromoly. ED Black , Embryo Green, Embryo Red, and Chrome

Not too bad eh?

Happy Diwali

Singapore BMX would like to take this opportunity to wish all our Hindu friends and riders a very happy and blessed Diwali

Rest in peace Kyle Bennett. You will never be forgotten

Picture courtesy of BMX Mania

The BMX World has lost one helluva racer. We read yesterday that Kyle Bennett, one of the smoothest riders that we know, passed away in a car accident. He was 33 years old. So many people are saddened by his death and we here at Singapore BMX wish to add our condolences to his family. We will remember him. Rest in peace Kyle. Rock that BMX track in Heaven!

New VP of BMX in SCF

Old news for some but for those who do not know, there is a new VP of BMX in SCF named Richard Dawson. You can send him emails if you want to know about race schedules and such. Alternatively, you can still send emails to us here at Singapore BMX and we will be more than happy to forward all emails to him. Let us just hope that Mr Dawson brings BMX in Singapore up to a higher level than what it was before. Let us also hope that funding and recognition for BMX in Singapore rises, along with participation. We need your help to bring the level of BMX up. In any case, congratulations to Richard Dawson!

S&M with a whole new bike size

Looks like S&M may be making a special-sized Holmes frame for the taller rider who is too big for a 20" bike. This is S&M's answer, a 22" BMX size. According to them:

Lookin' to roll on twenty-twos? The new Holmes Frame, 22" Pitchfork and Revenge wheels and tires have arrived! Want one? Get your local shop to get 'er done!

I thought that I had seen the "in-betweens" like the Hoffman Bikes 18" frame and fork. Looks like the other "in-betweens" have finally happened. Too big for a 20" and too small for a 24" cruiser? This may be the sweet spot you may have been looking for.