The more and more automotive manufacturers make, next to the cars, BMX bicycles.
BMW is offering at the moment the latest Cruise Bike Junior. This model is for five to eight year-olds and it’s got some nice features, a 3 speed SRAM rear hub, integrated front suspension, and built in LED safety lights. The bike has already won a Red Dot design award this year.
Bicycle Motorcross, BMX, which began in the 1970’s, has gone through numerous changes. Now there are five main disciplines of this sport. They split into two sections: racing (one discipline) and freestyle (four).
While BMX racing is quite obvious, the freestyle needs a bit of explanation.
1) Street riding - is about finding everyday obstacles and doing tricks on or over them. At the beginning, the street bikes were very heavy. Later, they were built like tanks. Although they didn’t break, it was almost impossible to do anything on them.
After several months of coordination between the council and a BMX group, a new dirt jump facility opens in Hulme Park, Greater Manchester. The event is organised by the Local Action Partnership (LAP) of residents and the police and is taking place this Saturday.
The BMX track (a 600 metre-square area) will be used for the first time at 1:30 pm.
The 2007 National Bike League season started in Las Vegas.
As BMX racing became an Olympic Sport, the level of interest has incredibly increased. Cameramen were fighting with fans for the best positions and due to a cash injection the event was bigger and better than ever before.
29-year-old Christian Becerine from Elite Pros set off strongly but after a fall, he was eventually left behind. He battled hard to get himself back but had to be content with the sixth place on the day.
An extreme sports event is being held in Reading on Easter Sunday. It is being held to raise money for a local charity, The Reading Wheels Association, who campaign to provide safer skating and skateboarding in the area and who are trying to build an indoor extreme sports facility in the area.
The event will be taking place at Hills Meadow Skate Park in Caversham, Reading and will consist of BMX, skateboarding and mountain biking competitions. There will also be live entertainment and demonstrations by the professionals.
Charm City in Baltimore will be hosting the first round of the ASPT Dew Tour this year. The ASPT Dew Tour consists of skateboarding events, motocross competitions, BMX biking and freestyle motocross. There will also be live music performances at the events and the competition normally brings in crowds of 50,000 people.
There are five locations where the ASPT Dew Tour visits for the 2007 competition:
- Charm City on the 21st-24th June
- Cleveland on the 19th-22nd July
- Portland on the 16th-19th August
- Salt Lake City on the 20th-23rd September
- Orlando on the 18th-21st October
Extreme Sports fans will be pleased to hear that it has just been announced that the Nissan Outdoor Games will be back again this year. The games will be held in Interlaken, Switzerland from the 28th June -1st July and will consist of competitions for kayaking, mountain biking, paragliding, base jumping and climbing.
By Pete Crewdson -Â Product Manager, BlueZealÂ
Tailwhip’s, Icepick’s, Peg Stall’s and Foot Plant’s… Don’t worry, those terms mean nothing to me as well, but watching them can be incredibly entertaining. This Sunday saw the first ever Oblivion Exe Games urban skate competition, taking place at Flowerpot Playing Fields and skate park in (unusually) sunny Exeter. Accompanied by some great music, inline skaters, BMXers and skateboarders took to the ramps to be in with the chance of winning some great prizes.