Singer oil to the rescue!

There are times when your bike may need some lubrication, especially the chain. BMXers who ride and race often need to check their chains for obvious signs of wear and tear and change it when necessary. I make the habit of changing mine every 6 months if I ride often. To maintain it, I de-grease it and apply a thin layer of Singer oil on it. Singer oil is relatively inexpensive (about $1 a bottle) and is good. I have been using it for years and I have yet to find a good substitute for it, bang-for-buck wise. Get a bottle today. It can be found in most hardware shops and some provision shops.

SACA AGM soon

The Singapore Amateur Cycling Association, also known as SACA, will be holding its AGM pretty soon. A vote will be called for a new VP of BMX. There are lots of people out there who call themselves BMX consultants and BMX guys but sad to say, many of them do not even know the bare basics about BMX. So when you choose a new VP of BMX, please choose wisely. The YOG is coming up in two years time. The last thing we need are monkeys who know nothing about BMX spearheading the cause.

Mike Moeller on Supercross?

According to BMX News, that is exactly what happened. This is not new news but it is pretty interesting. Looks like Supercross have some new blood! According to the article:

Not wanting to fill the vacancy with just any AA Pro as we want a rider that has loyalty to the program and is as nice to the kids and fans as the rest of the Supercross Pro's are we decided to leave the spot open for a bit. That was until we received a call from one of the nicest and most loyal AA Pro's on the circuit. Mikey Moeller. Seems that he had decided to leave Crupi after being with them for 9 of his last 11 years and was looking for a new home.

There you have it. The newest Supercross Factory Flyer!

Colony BMX "Fantastic Plastic" pedals

Way back in the day, there were plastic pedals (well, not really plastic but they were not made out of metal) like the MKS Grafight X which were favoured by freestyles and the like. They were highly popular, so popular in fact that KHE at one time made a copy of them, not too long ago. Looks like times do not change for some. Colony BMX has their new plastic pedal out called the "Fantastic Plastic" pedal. According to their website, it says

The design has changed quite a bit from our original concept. The pedal is now much sleeker & the replaceable steel pins are gone due to reasons beyond our control. But it’s all good. We also did away with the half axle design due to its limitations in design.

Check it out at http://www.colonybmx.com.au/news/

Kawasaki BMX team

One of my friends just showed me a video of the Kawasaki BMX Team. Looks like they are taking a leaf out of Kuwahara's hat by making bikes as well. They look an awful lot like the Kuwahara complete bikes. Could this be a resurgence? You never know. Cool!

GHP making cranks?

Some of you might not know who Greg Hill is or was. One of the legendary BMXers out there who has had a long and colourful career in the BMX world. Greg Hill started off his own company in 1983 or 1984 and called it GHP or Greg Hill Products. He would it up later but resurrected it again in the early to mid 2000s. His company used to make frames, forks and bars back in the day but now, they have all that and cranks as well! Check out GHP at GHPBMX.com and see what else is there.

PK Ripper featured in upmarket magazine

According to BMX News in this article here, it seems that SE Racing is featured in a high-end magazine called "Omega Lifetime" Check it out! Recognition of the highest order my friends!

The DK Bicycles Alpha Line

According to Dig Magazine, DK Bikes is coming out with the Alpha Line. This is something similar to Haro when they came up with their Premium Products line. DK has some new stems, sprockets and seat-clamps from this line. You can check it out at DKBicycles.com

Been busy

I have been pretty busy at work and have not had much time to update the website. I do have some free time now after all that and I will be putting up some articles soon.

Just what is BMX racing? The definition is right here

Check this out. You can click on the image to enlarge it. The guys at Scholastic.com actually put this definition on the cover of their magazine, called Gearing Up For The Olympic Games. This is just about the best, shortened definition of what BMX is about as far as descriptions go. Maybe the Ministry of Community Youth and Sports in Singapore (MCYS) and some of our Caldecott media folks can get this magazine and actually see what BMX and the Youth Olympic Games is all about, instead of showing other BMX disciplines that just will just about make them the laughing stock of the whole world. While we ae at it, Singapore prides itself in being a media hub. Can any of these media companies focus on what BMX is, by basing what is written on the cover of this magazine? It is not so hard to do and it will go a long way in educating the masses about BMX and what it is. Now you so-called "BMX consultants" out there...read this and read this magazine. Maybe this might, this just might start you on your journey to knowing more about BMX.