FATBMX KIDS: Day One report Lil Pros BMX Tour Australia by Rylan Kindness
Day one of the Lil Pros BMX Tour Australia started off at Ride on indoor park. Big thanks to the guys at ride on for letting us ride at such short notice due to the rain washing out our hopes of riding the legendary Browns Plains skate park. Even though there was a change in venue we had a great turn out of Lil Pros from all over the state. We even had riders as young 3 years old cruising around the park and having a great time but not to forget all the other riders around the age of 7 to 15 who were absolutely shredding the park up and pushing each other to send their best tricks such as whips, flips, flairs and truck drivers.
The Lil Pro Tour also had quite a lot of pro rider show up such as
USA Cycling BMX riders head to Rosarito, Mexico, this weekend not to ride, but rather to build a house. Fourteen BMX riders will spend Saturday and Sunday building a house in Rosarito, Mexico. A year after the U23 road program completed a similar project under coach Michael Sayers, BMX coach Jamie Staff will bring 14 athletes to the Mexican town that borders the Pacific Ocean just 27 miles south of the Chula Vista, Calif.-based U.S. Olympic Training Center. There, the world-class riders will spend Saturday and Sunday building a home with More Than Sport, a global nonprofit that pairs athletes with charitable causes such as building libraries, installing water filtration systems and, in the case of the U.S. BMX riders, house building.
“I think it will be a humbling experience,” said Staff. “We all get carried away in our own worlds, and to put ourselves in someone else's shoes for a brief moment might make us think twice before we complain on how hard we have it. That, and the building work will take teamwork, and so I’m hoping that this will bring the
Name: Jack Donald
Age: 14
Hometown: Ocean Shores, Australia
Sponsors: none
How did you get into BMX?
Jack Donald: when I was about 6 my mum and dad took me to the skatepark and I saw all these bike riders and I thought it was cool
How long do you think you'll be riding a kids bike?
Jack Donald: Forever
Have you visited the Nitro Circus?
Jack Donald: Yes
Promax, the makers of high-quality bicycle components, now offers a professional-level cassette BMX hub set. Called HB-1P, the hubs are designed to meet the rigorous needs of BMX racing, but with a price of $299.99 they are more affordable than comparable hubs on the market. HB-1P hub shells are cold forged from 6061-T6-aluminum alloy ensuring the maximum strength-to-weight-ratio. They come equipped with a wide Shimano-compatible cassette body for easy chainline adjustments. And the cassette has 120 points of engagement for fast and precise forward drive.
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.