What size of bike?

With the recent increase of new riders at the track we have been hearing more & more people ask "what size of bike do I need?"

This is a great question, most new riders may not own a race bike so we have developed the Loaner Bike Program at Duke City BMX. This program is very popular now and some families are looking to purchase their first race bike.

The following list of bike sizes is for new riders to help make them aware of common sizes that are available on the market. We have listed them from the smallest to largest for the general 20" segment.

Micro Mini with 18" wheels
Mini 20" wheels
Junior
Expert
Pro
Pro XL
Pro XXL

Duke City Bikes is our on site track pro bike shop that specializes in BMX Racing bikes to help our riders with info, parts, service special orders and purchases. The bike shop is operated by John Roberts the President of 505 Racing team and long time racer. John is always willing to speak with riders & parents about their needs.

August Expert Mud Dunk!

We had 2 riders advance to expert class at Duke City BMX last weekend the following shots are the traditional mud dunk photos. It's a Duke City BMX tradtion to mud dunk rdiers who advance to Expert status. Congrats Justin Williams & Blas Delgado!

Duke City BMX Riders set new record!

Today for the Sunday Trophy race Duke City BMX set a new record for rider attendance! Today we saw 131 riders that came out to the track today to race. This is a huge & wonderful thing to see. We usually only see these numbers for special races. We believe the combination of the Olympics, Loaner Bike program, and the recent positive media coverage we have received has helped raise local awareness for the track.

Due to the recent increase in membership you will begin to see some adjustments to Wednesday pm practice session to accommodate in insure the safety of our new riders. Please listen for announcements during practice and please do not hesitate to speak with any of the track officials for full details on daily adjustments to practice operations.

We are very happy to see so many riders & families enjoying Duke City BMX we invite you to continue bringing more & more Friends & family to the track to participate! As always if you have any questions about resources available to you do not hesitate to ask in person, via phone or e-mail, we are here to help!

RIDE HARD!

505 Racing Riders Clinic huge success!

This past Saturday 505 Racing held a riders clinic at Duke City BMX. The turnout was great with 40 riders that showed up how to improve their riding skills. Hats off to Pro BMX Trainer & the 505 Racing team for putting on such a great clinic. Thanks to all the riders that came out & took advantage of the training!

505 Racing Riders Clinic Sat. Aug 23rd open to all riders

505 Racing Riders Clinic open to all riders:

Want to learn how to BMX? Want to improve your current skills, want to go faster? Then the 505 Racing clinic is for you. This is an open clinic put on by 505 Racing and Pro BMX Trainer Thomas "The Hitman" Fernandez.

This clinic is open to new riders, novice, intermediate & experts. Boys & Girls, Men & Women.

4 Hour Clinic Saturday 23rd of August, 8:00am-12:00- Cost: $35.00 Trainers: AA Pro Thomas Fernandez, Kalvin Davis, Danette Stringfellow, John Roberts along with other top 505 Racing team riders.

See you there! Bring your gear & bike or arrive a bit early to use the loaner program. *Duke City BMX is a Mountain Bike friendly facility!

Olympic BMX finals to air tonight!

Photo by Chang W. Lee/The New York Times
After a delay and late programming the final for the first ever Olympic BMX event will be played on TV! NBC stated that the competition will air tonight.

Olympic BMX rained out till Friday

AP Photo

Heavy rains have postponed the Olympic finals in Beijing till friday. See the story here: http://www.mlive.com/olympics/index.ssf/2008/08/olympic_bmx_races_rained_off.html

Update from the Olympic site:

Men's and Women's BMX semifinals and finals postponed until Friday
Updated: 2008-08-21 10:38:34
(BEIJING, August 21) -- The Men's and Women's BMX semifinals and finals have been postponed until Friday, August 22 because of rain.

"Due to the poor weather conditions, the semifinals and finals of BMX scheduled from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. on August 21 will be cancelled," said a statement from Laoshan Bicycle Cluster competition management.

"In consideration of the fairness of the competition, and after negotiation with the UCI (Union Cycliste Internationale) technical delegate, as well as Beijing Olympic Broadcasting, the competition schedule will now run from 9:00 until 11:00 on August 22."

Spectator tickets for Thursday's competition will be valid for the rescheduled competition on Friday.

The Women's BMX semifinals were scheduled to start at 09:00, with the final at 10:30 on Thursday, August 21, with the Men's BMX semifinals due to start at 9:08, with the final at 10:40.

(* remember China is 12 hours ahead of the US)

Olympic BMX time trial Moto sheet

The below image was posted on Beijingbmx.com it shows who qualified for the semi finals of Olympics BMX racing indicated by the "Q" next to the entry. From the the moto sheet you can see who your 16 semi finalist are. We have 3 US riders going to the semi's! Catch the next round of Olympic BMX on tv,Due to weather the finals are postponed

Added Bonus: Take a lap on the Olympic course with Mike Day video: http://www.loopd.com/Members/beijingbmx/Videos.aspx?resourceId=f67ca2d7-88f2-4555-a195-c1aa673e6e22

Olympic BMX Quarterfinal replay online now

NBC full replay: BMX quarterfinals

http://www.nbcolympics.com/video/player.html?assetid=0820_hd_cbb_en154&channelcode=sportcy

More Olympic BMX videos:
http://www.nbcolympics.com/video/modules/searchable/resourcedata/0820/_HD_/CBB_/EN15/4/video.html

Olympic BMX Seeding shows Mike day in the lead

Unoffical Seeding results of qualifying for BMX racing results here:

http://www.nbcolympics.com/cycling/resultsandschedules/rsc=CBM001900/index.html

Men's BMX SeedingWednesday, August 20, 2008
Rank Bike No. Country Name Time Round 1 Time Round 2 Best Time Difference
1 365 DAY Mike 36.127 35.692 35.692 0.000

Olympic BMX Racing getting more & more media

Today Global Media leader Thomson Reuters issues a BMX story to fuel the excitement. Tomorrow Olympic BMX racing begins on Tues 19th and the final on Weds the 20th and a replay on Thurs the 21st.Woot Woot!

"BMX racers ready to shock and awe"
Catch the story here: http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-Olympics/idUSPEK8856320080815

NBC schedule shows the first airing coverage scheduled for 9pm on the 19th regular TV. http://www.nbcolympics.com/tv_and_online_listings/zone=MT/day=12/time=1140/tv.html

THIS WEEKS OLYMPIC TV SCHEDULE (for USA – on NBC):

Tuesday - Aug. 19th 9:00-10:00pm, Primetime, = Men's BMX Cycling Time Trials
Wednesday - Aug. 20th 1:30-3:00am = Men's BMX Cycling Quarterfinals
Wednesday - Aug. 20th 3:00-6:00am = Men's BMX Cycling, Primetime Replay
Wednesday - Aug. 20th 9:00-11:00pm, Primetime, = Mens and Womens BMX Cycling Finals
Thursday - Aug. 21st 3:00-6:00am = Mens and Womens BMX Cycling Finals, Primetime Replay

Duke City BMX Google Calendar is released

Riders & Parents today the Duke City BMX Google Calendar is released to make it easier for everyone to stay in touch with our weekely schedule.

Look for the new link on the right hand side of the website under the weekly schedule to access it.

By clicking on the calendar days you will be able to see details on what is going on at the track. The function controls at the top of the calendar are their for your convienince so try it out when you get a moment.

* We are beta testing this format to see if it will work for our needs. If it works we will keep it.

Duke City BMX rider gets national marketing

Today the ABA van was spotted in parked near the Convention center in Tucson Arizona with new vinyl on it. The Van now includes a larger than life image of our own Kalvin Davis from Albuquerque New Mexico taken from a recent race on the side of the van. Congrats Kalvin & thanks for representing New Mexico BMX!

Southwest Pro National, Tucson Arizona Aug 8th-10th

Riders & parents as you know School begins soon for students and the Southwest Pro National is being held this weekend in Tucson AZ. For these reasons Duke City BMX will not be open on the 8th & 10th as a very large percentage of local family's will be attending the Southwest Pro Nationals the last national race of the school summer. Please enjoy the weekend off either attending the SW Nats in AZ or making preparations for the upcomming school term.

Duke City BMX closed Aug 8th & 10th

We will resume our regular schedule starting next Wednsday with practice.

Take the weekend off!

2008 Olympic BMX Racing scheduled for August 19th,20th & 21st

2008 Olympic BMX Racing in Beijing China will occur on August 19th, 20th & 21st. Be sure to mark your calendars!

THIS WEEKS OLYMPIC TV SCHEDULE (for USA – on NBC):

Tuesday - Aug. 19th 9:00-10:00pm, Primetime, = Men's BMX Cycling Time Trials
Wednesday - Aug. 20th 1:30-3:00am = Men's BMX Cycling Quarterfinals
Wednesday - Aug. 20th 3:00-6:00am = Men's BMX Cycling, Primetime Replay
Wednesday - Aug. 20th 9:00-11:00pm, Primetime, = Mens and Womens BMX Cycling Finals
Thursday - Aug. 21st 3:00-6:00am = Mens and Womens BMX Cycling Finals, Primetime Replay

Duke City BMX launches Yahoo Group

Today Duke City BMX launches a Yahoo Group, this onlne forum will help increase communication ragarding Duke City BMX for riders & parents. We invite you to join this online forum!

Click the following link to join:
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/dukecitybmx/join