BMX Riders Organization

Press Release Phoenix, Arizona, 6-6-11 –  The Bike, Blade and Board Coalition is stoked to announce that the City of Phoenix has decided to build its first public bikepark!  The bikepark will be concrete and will be located at 67th Avenue and Encanto Blvd at Desert West Park, just across the parking lot from Arizona’s first public concrete skatepark.

The Kory Laos memorial freestyle park is under construction. The park idea was started after a young boy (Kory) lost his life while riding street in Tucson, Arizona. His parents made it a goal to honor their son by creating a safe environment for BMX riders in Tucson. The first leg of the park is [...]

BMX needs a new perspective on skatepark advocacy.

Flagstaff, Arizona was the first community to build a BMX specific “skate” park in 2005. After years of kicking the local BMX riders out of the skateboard only park, the citizens of Flagstaff realized it would be a benefit to build a park solely for BMX.  After the park opened BMX riders finally had a [...]