BMX Riders Organization

The mission of the Friends of the Roc City Skatepark is to pursue the creation, maintenance, and growth of a skatepark system in the City of Rochester, New York and to serve as an advocacy group for all progression-oriented sports. Please check out their site and help with a donation. Every bit helps. http://www.roccitypark.org/rally.html

  See the whole story here. http://www.grouphomebikes.com/2011/06/more-photos-of-ben-soto-skatepark/

The Bronx‘s long-vacant, hotly disputed Kingsbridge Armory could become a massive cycling palace, housing a velodrome and a BMX course. A proposal submitted this spring to the borough president’s task force calls for the rundown, fortresslike building to host international racing events and free programs for kids. The armory’s large 600-by-300-foot drill floor makes it [...]

Due to the hard work of Austin BMX advocates, including top pros Joe Rich and Ruben Alcantara, the 30,000 square foot park park is now a reality!

Fresno, CA is home to the Mosqueda Bike Park, the largest concrete BMX facility in the USA. This summer, the city will be hosting the Mosqueda Summer Pro/Am contest.

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 Riverside Railyard skatepark in Great Falls, Montana had a number of problems, including vandalism, graffiti and safety issues. BMX was banned from the park. Now BMX riders are working with the city to solve these problems. And the BMX ban has been lifted.

Fresno might be the most BMX-friendly city in California. They have the largest concrete BMX facility in the U.S., a racetrack, dirt jumps, and several BMX-friendly skateparks. As a result, their scene is on the rise, with amazing local riders and a thriving bike shop.

Are you looking to improve your current skills on a BMX bike or skateboard? Are you a new rider looking to gain comfort and confidence in BMX or skateboarding? Check out the LCRSP camps, where all ages and skill levels are welcome.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — They had iPods in their pockets rather than guitars on their laps, and the flowers in their hair more likely hailed from the Mall than San Francisco’s hillsides. But the spirit of the 1960s, of civil disobedience and of fighting for what’s right, pulsed just the same yesterday through the crowd [...]