BMX freestyle enthusiasts can shred the bike ramps at Sacramento’s first bike park at McClatchy Park. The ramps officially opened Saturday and are free for the public to use. Used in the Oakley and Red Bull Ride + Style Competition in San Francisco in April this year, the ramps were donated and are available to those who want to ride instead of skate. City Councilman Jay Schenirer worked with the Department of Parks and Recreation and the folks at College Cyclery to implement this new amenity at McClatchy Park for the youth of Sacramento. “We have a very large investment in youth,” Schenirer said, “and having safe places for them to be. “The hours are from sunrise to sunset, just like

Prepare for a weekend of fun and excitement for the unveiling of Sacramento’s first BMX bike and skate park. Councilmember Jay Schenirer along with bike enthusiasts, neighbors, and City staff will be on hand to open the Park that will be accessible to riders of all ages. What: Opening of BMX Bike Park When: Saturday, June 18, 2011 at 12 P.M. Location: McClatchy Park 3500 Fifth Avenue Sacramento, CA 95817 The BMX elements were used in the 2011 Mountain Dew Action Sports Tour in San Francisco in April that featured some of the best riders in the world. Thanks to a generous donation from Terre Cox of College Cyclery, the ramps and jumps will be set up in McClatchy Park for the summer. Th

A shop called Pedal Hard opened Friday in Midtown, becoming the newest addition to Sacramento's growing bike scene. Sacramentans Tom Hoang, 27, and his buddies – identical twins Robert and Tom Johnston – have launched the city's only single-speed and fixed-gear bike shop and clothing boutique. The idea was to create a skate shop vibe for a bike store, said 28-year-old Robert Johnston. "We want it to be a place for people to hang out and talk about bikes," Hoang said. Hoang and the Johnston twins got into bike culture just a few years ago after discovering fixed-gear bikes. The niche was already big in cities such as San Diego, Portland, Chicago and New York and the entire state of Wisc

Sixteen of the top BMX riders in the world, including contest veteran Ryan Nyquist, competed in the Megaramp ASA Triples Tour at Arco Arena Saturday night to the delight of about 5,000. Fans oohed and aahed and occasionally screamed incomprehensible gibberish as riders from Australia, Mexico and the United States dropped in from a 25-foot-high ramp and flew over two 25-foot-long ramps, flipping and whipping their bikes to advance to the next round in a ladder-style competition. Winning a competition like this is as easy as clapping your hands behind your back while inverted 20 feet in the air. Brett Banasiewicz, 15, from South Bend, Ind., found that stunt to be no problem and took first

Chances are you know how to ride a bike. Once the training wheels came off and you were feeling more confident, you might have dared to ride off a curb or two. If that didn’t end in a scraped knee or bruised rear, you may have set your sights on something a little more challenging. Consider racing down a 25-foot ramp, gaining speed for two consecutive jumps, enabling you to defy gravity long enough to perform aerobatic stunts. It’s this kind of challenge that separates your version of bike riding from that of BMX legend Ryan Nyquist and the other pro riders set to compete at Saturday’s MegaRamp ASA Triples tour at Arco Arena. Nyquist said the course has been perfected this year and offer

The Journeys Backyard BBQ Tour rolled into Roseville Saturday to amaze hundreds of action sports fans for its only California stop during the 2010 tour.   Fans from all over Northern California flooded the south parking lot of the Galleria Mall in Roseville for the opportunity to watch their favorite extreme sports athletes. The event brought Sacramento a rare opportunity to watch stars participate in freestyle motocross, skateboarding and BMX demos on a 60,000-square-foot playground of ramps.   The event featured stars Rob Dyrdek, Danny Way, Dave Mirra and riders from the Metal Mulisha freestyle motocross team.   While the athletes were not putting on a show, live bands entertained

Imagine walking back to your car after shopping at the Galleria Mall in Roseville. Suddenly you notice something flying in the air. As you look closer, you see that it's neither a bird nor plane but Rob Dyrdek, Dave Mirra, or another member of the DC Shoes Team of professional athletes. The Journeys Backyard BBQ Tour is coming to the Sacramento region May 8. The tour will be turning the South Outer parking lot of the Roseville Galleria into a 60,000 square foot field of fun with ramps and jumps. The tour will bring a variety of professional athletes performing flips, spins, and other amazing tricks on an array of jumps including a 48 foot wide Super Mini Ramp. Along with awesome extreme-