Top Ten Gift Ideas for BMX Racers

With both the holiday around the corner, and the next BMX race season starting shortly thereafter, here’s a list of potential gifts that keep them happy and racing.

#1. New jersey and pants. Something all racers could use more of. They wear, they tear, and they get outgrown. You can’t go wrong with an extra set. The spare could really come in handy for those weekend back to back races in mid-summer. Who wants to wear stinky sweat soaked clothes two days in a row? And what mom would want to rush home and wash them? Not to mention, that tossing these items in the dryer isn’t recommended. So spares win hands down.

#2. Tubes, tires and rims. Speaking of spares. Rims get bent. Tubes leak or suffer from those off the track punctures and let’s face it, tires wear out. So keep your little (or big) racer still in the running by keeping spares on hand.

#3. A month of coaching from a USA Cycling licensed coach. With the Olympics adding BMX your young ones dreams can soar. Help them improve quicker and more efficiently with the aid of a coach. See resources at the end for where and how to find one. This would be one gift that would benefit any level of rider. Even if only coached for a month, most coaches can offer pointers that can be carried out continually as well as helping to develop some off the track exercises such as strength training.

#4. Video collection. You can use everything from home video clips of races to the available commercial DVDs available through BMX magazines and websites. Of course, the crash footages are entertaining but not always educational. And this could be tied in with #3 – find a coach that will review and analyze video clips.

#5. Woodward. What kid doesn’t want to go to a BMX camp? Give them an IOU note for a week over the summer at Woodward. Granted, it may be cheaper to buy them a new bike, but then again, it would depend on the bike. Check out Woodward online - any search engine will bring it up and there are two locations.