
Q.
What is Ride 2026 ?
A. BMX Wheel Size = 20'' inches, MTB Wheel Size = 26'' inches . Ride 2026 =
Ride BMX and Mountain Bike
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RIDE2026,
a pioneering bicycle organization from Pune, had their annual Mountain
Bike and BMX Race and stunt competition on Sunday 19th of August 2007.
The event was held at Club Solaris, North Main Road, Koregaon Park,
Pune. This event saw a total of 34 riders coming in from Mumbai, Pune,
Bangalore and Baroda. The race was flagged off by Shri Jayant Pawar.
The first race of the day was the Beginners and Experts BMX Race which
was held on a specially created track which had ramps and obstacles
in it. This was followed by the Mountain Bike Race after which there
was a Stunts Demonstration by the RIDE2026 TEAM. The spectators then
moved to a large viewing area where the BMX FREESTYLE competition was
held. This competition brought in a lot of applause from the spectators
as the riders performed various mind boggling tricks on their BMX Bikes.
The main highlight of the event was a jump performed by Pune RIDE2026
TEAM Rider VinayKumar Menon from a 15 feet drop on to a landing ramp.
The riders also competed against each other by jumping over 240 cans
of Red Bull Energy Drink. Rahul Mulani who heads the BMX division of
Ride2026 educated the riders about the right techniques. There was also
a performance by Pune based 'Gravity Warriors' Motorcycle Stunt Team.
In all, this event was a big success and the organizers achieved a part
of their aim of promoting the 2 bicycle related sports of Mountain Biking
and BMX in India. This event was innovatively conceptualized by the
HEAD of RIDE2026 Sami Makki. The event was greatly supported by CLUB
SOLARIS, RED BULL and RAJU's TECH SUPPORT. Even though these sports
do not receive the right support from Bicycle Companies, RIDE2026 is
continuously striving to promote these into mainstream sports.
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Photographs by Girish Parmar
Cinematography by Jnan Shetty