CLUB MEMBERSHIP
Why become a member of Bayside BMX when you can just come down and freely ride the track most days of the week?
Membership offers a number of advantages including:
– Excellent rider insurance through our affiliation with Auscycling (Australia’s peak cycling body).
– Access to club events including start hill training, club points racing (read: trophies) and our family focused social events.
– Eligibility to race in regional, State and National level BMX events.
– The new Auscycling Offroad membership covers you for MTB race events as well. No more multiple memberships if you race the big wheels as well 🙂
Sign up via AusCycling and select Bayside BMX Club as your club of choice.
A 4 week free trial license is available via Auscycling. Family membership is also available, which gives a discount on AusCycling membership fees.
If you are unsure or have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
Bayside BMX has free loan bikes for member of all ages.
Mini Wheelers
Mini Wheelers start from 2 year of age and use balance bikes. They develop riding skills to that help towards riding a BMX pedal bike.
Aside from being the cutest thing you’ll ever see the Mini Wheeler class helps build confidence, independence and make plenty of new friends. It is participation based so everyone gets a ribbon at the end of a race meet. Mini Wheelers race a half track and normally start from the end of the 3rd turn on our track
Required equipment: Street riding or full face helmet, full finger gloves, long sleeve shirt, long pants and enclosed footwear.
The club has full face helmets, gloves and Balance bikes in red, pink and black to loan for free to members (including 4 week free trial licenses)
Sprockets
Sprockets are our pedalling riders under the age of 8. They ride 18 or 20 inch wheeled BMX race bikes in the Micro, Mini or Junior frame sizes. The size of the frame is what the rider is most comfortable on and doesn’t influence the race category they must compete in.
Sprockets develop confidence, riding and competition skills they will carry throughout their life well beyond the BMX track. It is a participation based riding category.
Races start from the Start Hill and are a full lap of the track.
Required equipment: Full face helmet, full finger gloves, long sleeve shirt, long pants and enclosed footwear.
The club has full face helmets, gloves, Micro, Mini and Junior sized bikes to loan for free to members (including 4 week free trial licenses).
Under 13s
Under 13s is a recent addition to membership options to help reduce costs and covers riders from ages 8 to 12. They can race 20 inch wheeled BMX race bikes and are normally found riding Junior Expert or Pro frame sizes. The size of the frame is what the rider is most comfortable on and doesn’t influence the race category. Cruisers become an option at this age as well. A cruiser being a 24 inch wheeled BMX race bike. Cruisers are sometimes chosen as a second race class at some of the bigger championship events.
This age group is classed as competitive so races are timed and places scored to see who gets on the podium at the end of the event. Races all start from the Start Hill and are a full lap of the track.
Required equipment: Full face helmet, full finger gloves, long sleeve shirt, long pants and enclosed footwear.
The club has full face helmets, gloves, Micro, Mini and Junior sized bikes to loan for free to members (including 4 week free trial licenses).
Adult / Open
This membership category is for riders 14 and up. They can race 20 inch wheeled BMX race bikes and are normally found riding Pro , Pro XL or Pro XXL and larger frame sizes. The size of the frame is what the rider is most comfortable on and doesn’t influence the race category. Riding the 24 inch wheeled cruisers is still an option and is often the preferred bike size for parents getting into the sport or returning after a few decades away.
This age group is classed as competitive so races are timed and places scored to see who gets on the podium at the end of the event. Races all start from the Start Hill and are a full lap of the track.
Required equipment: Full face helmet, full finger gloves, long sleeve shirt, long pants and enclosed footwear.
The club has full face helmets, gloves and a range of Pro and Cruiser sized bikes to loan for free to members (including 4 week free trial licenses).