Welcome to the newly formed redendo.com website. On May 20, 2006 a group of BMX enthusiasts met in central Tucson to discuss the construction of a skate/bike (Skike) park in Tucson, Arizona. It was decided that The Internet would be the perfect tool for rallying all known riders for the cause.

Here are the notes from that first meeting:

Liability and insurance were the two biggest hurdles to opening the Skike Park. In fact, the Tucson City Council stated that the park would be 'uninsurable' in spite of the fact that many other communities have successfully undertaken the task. Ideally, since it is self-insured, help with insurance from The City of Tucson would relieve an enormous financial burden from the Skike Park's operators. It was decided in the meeting that we should research the justification behind the decision of the City council to nix the Skike park and to pursue this before considering opening the park as a private enterprise.

Another big hurdle is the cost of building the park, which could range from $100,000 to $700,000. The group thought it would be a good idea to come up with an appealing design that could be printed on T-shirts and sold to BMX riders, to sell advertising on this website, and to seek sponsorships and promotional partnerships with local BMX-related businesses - the proceeds of these activities would help fund the construction of the park.

There is already an existing Park in Tucson, but only skateboards are allowed to ride it. The group thought it would be a good idea to research why the park is not open to BMX riders and to look for evidence of unfairness to be used to appeal to those who made the decision.

A petition would be circulated among voting citizens to be used to demonstrate support for the Skike Park to the elected City Council members.

One of the big barriers to entering the sport are safety concerns. It was discussed how we could make the sport safer to better foster its growth. One option would be to make ramps and bicycles of safer materials and designs. Another option would be a certification program for riders. Only highly certified riders would be allowed to ride the most dangerous portions of the park. A graduated scale of difficulty would be defined, and a rider would be 'rated' by a qualified individual - similar to the black belt rating system in Karate - that would ensure no riders were getting in over their heads.