Expert BMXers have a massive range of tricks Sometimes like this rider they barely stay in contact with the bike while in the air BMX is simple It is just you and D the most basic bike you can imagine G a small strong frame with just one A gear two little wheels and not much more There are no GT distractions you can concentrate on the fun of riding The Joy of BMX Anyone who has ridden a BMX bike knows that they are very satisfying to ride The bikes are so small that they are really easy to move around Jumps spins hops and other tricks are much easier to do on a BMX than on a big bike Do not try this unless a you are a really good biker or b you want to swim and your bike needs a wash The thrills of BMX are addictive It will not take long after your first time on a BMX before you are rolling down to a skatepark and eyeing up the
or escort A Top Three BMX Movies BMX Bandits the cheesy 1980s plotline cannot disguise a great movie Watch out for an appearance by a very very young Nicole Kidman Miracle Boy and Nyquist a documentary starring legends Dave Miracle Boy Mirra and Ryan Nyquist BMX Crash a collection of some of the most spectacular and painful BMX crashes ever filmed UN Sharing the Thrill GKNOB BMXing is popular around the world If you are into BMXing wherever there is concrete you will have somewhere to ride You will also find people to ride and share tricks with A friendly smile and a hello will get you a warm welcome at most places where BMXers hang out U
BMX is short for Bicycle Motocross It became popular in the 1970s when riders would race road bikes around motocross tracks These riders may have been inspired by the motorcycle racing film On Any Sunday see page 7 but they did not Whave motorcycles to race The Spread of BMX By the mid 1970s the word had got out and bikers 3 everywhere were realizing how A much fun it was to race a bike around a bumpy jump filled dirt track Empty lots and spare fields suddenly found a new use as BMX circuits The first BMX world championships were held in 1982 Today's BMX bikes have much stronger frames than the old Stingray bikes whose frames would probably break if you performed this kind of trick on
Air ET DC Death of Stingray the SSA Most early BMXers rode a bike called a Stingray The bikes were customized to look like ID off road motorcycles Stingrays ET were not really built for off road use and they would often snap in half while riders were racing them Soon tougher bikes similar to today s BMX bikes began to appear These two riders from the 1960s are right to be looking proud of their Stingray bikes complete with banana seats and big chrome handlebars BMX Bombs By the end of the 1980s the BMX craze had died out The sport had become very competitive with most attention focused on racing leagues If you did not want to race BMX did not have much to offer you Just a few enthusiasts were keeping the BMX flame burning On Any Sunday The documentary On Any Sunday was released in 1971 It was made by the filmmaker Bruce Brown who was already famous for his surfing movie The Endless Summer On Any Sunday was a massive hit partly because one of the racers featured was the motorcycle fanatic and movie star Steve McQueen It explored the world of dirt bike racing and is said to have been one of the big reasons why BMX became
