BMX
Standing for "bicycle motocross", BMX is a fast paced, mass-start racing event that sees adults on what appears to be children's bikes flying around a finely sculpted track with jumps and pumps and berms at breakneck speed.
This is just one discipline of BMX, with riders now having spread to the street, skate parks, dirt jumps and more. A sport with so many disciplines leads to an enormous variety of the different kind of bikes used to participate in it. Uniting factors tend to be small frames and wheels, usually 20-24 inches (for strength, manoeuvrability and light weight), and very low saddles (to give the rider plenty of room to flex their legs to absorb impact).
Related Bikes:
Return to Types of Bicycle