BMX

BMX (an abbreviation for bicycle motocross) is a form of cycling on specially designed bicycles which generally have 20-inch wheels (less than the 26-inch wheels found on mountain bikes and the 700C or 27-inch wheels found on more conventional road racing bicycles).

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BMX originated in California, United States in the 1970s, where teenagers imitated their motocross heroes (most notably Steve McQueen) on their pedal bicycles. The sport includes races on sandy and hilly tracks - BMX racing - as well as the performances of tricks on flat ground, wooden ramps or obstacles found on the streets - BMX freestyle.

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World Championships for BMX racing, sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) have been held since 1982. The first freestyle World Championship was in 1987.

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Bicycle: A bicycle, or bike, is a pedal-driven land vehicle with two wheels attached to a frame, one behind the other. First introduced in 19th-century Europe, it evolved quickly into the familiar current design. With over one billion in the world today, bicycles provide the principal means of transportation...

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Cycling: Cycling is a recreation, a sport, and a means of transport across land. It involves riding bicycles, unicycles, tricycles, and other human powered vehicles (HPVs). As a sport it is governed internationally by the Union Cycliste Internationale in Switzerland (for upright bicycles) and by the Internat...

BMX related Images and Photos (experimental)

2012 Olympics BMX Pictogram Pin