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  • 5 Things You Need to Know About BMX Racing

    BMX racing is a hybrid of motocross racing and cycling. Riders race around a track that's built with sharp turns, obstacles and jumps. The race itself is only one lap. BMX is a sport where the suc...

  • Smart Shopping for BMX Bikes

    BMX riding is divided into two categories: racing and freestyle. BMX racing, best compared to dirt motocross, has racers pinned against each other as they navigate through a variety of jumps, bump...

  • 5 Things You Need to Know About Vert BMX

    ...olution and revolution so intense as in BMX, or Bicycle Motocross. Many BMX riders find they are more proficient in one form of riding than another. Vert BMX is a freestyle form that was made fa...

  • Smart Shopping for BMX Forks

    As your BMX skills develop, you may want to change your bike's fork. A BMX fork can help a rider match the terrain which is being ridden or to the style and strength of the rider. In BMX racing, a...

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Bicycling: BMX or mountain

From Wikipedia: Mountain biking usually refers to the sport of riding bicycles possessing particular design chara...

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BMX biking is also known as Bicycle Motorcross, and is considered to be an extreme sport. BMX racing and Freestyle B...

Bicycling - BMX or mountain

Bicycling with a BMX bike or mountain bike is a vigorous cardiovascular exercise that can build stamina, improve endu...

Bicycling: 20+ mph, racing, not drafting

...s, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX racing and bike trials and cycle speedway. The first bicycle race i...

Conversations On BMX

  • BMX? Really? BMX?


    • Posted On August 19, 2008 10:03:07 PM

      ... night showing of the oly and they have bmx supercross as a metal sport? so when will beer pong be allowed in? quarters anyone? how about the boot? Read More

    • Posted On August 19, 2008 11:14:57 PM

      You're surprised BMX is an Olympic sport? Hey I'm surprised sailing is an Olympic sport... Read More

  • Bikes


    • Posted On February 27, 2009 12:01:02 PM

      BMX bikes are pretty small. I have a DK Cincinnati and love it to death. Read More

    • Posted On February 27, 2009 11:15:57 AM

      HI I was just wounering if someone might know I'm 4ft 11. What size bike would be best for my height Read More

  • cycling question


    • Posted On August 16, 2008 08:45:38 PM

      ...get for a road bike. So i take my 20'' bmx mongousse and ride 5 miles to and 5 miles from school each day. every other day I add an additional 2-4 miles to add some extra work. I am upping my... Read More

    • Posted On August 16, 2008 09:21:11 PM

      ...better than going down the road on your BMX bike and cheaper than a road biuke you'll find on Craigslist. Read More

  • mt bike vs road bike...


    • Posted On October 13, 2008 09:11:10 PM

      Whether you have a BMX or a hybrid bike the difference over a road bike are: Usually can endure longer distances on a road bike, can go up hills faster (not easier by any means) maximum road speed... Read More

    • Posted On October 13, 2008 02:27:17 PM

      Would I get more of a workout riding a mountain bike on paved trails than I would with a road or comfort bike since there is more resistance with the larger tires? It seems like you have to work h... Read More

  • Any Bikers Out There?


    • Posted On March 18, 2007 04:28:44 PM

      ...oddler behind, and my 9 year old on his bmx with me, so I'm not really able to just focus on a good ride, but have been doing about 8-10 mph. On an average, using a couple different calculators,... Read More

    • Posted On March 16, 2007 08:08:18 PM

      And I don't mean Harleys... I'm thinking about ditching my WalMart special, and getting a 'real' bike...but realistically would like to spend about $500 max. I'm thinking probably hybrid...som... Read More

  • Ever been hit on by a total creep?


    • Posted On June 7, 2008 09:50:21 PM

      ...go and some guy rides up beside me on a BMX bike and asks if I want a ride. I just said no and laughed in his face. What like on your handlebars dude? Then he rides away but comes back for a ... Read More

    • Posted On June 7, 2008 09:32:12 PM

      I just got back from my friend Christina's grad party. I was sitting at a table with her and some of my other friends and this creepy guy named Reggie came over and sat next to me. He was nice at f... Read More

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BMX Blogs

BMX + The Emergency + Mr Mittens + Free City

Full disclosure: Jad is a contributer to BIGSTEREO. Jad is in BMX. We love BMX because we love BMX and we’d post BMX even if Jad wasn’t part of BMX and/or BIGSTEREO. Internet haters recognize. Anyway — BMX hooked us up with some new...

BMX boys have alot of fun.

I still love BMX's and everything BMX. So, when Peter sent me this i was very happy indeed. (read it fool) Thank you Peter, thank you.

BMX Bandits - Review

If you grew up in the 1980's, then you probably remember a movie called BMX Bandits. And because the film was Nicole Kidman 's first major role, it continues to get a little more extra attention that other BMX movies like RAD. Over 25 years later, the...

BMX

BMX is so new they don’t even have a MySpace yet — hello! Moods is the brain behind BMX which will be an evolving collective of kids making some fun party tracks. “Theme to BMX” has so much amazing potential to it that it almost...

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ONEUPSNEAKERS: Loooking for some dope BMX freestyle dudes and dudettes...

scoreboardname: OS-BMX Oldschool Reunion and Freestyle Show 6/2009 http://tinyurl.com/yfmvbsx

YasmineBee: @enron2la lets take our BMX's to a water park and ride the slides with them!

TomBrogan: You can now hear my SubCity radio show from this morning with songs from The Dirt, BMX Bandits, Friends Again and more http://bit.ly/5vW6oj

ONEUPSNEAKERS: wants to sponsor a BMX freestyle team. Anyone in NYC looking for a sponsor???? Must have mad skills and willing to work hard...

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