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Twenty-inch wheels and zero chill, built to make gravity file a complaint.
means BMX is a style of off-road bicycle sport — and the small, sturdy 20-inch bikes built for it — centered on racing and stunt riding on dirt tracks, ramps, and street obstacles.
from BMX stands for "bicycle motocross," the X being the long-standing shorthand for "cross" (as in motocross itself). It grew in 1970s California, where kids who couldn't ride dirt-bike motocross mimicked their motorcycle heroes on pedal bikes, racing across dirt tracks — and the name simply borrowed motocross's own abbreviation, swapping the engine for legs.
- birthplace
- 1970s California kids mimicking motocross on bicycles
- olympic debut
- BMX racing joined the Games in 2008
- flatland trick
- riders balance and spin without ever rolling forward
- frame size
- adult pros still ride tiny 20-inch wheels
- backronym
- BMX simply means bicycle motocross
x games — annual extreme sports competition featuring bmx racing and freestyle since 1995
dave mirra — legendary bmx freestyle rider with 14 x games medals, pioneered tricks in the 1990s
sunday bikes — bmx brand founded by pro rider corey martinez in 2010
los angeles bmx club — oldest continuously operating bmx track in the us, established 1977