About BMXs

The main types of BMX riding is: Street, Dirt Jump, Race, Flatland and Ramp/Vertical and Halfpipe. There are custom bikes and different areas to ride which you can read about below.

Street and Park riding is very versatile. In parks you can do tricks over or on rails, boxes, quarters, banks, spines, walls, pretty much anything with a solid edge. The ramps and objects are usually made out of steel, plastic, wood or concrete. You have probaly seen people on their BMX riding down the street grinding benches and doing tricks on the way down, this is a classic example of street riding.

Dirt Jumping is one of the most popular types of riding among the BMX community as there are competitions all over the world giving the people with some serious skill a shot to earn some serious money! It's not as open as street/park riding, the bikers are limited to a man-made dirt track consisting of very high ramps in a circuit allowing riders to gain momentumn and hit big air with jumps of up to 20ft if not more! BMX racing is quite similar to this with the only difference of smaller ramps to challenge the riders balance and a longer circuit allowing up to fifteen riders to compete.

Flatland BMXing is simply making the most out of nothing and requires a lot of practice and a good sense of balance, you can flatland almost anywhere as long as you have a BMX and level ground e.g. a parking lot! Flatland tricks are usually done in the air by jumping up with your bike, or on one wheel, most riders have pegs attached to their wheels to allow them to move around the bike freely whilst it's moving which requires a lot of skill!

Ramp, vertical and halfpipe riding is another highly popular form of BMX, many people head down to their nearest BMX park to practice tricks on the ramps which are made vertical (allowing the rider to 'drop in' off the top to gain speed ready for a big jump off another ramp), half-pipe (two ramps directly opposite to each other allowing the rider to pull off air tricks, grabs, grinds, backflips, handstands.. you name it, it can be done!) and then theres your normal ramps, grinding poles, funboxes and most other objects to play with!

Pinks not just for girls!

We are sure you've seen people riding around on their BMXs. But how many of those were pink? Not many! We can tell you that because we know that most manufacturers limit the amount of Pink BMXs they make due to low demand and as silly as it may seem, it's one of the most unpopular bike colours at the moment. Another issue is that there are a majority more boys than girls riding BMXs and pink isn't really a boys colour is it. However BMX legend Matt Hoffman has recently sported his brand new Pink BMX along with female rider Tara Bailey to try and get more girls into the sport!

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