BICYCLE MOTOCROSS

The Origin's Of BMX 

BMX, short for Bike Motocross, is a bicycle off-road sport that emerged in the United States in the mid-to-late 1970s. It got its name from its smaller size, thicker tires, and the fact that the tracks used for motocross bikes closely resemble those used by motocross bikes.

The sport quickly gained popularity among young people. By the mid-1980s, influenced by skateboarding culture, most young people felt that competing solely on dirt tracks was too monotonous. They began taking BMX to flat ground, like skateboarding surfaces, and performed more tricks, higher jumps, and more thrilling rides. The name also became BMX Freestyle.

BMX originated in California in the 1960s and quickly conquered the United States with its unique appeal. For teenagers who found motocross bikes out of their reach, this sport offered a much lower cost and did not require traveling far from home to practice. The establishment of the first BMX organization in the United States in the early 1970s is considered a milestone in BMX's formalization as a sport. Over the next decade, BMX spread to other countries. The International BMX Federation was officially established in April 1981, and the first World BMX Championships were held in 1982. By then, BMX, a unique sport, had rapidly grown globally. Due to its similarities to cycling, BMX officially became a member of the cycling family in 1993. Following the United States, BMX also flourished in Europe and Australia. However, the United States remained the sport's dominant force.

BMX has been introduced to my country in recent years and has attracted a large number of fans in several major cities. BMX has evolved from a single competition in a practice field to a variety of other events.

Model Details:
Bicycle motocross (BMX) is a bicycle with 20-inch wheels. BMX competitions are divided into dirt track racing (BMX racing) and skill-based freestyle BMX (freestyle BMX).

Freestyle BMX includes five different types: street, park, halfpipe, dirt, and flat. Different terrains require different technical skills. Racing BMX differs significantly from freestyle mountain bikes. Freestyle BMX bikes typically use halfpipe brakes, while racing BMX bikes typically use V-brakes, specifically for maintaining stability at high speeds. Freestyle mountain bikes have a shorter wheelbase to allow for faster cornering.

The governing organization for BMX is the International Cycling Union (UCI). The UCI began sponsoring the UCI BMX World Championships in 1993. After unremitting efforts and development, BMX racing became an official Olympic sport for the first time at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

So, when a young man named BOBHARO installed four metal tubes on either side of the front and rear wheels, riders could use these tubes to perform many new tricks. BMX began to be played on flat ground, on skateboarding surfaces, with more tricks, higher jumps, and greater excitement. The name also became BMX FREESTYLE. This young man later became the owner of the world-renowned bicycle brand Harobikes. Those four metal tubes attached to the wheels became the essential components of every freestyle BMX bike—the pegs.

BMX is divided into freestyle BMX and racing BMX. The main difference between them is the location of the headset. Freestyle BMX has a special part called a gyro that allows the head of the bike to rotate 360 degrees, while racing BMX cannot. Racing BMX also lacks a bazooka.

Development history:

In the 1970s, children in California, USA, rode ordinary bicycles on specially built off-road tracks and imitated the off-road motorcycle riders they admired. The opening shot of a documentary about motorcycle racing, "On Any Sunday", shot in 1971, was a group of children riding Schwinn's 20-inch Stringrays bicycles on the off-road. This film was made to encourage this sport across the United States. In the mid-1970s, manufacturers began to design and produce special bicycles for this sport.

In 1977, the American Bicycle Association (ABA) was established to specifically support the growing BMX sport. Today, BMX has become one of the main events of the annual summer extreme sports competition in the United States.

Competition categories:

FREESTYLE is divided into five categories:

(1) Mud racing: Racing in the mud.

(2) DIRTJUMP: Jumping competition using a slope made of mud.

(3) STREET
Street races are held using props that simulate street obstacles.

(4) HALFPIPE
Halfpipe races are held in a halfpipe field.

(5) FATLAND
Flatland races are held using BMX bikes to perform various balancing and sliding movements on a designated flat ground.