BMX (Bicycle Moto-cross) bikes are specially designed for the excitement of human powered version of Moto-cross. They tend to have small frames, twenty inch wheels and a single gear. This means that are strong and need less maintenance than the average bike.
Some bikes are just made to look like BMX bikes, and are not suitable for stunts, trick or extreme riding. The majority of BMX bikes are unsuitable for long distances as they only have a small frame and a single gear.
BMX Racing
This is like the motor powered version, but over slightly smoother, humped dirt tracks. The adrenaline-charged races tend to last under a minute and reach speeds of up to 35mph.
BMX Freestyle - Dirt
This is also known as Trails riding and evolved from the original BMX racing. Riders get up speed on dirt or clay jumps and perform breath-taking tricks mid-air before landing on the next jump.
BMX Freestyle - Vert / Ramps
Riders lift off the top of a half-pipe to show off awesome aerial tricks, and perform peg tricks on the coping (durable metal rim) at the top of the ramp.
BMX Freestyle - Flatland
Flatland is different to the others here because all the tricks take place on a completely flat surface, like a car park or tennis court. Tricks include spinning the bike and balancing on it and its pegs in many different positions.
BMX Freestyle - Street
A little bit naughty this one. Street is basically riding anything that is not meant to be ridden and hasn't yet covered with anti-ride knobbles, like rails, banisters, stairs, ledges, banks and walls.
BMX Freestyle - Park
Riding in a wood, concrete or metal skatepark, drawing on elements from all the above freestyle variants to put together an intricate series of flowing aerial tricks.
