About BMX Fundamentals and History

BMX is the acronym for Bicycle Motocross. It's a kind of fun- and extremesport that came from California in the early seventies. In those days the children wanted to imitate the Motocross riders with their 20 inch bikes and built their own trails and ramps and after some time the first contests were held. The sport became popular more and more, the NBL (National Bicycle League) was founded. Nowadays BMX gains importance in Europe too and contests are held nearly in all European countries. The biggest events are the x-games and the gravity games, where also other fun and extreme sports are performed; both events are held in USA. In all competitions the goal is to impress the judges by showing difficult stunts with style. An exception are BMX-Races where the riders are racing on a course and certainly