BMX!

BMX started in the early 1970s when children began racing their bicycles on dirt tracks in , drawing inspiration from the motocross superstars of the t
e. The size and availability of the and other made them the natural bike of choice, since they were easily customized for better handling and performance. BMX racing was a phenomenon by the mid-1970s.Children were racing standard road bikes off-road, around purpse-built tracks in California.The 1972 motorcycle racing documentary is generally credited with inspiring the movement nationally in the US; its opening scene shows kids riding their Sting-Rays off-road. By the middle of that decade the sport achieved and manufacturers began creating bicycles designed especially for the sport.