# BMX Wiki > BMX Wiki is a free encyclopedia of BMX: tricks, terms, bike parts, riders, videos, brands, events and history, written in plain English for riders and the curious. Every article opens with a one paragraph definition, followed by structured sections, an infobox of key facts and a FAQ. Content is written in plain English and kept factual: where a date or origin is disputed the article says so. A full-text version of every article is at /llms-full.txt. ## Tricks Clear explanations of BMX tricks: what each one is, how to learn it, common mistakes, variations and where it came from. Written for riders who want to progress and for anyone trying to follow what they are watching. Index: https://bmxwiki.com/tricks - [180](https://bmxwiki.com/tricks/180): A 180 is a BMX trick where the rider rotates the bike and body half a turn in the air, usually landing fakie or rolling out via a half-cab. - [360](https://bmxwiki.com/tricks/360): A 360 is a BMX trick where the rider spins the bike and body one full rotation in the air and lands rolling in the original direction. - [540](https://bmxwiki.com/tricks/540): A 540 is a BMX trick where the rider spins one and a half rotations in the air, so they take off facing one way and land facing the opposite way. - [Abubaca](https://bmxwiki.com/tricks/abubaca): An abubaca is a BMX ramp trick where the rider stalls the back wheel on the coping or lip, front wheel up, then hops back in and rolls away fakie. - [Backflip](https://bmxwiki.com/tricks/backflip): A backflip is a BMX trick where the rider and bike rotate backward through one full vertical loop in the air and land on both wheels. - [Bar Hop](https://bmxwiki.com/tricks/bar-hop): A bar hop is a BMX trick where the rider brings both legs up and over the handlebars, between the arms, then returns them to the pedals, in the air or on flat. - [Barspin](https://bmxwiki.com/tricks/barspin): A barspin is a BMX trick where the rider spins the handlebars a full 360 degrees in the air, then catches them again before landing. - [Bunny Hop](https://bmxwiki.com/tricks/bunny-hop): A bunny hop is a BMX trick where the rider lifts both wheels off the ground together, using body movement and timing alone, with no ramp or kicker. - [Can-Can](https://bmxwiki.com/tricks/can-can): A can-can is a BMX air trick where the rider takes one foot off the pedal and swings that leg over the frame to the other side while airborne. - [Crankflip](https://bmxwiki.com/tricks/crankflip): A crankflip is a BMX trick where the rider kicks the cranks so they spin a full rotation under their feet in the air before landing. - [Crooked grind](https://bmxwiki.com/tricks/crooked-grind): A crooked grind is a BMX rail grind where the bike crosses the rail at an angle, grinding a front peg on one side and the opposite rear peg on the other. - [Decade](https://bmxwiki.com/tricks/decade): A decade is a BMX trick where the rider spins their body 360 degrees around the bike in the air while the bars and bike stay pointed forward. - [Disaster](https://bmxwiki.com/tricks/disaster): A disaster is a BMX transition trick where the rider sets the bike across the coping on its sprocket or frame, one wheel each side, then drops back in. - [Double peg grind](https://bmxwiki.com/tricks/double-peg-grind): A double peg grind is a BMX grind where the rider slides both the front and rear pegs along the same side of a ledge, rail or coping. - [Fakie](https://bmxwiki.com/tricks/fakie): Fakie is a BMX term and trick for riding backwards, with the bike rolling in reverse while the rider stays facing the same direction. - [Feeble grind](https://bmxwiki.com/tricks/feeble-grind): A feeble grind is a BMX grind where the rider slides the rear peg along a ledge or rail while the front wheel rolls along the top of the obstacle. - [Flair](https://bmxwiki.com/tricks/flair): A flair is a BMX trick where the rider does a backflip with a 180 degree turn off a quarter pipe or vert ramp and lands back on the ramp. - [Footjam tailwhip](https://bmxwiki.com/tricks/footjam-tailwhip): A footjam tailwhip is a BMX trick where the rider jams a foot against the front tyre and fork, then whips the frame around the bars. - [Footplant](https://bmxwiki.com/tricks/footplant): A footplant is a BMX trick where the rider takes one foot off a pedal, plants it on the ground, coping or an obstacle, and pushes off to continue riding. - [Fufanu](https://bmxwiki.com/tricks/fufanu): A fufanu is a BMX ramp trick where the rider stalls the back tyre on the coping or lip, front wheel up, then hops 180 degrees back into the ramp forwards. - [Hang five](https://bmxwiki.com/tricks/hang-five): A hang five is a BMX trick where the rider rolls on the front wheel with one foot on the front peg and the other leg off the bike, rear wheel in the air. - [Icepick grind](https://bmxwiki.com/tricks/icepick-grind): An icepick grind is a BMX grind where the rider slides only the rear peg along a ledge or rail while the front wheel stays in the air. - [Invert](https://bmxwiki.com/tricks/invert): An invert is a BMX air trick where the rider tilts the bike and body past vertical so they are upside down or nearly so in mid-air, then rolls back to land. - [Lookback](https://bmxwiki.com/tricks/lookback): A lookback is a BMX air trick where the rider turns the bars and twists the bike and body so they look back over their shoulder toward the takeoff in mid-air. - [Manual](https://bmxwiki.com/tricks/manual): A manual is a BMX trick where the rider balances and rolls on the rear wheel alone, with the front wheel in the air, without pedalling. - [No-Hander](https://bmxwiki.com/tricks/no-hander): A no-hander is a BMX air trick where the rider takes both hands off the handlebars in mid-air, then regrips the bars before landing. - [Nose Manual](https://bmxwiki.com/tricks/nose-manual): A nose manual is a BMX trick where the rider balances and rolls on the front wheel only, with the rear wheel lifted off the ground. - [One-Footer](https://bmxwiki.com/tricks/one-footer): A one-footer is a BMX air trick where the rider takes one foot off the pedal and extends that leg out in mid-air, then puts it back on the pedal before landing. - [One-Hander](https://bmxwiki.com/tricks/one-hander): A one-hander is a BMX air trick where the rider takes one hand off the handlebars in mid-air and extends the arm, then regrips the bars before landing. - [Pedal grind](https://bmxwiki.com/tricks/pedal-grind): A pedal grind is a BMX trick where the rider slides the underside of a pedal along a ledge, rail or ramp coping, with the rider's foot staying on that pedal. - [Smith grind](https://bmxwiki.com/tricks/smith-grind): A smith grind is a BMX grind where the rider slides the front peg along a ledge or rail while the rear wheel rolls along the top of the obstacle. - [Superman](https://bmxwiki.com/tricks/superman): A superman is a BMX air trick where the rider takes both feet off the pedals and extends their legs straight back while holding the bars, so the body lies flat. - [Tabletop](https://bmxwiki.com/tricks/tabletop): A tabletop is a BMX air trick where the rider lays the bike flat and level with the ground in mid-air, then pulls it back under them to land. - [Tailwhip](https://bmxwiki.com/tricks/tailwhip): A tailwhip is a BMX trick where the rider kicks the frame a full 360 degrees around the handlebars in the air, then catches the pedals to land. - [Toothpick](https://bmxwiki.com/tricks/toothpick): A toothpick is a BMX grind where the rider slides only the front peg along a ledge or rail while the rear wheel stays in the air. - [Truck driver](https://bmxwiki.com/tricks/truck-driver): A truck driver is a BMX trick where the rider does a 360 spin in the air while also spinning the handlebars through a full barspin. - [Tuck No-Hander](https://bmxwiki.com/tricks/tuck-no-hander): A tuck no-hander is a BMX air trick where the rider pulls the bars up into their knees, pins them in place, then takes both hands off before regripping. - [Turndown](https://bmxwiki.com/tricks/turndown): A turndown is a BMX air trick where the rider turns the bars and twists the bike down toward the ground in mid-air, then straightens it out before landing. - [Tyre tap](https://bmxwiki.com/tricks/tyre-tap): A tyre tap is a BMX trick where the rider briefly taps one tyre, usually the front, against a wall, deck or obstacle and then rides or drops away. - [Wallride](https://bmxwiki.com/tricks/wallride): A wallride is a BMX trick where the rider rides up and along a vertical or near vertical wall, using speed to keep both wheels on the surface. - [X-Up](https://bmxwiki.com/tricks/x-up): An x-up is a BMX trick where the rider turns the handlebars 180 degrees in the air while keeping both hands on the grips, so the arms cross in an X. ## Glossary The BMX glossary. Slang, jargon and technical terms used by riders, filmers and commentators, each defined in plain English with examples of how it is used. Index: https://bmxwiki.com/terms - [Bail](https://bmxwiki.com/terms/bail): To bail in BMX is to abandon a trick mid-air or to crash, and a bail is the act of dropping the attempt, often by jumping off the bike. - [Bonk](https://bmxwiki.com/terms/bonk): A bonk in BMX is a quick tap of an obstacle with a wheel, tyre or peg, often used mid-air to push off or add style to a trick. - [Boost](https://bmxwiki.com/terms/boost): To boost in BMX is to go much higher than a jump, quarter pipe or obstacle needs, adding extra air by popping and pulling hard off the lip. - [Bowl](https://bmxwiki.com/terms/bowl): A bowl is a concave, pool-like concrete structure with transitions on every side, ridden by carving around the walls and airing out over the coping. - [Box Jump](https://bmxwiki.com/terms/box-jump): A box jump is a BMX jump with a flat-topped box between the takeoff and the landing, so a rider who comes up short lands on the deck, not in a gap. - [Brakeless](https://bmxwiki.com/terms/brakeless): Brakeless means riding a BMX bike with no brakes fitted, a common setup in street and park riding that frees the bars to spin without cables. - [Case](https://bmxwiki.com/terms/case): To case a jump in BMX is to land short so the rear wheel or bike hits the lip or knuckle of the landing instead of rolling down the slope. - [Coping](https://bmxwiki.com/terms/coping): Coping is the rounded metal or concrete edge along the top of a ramp or bowl, used by BMX riders to grind, stall and transfer between surfaces. - [Deck](https://bmxwiki.com/terms/deck): A deck is the flat platform at the top of a ramp, quarter pipe or box jump, where riders stand to drop in, stall, plant or land tricks. - [Dialed](https://bmxwiki.com/terms/dialed): Dialed in BMX describes a trick that a rider lands consistently, or a bike that is perfectly set up, tuned and ready to ride. - [Drop-in](https://bmxwiki.com/terms/drop-in): A drop-in is the move of entering a ramp or bowl from the deck by tipping over the coping into the transition, or a drop from a ledge down to flat. - [Ender](https://bmxwiki.com/terms/ender): An ender is the final and usually best trick of a BMX video part, saved for the end to leave the strongest impression on the viewer. - [Euro gap](https://bmxwiki.com/terms/euro-gap): A euro gap is a park obstacle where a bank runs up towards a deck but stops short, leaving a gap that riders jump up onto the deck or back down to the bank. - [Flow](https://bmxwiki.com/terms/flow): Flow is smooth, linked riding that carries speed through a park, bowl or trail line with few stops, pedal strokes or breaks in rhythm. - [Flyout](https://bmxwiki.com/terms/flyout): A flyout is a BMX ramp that riders roll up and launch off, flying out from the top of the curve and landing on a deck or flat area beyond it. - [Gyro Tab](https://bmxwiki.com/terms/gyro-tab): Gyro tabs are small tabs bolted or built onto a BMX frame's head tube that hold the lower cables of a gyro detangler, so the bars can spin freely. - [Hammer](https://bmxwiki.com/terms/hammer): A hammer in BMX is slang for a very hard or impressive trick, and throwing a hammer means landing one in a session or on camera. - [Hang-up](https://bmxwiki.com/terms/hang-up): A hang-up in BMX is when the rear wheel, peg or pedal catches on the coping or lip of a ramp during a trick, stopping the bike and often causing a crash. - [Hip](https://bmxwiki.com/terms/hip): A hip is a BMX obstacle where two ramp faces meet at an angle, forming a ridge that riders cross diagonally in a trick known as a hip transfer. - [Hubba](https://bmxwiki.com/terms/hubba): A hubba is a long ledge that runs down beside a set of stairs, giving BMX riders a sloped edge to grind from the top of the steps to the bottom. - [Knuckle](https://bmxwiki.com/terms/knuckle): The knuckle is the rounded top edge of a jump landing or ramp, where the flat deck or gap meets the downslope, and knuckling means landing on it. - [Ledge](https://bmxwiki.com/terms/ledge): A ledge is a raised, flat-topped obstacle with a hard edge, usually concrete or metal, that BMX riders grind, manual and hop onto in street and park. - [Line](https://bmxwiki.com/terms/line): A line in BMX is a connected sequence of tricks or obstacles ridden in one run without stopping, often filmed as part of a video. - [Manual Pad](https://bmxwiki.com/terms/manual-pad): A manual pad is a low, flat-topped box or block in a skatepark or street spot that BMX riders use for manuals, nose manuals and other balance tricks. - [Mini Ramp](https://bmxwiki.com/terms/mini-ramp): A mini ramp is a small halfpipe, usually under about 2 metres (6 ft) high, with two curved walls, a flat bottom and no vertical section at the top. - [NBD](https://bmxwiki.com/terms/nbd): NBD stands for never been done, a BMX term for a trick or line that no rider has landed before, while ABD means it has already been done. - [Oppo](https://bmxwiki.com/terms/oppo): Oppo, short for opposite, is BMX slang for doing a trick in the direction opposite to the one a rider finds natural, such as spinning the unfamiliar way. - [Pegless](https://bmxwiki.com/terms/pegless): Pegless means riding a BMX bike with no pegs fitted, a common setup in dirt, park and some street riding that favours air tricks over grinds. - [Pump](https://bmxwiki.com/terms/pump): Pump is the technique of building speed on a bike by pushing the body and bike through bumps and transitions rather than by pedalling. - [Quarter pipe](https://bmxwiki.com/terms/quarter-pipe): A quarter pipe is a ramp with a curved, quarter-circle transition that rises from flat to a vertical or near vertical top edge, used for airs. - [Rail](https://bmxwiki.com/terms/rail): A rail is a metal bar, either a handrail running down stairs or a flat rail at a constant height, that BMX riders grind along with their pegs. - [Resi](https://bmxwiki.com/terms/resi): A resi is a ramp or landing covered in a soft, padded resilient surface that lets BMX riders practise flips and big tricks with less risk of injury. - [Roll-in](https://bmxwiki.com/terms/roll-in): A roll-in is a sloped ramp or start platform that lets BMX riders roll into a park, ramp or jump line to build speed, or the act of rolling in itself. - [Scuff](https://bmxwiki.com/terms/scuff): To scuff in BMX is to press or brush a foot against a tyre to control speed or balance, a core skill in flatland and for riding a freecoaster hub. - [Sender](https://bmxwiki.com/terms/sender): A sender is a BMX rider who commits fully to big, risky tricks, drops or gaps, the kind of rider who will "send it" when others hold back. - [Session](https://bmxwiki.com/terms/session): A session in BMX is a ride or meetup where riders gather at a spot, park or trail to ride together, practise tricks and push each other. - [Sketchy](https://bmxwiki.com/terms/sketchy): Sketchy is BMX slang for anything unstable, unclean or risky, such as a messy landing, a shaky run-up to a trick or a worn out bike part. - [Spine](https://bmxwiki.com/terms/spine): A spine is a BMX ramp made of two quarter pipes placed back to back and sharing one coping, so riders jump from one side to the other. - [Spot](https://bmxwiki.com/terms/spot): A spot in BMX is any location worth riding, such as a ledge, stair set, plaza or gap, and spot hunting is the search for new places to ride. - [Stance](https://bmxwiki.com/terms/stance): Stance in BMX is which foot a rider puts forward on the pedals, either regular (left foot forward) or goofy (right foot forward), and it shapes spin direction. - [Steezy](https://bmxwiki.com/terms/steezy): Steezy is slang for riding with obvious style and apparent ease, so tricks look smooth, relaxed and effortless rather than forced or sketchy. - [Switch](https://bmxwiki.com/terms/switch): Switch in BMX means doing a trick with your feet in the opposite stance to normal, a term borrowed from skateboarding but used less strictly on bikes. - [Transition](https://bmxwiki.com/terms/transition): Transition is the curved surface of a ramp that connects flat ground to the top edge, and it is often shortened to tranny in BMX and skateboarding. - [Wax](https://bmxwiki.com/terms/wax): Wax is a block of candle wax or skate wax that BMX riders rub on ledges, coping and rails so their pegs slide further and faster during grinds. - [Web edit](https://bmxwiki.com/terms/web-edit): A web edit is a short BMX video, usually a few minutes long, posted online as the main way riders share their riding instead of a full-length film. ## Bike Parts BMX bike parts and anatomy. What each component does, the standards and sizes you need to know, what fits what, and how to choose between the options. Index: https://bmxwiki.com/parts - [Bar Ends](https://bmxwiki.com/parts/bar-ends): Bar ends are the plugs that close off the open ends of BMX handlebars, covering the sharp tube edge, holding grips in place and protecting the bars in a crash. - [Bearings](https://bmxwiki.com/parts/bearings): Bearings are the rings of steel balls that let a BMX bike's wheels, cranks, steering and pedals turn smoothly, built as sealed cartridges or as loose balls. - [Bottom Bracket](https://bmxwiki.com/parts/bottom-bracket): A bottom bracket is the set of bearings in the frame's shell that lets the crank spindle spin, and its standard has to match both frame and cranks. - [Brakes](https://bmxwiki.com/parts/brakes): BMX brakes are the lever, cable and brake unit that slow the bike, with the rear U-brake being the standard on freestyle bikes. - [Cassette Hub](https://bmxwiki.com/parts/cassette-hub): A cassette hub is a BMX rear hub whose removable driver contains a ratchet freewheel, so the wheel spins freely when the rider stops pedalling. - [Chain](https://bmxwiki.com/parts/chain): A BMX chain is the single-speed roller chain that links the sprocket to the rear driver, carrying pedalling force from the cranks to the back wheel. - [Chromoly vs Hi-Ten Steel](https://bmxwiki.com/parts/chromoly-vs-hi-ten): Chromoly (4130) and hi-ten are the two steels used for BMX frames and parts: chromoly is stronger and lighter for the job, while hi-ten is cheaper and heavier. - [Cranks](https://bmxwiki.com/parts/cranks): Cranks are the two arms that connect the pedals to the bottom bracket spindle, turning a rider's leg power into rotation of the sprocket and chain. - [Dropouts](https://bmxwiki.com/parts/dropouts): Dropouts are the slotted plates at the back of a BMX frame and the tips of the fork that hold the wheel axles, and their slot size sets which hubs will fit. - [Forks](https://bmxwiki.com/parts/forks): A BMX fork holds the front wheel and steers the bike, with offset, steerer size and dropout width setting how it fits and handles. - [Frame Geometry](https://bmxwiki.com/parts/frame-geometry): Frame geometry is the set of measurements, such as top tube length, head tube angle and chainstay length, that decides how a BMX frame fits and rides. - [Freecoaster Hub](https://bmxwiki.com/parts/freecoaster-hub): A freecoaster hub is a BMX rear hub with a clutch that lets the wheel roll backwards without turning the cranks, unlike a standard cassette hub. - [Front Hub](https://bmxwiki.com/parts/front-hub): A front hub is the centre of a BMX front wheel, holding the axle and bearings that let the wheel spin inside the fork dropouts. - [Grips](https://bmxwiki.com/parts/grips): BMX grips are the rubber or foam sleeves on the handlebar ends that give the rider's hands traction, cushioning and a place to hold on. - [Gyro Detangler](https://bmxwiki.com/parts/gyro-detangler): A gyro detangler is a rotating cable device at the headset that lets BMX handlebars spin freely without wrapping the rear brake cable around the frame. - [Handlebars](https://bmxwiki.com/parts/handlebars): BMX handlebars are the tall, swept chromoly bars that steer the bike and take the rider's weight, defined by their rise, width, sweep and clamp diameter. - [Headset](https://bmxwiki.com/parts/headset): A BMX headset is the bearing set inside the head tube that lets the fork and handlebars turn smoothly, and most modern bikes use an integrated 45 x 45 design. - [Hub Guards](https://bmxwiki.com/parts/hub-guards): Hub guards are protective covers that fit over BMX axle ends and hub bodies to shield them from damage during grinds and landings. - [Pedals](https://bmxwiki.com/parts/pedals): BMX pedals are the platforms that thread into the crank arms and give the rider's feet a grippy surface to push, jump and balance on. - [Pegs](https://bmxwiki.com/parts/pegs): Pegs are cylindrical metal or plastic tubes bolted to the axle of a BMX wheel so a rider can stand on them or grind along ledges and rails. - [Protective Gear](https://bmxwiki.com/parts/protective-gear): BMX protective gear is the equipment riders wear to reduce injury, including helmets, knee and shin pads, gloves, shoes and mouthguards, chosen by discipline. - [Rims](https://bmxwiki.com/parts/rims): A rim is the circular aluminium hoop of a BMX wheel that holds the tyre and is laced to the hub by spokes, taking the impact of landings and grinds. - [Seat and Seatpost](https://bmxwiki.com/parts/seat-and-seatpost): A BMX seat and seatpost form the small saddle assembly that clamps into the frame's seat tube, and many street riders run it slammed low or removed. - [Seat Clamp](https://bmxwiki.com/parts/seat-clamp): A seat clamp is the BMX hardware that holds the saddle in place: the collar that locks the seatpost in the frame and the mount that fixes the seat to the post. - [Spokes](https://bmxwiki.com/parts/spokes): Spokes are the thin steel rods that join a BMX hub to its rim, held under tension by nipples, and their count, gauge and lacing set how strong a wheel is. - [Sprocket](https://bmxwiki.com/parts/sprocket): A sprocket is the toothed ring on a BMX crank that drives the chain, and its tooth count sets the gear ratio when paired with the rear driver. - [Sprocket Guard](https://bmxwiki.com/parts/sprocket-guard): A sprocket guard is a ring or plate that shields the teeth of a BMX sprocket so it slides over ledges and rails in grinds without the teeth or chain catching. - [Stem](https://bmxwiki.com/parts/stem): A BMX stem is the clamp that joins the handlebars to the fork steerer, with its reach and height setting where the bars sit. - [Tyres](https://bmxwiki.com/parts/tyres): BMX tyres are the rubber tyres that fit 20 inch wheels, usually 2.1 to 2.5 inches wide, and are the only part of the bike that touches the ground. ## Riders Profiles of influential BMX riders across street, park, dirt, flatland, vert and racing: their careers, riding styles, landmark video parts and the influence they had on the sport. Index: https://bmxwiki.com/riders - [Alex Hiam](https://bmxwiki.com/riders/alex-hiam): Alex Hiam is an Australian BMX rider from Brisbane known for creative park and transition riding, his long stint with Colony and the Vans video Magic Powers. - [Bob Haro](https://bmxwiki.com/riders/bob-haro): Bob Haro is an American rider and designer who helped invent freestyle BMX in the late 1970s and founded the Haro bike brand. - [Brandon Begin](https://bmxwiki.com/riders/brandon-begin): Brandon Begin is an American BMX street rider from Connecticut known for raw, fast and creative riding, unusual spot choice and well-regarded video parts. - [Brian Foster](https://bmxwiki.com/riders/brian-foster): Brian Foster is an American BMX rider from Delaware who raced as a pro in the 1990s, won X Games dirt gold in 1998 and became a respected trails rider for Fit. - [Chad Kerley](https://bmxwiki.com/riders/chad-kerley): Chad Kerley is an American BMX street rider from San Diego known for fast, technical riding, two X Games Street golds and his part in the Markit video Zero. - [Chase Hawk](https://bmxwiki.com/riders/chase-hawk): Chase Hawk is an American rider from Austin, Texas, known for his smooth, stylish riding on transition and his long association with the brand Cult. - [Chris Doyle](https://bmxwiki.com/riders/chris-doyle): Chris Doyle is an American BMX dirt and trails rider known for huge doubles, 360 turndowns and several X Games dirt medals over a pro career of about 20 years. - [Corey Martinez](https://bmxwiki.com/riders/corey-martinez): Corey Martinez is an American BMX street rider known for his style and lines, with landmark parts in Animal's Can I Eat? (2004) and United's Still United. - [Dakota Roche](https://bmxwiki.com/riders/dakota-roche): Dakota Roche is an American BMX street rider from Southern California known for fast, stylish riding, long ties to Cult and Vans and acclaimed video parts. - [Dave Mirra](https://bmxwiki.com/riders/dave-mirra): Dave Mirra was an American BMX rider whose record run of X Games medals from the mid 1990s to the late 2000s made him the most decorated rider of his era. - [Dennis Enarson](https://bmxwiki.com/riders/dennis-enarson): Dennis Enarson is an American BMX rider from San Diego known for all-round street and park riding, big transfers and the acclaimed video part Right Here. - [Edwin De La Rosa](https://bmxwiki.com/riders/edwin-delarosa): Edwin De La Rosa is a New York City street rider long associated with Animal Bikes whose Can I Eat part and pegless approach shaped modern street riding. - [Garrett Reynolds](https://bmxwiki.com/riders/garrett-reynolds): Garrett Reynolds is an American BMX street rider from New Jersey, regarded as the most dominant contest street rider ever and the founder of Fiend BMX. - [Hannah Roberts](https://bmxwiki.com/riders/hannah-roberts): Hannah Roberts is an American BMX park rider from Michigan with multiple UCI BMX freestyle world titles and an Olympic silver medal from Tokyo 2020. - [Jamie Bestwick](https://bmxwiki.com/riders/jamie-bestwick): Jamie Bestwick is a British vert rider who won a long consecutive run of X Games BMX vert gold medals and is widely regarded as the best vert rider ever. - [Joe Rich](https://bmxwiki.com/riders/joe-rich): Joe Rich is an American all-round BMX rider based in Austin, Texas, who co-founded Terrible One with Taj Mihelich and rode the first Road Fools trip in 1998. - [Kevin Peraza](https://bmxwiki.com/riders/kevin-peraza): Kevin Peraza is a Mexican-American BMX rider from Tucson, Arizona, known for stylish riding, X Games gold in park, dirt and street, and a long Mongoose link. - [Kriss Kyle](https://bmxwiki.com/riders/kriss-kyle): Kriss Kyle is a Scottish BMX rider known for ambitious video projects, including Don't Look Down, in which he rode a bowl hanging beneath a hot air balloon. - [Kyle Baldock](https://bmxwiki.com/riders/kyle-baldock): Kyle Baldock is an Australian BMX park and dirt rider from the Gold Coast, Queensland, who won multiple X Games gold medals in both disciplines in the 2010s. - [Logan Martin](https://bmxwiki.com/riders/logan-martin): Logan Martin is an Australian BMX park rider from the Gold Coast who won the first Olympic BMX freestyle gold at Tokyo 2020 and holds multiple world titles. - [Mat Hoffman](https://bmxwiki.com/riders/mat-hoffman): Mat Hoffman is an American vert rider from Oklahoma, nicknamed The Condor, known for record high airs, the flair, and founding Hoffman Bikes. - [Matthias Dandois](https://bmxwiki.com/riders/matthias-dandois): Matthias Dandois is a French BMX flatland rider with numerous world titles and an X Games medal, known for a fluid style and a wide mainstream profile. - [Mike Aitken](https://bmxwiki.com/riders/mike-aitken): Mike Aitken is an American dirt and trails rider from Utah known for his style, his Fit Life video part, and his recovery from a serious crash in 2008. - [Nathan Williams](https://bmxwiki.com/riders/nathan-williams): Nathan Williams is an American BMX street rider from Nashville known for big, technical street riding and video parts such as Why Not? and Kink's Champagne. - [Nigel Sylvester](https://bmxwiki.com/riders/nigel-sylvester): Nigel Sylvester is a BMX street rider from Queens, New York, known for the GO video series, Nike and Jordan Brand collaborations and mainstream crossover. - [Pat Casey](https://bmxwiki.com/riders/pat-casey): Pat Casey was an American BMX park and dirt rider from California who won X Games Dirt gold in 2021 and died in a motocross accident in June 2023, aged 29. - [Ruben Alcantara](https://bmxwiki.com/riders/ruben-alcantara): Ruben Alcantara is a Spanish rider from Malaga known for inventive transition and street riding, his Etnies Grounded part, and building ramps in his home city. - [Ryan Nyquist](https://bmxwiki.com/riders/ryan-nyquist): Ryan Nyquist is an American park and dirt rider from California whose contest career spanned more than two decades and included multiple X Games medals. - [Sean Burns](https://bmxwiki.com/riders/sean-burns): Sean Burns is an American street rider from Pembroke, Massachusetts, known for roof drops, raw speed, heavy slams and his long association with Bone Deth. - [Van Homan](https://bmxwiki.com/riders/van-homan): Van Homan is an American street rider from New Jersey known for big gaps and rails, his Criminal Mischief video part, and a long career with Fit Bike Co. ## Videos The BMX videos that mattered. Full-length releases, video magazines and web edits that defined eras, launched careers and changed how people rode. Index: https://bmxwiki.com/videos - [All Day](https://bmxwiki.com/videos/all-day): All Day is a 2006 Animal Bikes DVD filmed by Bob Scerbo, following Can I Eat? with raw New York street riding from Edwin DeLaRosa, Tom White and the team. - [Anthem](https://bmxwiki.com/videos/anthem): Anthem: Home of the Brave is Stew Johnson's 1997 trails video, released on VHS on his own Anthem label and regarded as a classic of the genre. - [Anthem II](https://bmxwiki.com/videos/anthem-ii): Anthem II is Stew Johnson's 2010 follow-up to Anthem, a two-disc DVD shot in black and white with parts from Mike Aitken, Sean Burns, Chris Doyle and others. - [BACO](https://bmxwiki.com/videos/baco): BACO is a series of ten home-made BMX videos made by a Wisconsin crew from 1990 to 2004, mixing flatland and ramp riding with skits and crude humour. - [Can I Eat?](https://bmxwiki.com/videos/can-i-eat): Can I Eat? is Animal Bikes' 2004 full-length video, filmed by Bob Scerbo, which captured New York City street riding and defined East Coast street style. - [Criminal Mischief](https://bmxwiki.com/videos/criminal-mischief): Criminal Mischief is a 2001 BMX video from the clothing brand Little Devil, filmed by Derek Adams and best known for Van Homan's closing street section. - [Dorkin' in York](https://bmxwiki.com/videos/dorkin-in-york): Dorkin' in York is a series of BMX flatland and street videos made by Mark Eaton in York, Pennsylvania, starting in 1988, documenting the Plywood Hoods crew. - [Fit Life](https://bmxwiki.com/videos/fit-life): Fit Life is a full-length BMX video from Fit Bike Co, released in 2007, featuring Mike Aitken, Chase Hawk, Van Homan, Brian Foster and the Fit team. - [Grounded](https://bmxwiki.com/videos/grounded): Grounded is etnies' 2007 BMX team video, filmed by Stew Johnson, Marco Svizzero and Mike Manzoori, with a closing section from Ruben Alcantara. - [Props Video Magazine](https://bmxwiki.com/videos/props-video-magazine): Props Video Magazine was a BMX video magazine founded in 1993 and released on VHS and DVD until about 2011, covering contests, riders, bike checks and scenes. - [Road Fools](https://bmxwiki.com/videos/road-fools): Road Fools is a BMX road trip video series from Props in which a group of pro riders travel together by bus, riding spots, parks and trails along the way. - [Still United](https://bmxwiki.com/videos/still-united): Still United is United's 2016 full-length BMX video, filmed by Peter Adam, with street sections from Nathan Williams, Corey Martinez and Christian Rigal. - [Talk Is Cheap](https://bmxwiki.com/videos/talk-is-cheap): Talk Is Cheap is Cult's second full-length BMX video, released on DVD in December 2012, with Dakota Roche, Chase Hawk, Chase Dehart and the Cult team. - [Writing on the Wall](https://bmxwiki.com/videos/writing-on-the-wall): Writing on the Wall is Nike 6.0's 2008 BMX video, a free download with full parts from Garrett Reynolds, Nigel Sylvester, Dennis Enarson and Mike Spinner. ## Brands BMX brands and companies: their histories, the products they are known for, the riders they backed and the mark they left on the sport. Index: https://bmxwiki.com/brands - [Animal Bikes](https://bmxwiki.com/brands/animal-bikes): Animal Bikes is a New York BMX parts brand founded in 2000 by Ralph Sinisi, known for pegs and street parts and for the videos Can I Eat and All Day. - [BSD](https://bmxwiki.com/brands/bsd): BSD is a Scottish BMX brand based in Glasgow and run by Grant Smith, known for pegs, hubs, frames and tyres and for a strong team of UK street riders. - [Cult](https://bmxwiki.com/brands/cult): Cult is a BMX brand founded around 2010 by Robbie Morales in Southern California, known for its street team, the video Talk Is Cheap and Vans collaborations. - [Eclat](https://bmxwiki.com/brands/eclat): Eclat is a German BMX parts brand from Cologne, founded in the late 2000s as the sister company of WeThePeople, known for pedals, cranks, hubs, tyres and rims. - [Federal](https://bmxwiki.com/brands/federal): Federal Bikes is a UK BMX brand founded in the early 2000s, known for street frames and parts and for signature models built around riders such as Dan Lacey. - [Fit Bike Co](https://bmxwiki.com/brands/fit-bike-co): Fit Bike Co is a Southern California BMX brand founded in the late 1990s as a sister company to S&M Bikes, known for frames, completes and the video Fit Life. - [GT Bicycles](https://bmxwiki.com/brands/gt-bicycles): GT Bicycles is an American bike brand founded by Gary Turner and Richard Long in the 1970s, known in BMX for triple triangle frames, racing and the Performer. - [Haro](https://bmxwiki.com/brands/haro): Haro is an American BMX brand founded by Bob Haro in 1978 that grew from number plates into one of the first companies to build bikes made for freestyle. - [Hoffman Bikes](https://bmxwiki.com/brands/hoffman-bikes): Hoffman Bikes is the BMX company founded by Mat Hoffman in Oklahoma in 1991, known for the Condor frame and for running the Bicycle Stunt contest series. - [Kink](https://bmxwiki.com/brands/kink): Kink is a BMX brand from Rochester, New York, founded in 1994, known for a wide range of complete bikes, frames and parts and for a long-running street team. - [Mongoose](https://bmxwiki.com/brands/mongoose): Mongoose is an American bike brand founded in 1974 by Skip Hess, known in BMX for its Motomag wheels, decades of mass-market bikes and its freestyle team. - [Odyssey](https://bmxwiki.com/brands/odyssey): Odyssey is a Southern California BMX parts brand founded in the 1980s, known for the Gyro detangler, forks, pedals, cranks and the Clutch freecoaster hub. - [Profile Racing](https://bmxwiki.com/brands/profile-racing): Profile Racing is a Florida machining company founded in 1968 that makes BMX cranks and hubs in the United States, best known for its cranks and Elite hubs. - [Redline](https://bmxwiki.com/brands/redline): Redline is one of the oldest BMX brands, founded in California in 1970, known for its race heritage, the Proline frame and the Flight tubular chromoly cranks. - [S&M Bikes](https://bmxwiki.com/brands/s-and-m-bikes): S&M Bikes is a Southern California BMX brand founded in 1987 by Chris Moeller, known for US-made frames like the Dirtbike and Holmes and an irreverent culture. - [Sunday Bikes](https://bmxwiki.com/brands/sunday-bikes): Sunday Bikes is an American BMX brand founded in 2005 by Jim Cielencki, known for Wave tubing frames and its link to Odyssey through Full Factory Distribution. - [The Shadow Conspiracy](https://bmxwiki.com/brands/shadow-conspiracy): The Shadow Conspiracy is an American BMX parts and softgoods brand from the early 2000s, known for pegs, the Interlock chain, seats and a strong street team. - [WeThePeople](https://bmxwiki.com/brands/wethepeople): WeThePeople is a German BMX brand founded in Cologne in the late 1990s, known for complete bikes, frames and parts, and for its sister parts brand Eclat. ## Disciplines The different ways to ride a BMX bike. What each discipline involves, where it is ridden, how the bikes are set up and how to get started. Index: https://bmxwiki.com/disciplines - [Dirt jumping](https://bmxwiki.com/disciplines/dirt-jumping): Dirt jumping is the BMX discipline of riding packed earth jumps, performing tricks over the gap between a take-off lip and a landing, often in contest form. - [Flatland](https://bmxwiki.com/disciplines/flatland): Flatland is the BMX discipline of performing balance and rotation tricks on flat ground with no ramps, using a short bike with zero offset forks and four pegs. - [Park](https://bmxwiki.com/disciplines/park): Park BMX is the discipline of riding skateparks, linking airs and tricks across ramps, bowls and box jumps, and is the format used in most major contests. - [Racing](https://bmxwiki.com/disciplines/racing): BMX racing is a sprint for up to eight riders on a dirt track with a start gate, jumps and berms, governed by the UCI and an Olympic sport since 2008. - [Street](https://bmxwiki.com/disciplines/street): Street BMX is the discipline of riding urban architecture such as ledges, rails, stairs and banks, with video parts rather than contests as the main measure. - [Trails](https://bmxwiki.com/disciplines/trails): Trails is the BMX discipline of riding hand-built lines of dirt jumps in the woods, valued for flow, style and the digging culture that keeps the jumps alive. - [Vert](https://bmxwiki.com/disciplines/vert): Vert is the BMX discipline of riding a half pipe with walls 10 to 13 feet high, launching airs above the coping and performing tricks before dropping back in. ## Events BMX contests, series and jams. The history, format and significance of the events that riders compete in and fans travel to. Index: https://bmxwiki.com/events - [Backyard Jam](https://bmxwiki.com/events/backyard-jam): Backyard Jam is a UK BMX contest series founded by Stu Dawkins in Hastings in 1991 and revived by Seventies Distribution as an amateur series in 2019. - [Battle of Hastings](https://bmxwiki.com/events/battle-of-hastings): Battle of Hastings is an annual BMX team contest, first held in 2016, at the Source Park, an indoor skatepark inside former Victorian baths in Hastings. - [Bicycle Stunt Series](https://bmxwiki.com/events/bicycle-stunt-series): The Bicycle Stunt (B.S.) series was Mat Hoffman's early 1990s freestyle BMX contest tour, run from 1992 to 1995 and a direct precursor to the X Games. - [Dew Tour](https://bmxwiki.com/events/dew-tour): The Dew Tour is a US action sports tour launched in 2005 that ran televised BMX park, dirt, vert and street contests across several city stops each year. - [FISE](https://bmxwiki.com/events/fise): FISE is a large action sports festival held in Montpellier, France, since 1997, with BMX park and flatland contests that later became UCI World Cup rounds. - [King of BNE](https://bmxwiki.com/events/king-of-bne): King of BNE is an annual two-day BMX street jam in Brisbane, hosted by LUXBMX since 2022, where riders ride spot to spot and one is crowned King of BNE. - [NORA Cup](https://bmxwiki.com/events/nora-cup): The NORA Cup is Ride BMX magazine's annual awards night, where riders and industry vote for the Number One Rider in street, park, dirt, flatland and more. - [Olympic BMX freestyle](https://bmxwiki.com/events/olympic-bmx-freestyle): Olympic BMX freestyle is the judged park event added to the Olympic Games for Tokyo 2020, where riders perform two timed runs on a purpose-built course. - [Olympic BMX racing](https://bmxwiki.com/events/olympic-bmx-racing): Olympic BMX racing is the eight-rider sprint race on a dirt and asphalt track that has been part of the Summer Olympic Games since Beijing 2008. - [Simple Session](https://bmxwiki.com/events/simple-session): Simple Session is an annual BMX and skateboarding contest in Tallinn, Estonia, known since 2001 for its custom park and street courses and party atmosphere. - [Texas Toast Jam](https://bmxwiki.com/events/texas-toast-jam): Texas Toast Jam was a rider-run BMX contest in Austin, Texas, started by Odyssey's Taj Mihelich and held from 2011 to 2014, with street, park and dirt events. - [UCI BMX World Championships](https://bmxwiki.com/events/uci-bmx-world-championships): The UCI BMX World Championships award the rainbow jersey in BMX racing, with freestyle park and flatland titles decided at the UCI Urban Cycling Worlds. - [X Games](https://bmxwiki.com/events/x-games): The X Games is ESPN's annual action sports event, running since 1995, that brought BMX vert, street, park and dirt contests to a mainstream TV audience. ## History The history of BMX: from kids copying motocross in 1970s California to Olympic medals, the rise of freestyle, the video era and the scenes that shaped the sport. Index: https://bmxwiki.com/history - [Australian BMX Skateparks Worth Knowing](https://bmxwiki.com/history/australian-bmx-skateparks): Australian BMX skateparks are the council and commercial parks across every state where riders can legally ride bowls, mini ramps and street plazas on a BMX. - [BMX in Australia](https://bmxwiki.com/history/bmx-in-australia): BMX in Australia has thrived since the late 1970s, with world and Olympic success in racing, a dense skatepark network and Logan Martin's Olympic gold in 2021. - [BMX in the 1990s](https://bmxwiki.com/history/bmx-in-the-1990s): In the 1990s BMX rebuilt itself after the freestyle bust through rider-owned companies, the X Games, video magazines and the growth of street riding. - [BMX Magazines](https://bmxwiki.com/history/bmx-magazines): BMX magazines are the print and online publications, from BMX Action and Freestylin' to Ride BMX and Dig, that have documented BMX riding since the 1970s. - [BMX Olympics Timeline](https://bmxwiki.com/history/bmx-olympics-timeline): The BMX Olympics timeline runs from BMX racing's debut at Beijing 2008 and freestyle park's debut at Tokyo 2020 through Paris 2024, LA 2028 and Brisbane 2032. - [BMX Video Games](https://bmxwiki.com/history/bmx-video-games): BMX video games are console, PC and mobile games based on BMX riding, led by Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX (2000) and Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX (2001). - [Freestyle BMX boom of the 1980s](https://bmxwiki.com/history/freestyle-bmx-boom-1980s): The 1980s freestyle boom was the decade when trick riding split from BMX racing, built its own contests, magazines, bikes and stars, then collapsed in 1989. - [Origins of BMX](https://bmxwiki.com/history/origins-of-bmx): BMX began in early 1970s Southern California when children raced modified Schwinn Sting-Ray bikes on dirt tracks in imitation of motocross, creating a sport. - [Rise of street riding](https://bmxwiki.com/history/rise-of-street-riding): Street riding grew from a 1980s sideshow into the dominant BMX discipline through pegs and grinds, East Coast scenes, brakeless bikes and the video part. - [Web edit era](https://bmxwiki.com/history/web-edit-era): The web edit era is the period from the mid 2000s when online video on YouTube, Vimeo and later Instagram replaced DVDs as the main way BMX riding was shared. ## Guides Practical BMX guides. Straight answers to the questions new and returning riders actually ask: what size bike, what to buy, how to set it up and how to keep it running. Index: https://bmxwiki.com/guides - [BMX Bike Anatomy](https://bmxwiki.com/guides/bmx-bike-anatomy): A BMX bike is a single speed, 20 inch bike built from about 20 named parts: here is each one in order from the front wheel to the rear wheel. - [BMX for Adults](https://bmxwiki.com/guides/bmx-for-adults): Adults can start or return to BMX at any age by choosing the right size, building fitness slowly, wearing proper gear and finding a friendly local scene. - [BMX Helmet Guide](https://bmxwiki.com/guides/bmx-helmet-guide): A BMX helmet should be certified to a bicycle standard such as AS/NZS 2063, CPSC or EN 1078, fit snugly and level, and be replaced after any significant crash. - [BMX Maintenance Basics](https://bmxwiki.com/guides/bmx-maintenance-basics): Check your bolts, chain, tyres, headset and cranks weekly, and give the whole bike a deeper service monthly, to keep a BMX safe and quiet. - [BMX Race Tracks Explained](https://bmxwiki.com/guides/bmx-race-tracks-explained): A BMX race track is a short dirt circuit with a start hill and gate, straights of jumps and rollers, and banked berms, raced by up to eight riders at once. - [BMX Tyre Pressure](https://bmxwiki.com/guides/bmx-tyre-pressure): BMX tyre pressure usually runs from about 40 to 100 PSI depending on discipline and rider weight, and must always stay within the range printed on the sidewall. - [Brakes or Brakeless on a BMX](https://bmxwiki.com/guides/brakes-or-brakeless): Keep a brake while you learn, and go brakeless only once you can stop reliably with your feet, since the choice trades safety for simplicity and freedom. - [Cheap vs Expensive BMX Bikes](https://bmxwiki.com/guides/cheap-vs-expensive-bmx-bikes): Expensive BMX bikes buy stronger chromoly steel, sealed bearings, better heat treatment, lower weight and resale value, while cheap bikes suit casual use. - [How to Build a Backyard Ramp](https://bmxwiki.com/guides/how-to-build-a-backyard-ramp): Building a backyard BMX ramp means planning a small quarter pipe or kicker, cutting curved sides, fixing timber ribs and bending plywood over the top. - [How to Build a BMX Bike from Parts](https://bmxwiki.com/guides/how-to-build-a-bmx-bike-from-parts): Build a BMX from parts by checking compatibility first, then fitting the headset, forks, bars, bottom bracket, cranks, wheels and chain in a set order. - [How to Bunny Hop Higher](https://bmxwiki.com/guides/how-to-bunny-hop-higher): To bunny hop higher on a BMX, lift the front with a strong manual pull, then scoop the rear up with your feet and tuck your knees high before levelling out. - [How to Choose Your First BMX](https://bmxwiki.com/guides/how-to-choose-your-first-bmx): Choose a complete bike with a full chromoly frame, sealed bearings and 3-piece cranks from a BMX brand, and avoid heavy department store bikes. - [How to Film a BMX Edit](https://bmxwiki.com/guides/how-to-film-a-bmx-edit): Filming a BMX edit means capturing clips on a phone or camera with fisheye and long lens angles, then editing them to licensed music for a short web video. - [How to Fix a BMX Chain](https://bmxwiki.com/guides/how-to-fix-a-bmx-chain): Refit a dropped BMX chain in a minute, or repair a broken one with a chain breaker and master link, then set the tension so it does not come off again. - [How to Service BMX Bearings](https://bmxwiki.com/guides/how-to-service-bmx-bearings): Servicing BMX bearings means checking hubs, bottom bracket and headset for play or roughness, then cleaning and regreasing them or fitting new ones when worn. - [How to Set Up a New BMX](https://bmxwiki.com/guides/how-to-set-up-a-new-bmx): Unbox your complete BMX, align the bars, fit the pedals on the correct sides, set the brake and seat, and torque every bolt before the first ride. - [How to Start Riding BMX](https://bmxwiki.com/guides/how-to-start-riding-bmx): Learn BMX in order: ride in a good stance, pump, bunny hop, manual and drop in, practising at a skatepark with good etiquette and protective gear. - [How to True a Wheel](https://bmxwiki.com/guides/how-to-true-a-wheel): Truing a BMX wheel means adjusting spoke tension with a spoke key, a little at a time, until the rim spins straight, round and centred in the frame or forks. - [What Size BMX Bike Do I Need?](https://bmxwiki.com/guides/what-size-bmx-bike-do-i-need): Most teens and adults fit a 20 inch wheel BMX with a 20 to 21 inch top tube, chosen by height first and then adjusted for arm length and riding style. ## Optional - [A to Z index](https://bmxwiki.com/all): every article alphabetically - [About](https://bmxwiki.com/about): how articles are written and checked - [Sitemap](https://bmxwiki.com/sitemap.xml)