No Place for Bikes Sep 22, 2008
the ones that I have had problems with are adults wearing black hoodies and riding BMX bikes. Two weeks ago I had to slam on my brakes to miss one that ran a red light right in front of me. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Types of Mountain Bikes Sep 17, 2008
Unlike BMX bikes, dirt jump bikes have front suspension. They are best suited for serious dirt jumpers who already have another mountain bike or who just intend to dirt jump. (Suite101.com)
It’s Friday: Biking according to Dave Sep 13, 2008
In 1982 when his son began to race BMX bikes, Dave opened the Eagle Eyrie Bike Shop where he build and worked on his son s racing bikes. From that start, Dave moved to his Ashmun Street shop, Pro Sports, which will celebrate it s 20 anniversary next April. (Sault Ste Marie Evening News, MI)
Bike thefts spike in area Sep 12, 2008
Two kids BMX bikes from a residence on Main Street in Wheeler. The bikes, valued at 100 each, were not locked. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
I could have ridden my BMX to Beijing Aug 24, 2008
Crash or be crashed: A spill of BMX bikes during Olympic competition ... Crash or be crashed: A spill of BMX bikes during Olympic competition ... Crash or be crashed: A spill of BMX bikes during Olympic competition. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Dew Tour Olympics, economy pose hurdles Aug 21, 2008
The AST Dew Tour Wendy's Invitational, a four-day action sports spectacle featuring tricks on skateboards, BMX bikes and motorcycles, rolls into the Rose Quarter today confronting a gnarly set of obstacles. A tough economy and the Summer Olympics might keep spectators home, tuned in to more traditional sports. (OregonLive, OR -- Sports)
R.I. native killed in Iraq, family says Aug 13, 2008
His mother, Robin, said Ferschke was an energetic and adventurous teenager who liked riding BMX bikes and skiing. They talked often by phone, even while he was in Japan, and he was always giving advice or trying to help his friends and family, she said. (Boston Globe)
Family feeds Team Solorio's need for speed Aug 7, 2008
As a boy, Rob raced BMX bikes before getting into dirt bike racing. Hockey was part of his competitive makeup, too. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Classic bicycle moments on film Jul 20, 2008
Five kids in hoodies on BMX bikes out-maneuvering a half-dozen speeding police cars while riding down dirt jumps with an alien attached to the front of one of the bicycles. Now that's a bike movie. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
From online sensation to official release Jul 16, 2008
Their Bake Sale EP collects their online tracks - including their signature '88, their ode to BMX bikes, Black Mags and newcomer Jingling, which samples LL Cool J - and a full-length album When Fish Ride Bicycles is due before year's end. Their "hipster-hop" has so far spread virally to a widespread but still relatively small core of progressive listeners. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Teen Fiction Author: Jeni Mawter Jun 19, 2008
Freewheelers Series: BMX Bikes, Friendships and Adventure. Commencing with Unleashed. (Suite101.com)
Kelso passes panhandling ordinance Jun 19, 2008
bluebear wrote on Jun 18, 2008 3:22 PM:" My heart doesn't bleed for the panhandler. The two "boys" (18/19) who stand by the Jiffy Lube in Kelso live at home with grandma in Longview. They aren't homeless or disabled. I see them both riding their BMX bikes through alleys at night like they are Lance *Freaking* Armstrong. People of Cowlitz County don't need to be approached near ATMs or while trying to load kids and grocerys into a car. Thats creepy. Thank you City Council. ". lilsue62 wrote on... (Longview Daily News, WA)
Cyclist ramping it up for a record attempt Jun 8, 2008
- Kevin Robinson soars high in the air on BMX bikes for a living, though that doesn't mean he isn't afraid of heights. It's December 2006 and Robinson is hanging precariously off his roof, two stories off the ground, trying to hang Christmas lights in a 30-mile-per-hour wind. (Boston Globe)
Hep cat with nine lives Jun 7, 2008
YOU know that Nash Edgerton was an active kid, riding BMX bikes and jumping out of trees with his younger brother around Dural, in north-western Sydney, from his broken noses. The first was from a T-bar at the snow, the second from a cricket ball while fielding in slips, the next from a chlorine bucket lid being used as a frisbee and the fourth from a stray knee during a high dive. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Back to basics v gimmicks May 31, 2008
Elsewhere, punters attending the Subway Picnic Rocks festival get to see the Holloways as they munch away on a complimentary 6-inch Subway sub, whereas NASS features acts like Pendulum and the Subways performing alongside grown men on BMX bikes. With all these festivals fighting for your attention, simply being a music event isn't enough. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
Book Review: Extreme by J A Mawter May 26, 2008
the Freewheelers are dismayed to find that the local council has decided to prohibit BMX bikes in the new skatepark scheduled to open the following weekend. Their outrage is increased when a group of local skateboard riders taunt and harass them about it. (Suite101.com)
BMX flies into Strawberry Festival May 14, 2008
Now, he takes his own BMX traveling show, the BMX Bike Show, across the country performing all kinds of aerial tricks on BMX bikes for events. This Friday, Saturday and Sunday, the stunts will fly for visitors to the Strawberry Festival as three riders, including star rider Cru Jones from the Mountain Dew Action Sports Tour, will be doing their thing. (Pasadena Citizen, TX)
Sickler’s will open second bike shop in Clarks Summit Mar 5, 2008
The shop will specialize in brands such as Canondale, Giant, Fuji, Look and Haro including road, mountain and BMX bikes. Bikes will range from $150 to $10,000. (The Citizen's Voice, PA)
Pedaling high-end Fuji bikes Mar 3, 2008
which last year had worldwide sales of $50 million, plans to expand beyond its Fuji and SE BMX bikes to offer a lightweight, carbon-fiber bike sold under the brand name Kestrel, a line Advanced Sports acquired in September from a Santa Cruz, Calif. company. (Philadelphia Business Journal, PA)
Did the Tropfest judges get it right? Feb 18, 2008
There is no "unfortunately" about a 10 year old boy being more interested in his BMX bikes than a silly infatuated girl, this is what he should be interested in. Then that ridiculous scene at the end to imply the girl stealing his gender role with a run on the bike jump he was constructing - well it certainly had all the women in the crowd cheering but not me. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Fresno gets skate appeal Feb 8, 2008
Call: (800) 877-3400. com/images01/99/l_6ed86115fe444efb4ca14280c29a3aa7. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Pulling a 180? Feb 6, 2008
Why else would so many violate the rules, whether it be not wearing the required safety gear or riding BMX bikes on the property an infraction that the parks staff believes is the main culprit for the current damages to the equipment. More than 400 citations have been handed out since 2005, costing park-goers between 160 and 300 per ticket, depending on late fees. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Will city continue to roll with the skate park? Jan 23, 2008
The park is currently shut down in part because the ramps have been damaged by BMX bikes, which are prohibited from the park, Lodi parks director and superintendent Steve Dutra said ... "Both with trash and BMX bikes and that's where most of the damage for the park has come from.". (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
A place to catch some air Dec 28, 2007
25-acre space along North Road is large enough to include a space for both BMX bikes and mountain bikes. Council member Margaret Abe-Koga said she has received e-mail messages from parents who want the park, and that the original cost of $33,000 seemed minimal (the city ended up funding it with $60,000 last fiscal year). (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Russell Brand Nov 13, 2007
Once I started hanging out with homeless people in the West End, scoring heroin with them, I realised that there's this secret culture of people going up and down Oxford Street, whistling and yelping to each other in a kind of tropical slang - men on BMX bikes delivering 10 bags of heroin to be purchased with grubby fists full of 50p and 10p and 2p coins; West Indian housewife-type women perambulating past Topshop, cheeks wedged with packets of smack. You don't see this bustling underworld... (Guardian Unlimited)
Highway 12 victims at a glance Oct 28, 2007
After work, he took time to teach the kids how to ride BMX bikes or have tea parties with his twin girls. "He was a really good dad," Sorisio said. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
On a closer look, those new kids on the block resemble the old ones Oct 13, 2007
Ricky Swallow makes models of BMX bikes and crash hats. Del Kathryn Barton draws disturbing pictures of girls with teddy bears and birds and deers. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Skaters, parents plead to save borough park at meeting Oct 7, 2007
Feie said the numbers of teens riding BMX bikes and skateboards is equal to those who play football, soccer or basketball and have a variety of fields and courts. No action taken. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Slow moves in Bondi aid artist's fast ride to success Sep 19, 2007
This week, among the clutter of skateboards, BMX bikes and video equipment at his Darlinghurst studio, he is preparing for his largest solo exhibition. It opens tomorrow at Woolloomooloo's Artspace Galleries. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
The call of the cruiser Sep 6, 2007
From there, the trend turned to BMX bikes and, eventually, to mountain bikes, which have dominated the market since the late 1980s. By the 1990s, cruisers were a sure sign of being a geek. (Montana Standard, MT)
Focus on park spaces, new and existing, is vital Sep 3, 2007
Major additions are planned at Woodward, Roeding and other parks, including such amenities as a dirt track for BMX bikes, a disc golf course and an equestrian pavilion at Woodward; a universally accessible park on Gettysburg near Polk Avenue; building or improving skate and bike venues at Cary, Kaiser, Melody and Romain parks. The list includes areas at Roeding and Woodward where people may bring their dogs, plus four other dog parks either open or planned around the city. (Fresno Bee)
Disabled hiker attempts Appalachian Trail Aug 18, 2007
"If I wanted to jump out of a tree, if I wanted to ride BMX bikes and go off ramps, they didn't hold me back from anything.". Including the Appalachian Trail, which is 90 percent mental and 10 percent physical, said Laurie Potteiger, a spokewoman for the Appalachian Trail Conservancy. (Concord Monitor)
The Racing Reporter by Gerald Hodges Aug 15, 2007
He soon went from pedaling to accelerating BMX bikes, a trait he first picked up six years prior while riding circles in the backyard of his grandmother's house when he was only four. After bikes came go-karts, street stocks and late models, the latter being the series that set Mayfield's career in motion. (Brookneal Union Star, VA)
Lack of venues hurt alternative sports sales Aug 15, 2007
For the 10-20 crowd, there are skateboards and BMX bikes ... The summer saw sales up for BMX bikes, mountain bikes and skateboards, with parents coming in to buy birthday presents, Parra said. (Nogales International, AZ)
Mr. B's moves into new Las Palmillas store Jul 29, 2007
That includes new dirt jumping BMX bikes for the kids along with all the safety gear they'll need. The new phone number: 782-MrBs (6727). (Yuma Daily Sun, AZ)
King of the BMX hill Jul 28, 2007
Tesar has been riding BMX bikes since 2000 when he was four years old. BMX (an abbreviation for bicycle motocross) is a form of cycling on bikes, generally with 20- and 24-inch wheels. (Huntersville Herald, NC)
PG South: South Park's Miller enjoys ride to world championships Jul 26, 2007
A former cross country runner and competitive swimmer, Miller originally started racing BMX bikes when she was five. She only got into road cycling to help her cross train for BMX but started enjoying cycling more. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
What's Southern California's top sports venue? Jul 19, 2007
So Cal Native wrote on Jul 18, 2007 8:52 AM:" So Cals top sports venue is the US Open of Surfing held in Huntington Beach. This attracts up to 350,000 people to this event. There is so much to do watching surfing, skating, motocycle tricks, BMX bikes and so much more. This event is held from July 20th thru July 29th. Be there or be square! This is the true So Cal venue! ". Get a clue wrote on Jul 18, 2007 11:24 PM:" Del Mar is a great sporting venue; the sport of gambling! ". (North County Times)
Can you shred? Corvallis to host BMX, board, skate competition Jul 15, 2007
There will be roller-blading, skate boarding, BMX bikes and scooter competitions for ages 5 and up, said Deb Curtis, the city s Youth Volunteer Corps program director. This will be the 11th year for the event, which usually draws about 70 participants. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Putnam property may be converted into BMX track Jul 6, 2007
Chris Noles of Kanawha City collects and refurbishes BMX bikes, and has been racing for almost 30 years. The market for BMX collectibles has grown in recent years, Chris Noles says. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
GTA IV: Trailer 2 Impressions Jul 2, 2007
The overall vibe of the trailer was more stoic than say the trailers for Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004), which featured gang bangers with Uzis and rocket launchers riding BMX bikes and destroying helicopters, all set to Guns n Roses Welcome To The Jungle. Things Will Be Different conversely featured no guns and a contemplative Philip Glass score. (Monsters and Critics.com)
The defeat of grit, smoke and clank to easy credit, shopping and showing off Jun 13, 2007
Now send us your memories of the 1980s - the decade of Thatcher, yuppies and BMX bikes - using the form below. Name. (BBC News -- UK)
Trek bike shop owner adds second outlet May 25, 2007
-based makes mountain, road, children's, tandem, police and BMX bikes. The company posted $69. (Columbus Business First, OH)
Into those arms no more May 1, 2007
It was often a central point to meet and hang out, our BMX bikes lying at the Old Man's base. Later, someone got the bright idea of building a treehouse in the branches. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Three leaders in diversity drive Apr 27, 2007
Davis, who has graduated to race in the NASCAR Grand National Division, Busch East and West series this year, began racing BMX bikes at 6. His father, Harry, sold his offshore powerboat to help finance his son's career. (USA Today -- Sports)
Fun times for a good cause Apr 15, 2007
The circus has come to Klamath Falls for the past 57 years, bringing various animals, trapeze artists, and all sorts of stunt performers that use anything from stacking chairs to BMX bikes. Deeper purpose. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
Readers' Forum March 26, 2007 Mar 27, 2007
And BMX bikes are not. And scooters are not. (The Daily Universe, UT)
Teen rides extreme’ wheelchair to fame Mar 17, 2007
His friends slap him high fives as they pass on their BMX bikes and skateboards. They call him Wheels. (Montana Standard, MT)
Proposal would split time for skaters, bikers in Goodyear park Mar 4, 2007
But the city doesn't have an agenda to kick out BMX bikes, Barnes said. "Our issue is not whether or not bikes are allowed in there," Barnes said. (AZCentral -- News)
Greenville thefts reported to police Feb 17, 2007
n Two men reported someone broke into their home in the 2600 block of Jefferson Drive on Wednesday, stealing two BMX bikes valued at $4,300. n A woman reported someone stole a 2000 Dodge Dakota from the 4000 block of South Memorial Drive on Tuesday. (The Daily Reflector)
Do we need an R rating?... Feb 16, 2007
Was there honestly a point to having topless female video game characters riding BMX bikes ... "Was there honestly a point to having topless female video game characters riding BMX bikes???" Sales and marketing thought it was a good idea. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Face of the boy who is the latest gun crime statistic Feb 9, 2007
Residents feared a new phenomenon of "cycle-by" shooting - where youngsters on BMX bikes carry guns. Such incidents are becoming increasingly common and teenagers this week spoke of a gang culture in which older men known as "elders" tended to lure teenagers or "their youngers" into gangs, giving them street names or "tags" and supplying them with weapons. (Independent)
More concrete parks making room for all wheeled enthusiasts Jan 22, 2007
The coalition has been lobbying cities to allow BMX bikes in publicly owned skate parks ... What: Goodyear Community Park Phase II includes a highly anticipated skate park where BMX bikes also are allowed. (AZCentral -- News)
«Full Story» Jan 18, 2007
Trek makes mountain, road, children's, tandem, police and BMX bikes. In addition to high-performance bicycles, the company sells gear and clothing. (Watertown Daily Times, WI)
LoweRiders thriving in new digs Jan 11, 2007
"It's something we'd like people to come in and enjoy the bar." When LoweRiders first opened up, they were an action sports store, specializing in skateboarding, snowboarding, in-line skating, and BMX bikes. As they have grown, they have turned into a bike shop as well. (Downingtown Ledger, PA)
