Skate park demo June 27 Jun 23, 2006
Skaters who use skateboards, inline skates and bmx bikes will be able to skate/ride on the equipment to "test it out" before the city purchases any equipment for the skate park. The event is open to the public. (Heber Springs Sun-Times, AR)
XTERRA Games Jun 15, 2006
The Action Sports World Tour showcases professional athletes competing in X-Game-type events -- mostly using skateboards and BMX bikes -- for a monetary purse and points toward a world championship. of preparation for the Xterra East Championship. (Richmond Times-Dispatch, VA)
TRAIN BUFF GOES LOCO Jun 14, 2006
And before riding off on their BMX bikes the two men left the locomotive switched off and safely parked. Matthews, of Allendale Road, Rawmarsh, pleaded guilty at Rotherham Magistrates' Court to the rare charge of taking a conveyance without consent. (Sheffield Today, UK)
Putting on the brakes? Apr 30, 2006
Earlier this week, 17 BMX bikes were leaned up to a white van. The cycles were in various states of disrepair, compared to newer models at Pantoja's storefront. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
5-year-old driven to race BMX bikes Apr 24, 2006
" His father, Rick, raced BMX bikes locally in the early 1980s. When he decided to bring his bike to BMX Racing Zone in Silvis to refurbish it for his 10-year-old son, Eli, he met up with owner Paul DePauw. Mr. DePauw had invited Mr. Secor and his family to come to the BMX Speedway in East Moline to watch some practices, then went to an open house. All of that led to new BMX bikes for the kids at Christmas 2004. Mr. Secor and his two sons raced into the sport last summer, even giving up... (Quad-Cities Online)
Vegas Shows the Beatles Some "Love" Apr 23, 2006
The show will feature Cirque's trademark "ooh" and "ah"-inducing stunts, with 60 performers donning '60s-era garb and cruising the stage on roller skates and BMX bikes to a score comprised entirely of Beatles tunes. "Love is really the strongest theme of what the Beatles used to create their songs," Cirque du Soleil creative director Gilles Ste-Croix told the Associated Press. (E! Online)
Adventure of the week: Never too old to be a BMX pedal-pusher Apr 21, 2006
He began racing BMX bikes when he was a young man in the 1970s ... One of the few Roberts family members not racing BMX bikes is his wife, Julie. (Sacramento Bee -- Lifestyle)
Vegas Shows the Beatles Some "Love" Apr 20, 2006
While the show will feature Cirque's trademark "ooh" and "ah"-inducing stunts, the 60 performers will also don '60s-era kitsch by way of roller skates and ride BMX bikes around the set choreographed to a score comprised entirely of Beatles tunes. "Love is really the strongest theme of what the Beatles used to create their songs," Cirque du Soleil creative director Gilles Ste-Croix told the Associated Press. (E! Online)
Beatles team up with Cirque du Soleil in Vegas Apr 20, 2006
Roller skating and BMX bikes will appear while Beatles montages play through more than 6,000 sources of sound, including three speakers on every seat, Ste-Croix said. We really want people to feel like they're in the studio with the Beatles, he said. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Message in a bottle Jan 29, 2006
" In a typical Friday night scene, Claire, 14, from Edinburgh's Restalrig area, is swigging from a bottle of cheap cider. Around her, other youngsters, dressed in trainers and some riding BMX bikes, consume a cocktail of other drinks. When it gets too cold the girls often sneak into the stairwell of a nearby flat to drink. They are sceptical about whether better alcohol education would have led to them spending their time differently. "We do this most weekends," Claire explains. "There is... (Scotsman.com)
Invention radiates heat, awards Jan 10, 2006
I hang out after school at my cousin's house, and we ride BMX bikes on dirt roads. Pinon has a Bashas', a gas station and three stop signs. (AZCentral -- News)