| BMX Biking, which is similar to mountain
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| | mounds of dirt - formed by compacting mud
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| biking, is a multi-faceted sport with
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| | - and is sometimes known as "dirty
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| many different disciplines. There are
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| | jumping." In order to do this kind of
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| four major BMX concentrations - park,
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| | riding, the biker will need a heavier,
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| vertical, trails, and flatlands. They
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| | more reinforced bike, and it will usually
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| each have their own rules and specifics
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| | only have rear brakes, as the terrain is
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| which will be outlined in this article.
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| | very rough and hard on the rider. There
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| Park riding is often done in standard
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| | are a lot of gaps in the mud and dirt
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| skate parks, as BMX park riding takes a
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| | that the rider has to deal with, with the
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| great amount of inspiration from
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| | gaps ranging anywhere from three feet to
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| skateboarding. Skate parks have all kinds
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| | up to 20 feet. On average, the gaps are
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| of different obstacles and they can be
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| | about 12 feet.
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| made from wood, metal, or concrete, which
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| | Flatland BMX is one of the least popular
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| makes them the perfect grounds for BMX
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| | BMX sports. It is done on any simple flat
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| riding as well. Depending on the type of
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| | surface, most commonly, concrete. The
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| obstacle, the rider's style will change.
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| | tricks involve balance and spinning
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| Some of the most common obstacles one
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| | tricks more than high jumps found in
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| will see in a park include quarter pipes,
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| | other types of BMX riding. The bikes are
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| spines, flat banks, walls, mini ramps,
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| | usually equipped with pegs that the
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| boxes, hips, and pyramids. All are used
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| | bikers can stand on, enabling them to do
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| for different tricks, and in sanctioned
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| | even more diverse and strange tricks with
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| competitions, the speed, skill, and
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| | their bikes. The bikes are often short
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| fluidity of the trick is rated and judged
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| | and light, which enables the jumping and
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| to determine a points-based winner.
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| | spinning type tricks that the bikers will
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| Vertical riding, which is commonly called
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| | be attempting. Some of the popular tricks
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| by its slang variant, "vert," is an
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| | include the bunnyhop, air, grinding,
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| extreme form of BMX. The standard ramp
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| | fakies, manuals, wallrides, endos,
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| consists of two half pipes that have been
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| | roll-backs, and catwalks.
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| joined to form what looks like an
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| | As for grinding, the most common tricks
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| expanded "u" shape. The record for the
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| | include feeble, smith, double-peg,
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| biggest ramp is the 27-foot tall X-Games
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| | icepick, toothpick, crooked, and pedal
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| "big air" ramp. This is the most
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| | grinds, though there are many other
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| dangerous form of BMX racing, and there
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| | variations on the grind.
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| are very few professionals who go into
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| | Air tricks include X-up, one handed
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| this discipline, or stay at it for a very
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| | riding, no handed riding, seat grabs,
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| long time. Matt Hoffman, who is probably
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| | tire grabs, 180/360/540/720/900/1080
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| one of the best known BMX vertical
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| | spins, backflips, frontflips, flairs,
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| riders, has nearly lost his life on
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| | tabletops, lookbacks, barspins, can-cans,
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| several attempts to set new records for
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| | and many others.
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| height and speed.
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| | As you can see, there are many different
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| Trail riding involves dealing with huge
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| | aspects to BMX biking.
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