Bikes Aren't Retro, They Seem To Be Timeless
When I was a kid there were few things more important to me than my bike, and there were few things I'd rather be doing than riding my bike. Just up the road from me was an empty dirt lot known as "the Jumps". All the kids in the neighborhood went to the Jumps to jump our bikes. The local streets and driveways were where we attempted the tricks we saw on TV and in freestyling magazines. This was when freestyling was just getting popular, before the modern era of X Games and multi-million dollar stunt riders. The names of pros were known only to the dedicated few who spent their allowances on freestyling and BMX magazines.I remember there was an older kid a few blocks over who was the hero of all the...
When I was a kid there were few things more important to me than my bike, and there were few things I'd rather be doing than riding my bike. Just up the road from me was an empty dirt lot known as "the Jumps". All the kids in the neighborhood went to the Jumps to jump our bikes. The local streets and driveways were where we attempted the tricks we saw on TV and in freestyling magazines. This was when freestyling was just getting popular, before the modern era of X Games and multi-million dollar stunt riders. The names of pros were known only to the dedicated few who spent their allowances on freestyling and BMX magazines.I remember there was an older kid a few blocks over who was the hero of all the...
A new bicycle that is on the market is the lowrider bike. This bike has gained great popularity because they are easy and comfortable to ride. Many people enjoy the lowrider bike because it gives them a chance to express their individuality and style, thus becoming an essential facet of the life that they lead. People may even add features to their bike, including hydraulic systems, sound systems, and hand painted touches to make it into their very own customized creation. For many people, making their bike reflect their style and riding it around to show others is a source of passion and excitement. People who love lowrider bikes can point back to the one that was rode by Eddie Munster during...
"BMX Bikes" - What a Ride
Remember not so long ago, when a bike was simply a frame and fork assembly with two wheels and a seat. Boy, have bikes come a long way since those days. One of the latest additions is the BMX bike.These beauties evolved from the old stingray bikes of past. With a little smaller frame than other bikes, many additional features can be added for doing all kinds of different stunts. With the addition of foot pegs to the front and rear axles, one can actually stand on these and perform different maneuvers and tricks. Some of the stunts are relatively simple while others take a lot of time, practice and patience to perfect. Standing on the front pegs and spinning the rest of the bike frame around or going...
What are the determining factors in naming a sport extreme? There are many sports considered to be extreme sports today but how did they become to be known as such? Some came from seemingly benign beginnings and have evolved to more dangerous sports. The addiction to these sports it seems comes from the associated adrenaline rush that comes from the participation in them. Let's look at some examples of extreme sports.Skateboarding is considered the best known of extreme sports and was actually started in the sixties by bored surfers looking for a way to get exercise and cross train when the surf wasn't up. The sport took on a life of its own and soon national competitions were being held bringing...
It's been on my heart to write this article for some time now. This article is written to serve parents everywhere when shopping for their boy or girl's first BMX bike! For over 7 years I operated my own bike shop out of my parents home in Mesa, Arizona, Donnie's Bicycle Shop, and it thrills me to no end to be able to share some key information with you! First, let's talk about BMX bike names and where you should or shouldn't buy your son or daughter's first bike. You can't go wrong with Haro. HARO BMX has been around for so long and they keep coming up with new and innovative designs. Also, Diamond Back is trustworthy, lightweight, and again, the company is rock solid. Red-Line BMX is also highly...
Dig And Build Dirt Jumps And Trails (How And...
Regardless of where you live, you can find a place to ride your bmx and mountain bike. Dirt jumps, freeride drops and bridges, mountain bike trails and bmx tracks are all great places to ride. If you don't have any trails or jumps, you can build them. All you have to do is find the right spot and get to work.If you are fortunate, your city may have trails or parks developed specifically for riding. Many times the city or county can provide you with access to land if they do not. You just have to use a little tact in getting this done. If you don't have any luck this way, there is always your backyard or you may be able to find an empty lot or some woods near by. Many trails have been made on...
Cool Recreational Toys - Past, Present &...
Being a baby boomer, it hasn't been that long ago at least in my mind, that I was a kid and I think back to all the things that we had in the lines of recreation and fun. Boy, I remember waiting for school to get over for the year so we could get into some summer time fun.The first thing that comes to mind in the lines of early recreation was of course the bike. This for all practical purposes was really the only other form of transportation besides walking that we had as kids in order to get to where we wanted to go. Do you remember those days? Bikes back then were pretty simple with only one speed and the ole back peddle braking system. They did eventually come out with the 3 speed which was...
Cool Recreational Toys - Past, Present &...
Being a baby boomer, it hasn't been that long ago at least in my mind, that I was a kid and I think back to all the things that we had in the lines of recreation and fun. Boy, I remember waiting for school to get over for the year so we could get into some summer time fun.The first thing that comes to mind in the lines of early recreation was of course the bike. This for all practical purposes was really the only other form of transportation besides walking that we had as kids in order to get to where we wanted to go. Do you remember those days? Bikes back then were pretty simple with only one speed and the ole back peddle braking system. They did eventually come out with the 3 speed which was...
Remember not so long ago, when a bike was simply a frame and fork assembly with two wheels and a seat. Boy, have bikes come a long way since those days. One of the latest additions is the BMX bike.These beauties evolved from the old stingray bikes of past. With a little smaller frame than other bikes, many additional features can be added for doing all kinds of different stunts. With the addition of foot pegs to the front and rear axles, one can actually stand on these and perform different maneuvers and tricks. Some of the stunts are relatively simple while others take a lot of time, practice and patience to perfect. Standing on the front pegs and spinning the rest of the bike frame around or going...
BMX bike riding is a very popular game due to the thrill and excitement it involves. However, some experts simply relate the popularity of this game to the high cost of gasoline. This exciting sport requires a lot of practice on the part of the rider and excellent infrastructure to ensure safety and performance. The most important infrastructure is a well-built BMX ramp required for riders to practice and perform their skills. Full-proof BMX ramp plans are essential pre-requisites for a good BMX ramp. Ask anybody who has built a ramp and many will tell about the hell they went through because they lacked a plan. There was a time when bikes were considered merely an assembly of frame, fork, two...
If you have just bought a BMX bike then it is a really good idea to try to learn some easy BMX tricks, but you should really learn on a proper course. It is quite easy to hurt yourself if you do not know what you are doing so you also need to get some proper safety equipment. It is very easy if you are not an experienced rider to fall off even doing easy BMX tricks and it can be very easy to hurt yourself. The main thing that you need to buy is a proper helmet. If you injure your head it can be very dangerous and a good helmet that is actually made for BMX riding is one of the first things that you should buy. The next things that you should buy are elbow and knee protectors. They are the...
BMX Bikes Are For Those Who Like To Live On The...
BMX Bikes are specially designed bicycles for racing on sandy and hilly tracks. Apart from racing on hilly terrains, bikers also perform tricks on flat grounds, wooden ramps and trails. Earlier, bikes were manufactured with an assembled frame and fork, with two wheels and a seat. BMX bicycles originated in the state of California in the late 60s, but it was not until the beginning of 1961 that the bikes achieved great popularity. The manufacturers then began to produce these bicycles frequently. BMX tricks and stunts are now very popular among the teenagers. There are numerous clubs and organizations where people can come to try their hands out on the BMX bicycles and practice the skills and tricks...
A few months ago, a friend called to ask if I'd like to join her on a surfing lesson at Manly Beach in Sydney. Giving thought to my answer, two images flashed to mind. My thirty-nine year old battle weary body, attempting to hang five with a gaggle of bewildered foreign backpackers and pointing school kids. And more vividly, the look on the faces of my settled couple and married-with-kids friends if they knew I was even considering the idea.Having recently broken out of Sydney's Lower North Shore maximum suburbia and moved to fun-filled Manly beach, I had already become a prime suspect in their case against dirty-thirties attempting to recapture lost youth. It wasn't that I'd been caught driving a...
An In Depth Look At The Ever Popular BMX Bikes
Sales of BMX bikes are increasing faster than almost any other type of bicycle. BMX bikes can be seen on every street, sidewalk and even in their natural habitat, off-road. Even if you never leave your house you've certainly seen such bikes on TV. Sure, you probably know what a BMX bike is, but what you probably don't know is what exactly differentiates a BMX bike from other bikes. We'll tell you how they're different. We'll start with their origin. It's quite simple, really. Bikes remained pretty much the same for many decades after they were invented, but the popularity of off-road motorcycle racing, or motocross, during the 60's changed that. Kids saw the pros racing around on their dirt bikes...
Remember not so long ago, when a bike was simply a frame and fork assembly with two wheels and a seat. Boy, have bikes come a long way since those days. One of the latest additions is the BMX bike.These beauties evolved from the old stingray bikes of past. With a little smaller frame than other bikes, many additional features can be added for doing all kinds of different stunts. With the addition of foot pegs to the front and rear axles, one can actually stand on these and perform different maneuvers and tricks. Some of the stunts are relatively simple while others take a lot of time, practice and patience to perfect. Standing on the front pegs and spinning the rest of the bike frame around or going...
Free Agent Imperial & Stiletto
Free Agent Imperial & Stiletto not only are 2 of the most competent BMX bike models out there but those bikes are also characterized by a very unique designing style...
Mountain Bike For The Bike With A Difference
A mountain bike is particularly designed for riding on uneven and bumpy areas. Most mountain bikes have fat knobby tires, which ensure extra traction and appropriate shock absorption. A full front and rear suspension is becoming more common in the recent models of bikes meant to run on mountainous surfaces. Modern bikers are less fond of handlebars and extensions though some bicycles under this particular variety are provided with end bars on the handlebars. Wheels of mountain bikes range from 26 to 29 inches. The larger wheels have better rolling capabilities and helps in rotational weight thereby making slower acceleration aptly possible. The Best Varieties Of Mountain Bicycles Enduro Mountain...
Cool Recreational Toys - Past, Present &...
Being a baby boomer, it hasn't been that long ago at least in my mind, that I was a kid and I think back to all the things that we had in the lines of recreation and fun. Boy, I remember waiting for school to get over for the year so we could get into some summer time fun.The first thing that comes to mind in the lines of early recreation was of course the bike. This for all practical purposes was really the only other form of transportation besides walking that we had as kids in order to get to where we wanted to go. Do you remember those days? Bikes back then were pretty simple with only one speed and the ole back peddle braking system. They did eventually come out with the 3 speed which was...
The Mind's Fancy Dress Party -Or- A...
In Berlin a restaurant opens for anorexics and in Buffalo a lawyer with a stutter wins a court case. When everything you're working on has gone STALE and your own initially promising concepts are starting to annoy you, you need a brainstorming session to get to the missing bits or generate some new ideas.The papers provide ample ideas for jump starts. A stutterer in a court case or an anorexic going to a restaurant that has opened especially for them must have no problems with ideas to keep them going for at least two weeks after their memorable experiences.Brainstorming is trix galore, right? But that's really nothing new. Our mind plays on us all the time, wherever we are, whatever we do. It...
Muscle Building Tips: Increasing Efficiency...
Want to bring a zing and energize your stale workout routine? Master a trick or two from the following tips and see the results for yourself. Certain tips that can stimulate new techniques to squeeze more muscle-building efficiency out of each exercise that can really make all the difference...Check what the experts suggest!Do a proper warm-up: Before lifting weights, do a 10-minute warm-up at a moderate pace on the treadmill, stationary bike or cross-trainer. A proper warm-up reduces the overall wear and tear of your body, which means that you will be able to stick with a programme longer.Use gloves and wrist wraps: If the pressure from the bar causes too much discomfort, you will never be able to...
Neopets: The Power of Children and Their...
If you haven't heard of Neopets than I have to seriously wonder what planet you come from, you definitely don't hail from Neopia. is one of the most popular sites on the whole Internet, and what does this mean to you and me? It's a kid's site. Our next generation is finding a home in virtual reality, and they love it. Neopets has over 70 million members from Timbuktu to Kalamazoo, and has had a total of over 300 billion website page views. According to Wired magazine's Dec. 2005 edition, Neopets is the second most 'sticky' website on the whole of our planet's World Wide Web. Average users are on the site around 6 hours a month...with so many members the mind boggles as to how much time our future...
Here are several magazines that will help teenage boys through peer pressures, life changes, girls, music, sports and everything else teenage boys want to know. You can find these magazines on this site offers savings and discounts and offers over 60 titles for teenagers. Every boy likes sports, well just about every boy does. Instead of paying a hefty price for Sports Illustrated and most of the content a teenager wouldn't understand why not pay under ten dollars for 8 issues of Sports Illustrated for Kids. They offer interviews of sports stars that all kids love. They talk about sports the way kids love and can understand, they offer comics and photos and the latest sports news. Boys' Life...
A few months ago, a friend called to ask if I'd like to join her on a surfing lesson at Manly Beach in Sydney. Giving thought to my answer, two images flashed to mind. My thirty-nine year old battle weary body, attempting to hang five with a gaggle of bewildered foreign backpackers and pointing school kids. And more vividly, the look on the faces of my settled couple and married-with-kids friends if they knew I was even considering the idea.Having recently broken out of Sydney's Lower North Shore maximum suburbia and moved to fun-filled Manly beach, I had already become a prime suspect in their case against dirty-thirties attempting to recapture lost youth. It wasn't that I'd been caught driving a...
Surfing in Sydney - You're Never Too Old To Learn
A few months ago, a friend called to ask if I'd like to join her on a surfing lesson at Manly Beach in Sydney. Giving thought to my answer, two images flashed to mind. My thirty-nine year old battle weary body, attempting to hang five with a gaggle of bewildered foreign backpackers and pointing school kids. And more vividly, the look on the faces of my settled couple and married-with-kids friends if they knew I was even considering the idea.Having recently broken out of Sydney's Lower North Shore maximum suburbia and moved to fun-filled Manly beach, I had already become a prime suspect in their case against dirty-thirties attempting to recapture lost youth. It wasn't that I'd been caught driving a...
Being a baby boomer, it hasn't been that long ago at least in my mind, that I was a kid and I think back to all the things that we had in the lines of recreation and fun. Boy, I remember waiting for school to get over for the year so we could get into some summer time fun.The first thing that comes to mind in the lines of early recreation was of course the bike. This for all practical purposes was really the only other form of transportation besides walking that we had as kids in order to get to where we wanted to go. Do you remember those days? Bikes back then were pretty simple with only one speed and the ole back peddle braking system. They did eventually come out with the 3 speed which was...
BMX Bikes - For Those Who Like To live On The Edge
BMX Bikes are specially designed bicycles for racing on sandy and hilly tracks. Apart from racing on hilly terrains, BMX bikers also perform tricks on flat grounds, wooden ramps and trails. Earlier, bikes were manufactured with an assembled frame and fork, with two wheels and a seat. BMX bicycles originated in the state of California in the late 60's but it was not before the beginning of 1961, that the bikes achieved popularity, and the manufacturers began to produce BMX bicycles frequently. BMX tricks and stunts are now very popular among the teenagers. There are numerous clubs and organizations where people can come and try their hands out on the BMX bicycles and practice the skills and tricks...
Remember not so long ago, when a bike was simply a frame and fork assembly with two wheels and a seat. Boy, have bikes come a long way since those days. One of the latest additions is the BMX bike.These beauties evolved from the old stingray bikes of past. With a little smaller frame than other bikes, many additional features can be added for doing all kinds of different stunts. With the addition of foot pegs to the front and rear axles, one can actually stand on these and perform different maneuvers and tricks. Some of the stunts are relatively simple while others take a lot of time, practice and patience to perfect. Standing on the front pegs and spinning the rest of the bike frame around or going...
There are some great bikes around, but you need to be able to find the best deal so that you can get the bike that you want. If you cannot find the bike that you want at a good price at you local bike store then you might have to look further afield. Some of the major bike stores that are in the bigger cities have some very good prices.But if you are not near to somewhere that they have a store then you still might be able to benefit from their cost savings. Many of the major retailers, as well as having their large stores, also have a catalog that you can buy from at home. Obviously it is better to buy from somewhere that you can test the bike, but if you know what you want then it might be a way...
How Do You Decide That A Particular Sport Is An...
What are the determining factors in naming a sport extreme? There are many sports considered to be extreme sports today but how did they become to be known as such? Some came from seemingly benign beginnings and have evolved to more dangerous sports. The addiction to these sports it seems comes from the associated adrenaline rush that comes from the participation in them. Let's look at some examples of extreme sports.Skateboarding is considered the best known of extreme sports and was actually started in the sixties by bored surfers looking for a way to get exercise and cross train when the surf wasn't up. The sport took on a life of its own and soon national competitions were being held bringing...
GT versus Mongoose
When it comes to 2 giants crashing then the results are not only unexpected but it's also true that everybody is on the lookout to see who's going to smash whom! In the battle of BMX bikes, GT and Mongoose are certainly two of the most respected manufacturers on the field; but... who prevails? Well, although it's almost impossible to judge, through this article you will have the chance to get information about 2 popular BMX bike models by GT and Mongoose. The models are Mach 1 Pro and Brawler by GT and Mongoose respectively. Judging by the name of the bike as well as the manufacturer brand, Mach 1 Pro should definitely have to be a great bike in order to live up to the expectations of the fans. Does...
Total Body Detoxification Tips and Tricks You...
When your body is sick in any way the pH is disrupted. Your body does whatever it can to keep up with the extra acid produced...
Remember not so long ago, when a bike was simply a frame and fork assembly with two wheels and a seat. Boy, have bikes come a long way since those days. One of the latest additions is the BMX bike.These beauties evolved from the old stingray bikes of past. With a little smaller frame than other bikes, many additional features can be added for doing all kinds of different stunts. With the addition of foot pegs to the front and rear axles, one can actually stand on these and perform different maneuvers and tricks. Some of the stunts are relatively simple while others take a lot of time, practice and patience to perfect. Standing on the front pegs and spinning the rest of the bike frame around or going...
Freestyle BMX , Drive Yourself To The Limits
Freestyle BMX otherwise also known as Bike Stunt is actually the trick of maneuvering bicycles. Well, these bicycles are not your ordinary ones and they come with 20inch wheelbase that are originally meant for races. Started in the late 70s and the early 80s, bike stunt reached the pinnacle of its popularity in the 80s decade but was soon robbed of it in the 90s. However, this temporary decline in popularity brought to the market rider-owned bicycle companies, which gave a fresh lease of life to the bicycles. The Bike Stunt is divided into five major genres, namely Street, Skateparks, Vert, Trails and Flatland riding. Street riding is exactly what it sounds like, the players use anything on the...
Mountain Biking and It's Types
Mountain biking can be divided into nine different categories. Each category offers a new challenge for players. The different categories of mountain biking are:1. Cyclo crossCyclo cross is hard, fast and much more than running with your bike through mud.Cyclo-cross racing takes some of the technical skills of a mountain biker and is a cross between road and mountain biking. These riders have to go over obstacles, cross through rivers and rafts, and race on and off the course.2. BMXBMX cycles have 20 inch wheels and is the style of BMX biking. As these bikes have smaller wheels and shorter wheel bases, therefore these bikes are commonly used at skate parks or in dirt jumps. BMX bikes are good to...
If you have just bought a BMX bike then it is a really good idea to try to learn some easy BMX tricks, but you should really learn on a proper course. It is quite easy to hurt yourself if you do not know what you are doing so you also need to get some proper safety equipment. It is very easy if you are not an experienced rider to fall off even doing easy BMX tricks and it can be very easy to hurt yourself. The main thing that you need to buy is a proper helmet. If you injure your head it can be very dangerous and a good helmet that is actually made for BMX riding is one of the first things that you should buy. The next things that you should buy are elbow and knee protectors. They are the...
A new bicycle that is on the market is the lowrider bike. This bike has gained great popularity because they are easy and comfortable to ride. Many people enjoy the lowrider bike because it gives them a chance to express their individuality and style, thus becoming an essential facet of the life that they lead. People may even add features to their bike, including hydraulic systems, sound systems, and hand painted touches to make it into their very own customized creation. For many people, making their bike reflect their style and riding it around to show others is a source of passion and excitement. People who love lowrider bikes can point back to the one that was rode by Eddie Munster during...
"BMX Bikes" - What a Ride
Remember not so long ago, when a bike was simply a frame and fork assembly with two wheels and a seat. Boy, have bikes come a long way since those days. One of the latest additions is the BMX bike.These beauties evolved from the old stingray bikes of past. With a little smaller frame than other bikes, many additional features can be added for doing all kinds of different stunts. With the addition of foot pegs to the front and rear axles, one can actually stand on these and perform different maneuvers and tricks. Some of the stunts are relatively simple while others take a lot of time, practice and patience to perfect. Standing on the front pegs and spinning the rest of the bike frame around or going...
Bikes Aren't Retro, They Seem To Be Timeless
When I was a kid there were few things more important to me than my bike, and there were few things I'd rather be doing than riding my bike. Just up the road from me was an empty dirt lot known as "the Jumps". All the kids in the neighborhood went to the Jumps to jump our bikes. The local streets and driveways were where we attempted the tricks we saw on TV and in freestyling magazines. This was when freestyling was just getting popular, before the modern era of X Games and multi-million dollar stunt riders. The names of pros were known only to the dedicated few who spent their allowances on freestyling and BMX magazines.I remember there was an older kid a few blocks over who was the hero of all the...
Remember not so long ago, when a bike was simply a frame and fork assembly with two wheels and a seat. Boy, have bikes come a long way since those days. One of the latest additions is the BMX bike.These beauties evolved from the old stingray bikes of past. With a little smaller frame than other bikes, many additional features can be added for doing all kinds of different stunts. With the addition of foot pegs to the front and rear axles, one can actually stand on these and perform different maneuvers and tricks. Some of the stunts are relatively simple while others take a lot of time, practice and patience to perfect. Standing on the front pegs and spinning the rest of the bike frame around or going...
Safety Equipment for Easy BMX Tricks
If you have just bought a BMX bike then it is a really good idea to try to learn some easy BMX tricks, but you should really learn on a proper course. It is quite easy to hurt yourself if you do not know what you are doing so you also need to get some proper safety equipment. It is very easy if you are not an experienced rider to fall off even doing easy BMX tricks and it can be very easy to hurt yourself. The main thing that you need to buy is a proper helmet. If you injure your head it can be very dangerous and a good helmet that is actually made for BMX riding is one of the first things that you should buy. The next things that you should buy are elbow and knee protectors. They are the...
Bike trailers are now a becoming popular mode of transportation. If you are wondering what a bike trailer is, it is a motorless wheeled frame attached to your bicycle. Its primary function is to help the bike rider in carrying additional load. Instead of carrying the load on the bike, it can now be carried on the bike trailer which greatly reduces the strain placed on the bike. It is convenient, easy to use and it helps you live an active lifestyle. Bike trailers are an alternative to carrying different sorts of loads. Instead of using your car to go to the nearby grocery store perhaps, why not use your bike trailer. It not only saves you money from the gas which should have been spent by your car...
BMX Riding
BMX riding requires high speed skills and nerve. This exciting sport is as popular as ever and is to be included in the 2008 Olympic Games. Bicycle moto-cross to give it its correct term uses off road tracks or specially designed courses to test the skill and nerve of participants to the max. During the late 1960s, BMX riding found a home within California, where the teenage population emulated motocross icons with their bikes. It is believed that the actual sport of BMX was the brainchild of Scot Breithaupt, who actively participated from 1970 to 1977. It is also believed that a motorcycle racing film called On Any Sunday, captured the public's imagination. Soon after, the middle of the decade...
Cool Recreational Toys - Past, Present &...
Being a baby boomer, it hasn't been that long ago at least in my mind, that I was a kid and I think back to all the things that we had in the lines of recreation and fun. Boy, I remember waiting for school to get over for the year so we could get into some summer time fun.The first thing that comes to mind in the lines of early recreation was of course the bike. This for all practical purposes was really the only other form of transportation besides walking that we had as kids in order to get to where we wanted to go. Do you remember those days? Bikes back then were pretty simple with only one speed and the ole back peddle braking system. They did eventually come out with the 3 speed which was...
"BMX Bikes" - What a Ride
Remember not so long ago, when a bike was simply a frame and fork assembly with two wheels and a seat. Boy, have bikes come a long way since those days. One of the latest additions is the BMX bike.These beauties evolved from the old stingray bikes of past. With a little smaller frame than other bikes, many additional features can be added for doing all kinds of different stunts. With the addition of foot pegs to the front and rear axles, one can actually stand on these and perform different maneuvers and tricks. Some of the stunts are relatively simple while others take a lot of time, practice and patience to perfect. Standing on the front pegs and spinning the rest of the bike frame around or going...
Remember not so long ago, when a bike was simply a frame and fork assembly with two wheels and a seat. Boy, have bikes come a long way since those days. One of the latest additions is the BMX bike.These beauties evolved from the old stingray bikes of past. With a little smaller frame than other bikes, many additional features can be added for doing all kinds of different stunts. With the addition of foot pegs to the front and rear axles, one can actually stand on these and perform different maneuvers and tricks. Some of the stunts are relatively simple while others take a lot of time, practice and patience to perfect. Standing on the front pegs and spinning the rest of the bike frame around or going...
Cool Recreational Toys - Past, Present &...
Being a baby boomer, it hasn't been that long ago at least in my mind, that I was a kid and I think back to all the things that we had in the lines of recreation and fun. Boy, I remember waiting for school to get over for the year so we could get into some summer time fun.The first thing that comes to mind in the lines of early recreation was of course the bike. This for all practical purposes was really the only other form of transportation besides walking that we had as kids in order to get to where we wanted to go. Do you remember those days? Bikes back then were pretty simple with only one speed and the ole back peddle braking system. They did eventually come out with the 3 speed which was...
Being a baby boomer, it hasn't been that long ago at least in my mind, that I was a kid and I think back to all the things that we had in the lines of recreation and fun. Boy, I remember waiting for school to get over for the year so we could get into some summer time fun.The first thing that comes to mind in the lines of early recreation was of course the bike. This for all practical purposes was really the only other form of transportation besides walking that we had as kids in order to get to where we wanted to go. Do you remember those days? Bikes back then were pretty simple with only one speed and the ole back peddle braking system. They did eventually come out with the 3 speed which was...
BMX bikes are a special kind of low bike, with smaller wheels than normal, that can be used for racing. They are designed to be very light weight but also very robust, as well as streamlined for speed. They are also known for being easier to perform tricks with than normal bikes. BMX stands for bicycle motocross, which refers to the origin of the sport: children saw motocross races on the TV in the '70s and wanted to emulate them. Since they had no motorbikes of their own, they used their bicycles to race around similar dirt tracks to the ones they had seen. Today the sport is notable for being one of the few sports that is taken part in almost exclusively by the under-10s. Although there are a few...
Which Exercise Bike Is Best For You?
If you go into almost any fitness gym in America, you will see a line of exercise bikes, most likely with riders already using them. They have been one of the most popular exercise machines for several years now. Although they seem very simple and easy to use, and they are, they are capable of giving you a very good cardio workout if you use them properly. Most of the exercise bikes that you see in fitness gyms will probably be the upright kind. However, there are actually two main types or styles of exercise bike in use today. The first is the upright kind that looks most similar to an ordinary bicycle, except that is missing one or both wheels. The second kind of exercise bike is called a...
Today's modern bicycles are a far cry from our earliest attempts at pedal power. In fact, what many regard as the birth of the bicycle had no pedals at all. It was more of a wooden hobby horse on wheels that the rider would straddle and push the machine along with his legs. While it had no pedals, it did at least have steering. It was known as the 'running machine'. Compared with today's range of bikes, it doesn't sound much fun really! Later, another wooden beast would hit the fashionable cobblestone streets of Europe - the Boneshaker. The appropriately named Boneshaker had pedals, and was entirely made of wood, apart from the hard, metal wheels. Thankfully, for the well-to-do riding public of...