BMX Street (Extreme Summer Sports Zone)
Did you know that BMX street riders do awesome tricks using objects you might see in a city park? These daring athletes slide down handrails with their grinds. They bunny hop up curbs and onto benches. They twist their bikes all the way around in 360° spins.
This is a fascinating book about the Xtreme sport of BMX street riding … BMX street riding is a hot, popular sport, but it isn’t a new one. Vert riders are riders who use straight up and down surfaces like half pipes. These are giant ramps that are flat in the middle and usually have a vertical rise on either side. Craig Grasso is the guy who’s widely recognized as the one who “paved the way for a new style of BMX: street riding.” He’s not your ordinary bike rider by any means. In 1987 he competed in the 2HIP King of Vert competition and rode in the nude. No,…