BMX events

BMX bike riding can be split into two different styles, one is freestyle and the other is racing. BMX racing is relatively a self explanatory event, but BMX freestyle is divided down into several different disciplines. Freestyle BMX is broken down into street, park, vert, dirt and flatland.

Park

The BMX park event is pretty much the same thing as a skateboard park event. Riders navigate the obstacles in the park and use them to perform tricks and demonstrate their skills. Some common obstacles would include, quarter pipes, spines, flat banks, wall rides, verts walls, mini ramps, hips, box jumps, pyramids, camel humps, launches and roll-ins.

Vert

The vert consist of two half pipes facing each other that are about 10-15 feet tall. Both of the ramps have a vertical extension to their transition which is why the event is called vert. On vert riders drop into the ramp and perform tricks in the air landing on the same side of the ramp they started on. They can also use the lip of the ramp to perform certain tricks. Many riders consider the vert the most dangerous off all the freestyle events.

Dirt

The dirt event consist of lines of dirt mounds lined up for riders to perform jumps and stunts on. The jumps consist of a steep take off followed by a less steep landing. The take off jump and landing jump have gaps between them. The whole point of the event is to come up with and land the craziest trick. The bikes that are used for dirt are typically heavier than racing bikes, but they are still lighter than the average freestyle bike.

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