Safety First in Doing BMX Tricks

Series Summary

A fairly recent craze has hit cyclist everywhere. Bicycle MotoX, known as BMX, has gained international attention. Formed in California in the late 1960s, BMX originated from a group of young teenagers engaged in some healthy imaginative play. Imitating their motocross heroes, these kids started to do tricks on their bicycles. Extreme sports has never been the same. Now, there are extreme BMX competitions all over the world! Within these competitions, two primary forms of BMXing emerge: racing and freestyle. BMX racing focuses on the racer who can most successfully master rough terrain and dirt jumps. Freestyle BMX riders are asked to creatively blend tricks and stunts to achieve mystifying combinations.

In this free video series, let Willie D. introduce you to the BMX 180 trick. Willie shows you step by step instructions in order for you to perfect this trick. Also, Willie gives advice for safety on BMX bikes. Learn the right way to wear a BMX helmet, knee pads, elbow pads, and shin guards. He teaches you how to check the parts of your BMX bike to ensure that everything is working properly. Learn how to check your BMX tires, handlebars, chains, and seat. So, what are you waiting for? Join the BMX craze today!

Video Transcript

"Hi, this is Willie D of Aggro Alliance Trick Team on behalf of Expert Village and today we're going to learn a 180 roll back. But before we get into the trick itself there's something important that we should all know and that's safety. Safety for yourself as well as safety for your bike when I say safety for yourself I'm talking about exactly appropriate safety gear; one should wear when attempting a stunt such as a 180 roll back. And safety for the bike as far as going over the bike making sure everything is tight nothing is loose making sure that the brakes and everything is working properly before attempting a stunt like this. Now a 180 roll back consist on many small segments and it's probably best to learn each segment individually before putting the 180 roll back all together. So we're going to over the 180 roll back piece by piece and see how we put it all together. But first I'm going to demonstrate how the 180 roll back looks from start to finish."