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The United Bicycle Racers (UBR) (initially and briefly known as World Bike Riders (WBR) [1]) was a short-lived Bicycle Motocross (BMX) racing sanctioning body based in Modesto, California which was started by John Valdez, a bike shop owner, on his 18th birthday that lasted from 1977 to 1983. At its peak it had 34 tracks in California and Nevada ...
In 1972, professional drag racer and experienced welder Gary Turner built a bicycle frame for his son Craig Turner in his Fullerton, California garage to race at the BMX track. Most frames used during this period were modified Schwinn Stingrays which were heavy and broke easily under the stress of BMX racing and jumping. Gary Turner made his ...
The Elementary stem was a collaboration with George French of G-Sport and in the course of this project Odyssey BMX absorbed G-Sport. [5] [6] In 2009 Odyssey launched the Ratchet hub under the G-Sport brand. [7] In 2005 and 2009 The Odyssey Catalogue was featured in Print Magazine's Regional Design Annual. [8]
Diamondback was founded as a BMX brand in 1977 by Western States Imports in Newbury Park, California, which sold bikes under the Centurion (bicycle) brand. [7] Became a highly regarded name in BMX. [8] Dynacraft BSC – American Bicycle distributor; DYNO is a BMX bike and bike products company started by Bob Morales in 1982.
The USBA exploited track operators' concern about the ABA's solvency. [24] Gary Ellis Sr., father of pro racer Gary Ellis, ran the ABA-affiliated River Valley BMX track in Sumner, Washington. Ellis Sr. felt that bankruptcy was good for the ABA, since it removed most of the management which put the association into dire financial straits: "...
LA28 is planning to build a false floor 11 feet above the Coliseum field — covering the first 14 rows of seats — to create an official Olympic track. LA28 plans ambitious Coliseum makeover ...
A mountain bike rider doing a trick on a pump track. A pump track is a purpose-built track for cycling.It has a circuit of rollers, [a] banked turns and features designed to be ridden completely by riders "pumping"—generating momentum by up and down body movements, instead of pedaling or pushing. [1]
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