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In this stunt, one or more riders enter a steel banded sphere through a trap door and begin circling. The centripetal force of accelerating along the curve allows the rider to eventually circle on any plane inside the sphere, including sideways and upside-down. Though this is one of the original stunts, it is still commonly seen among circus ...
Freestyle BMX is bicycle motocross stunt riding on BMX bikes. It is an extreme sport descended from BMX racing that consists of five disciplines: street, park, vert, trails, and flatland. In June 2017, the International Olympic Committee announced that freestyle park was to be added as an Olympic event to the 2020 Summer Olympics. [1]
BMX bicycles are available in these types: [1] Dirt – These bikes feature tires with thicker and wider tread for better grip on potentially loose surfaces. Flatland – flatland style BMX bikes have different frame geometry to traditional park BMX bikes because flatland riding requires precise balance on multiple parts of the bike.
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Stunt riding may refer to: Artistic cycling on bicycles; Motorcycle stunt riding on motorized vehicles; Trick riding on horses This page was last edited on ...
Freestyle scootering gained popularity following the Razor craze in the early 2000s [1] after the invention of the foldable aluminium scooter by Micro Mobility Systems in 1999. Since then the construction of pro scooters have progressed immensely, making it a big business with many brands solely focusing on creating trick scooters worldwide.
Martyn Ashton (born 2 December 1974) [1] is a former British and World Champion mountain bike trials rider, stunt rider and team manager. [2] He had been riding professional trials since 1993, [3] and has been described as a mountain biking legend, [4] [5] and credited with turning trials riding into one of the fast-growing areas of the sport of mountain biking. [6]
The Globe of Death is a circus and carnival stunt where stunt riders ride motorcycles inside a mesh sphere ball. It is similar to the wall of death, but in this act riders can loop vertically as well as horizontally. [1] There have been three performance-related deaths recorded between 1949 and 1997. [2]