The BMX bicycle is a small, sturdy single speed bicycle developed in the United States in the early 1970s, inspired by children imitating motocross racing on pedal bikes. Its light weight, small frame and durable construction made it suited to off road racing and, later, freestyle trick riding, and it grew into both a competitive Olympic sport and a lasting youth culture.
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SignificanceBMX racing grew from informal Southern Californian dirt-track riding in the early 1970s into a nationwide phenomenon within a few years. 1 Connections
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1. Wikipedia: BMX
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BMX racing was a phenomenon by the mid-1970s.
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