BMX

bmx English Etymology en bicycle motocross. Pronunciation en B M 'X en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-BMX.wav Southern England Noun ~ s es en uncountable cycling Bicycle motocross, a form of cycling on BMX bikes, originating in California in the 1970s. en Martynas Ruseckas After her brother suffered a brain injury in a bike crash, this Olympic BMX rider has a new perspective on what success means w:CNN https://edition.cnn.com/2024/07/09/sport/saya-sakakibara-bmx-paris-olympics-2024-spt-intl/index.html 2024-07-09 “When I was in Switzerland going through rehab, literally, I was like, ‘What’s the point? I’m going through so much pain right now and BMX has given me a lot of grief,’” said Sakakibara. https://web.archive.org/web/20240712073246/https://edition.cnn.com/2024/07/09/sport/saya-sakakibara-bmx-paris-olympics-2024-spt-intl/index.html en countable cycling A BMX bike. en The old school survives at the Olympics, amid new events w:The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/21/sports/21iht-OLYOLD.3.15512697.html 21-08-2008 In the end, why not be happy with both, with the BMXes and the pentathlons, with the swans of synchro and the Quasimodos of wrestling? Sweet. https://web.archive.org/web/20250123041234/https://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/21/sports/21iht-OLYOLD.3.15512697.html Derived terms en BMX bike en BMXer Translations sport French: fr BMX m, fr bicross m, fr vélocross m type of bicycle French: fr BMX m, fr bicross m, fr vélocross m Verb +!,~es en intransitive cycling To ride a BMX bike. en 1995-02-21 Joao de Souza Re: B.M.X... Flatlanders and Freestylers https://groups.google.com/forum/#!original/rec.bicycles.misc/-QVn0-C7cj8/DS2Ci7U6j4cJ rec.bicycles.misc I BMXed from 1978 (my first race) till not too long ago. Although I don't see too many freestylers in the net, I get in touch with quite a few ex-BMXers like myself on rec.bicycles.off-road (I'm cross-posting to it). en 1997-06-17 KrUtCh [username] Re: Skate-boarders...losers? https://groups.google.com/forum/#!original/alt.skate-board/6n1B9P0TSQM/hfiIGUBeWToJ alt.skate-board Yeah, flippity trick things are fun. I've got a friend who has BMXed for 15-16 years! He rules, and he used to be sponsored. Adjective Relating to bicycle motocross. Related terms en WCMX wheelchair motocross en MX motorcycle motocross See also Appendix:BMX Further reading