Bike Lab got me moving

From the October, 2008 issue

by Jat Hamachek, age 14
My name is Jat and I go to school at the Center for Appropriate Transport, also known as CAT. Recently I built up my first bike using some of the skills I learned in my Bike Lab class. I had a good time doing it, but it wasn’t all fun and [...]

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BMX racing: a rider’s perspective

From the March, 2008 issue

by Beau Poling, age 15
It was an average day at Eugene Bicycle Works, the bike shop where I volunteer on Saturdays. I was working on bikes with my dad when Tom popped in. Tom is the ad rep for Oregon Cycling. We started to talk about BMX and I asked if he wanted to [...]

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Roots Racing

From the March, 2008 issue

by Lance Maguire
“On the gate, riders ready—watch the light!” The cadence of an ABA BMX race raises the adrenaline of the participant and inspires fear in the heart of the parent involved.
Since the inception of the American Bicycle Association, racing on a bicycle has not quite been the same. With the same bicycle [...]

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BMX cruisers

From the April, 2007 issue

by Tom Baldinger
BMX cruisers have a long and colored history. They have been around for almost as long as regular 20-inch wheel bikes. They have 24-inch wheels. The frames are also slightly larger than normal BMX frames, with more relaxed geometry. They are a great alternative to the smaller 20-inch standard for tall people, and [...]

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