The first time John Beck attempted to race a BMX bike as a child, things didn’t go so well.
“When I was 10 years old my mother took me out to a BMX track in Houston, Texas, where I grew up,” Beck began. “My very first race I went over the handle bars and busted out my front tooth.
“So, she realized that sport was going to be a little too expensive. She ended up giving me a basketball and said, ‘Here, you’re tall. This will work out better for you and will be a lot cheaper, too.’”
Thirty one years later, Beck is giving BMX racing another try – thanks to … More