DeSoto, Texas (CNN) The 1980s are alive and well in the heartland of America. BMX. Three letters that evoke — for anyone Generation X and older — a cultural Trapper Keeper of desirable possessions including Nike Air, Atari, Walkmans, Vans, MTV and of course that conduit of childhood freedom and rebellion, the Bicycle Motorcross.
Picture unsupervised latchkey kids gathered around VCRs in suburban basements to watch grainy, overly recopied BMX videos of tricks and races. This happened and it was totally awesome.
Born out of the ’70s motorcycle race scene in southern California as kids tried to emulate the adults on their own dirt bikes, BMX was a “sport created by kids, for kids,” explained John David … More