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tucson-bmx-ridersChris Miracle and Mike Hines have known each other since they were in their early teens–riding BMX (bicycle motocross) bikes together, teaching each other bike tricks and digging ramps out in the middle of the desert because they had no other place to go.

Now the friends are in their late 20s, but both still make time to ride. When they do, the friends say they continue to see what they experienced growing up in Tucson–kids riding on the streets and on stairs and other concrete structures because there’s no place else for them to go.

The consequences remain the same, too–taking to a nice set of concrete stairs and metal rails outside a local bank building or at the UA campus is illegal… More info…

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