For those of you unfortunate enough to remember the 80s track, BMX Boys Have A Lot Of Fun, it’ll bring to mind the heady early days of BMX in the UK.
“Of course, it will just be a fad,” was said widely. Guess that’s another prediction that’ll be chucked in to the bin of history.
To prove it’s very much alive, there’s going to be a display of BMX skills by Joe Sinclair from Bournemouth, doin’ ‘is ting in Ryde this Saturday.
Not only that, but by simply guessing the number of chocolate eggs in a cycle basket, you could win a Ruption Force BMX bike.
While they’ve got you down there, they’ll be taking the opportunity to explain the importance of cycle safety – providing advice and training on cycling skills, maintenance, security and head injury awareness.
Full details of the Cycling Skills and Safety Showcase event are over at OnTheWight.
Now … let’s have a little visual recap on how it all started, back in the day …
Image: [Adam_Baker] under CC BY 2.0
