BMX

My "best" bike is still a BMX. Curtis Motocross, 21" tt. I ride (smallish) trails and skatepark when my knees permit. I was a late starter, only getting into BMX in my early 20s.

I still consider the ten years my brother and I spent building trails as time well spent.

There's something odd about the "action sports" (horrible phrase but you know what I mean) world. No-one bats an eyelid at a middle aged man snowboarding or surfing but BMX is strangely unacceptable to the general public.

Where do you guys like to ride?

I used to ride MTB's in skateparks/trails and had a blast at 4X a few times, and rode the local BMX tracks too, though the bike was closer to a BMX than MTB. Gave me decent bike handling skills I think, probably a decent kick too.

Hi, is this the BMXers Anonymous meeting?

My name is Farrell and I am a recovering BMX rider. I've been clean for about 15 years now but I still have to take each day as it comes as the urges still remain and still require a lot of will power to resist. I'm sure you all know, some days are harder than others.

Seriously though, I've still got a knackered old BMX at my In-laws that hasn't seen the light of day in a few years but I am constantly being tempted by getting a cruiser and starting to race again.