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BMX sections Dirt, Flatland, Street, Park etc.
by Achim Enthaler | 20 Jul 2005 12:03 am
BMX can be devided in the following sections: Dirt Jump, Street, Ramp/Vert/Halfpipe, Flatland and Race. There are contests for all sections and of course special bikes and different areas to ride.
Here are the different sections with descriptions and photo:
Dirt Jump:
At dirt jumping the riders are riding on lanes consisting of doubles and tables and they try to make stunts while they are off the ground. Doubles and tables are made of soil and are shaped like ramps but they are often bigger than street ramps. A double consists of a two soil ramps, the first is is for jumping off it and on the second you land. Between the two is a gap. The lengths of the gaps can be up to 30 feet. Tables are similar to doubles but the gap is filled with soil, that's why they especially are suitable for dirt jump beginners.
The photo:
Click here to get to the dirt jump tricks
http://www.bmx-zone.com/en-stunts-einteilung-Dirt-sort-stunts_name-asc_desc-ASC.html
Street, Park:
Street and Park riding is quite versatile. In parks you can do tricks over/on funboxes, rails, banks, quarters, spines, walls and some other obstacles. The obstacles are mostly made of plastic. Street riding, is just riding, for example in the city and jumping off stairs, grinding on rails or walls, doing manuals etc.
The photo:
Click here to get to the street tricks
http://www.bmx-zone.com/en-stunts-einteilung-Street-sort-stunts_name-asc_desc-ASC.html
Ramp, Vert, Halfpipe:
Here the riders do their tricks in halfpipes made of lumber or plastic. Halfpipe or ramp are the generell names but there are Miniramps, Vertramps and Quarterpipes. Miniramps are less high than 6 feet and they haven't got a vertical part. Vertramps are much higher, about 12 feet, and they have, as the name already says, a vertical part below the coping. Quarterpipes are half halfpipes, so they only have on coping. The goal in all ramps is to get above the coping, do tricks and to land again in the ramp. In miniramps tricks like tailtap, nostap and grinds are usual. Usually the riders make 180° rotations during the jump to land "right" again
A Photo:
Click here to get to the Ramp tricks
http://www.bmx-zone.com/de-stunts-einteilung-Vert-sort-stunts_name-asc_desc-ASC.html
Flatland:
The good thing about flatland is that you can do it nearly everywhere because all you need is your BMX and a flat ground (for example a parking place). All flatland tricks are done one the ground and a lot of them only on one wheel. Therefore you need a very good sense of balance and you have to practice a lot. Its also not as spectacular as, for instance, dirt jump or race. However it's not very dangerous and you don't need to wear protective gear
A photo:
Click here to get to the Flatland tricks
http://www.bmx-zone.com/en-stunts-einteilung-Flatland-sort-stunts_name-asc_desc-ASC.html
Race:
t race contests several riders (usually  start simultaneous (like MotoX) and ride on a Race Tracks with doubles, Tables and some smaller gaps (up to 13m gaps at downhill BMX races). The fastest rider wins, so there is no need to show stunts.
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