bicycle racing

Describes the beginning of motocross racing in the 1970s; the special bikes and tracks; the race with its turns, bumps, and passing; and the need for protective clothing. Includes a glossary of terms.

Photographs and text provide information about bicycle motocross--bicycle stunt riding known as BMX, explaining what it is; examining the history of BMX at the X Games, a competition for alternative sports; and introducing star riders and different BMX events.

Eleven-year-old Matt wants to make the Evergreen Racing Team but his chances are seriously threatened when a new boy moves to town and resorts to cheating in order to win.

Simple text and full-color photos illustrate facts about the history, equipment, tricks, and records of BMX racing.

Lists and describes the top BMX stars of both the past and present.

Examines BMX bikes, trick riding, racing, and equipment maintenance.

Sam has a gift for bicycle racing, but his attitude gets in the way and his teammates give up on him. Aging Olympic racer Viktor offers Sam a new opportunity and a chance to be a winner, but Sam must first work as a bike courier for Viktor's company where he ends up delivering untraceable packages for an unknown client and risks losing everything.

Examines the life of Major Taylor, an African-American cyclist in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries who aspired to be named the fastest man alive, focusing on his rivalry with Floyd McFarland, an unscrupulous white rider who pushed Taylor to his limits in a final showdown in Australia in 1904.

The Ridge Riders help Slam Duncan get back the new shocks that Slam's foes, Stick and Spanner, stole from him.

After a minor mountain climbing accident, Slam develops a fear of heights that interferes with his bicycle racing and other activities, until his friend Dozy suggests that he think of the fear as a computer program that he can quit whenever he wishes.