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The male BMX rider in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was Liam Phillips. He did not advance to the semifinals after placing 18th and 7th in his two quarterfinal races, placing him in 28th place.

The woman BMX rider, on the other hand, placed 8th overall. Shanaze Reade, unfortunately, crashed during the finals ruining her chances of a medal.

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Oil is good for a short period, then it's not so good. Oil does two things that make it not appropriate for wheel bearings, it tends to run right out after being applied, and it attracts dirt. Dirt causes wear.

For wheels, waterproof grease would be the product of choice. Personally, I find Phil Wood grease to be the best.

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Patrick Metcalfe

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Just take off your stem and undo the brake wires that conect to the gyro on both sides, then just take off the brake handle off the bars, and your riding brakeless, sorry its not a very detailed explaination but its realy not that hard, goodluck.

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1 piece cranks need the 1/2 inch pedals while 2-3 piece cranks use 9/16th.

Just to help the newbies out there. OPC or one piece cranks mean the arm that holds the pedal is just one piece of steel that goes from pedal to pedal through the bottom bracket (where the bearings ride). Those only use ½" size threads on the pedals.

3 piece cranks are identifiable as each arm is separate and bolted onto the spindle which is part of the bottom bracket. 3 piece refers to 2 arms + the bottom bracket. Only 9/16" (which are bigger than the ½") threads fit those arms.

Don't forget the left arm is backwards thread, so to loosen you turn it righty tighty. The right arm is normal so lefty loosy to remove.

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look for a model or part number in a inconspicuous space then google it or come back here with it also look at pics of old GT's

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Yes

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Why, Spin Master, of course! The same company that brought you Tech Deck (mini Skateboards) and Air Hogs (mini RC planes and cars).

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Absolutely, the best riders all ride brakeless. But, if you ride on the road brakes can save your life. In most places they're even required by law.

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Bikes have their pegs on the opposite side of the bikes drive.

Right Hand Drive (RHD) will have pegs on the left side,Left Hand Drive (LHD) will have pegs on the right side. This makes it easier to grind.

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1. get good at riding
2. get noticed, by competing, posting films of your riding on youtube etc
3. keep riding well enough to maintain peopel's interest in you

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Divide your rear sprocket into your front sprocket. Like 25x9. 25 divided by 9 = 2.77. so 2.77 to 1 is the drive ratio. If you go with a smaller sprocket like a 24 in the front but still a 9 in the back, you are lowering the gear ratio to 2.66 to 1. So your bike will be slower but easier to pedal.

If you go with a 25 in the front and a 10 in the back, you end up with a 2.5 to 1 ratio.

Don't confuse gear ratio with gear inches, that's a calculation including the wheel and sometimes the circumference of the tire.

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The oil/grease has dried up, you've gotten water/dirt/rust inside, it's lost adjustment and/or wore out. Really no way of telling w/ taking it apart.

I'll post a link on bike maintenance for you.

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Define creating. If creating to you is ordering every part you want and putting it together, absolutely!

If building to you is making each component and then assembling them, not so easy, but possible.

The third way is to contact a company like Standard Byke Co and they will make ANYTHING you could want and design it especially for you. Rick is the master of custom BMX.

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Yes

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there are 3 steps to jumping on a bmx bike:

1) compress- put your weight over the handlebars

2) quickly lean back over your seat

3) after doing this, your front wheel will lift off of the ground. to lift the back wheel up, scoop your opposite foot out and up in a "j" motion while your front wheel is in the air

once you are able to get both wheels in the air, continue practicing and eventually your bunny hops will become higher and higher

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Different BMXes have different axle sizes. Easiest is to measure what you've got.

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Way too many variations to answer here, and it also depends on what's wrong with it. I'll post a couple of links to bike manitenance pages below.

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TIG-welded answers how the tubes of the frame are joined together - with a Tungsten Inert Gas arc welding machine.

Hi-tensile (or Hi-Ten) tells you the steel quality. Hi-Ten is pretty much the lowest grade tubing that anybody is willing to admit to using. Cro-Moly is a higher grade tubing, but there are several types.

Street/park tells you how the designer/marketer thinks the bike is to be used. It's not meant for racing or big airs.

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a dirt bike has a motor

mountain biking is arguably more "connected" to the trail and nature. it can also require much more excercise.

a mountain bike is much lighter, and has less suspension travel

dirt bikes are also more expensive, and require fuel

decent dirt bike price= very good mountain bike price

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It depends on how old school it is. If you have an old 70's Squareback Redline or the sort, it could be worth quite a bit depending on the condition it's in. Other individual models are valuable as well, but most aren't worth even half of what they cost new. It depends on the bike.

Hit eBay and craigslist to find out what similar bikes are selling for.

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Probably, but you're best off measuring the bars first. A BMX bar is 7/8" (22.2 mm) by the grips.

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10 POUNDS :)