Name: Kathy Schachel
Hometown: Teaneck, NJ, USA
Occupation: Physical Therapist Assistant
When was it that you first threw a leg over a BMX bike?
Kathy: I started racing BMX when I was 11 years old. My first race I came in third place against the boys.
Was it easy to get BMX bikes back then or did people have to start on regular bikes because it was difficult to get the original BMX bikes?
Kathy: I did have a real BMX bike... they were hard to find at the time and that was in 1977.
Did you have a local BMX club where you lived at the time?
Kathy: We had a local bike shop called "Cosmic Wheel" in