BMX History is as important as current BMX happenings. If you don't know what happened before you, you will be doomed to repeat it again... so they say.
BMX originated in California in the 1970s. Inspired by motocross riders of the time, people started to race their bikes on dirt tracks. In fact, BMX bikes were designed to get more people into motocross, but it soon developed into a sport of its own!
The American Bicycle Association is a US-based BMX sports governing body in Gilbert, Arizona created by Merl Mennenga and Gene Roden in 1977. It is the largest sanctioning body in the United States concerning BMX. It has tracks in Canada and Mexico as well as in the USA
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.