bike

the idea

Sep 25, 1490

One of Leonardo Da Vinci's students made rough drafts of a bicycle. They were found among Da Vinci's writings for the Italian government in 1966 by a group of monks.

first bike

Sep 23, 1817

Baron Karl von Drais created a new kind of bicycle. It was wooden with two wheels. It had no cranks or pedals. you had to push with your foot to move it.

dandy Horse

Sep 23, 1820

this newly designed bike by Denis Johnson was much more successful because he had much better marketing skills. this bike had much bigger wheels for a more comforatble ride.

pedals and crancks

Sep 25, 1868

bikes with pedals and crancks were introduced. the pedal was created in 1861

penn-farthing

Sep 25, 1870

this bicycle hard a large front wheel and small back wheel.

chain

Sep 25, 1874

chain was invented. this bike has two same sized wheels and a chai that goes to the back wheel. 1874, first bikes were manufactured in America.

inner-tube

Sep 25, 1933

Arnold, Schwinn & Company introduced the inner-tube.

first dirt race

Apr 30, 1956

on Queensday celebration, local kids rode in a "feitcross". It was a bike cross held on dirt. it is argued that this was the start of bmx racing.

BX

Jul 10, 1969

reminiscence of a motorcycle track was built for bicycles to race.

mongoose

Sep 25, 1985

American Recreation Group acquires BMX
Products and the “Mongoose” brand name. This
marks the first acquisition of an original BMX
manufacturer by a public company.

birth of big air

Sep 25, 2001

Matt Hoffman is true innovator in bmx freestyle. Inventing many new tricks and holding the record for highest air. 26.5 feet high on a 24 foot tall vert ramp. more than 50 feet above the ground.