We sent GCN's James Lowsley-Williams and GMBN's Blake Samson to ride with some athletes who chose to stay on that path, | dG1fd3U1VHhSSEpESXc
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00:00 Depending on your age, the word BMX will hold a certain resonance.
00:07 X-Racing enters its sixth decade.
00:10 Ex-pro cyclist James Lousie Williams and me, Blake Samson,
00:14 will trade in our usual bikes for ones with much smaller wheels.
00:18 God, this is terrifying!
00:20 We'll go on a journey to learn about the rise, fall,
00:24 and rebirth of one of cycling's most explosive forms.
00:29 [MUSIC]
00:34 Progression is what the sport is all about.
00:37 The bikes, the tricks, and the parks.
00:41 Freestyle was just so enticing to me because of just the freedom.
00:45 It was just pure BMX.
00:47 Kids racing bikes around tracks is nothing new.
00:50 But what does the sport look like now?
00:53 I'm taking on BMX racing.
00:55 It's just totally different to anything I've seen before.
00:59 He's off!
01:01 Oh, big jump!
01:02 I want to know what it's like to be the best in the world.
01:06 These jumps are insane.
01:10 [MUSIC]
01:13 From the gate drop, 2.5 seconds later, they're hitting 60K an hour.
01:16 Go! Up!
01:19 Hey, what are you doing?
01:21 [LAUGHTER]
01:24 One of the hardest 90 seconds of my career.
01:28 You think the Supercross track was impressive?
01:30 Find out how hard it is to ride one of these bikes in a park like this.
01:37 Racing was so, like, you have to do this, you have to do this, you have to do this.
01:40 The freestyle was like open book.
01:42 Oh, dude!
01:43 Just don't steer hard!
01:44 Oh, my goodness!
01:45 [LAUGHTER]
01:46 Whoa, the blue pole!
01:48 Take a load of this place, man.
01:51 Imitating features on a small-wheeled rig with no brakes.
01:55 Let's get it!
01:56 Whoa!
01:58 If you just jump in cold turkey, you're going to end up a cold turkey on the floor, man.
02:02 From grassroots to the biggest stage in world sport, explore the high-octane world of BMX.
02:09 Are you willing to venture into the backflip?
02:12 We'll see.
02:13 Stay tuned.
02:14 [LAUGHTER]
02:16 [MUSIC]
02:20 [MUSIC]
02:23 (whooshing)