If someone had told me, when I entered the new 4130 BMX Park in Canton, that I'd soon be whipping over its dirt mounds with something resembling confidence, I'd have said they were crazy. After ...

Today, the rise on a BMX handlebar is commonly between 8.5 inches and 10 inches. The handlebar you pick will also depend on the stem that connects the handlebar to the bike frame.

Josh Study tightly grabs his dirt bike’s handle bars, waiting for the starting gate to lift. As the seconds count down, Study visualizes his route on the winding, clay-and-asphalt course. If he ...