BMX Bikes vs Mountain Bikes

BMX rider Victor Behm dominates field of multi-discipline cyclists on a never-before-seen dirt track.

The Dominion Riverrock Festival in downtown Richmond hosted 30 riders from across the country when it comes to first-ever Red Bull Berm Burners - the competition sets professional cyclists from all procedures on a compact dirt track, developed to test the cyclists’ core abilities and technical skills.

BMX rider Victor Behm edged out all comers to simply take triumph inside inaugural occasion.

Initially contending in a five-lap heat qualifying round, sixteen riders higher level toward finals in a bracketed head-to-head, single-elimination structure. Within the final round, Behm edged away mountain biker and nationwide champion Josh Patton whose bobble out of the final change cut into his overall speed landing him in second destination. MTB rider Will O’Brien finished 3rd to round from podium.

“It’s about the technical abilities you learn when you initially start operating, your change design, and using the pump in your favor, ” stated Behm on operating axioms that aided him take-home the crown. “You have to make sure to carry all of your abilities for a track this technical.”

BMX rushing, track biking, and motocross were all influential inside design of the cutting-edge dirt training course - the battle had been open to 20’ BMX and 26’ and 29’ mountain bike wheels with rigid and suspension frames, along with all the bicycle disciplines.

Though BMX cyclists found a rate advantage regarding program, mountain cyclists said they discovered an advantage in stability from the dust. “The competition was tight, and it was surprising to see that two mountain bikers finish in the top three, ” said Patton. “It was great that two-wheel neighborhood came out regarding the track to vie against each other, which will be some thing you hardly ever reach see.”

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