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There are many different BMX brands, GT, Wethepeople, Kink, Stolen, and DK for example are but a few. These are all well known brands, who make good bikes, and the best way to find out which is best for you is to try a variety of bikes. You can also build a custom bike, buying specific parts from different brands, for example you could buy forks made by Wethepeople, handlebars made by DK, and wheels by Stolen, this is often the and wheels by Stolen, this is often the best way to get a bike most suited to you.

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A bmx has many parts, these are: The frame, handlebars, grips, forks, wheels, brakes, cranks, pedals and the seat, these pictures will show you what each of these parts look like

Frame

Handlebars

Forks

Cranks

Pedals

Wheels

Seat

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Bmxs’ can be easy to learn, but hard to master, to improve your skills daily practice and hard work is necessary, but it will pay off, because eventually you will be able to ride like this

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Skateboards: four wheels and a plank of wood yes? Well, not quite. Skateboards are actually very well made, and there are many different variations where brands have tried to improve skateboards in their own way, putting their mark on the skateboarding scene. Some well known brands are: Element, Enjoi, Almost, Jart, and Black Label.As with bmx’s you can buy a complete skateboard, or you can buy each part skateboard, or you can buy each part separately to make the skateboard that is best for you.

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Skateboards don’t have as many parts as bmxs, which is good, as it means there are lets bits to buy! This animation will show you the different components that make up a skateboard

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As with bmxing, skateboarding can be easy to learn, and hard to master. Or it can be hard to learn as well, it all depends on the person. When you have mastered skateboarding however, you’ll soon be skating like a pro, a little like in this video.

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So you’ve learnt the basics of Skateboarding or bmxing, and now you want to take it one step further, you want to go to a skatepark. But which one? There are a lot of skateparks, and often they are geared towards a specific type of skating, street skating or vert skating being 2 examples. These next few pages will show you some of the best skateparks around Manchester.

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Formerly known as Bones, this skatepark is located in Stockport, and is used by both skateboarders and bmxers, unfortunately it’s a pay to use skatepark, but hey- it’s inside so rain won’t stop your fun, and it’s a great skateboard

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Projekts, also known as ProjektsMCR is in the center of Manchester, and although it is a park you have to pay to skate, it is well worth the price, as it is one of the best places around, and the price is not dear. Bad news for bmxers though, this is a park for skateboards only

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An outdoors skatepark located in- you guessed it- Platfields park. Free, good quality, and useable by both skateboarders and bmxers, what’s not to like?

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Outdoors, free, great quality, and a good park right next to it, this place is not too well known, but it should, and hopefully these pictures will show you why

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Stories are often told about skateboarding and bmxing, whether about great tricks, or big bails. Today we have Callum, and his story is definitely one of the latter.

My story is I was out with my friends on Platfields skate park, on a normal weekend before school and college started I had spent the whole day here as normal. The day was coming to an end when I tried one of my more difficult tricks called a tuck no hander so... I dropped in the ramp, flew over the fun box, put my bars in my lap, threw my hand in the air, then I put myself back into the normal riding position ready for the landing, as I came down my bike lent forward causing my front wheel to case the edge of the fun box, and caused my top half to go over the front of my bike face first into the hard marble. I blacked out instantly, my friends said at this point I tried to stand up but failed, when I woke up I was surrounded by friends as they asked me if I wanted an ambulance, I said yes then moments later, I blacked out.... I woke up yet again surrounded by paramedics and an blacked out.... I woke up yet again surrounded by paramedics and an ambulance, they asked me many questions, like, are you ok, where are you hurt, is there any pains in your neck, I told them I had a sharp pain in my neck and my face was sore, they put me in a neck brace and a stretcher and put me in the ambulance. I was rushed to hospital, when I got to hospital my mum and her boyfriend were waiting for me, my mum was shocked and my mum’s boyfriend took pictures to capture the moment. I was taken for an x-ray quickly, as they thought I had broken something in my back. It turns out I was lucky to walk away from my accident alive, and I didn’t even break a bone all I had was burns, cuts and bruises, a chipped tooth and a black eye. I was later discharged from hospital and went home... Later that week I had to go for a brain scan to check for any damage, it turned out I had minor brain damage and my bike survived in the end :D

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My accident has not affected my ability to ride, I am not afraid of the skate park this has only made me more aware of what I am doing, I can still do the same tricks as I was doing before my accident, me and my friend Joe go on crown point north and fakie down the hill next to Tesco for a good laugh. The only thing I am afraid of is hitting my head really hard, which could cause me to get further brain damage or even death

Although it can be worrying to hear about stories like this, don’t let them put you off learning to ride. Accidents like this are very rare, and the positives of gaining a new skill far outweigh the negatives.far outweigh the negatives.

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Learning a new skill can be hard, especially if you don’t know where to start. The first thing you need to do is buy a skateboard or bmx. But which brand? The following are all good brands, and buying from them will give you peace of mind that you are getting a quality product.

Skateboards

Almosthttp://www.almostawebsite.com/Almost

Enjoihttp://www.enjoico.com/

Heroin skateboardshttp://www.heroinskateboarding.com/

Girlhttp://www.girlskateboards.com/

Alien workshop

http://www.alienworkshop.com/

Enuffhttp://www.enuffsk8.com/

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Bmx’s

Stolen

http://www.stolenbmx.com/

GT

http://www.gtbicycles.com/

Haro

http://www.harobikes.com/

Wethepeople

http://www.wethepeoplebmx.de/http://www.wethepeoplebmx.de/

Kink

http://www.kinkbmx.com/

DK

http://www.dkbicycles.com/

Eastern

http://www.easternbikes.com/

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Good skateparks are few and far between, and they can be hard to find. The following are some of the skateparks with the best reputation around Manchester

Projektshttp://www.projektsmcr.com/

UKskate

http://www.ukskate.com/Central

http://www.centralskatepark.co.uk/

Central

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You’ve heard stories of bails, now see some to!