1992 BMX Freestyle Championships - supporter’s badge
A British supporter’s badge for the BMX Freestyle championships which took place in Budapest, Hungary 1992.
BMX Freestyle involves acrobatic-like stunts and tricks using a BMX bicycle. Freestyle evolved in the US during the later 1970’s but it’s popularity took off worldwide after the publication of BMX’s first dedicated magazine called ‘Freestylin’ Magazine’. Manufacture of new types of BMX bicycles and their sales took off as the sport took a hold worldwide. The sport became more organised and by the early 1980’s worldwide championships were taking place. The sport reached the peak of it’s popularity during the 1980’s and despite a fallback, it still remains a widely practised sport requiring great skill, experience of training and nerve.
Other references:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARnjhKSP_mw&NR=1 (a YouTube clip from the 1992 championships demonstrating the ‘flatland’ form of Freestyle. There are various disciplines of BMX Freestyle, of which ‘flatland’ is one of them).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freestyle_BMX (General history of BMX Freestyle).
Enamels: n/a.
Finish: n/a.
Material: White-metal.
Fixer: Butterfly-clutch type.
Size: 1 5/16” diameter (about 34mm).
Process: Diecast moulded.
Maker: No maker’s name or mark .
Thank you for reading.
Stuart.
1992 BMX Freestyle Championships - supporter’s badge
A British supporter’s badge for the BMX Freestyle championships which took place in Budapest, Hungary 1992.
BMX Freestyle involves acrobatic-like stunts and tricks using a BMX bicycle. Freestyle evolved in the US during the later 1970’s but it’s popularity took off worldwide after the publication of BMX’s first dedicated magazine called ‘Freestylin’ Magazine’. Manufacture of new types of BMX bicycles and their sales took off as the sport took a hold worldwide. The sport became more organised and by the early 1980’s worldwide championships were taking place. The sport reached the peak of it’s popularity during the 1980’s and despite a fallback, it still remains a widely practised sport requiring great skill, experience of training and nerve.
Other references:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARnjhKSP_mw&NR=1 (a YouTube clip from the 1992 championships demonstrating the ‘flatland’ form of Freestyle. There are various disciplines of BMX Freestyle, of which ‘flatland’ is one of them).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freestyle_BMX (General history of BMX Freestyle).
Enamels: n/a.
Finish: n/a.
Material: White-metal.
Fixer: Butterfly-clutch type.
Size: 1 5/16” diameter (about 34mm).
Process: Diecast moulded.
Maker: No maker’s name or mark .
Thank you for reading.
Stuart.