BMX Biking Facts: Choosing the Best Tires and Lightweight Bikes

Choosing the best BMX tires depends on your riding style, whether you focus on street, park, or dirt jumps. Discover the lightest BMX bikes and essential facts about this freestyle sport.

BMX rider jumping with bike

How to Choose BMX Tires

BMX tires tend to be chunky, knobby and wider than road bike tires. They need to withstand punishment, similar to mountain bike tires. Yet unlike mountain bikers, BMX riders don't usually do much serious off-road work. Dirt BMX tracks are hard and not covered in roots and rocks.

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