ATTRACTIONS FOR 2010

Team Extreme, the UK’s largest extreme sports display team, will be bringing their skills to the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition 2010 with incredible BMX flatland displays.  Sam Foakes, 2008 world flatland champion and Effraim Catlow, one of the UK's top riders, will be performing on stage at the BT Arena, putting their bikes through tricks you would never of thought physically possible!

Flatland is the ultimate in bike control and by far the hardest discipline to master in BMX. It can be likened to breakdancing, with the rider sting and contorting the bike around their body while balancing, spinning or rolling.  It's distinct from other styles of BMX, being based on the ground rather than on ramps, with an emphasis on creativity, style and originality. Many riders opt to ride without brakes on their bikes to demonstrate true bike control as they link and mix tricks together.  Sam and Effraim have travelled the world over the last 15 years and are truly dedicated to their sport. Both have numerous championship titles behind them and have competed at the X Games and world championships.

Commentators will be on hand each day to explain how momentum, balance and gyroscopic forces play a huge part in mastering BMX flatland tricks.

 

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