Brakes
Although BMX bikes are sold (by law) with two brakes, racers usually remove the front one. Because a BMX race track is all about being as fast and smooth as possible, with no steep sections requiring speed to be scrubbed in a hurry, the front stopper is ditched to save weight. The rear brake tends to be a V-style number because theyʼre powerful and, again, light.
Freestyle BMX bikes will feature a front and rear brake and, on some models, a gyro. This is a combination of cups and bearings situated below the stem that allows the bars to be spun 360 degrees without tangling the brake cables.