BMX bikes are making a huge comeback, with everyone from young girls to teenage boys getting in on the action. BMX bikes have had a big resurgence due to the vast number of tricks that you wouldn’t be able to do on any other bikes, not to mention its inclusion in the Olympics. With BMX bikes, there are a great number of styles you can do, whether you’re interested in riding the park, free style, vert, street or flatland.

If you’re looking into buying a BMX bike and want something different than what everyone else has, why not get a cool, vintage bicycle? BMX bikes first became popular in the 1970s with the Schwinn Stingray. This small bike made it easier for kids to ride off road, doing all kinds of tricks and stunts in the meantime. By the 1980s BMX biking was the recreational sport of choice for almost every teenager, with different companies producing great new models of BMX bikes. Companies like Haro, Schwinn, Mongoose and Hutch were producing incredibly well-made, highly stylized bicycles for the market.

While there are plenty of modern companies producing BMX bikes today, nothing gives you more street cred than having one of the original, old school BMX bikes. Having one will make you stand out from the crowd, giving you that edge over everyone else. If you already have a BMX bike you love to ride, you can always check out vintage BMX parts to give you that cool, retro feel.