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»For some kids, just pedaling a bike around on two wheels isn’t enough. Michael King, an eighth grader at RCHS, is one of those kids. Mike has begun competing in th^ rigorous sport of freestyle bicycle riding, a test of balance and dexterity set to music.
[Like skateboarding and bicycle moto-cross, the sport was bom in California but has grown and matured as it crossed the country, gathering interest and participants asiit spread. There’s even an organization, the American Freestyle Association, which governs the sport and sets rules and standards for events and competitions.
! Mike, who lives in Amissville with his grandmother, Dorothy Artz, said that he first became interested in freestyle biking while visiting his father in Sterling. The suburban Virginia and Maryland communities surrounding Washington, D. C., have a number of competitions for freestyle bicylists.
And he’s brought the sport home to Rappahannock County. On Thursday, he gave a demonstration in the high school parking lot, using the ramp he constructed in the high school shop. The ramp and similar curved concrete pipes are used by freestylers to gather speed for some tricks and as a part of other, more advanced stunts.
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