Gary Aragon, NBL CEO Talks About the Strider Racing Experience

In the United States the National Bicycle League (NBL), a nonprofit organization started in 1974 by George Edward Esser (September 17, 1925-August 31, 2006) was originally based in Pompano Beach, Florida but now is headquartered in Hilliard, Ohio.

BMX racing is a type of off-road bicycle racing. The format of BMX was derived from motocross racing. BMX bicycle races are sprint races on purpose-built off-road single-lap race tracks. The track usually small a starting gate for up to eight racers, a groomed, serpentine, dirt race course made of various jumps and rollers and a finish line. The course is usually flat, about 15-foot (4.6 m) wide and has large banked corners that help the riders maintain speed. The NBL provides rules for governing the conduct, specify age group and skill-level classifications among the racers, and maintain some kind of points-accumulation system over the racing season. The sport is very family oriented and largely participant-driven.

The Strider Cup and Strider World Cup Events are play experiences designed to let toddlers and young kids age 18 months to 5 years old explore the world on TWO wheels.

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