Kevin Jones (BMX rider), Date of Birth
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American bicycle motocross rider
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About Kevin Jones (BMX rider)
- Kevin Jones (born May 12, 1967) is a freestyle BMX rider.
- Raised in York, Pennsylvania, at age 11 he started riding BMX and began BMX racing in 1982.
- Though successful, he abruptly quit, as he enjoyed dirt jumping more than racing. In 1983, Jones' interest in breakdancing peaked.
- He formed a troupe with fellow BMXers Mark Eaton, Mike Daily, Jamie McKulik and Dale Mitzel, calling themselves the Cardboard Lords.
- By April 1985, they had won numerous local competitions, including a York cable show called The Great York Talent Hunt.
- However, breakdancing's popularity was waning, and Jones drifted back to BMX.
- Around that time, Daily introduced Jones to his freestyle team, the Plywood Hoods.
- Daily also showed Jones the modern freestyle BMX bike.
- Jones bought a similar bike for himself, realizing that the additions of components such as pegs for standing and cable detangling rotors permitted a variety of more daring tricks.
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