The bike seems to check most of the classic BMX boxes. It’s all there with a short frame, tall bars, 20-inch wheels, rigid fork, front and rear pegs, single-speed drivetrain and flat black paint ...

“For me, understand that every time I get on my bike, I win,” she said. “Because I started, and I finished." At 74, she is the oldest female competitive BMX racer in the United States.

BMX is a contraction of ‘bicycle motocross’, and the singular style of frame sprang from racing bikes used on off-road racetracks. It’s been an Olympic sport for both men and women since ...