Kyle 'Butter' Bennett hopes he won't be spread over BMX Bike course

BMX Bikes Extreme news and information — Three-time world bicycle motocross (BMX) champion Kyle Bennett is nicknamed "Butter", but he is hoping some rival does not butt into his path and spread him across the Olympic course in Beijing. The 28-year-old American, known for his easy-going style on the bike, is among the medal contenders when the sport makes its Olympic debut in Beijing.
"My bmx bike riding style is smoother. That's why they call me 'Butter'. My style is laid back like I am," Bennett said. "If I'm going to pass it's going to be clean. Some guys are not scared to hit you or cut you off going into a curve. "I'm just laid back. I try to let my riding speak for itself."
Bennett, whose grandfather took him to his first BMX bike jumping park at age seven, won the 2002 and 2003 world crowns but tore knee ligaments in 2006 and needed reconstructive knee surgery. He recovered to win the 2007 world bmx bikes title.
Now he dreams of Olympic gold with no fear of backlash from bmx bikes extreme sports fans. "As a kid I always wanted to be in the Olympics. It is as high as our sport can go. I'm in awe," Bennett said. "When I first heard about it, I didnt really believe it was going to happen. It's a dream. I see nothing but positive things coming out of it."
Among those is an extra toughness the bmx bike sport lacked a decade ago.
"Look what it's bringing. I didn't start doing weights until I was 20. That is how much our sport has changed. Four or five years ago you would just go to your local track and ride your bmx bike. Weight training didn't come in until the Olympics.
"You want explosive power. You want to try have some upper body strength but be flexible with your lower body to control the bmx bike. Lower body is the key," Bennett said.
Snowboard events brought a similar buzz at the 2006 Winter Olympics, with "Flying Tomato" Shaun White, a US redhead, winning the halfpipe and boardcross proving popular. "It's similar, our personalities and the way the sport is. We hope to be able to achieve similar things," Bennett said. "I look at what (White) has done and it would be nice if I could do that in BMX bikes.
"We're guinea pigs with it but I'm enjoying it. It's all so new right now but it's crazy to think about where it could go. I would love BMX bikes to be a household name. I hope it works out."

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