The BMX is a bicycle in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online.
Design
The BMX is a BMX bike with a relatively similar design throughout the games it appears in, sporting a compact frame, a sturdy handlebar and traditional wheels.
3D Universe
In Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, the bike assumes a generic design resembling pre-2000 BMX models, given the dual brakes on the handlebars. It has pegs on the rear wheels and a bell that rings when the horn button is used. The vehicle comes in a variety of primary colors applied to the main frame.
In Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, the bike resembles an Ashtabula Black Diamond BMX Bike, given the paddings on the main frame and the handlebars. It has taller handlebars and larger wheels than the GTA San Andreas iteration and lacks a bell. The BMX is available in two variant:
- The first one,
bmxboy, is the regular version with the typical diamond frame that only spawns in a black color. - The second one,
bmxgirl, is a "female" variation with a step-through frame and a front-mounted basket, and it only spawns in a pink color.
Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online
In Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online, the BMX has almost the same design as in GTA San Andreas, but it is even smaller. The bike only has one brake on the right handlebar and does not feature a bell or light. Despite the bicycle's description stating it has pegs, the in-game model does not feature any. The BMX spawns in a variety of primary colors for the frame.
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Performance
3D Universe
One of the BMX's major advantages is its maneuverability. In addition to its compact size, the BMX also allows the player to execute very high bunny hops, along with the standard fare of wheelies and stoppies. In Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, players can only execute a low bunny hop using the BMX.
The BMX's top speed is the middle figure for the bicycles in the game (ahead of the Bike and behind the Mountain Bike) and is not especially fast. The BMX is not suited for off-road cycling or as a getaway vehicle.
The BMX in GTA San Andreas is indestructible, but the BMX in GTA Vice City Stories can be rendered unusable by burning it with the Flamethrower/Molotov or even an explosive.
3D Universe Overview
| Acceleration (0-60 mph in Seconds) |
Top Speed (mph / kmh) |
Gears | Engine | Drivetrain (FWD / RWD / AWD) |
Mass (kg / lbs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | 75 / 120 | 5 | Petrol | RWD | 100 / 220 |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | This vehicle does not have an engine. | RWD | Cannot be observed |
Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online
In Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online the BMX is not as fast as the three race bikes (Tri-Cycles, Whippet and Endurex) and the Scorcher, but is faster than the Cruiser. The BMX is quite small, light and maneuverable, making it easier to perform stunts such as bunny hops and wheelies. The BMX is not indestructible, and the wheels can be dismounted if the player collides with another object or vehicle at high speed.
GTA V/GTA Online Overview
| Acceleration (0-60 mph in Seconds) |
Top Speed (mph / kmh) |
Gears | Engine | Drivetrain (FWD / RWD / AWD) |
Mass (kg / lbs) |
Fuel Tank Size (litres) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | 31 / 50 | 1 | N/A | RWD | 105 / 231 | 0 |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| No visible components. | No visible components. | 1 | This vehicle does not have an engine. | RWD | Cannot be observed | Cannot be observed |
 |
Speed | 26.827568% | ||||
| Acceleration | 19.999998% | |||||
| Braking | 50% | |||||
| Traction | 28.030304% | |||||
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Prominent Appearances in Missions
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
- The BMX is the first vehicle the player is instructed to use at the start of the game.
- During the mission Sweet & Kendl, four BMX bikes are used as "getaway vehicles" by CJ, Sweet, Ryder and Big Smoke to go back to Grove Street after the Ballas destroyed Smoke's car.
- One of the couriers rides a BMX in "Supply Lines...".
- The player can participate in a side mission called the BMX Challenge, where Carl must pass through a number of red coronas.
- In one of the courier missions, at Roboi's Food Mart, the player uses a BMX.
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
- Vic can use a BMX bike in the mission Kill Phil: Part 2 while he is inside the Hyman Memorial Stadium. This the best way to travel through the Stadium as there is a very limited amount of time.
- There is a side-mission called Mashin' Up The Mall, where Vic must pass through various coronas inside the North Point Mall.
- Another side-mission called BMX Time Trials, where Vic can race through the course and beat the target time.
Grand Theft Auto V
- In Daddy's Little Girl, one of the bikes that spawns at the bike rental place is a BMX.
- Used by three NPCs during the mission Hood Safari, when the player approaches the cul-de-sac. This is an easter egg that references the mission "Sweet & Kendl" in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
Grand Theft Auto Online
- Used by attacking enemies in the Grove Street Survival and the Scrapyard Survival.
- Used by the Ballas during the investigation mission "The Ballas".
Locations
In Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and Grand Theft Auto V, BMXs are commonly ridden by pedestrians. However, in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, the BMX only spawns in certain areas of the city and is not used by pedestrians.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
- Parked next to Roboi's Food Mart in Commerce, Los Santos (Starts the courier side mission).
- Usually parked on the front lawn of the house across from the Johnson House. It may not always spawn though.
- Parked in the skate park in Glen Park right next to the skate ramp (Starts the BMX Challenge when entered).
- Parked in the alley behind Ammu-Nation in Palomino Creek.
- Parked in a small alleyway between some houses in East Los Santos.
- Parked on the pier in Verona Beach.
- Parked next to the trailer in the Angel Pine Junkyard.
- Parked outside Burger Shot in Spinybed, Las Venturas.
- Spawns regularly around Ganton.
- Spawns regularly around East Los Santos.
- Spawns regularly around Foster Valley.
- Parked behind the garage of the house in Palisades, San Fierro.
- Parked in front of a house southwest of Wheel Arch Angels in Ocean Flats, San Fierro
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
- Inside the Vice Point Mall (It automatically activates the mission Mashin' Up The Mall when the player gets on it and it cannot be removed from the mall).
- Besides Stonewall J's in Little Havana.
- The dirt track in Downtown, activates the BMX Time Trials.
- The pink step-through frame variant can be found west of the Mendez Mansion.
- Parked outside a house in Little Haiti
- Parked in the apartments behind Malibu Club in Vice Point.
- Inside Hyman Memorial Stadium during the mission Kill Phil: Part 2 only.
Grand Theft Auto V
- Can be bought for $500 from Pedal and Metal Cycles.
- Can be found around the streets and alleyways in Chamberlain Hills with The Families members riding them. They will attack the player if their bike is hijacked.
- Can be found around Grove Street in Davis, usually ridden by the Ballas.
- May spawn at certain houses, such as the dealer's house the player visits during the mission Hood Safari.
- Can be found at Vespucci Beach in a Skate Park, either parked with skaters nearby or used by one performing stunts.
- Spawns beside the Big O Fruit Juice stand on Arthur's Pass Trails, Vinewood Hills, Los Santos County.
- Can spawn at the half pipe at BJ Smith Recreational Center.
- Spawns at the half pipe at Broker Park, in East Vinewood.
- Often seen being ridden by some cyclists at the Redwood Lights Track during evening hours.
- Can be spawned by using a cheat code. (PC cheat: bandit)
Grand Theft Auto Online
- Can be bought for $800 from Pedal and Metal Cycles.
- Rarely seen in the same free-roam locations as in story mode. Riding a BMX around these areas increase the chance of finding another one.
Trivia
Grand Theft Auto V
- In the Game Informer Demo of the game, Michael is seen riding a BMX.
- If the player manages to take a BMX to the boundary limits where vehicles stop working, the BMX will behave like a motorbike with a failed engine, with Michael, Trevor or Franklin acting as if they were trying to start the engine.
- Despite not having a bell, NPCs will still react to the player if they repeatedly press the "horn" button near them.
