How much does this $200 BMX bike weigh? I have a friend who races BMX. His bike is worth around $2000 and it weighs about 24 pounds. You know in biking, you have 3 factors -- Light, strong and cheap. You can only pick two. Light and cheap won't be strong. Strong and cheap won't be light. And light and strong sure won't be cheap!!

You said you wanted a BMX because they were small and light. I'll agree that they're small. But to get a light, strong one will be pretty expensive. And if you're jumping (and landing!!) the bike, it better be strong or you could be a disaster waiting to happen!

Good luck!