YORK TOWN SQUAREPhotos: The history of freestyle BMX in York, Pa.Brett Downs, a BMX biker from York, grips the handlebars of his bike at Reid Menzer Memorial Skatepark in York on Tuesday, April 19, 2016.Abigail Geiger, York Daily RecordDowns is one of the founders of the Plywood Hoods, a BMX crew that started in York in 1984. Many of the freestyle BMX moves still used today were created by early bikers.Abigail Geiger, York Daily RecordPictured is a flatland freestyle BMX move. Parking lots are favored spots for BMX bikers.Abigail Geiger, York Daily RecordDowns has been riding BMX since the early 70s, when he was a kid.Abigail Geiger, York Daily RecordThough Downs is pictured above the bowl at the Reid Menzer Memorial Skatepark in York, his specialty is flatland freestyle BMX riding, which is done in generally flat, open, paved spaces.Abigail Geiger, York Daily RecordDowns is pictured in an aerial move at Reid Menzer Memorial Skatepark. His lifetime BMX focus, however, has been on flatland, which consists of tricks and trick links, when several tricks are performed together, in wide open paved spaces.Abigail Geiger, York Daily RecordThe pedal and chain is pictured on Down's Hoffman bike. The bike company's namesake Mat Hoffman is an American BMX biker who's focus on vert (vertical) ramp biking.Abigail Geiger, York Daily RecordKevin Jones is pictured mid-air in 1983.SubmittedA team photo shows Kevin Jones, Dale Mitzel, Brett Downs, Mark Eaton and Jamie McKulik in 1989.SubmittedMark Eaton is pictured riding BMX freestyle in an undated photo.SubmittedBrett Downs is seen riding BMX in 1986.SubmittedDowns currently lives in Philadelphia, and still comes down to York to bike with his friend and fellow longtime BMX biker Kevin Jones.Abigail Geiger, York Daily RecordBrett Downs and Kevin Jones, both longtime BMX bikers, are pictured in a parking lot in York.Abigail Geiger, York Daily Record