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An Interesting Read - TCU.com - Contemplating BMX's fate...


ben_travis

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Its written about BMX (ohhhh no...BMX, how dare I?) however much of what he said is relevant to trials (swap 'bmx' in the article for 'trials') and sums up very much the separation between disciplines that we see in trials...

http://thecomeup.com/long-form/i-spent-7-days-in-england-contemplating-bmxs-fate/#more-142056

I cannot wait to get back onshore and ride my bike!!!

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What i took from that was:

they picked a bad place to film a dvd

the writer lacks the ambition to ride what is perfectly ridable spots and is just a victim of the bmx style he described at the beginning

he acknowledged that he was a victim as above, but just decided to enjoy riding from now on

he gave reason to why bmx is suddenly amazing now, moreso that before. But i think that was articles twist or something.

It was an article i was enjoying reading, then it just melted away when he basically said out of nowhere, bmx is fun/ enjoy it while you can/ shit ain't gonna change. Or maybe that was the point, and i had just presumed there was some ending when the sun was out and the butterflies were hanging out in the skatepark, or something.

It's the comments that i often enjoy reading more than the articles though, with all of my interests i mean.

When people feel like the subculture they affiliated themselves with during their childhood has been in some way violated, they complain about it online. It’s incredibly common to hear people on the Internet talking about how BMX just isn’t like it used to be. The blame for this apparent change is directed at either the brands, the media, the riders themselves or some combination of the three. These cries are loud and persistent, although they’ve yet to convince me there’s anything wrong with “kids these days”. But still, I’ve read those opinions and I’m aware that many of my peers think that BMX has become objectively worse since 2008.

I'd say 2006 was a strong indicator of bmx taking it's down turn. Admittedly i was a naive 20ish year old on a quest to be knowledgeable and morally correct in all situations, but failing miserably. I think the real downer of bmx is not being able to go to a park and have instant friends. Yeah there's always been asshole riders around, but now, god damn. If you want to be friends with the kids now, flattery won't get you anywhere, but yet skill will have them change their minds about you. It's pathetic, and it puts pressure on those who have got skill, to not show it, because it just comes across as being a dick. The people i do make genuine friends with are the ones who are my age or older. But again, today's kids have stained bmx.

The internet and sheer amount of riders and parks available these days are the 3 main culprits of this behaviour and attitude in bmx. Bmx is easily accessible.

Once i learnt what was inherently the problem with the attitude in the skatepark, it changed me, and i wouldn't be surprised if it was part reason for changing my riding style too.

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