Ok, so street and park riders are riding flat. So flatlanders need to branch out also and ride some street and park. Many benefits technique wise and also bridges the gap flatlanders have created by staying in their discipline. I believe one of the reasons flatland isn't growing is because it alienates itself from other disciplines. More crossover means more interest in flatland.
Quote from: enter1 on October 06, 2013, 10:03:16 PMOk, so street and park riders are riding flat. So flatlanders need to branch out also and ride some street and park. Many benefits technique wise and also bridges the gap flatlanders have created by staying in their discipline. I believe one of the reasons flatland isn't growing is because it alienates itself from other disciplines. More crossover means more interest in flatland.I hate riding street and park. So no.
Ok, so street and park riders are riding flat. So flatlanders need to branch out also and ride some street and park.
Mark does as much technical stuff as flatlanders do, but 10' in the air and at 25 mph. Is it possible that bugs people a bit? Personally, I think a skilled rider on a spined mini is one of the most exciting things to see in BMX. You get relatively high airs, super tech lip tricks, trails style flow across the spine...I'm not sure why someone who's into flatland wouldn't like watching a good mini ramp rider. I once saw Rob Nolli ride the mini at Stone Edge for a good 2 minutes and never repeated a single lip trick, and Dave Osato was so precise he could nail 270 to toothpicks consistently. Think about the precision that would take for a minute...
Quote from: D on October 07, 2013, 08:53:04 PMMark does as much technical stuff as flatlanders do, but 10' in the air and at 25 mph. Is it possible that bugs people a bit? Personally, I think a skilled rider on a spined mini is one of the most exciting things to see in BMX. You get relatively high airs, super tech lip tricks, trails style flow across the spine...I'm not sure why someone who's into flatland wouldn't like watching a good mini ramp rider. I once saw Rob Nolli ride the mini at Stone Edge for a good 2 minutes and never repeated a single lip trick, and Dave Osato was so precise he could nail 270 to toothpicks consistently. Think about the precision that would take for a minute... Oh look, it's D, the flatlander hater. Practically everything you post outside the parts section is anti-flat. The only positive comments you make are in regards to vert and park riders.
Quote from: ride_flat43 on October 08, 2013, 12:48:20 AMQuote from: D on October 07, 2013, 08:53:04 PMMark does as much technical stuff as flatlanders do, but 10' in the air and at 25 mph. Is it possible that bugs people a bit? Personally, I think a skilled rider on a spined mini is one of the most exciting things to see in BMX. You get relatively high airs, super tech lip tricks, trails style flow across the spine...I'm not sure why someone who's into flatland wouldn't like watching a good mini ramp rider. I once saw Rob Nolli ride the mini at Stone Edge for a good 2 minutes and never repeated a single lip trick, and Dave Osato was so precise he could nail 270 to toothpicks consistently. Think about the precision that would take for a minute... Oh look, it's D, the flatlander hater. Practically everything you post outside the parts section is anti-flat. The only positive comments you make are in regards to vert and park riders. I wouldn't say that. I don't think there's one thing I've said that's not true. When street riding was all about riding off of roofs, then yes, there wasn't a whole lot of skill and precision with that involved, more about bravery and pedaling speed. But modern park riding is every bit as technical as flatland, and when people to claim otherwise just because ramp riders make all the money and get all the attention, it tends to make them look jealous. Specializing and preferring one type of riding is fine, but I've never understood the undercurrent of "ramp and street has absolutely nothing to do with us." when it's obvious that it does. Separating from the rest of BMX has been nothing but bad for flatland.
Maybe flat kept some people from going off the deep end on drugs.I can't speak for TJ but the reason I would never do that type of riding is the danger invloved.