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Philbert:
What was it that made you stop riding the first time around?

There's lots on here that never stopped but there's more that did, I've rode bmx for 27 years now and I've always felt proud to say I'm a bmxer. The guys I rode with pretty much stopped riding over a decade ago do I've pretty much rode on my own since then, I've seen kids come and go in bmx all with they're own salty attitudes and bizarre dress sense and I guess the legacy left by many of those riders is what we currently have. Bmxers look like girls with fashion stamps! That's the only way I can describe them. I think bikes look goofier than ever, sure some technology has bought on the bmx but to look at the silhouette of a bmx and it's rider just makes me embarrassed to say I am one. The style of riding is jerky and I struggle to watch it now. I guess I feel I don't fit in, and a bit lost within the sport I've loved for 27/32 yrs of my life. this certainly isn't a new feeling as I've had it for some time but I can't walk out of a skatepark without feeling depressed these days. But to say I'm gonna put bmx on the back burner in my life my brain can't take. So just wondered what it was that made you decide to put the bike in the garage and let go of it?

brass monkey!:
Stopped riding when i discovered"........

Beer
Girls
Da reefer

harris:
doesnt bother me anymore phil,being bothered that is
when i get out i do my best and enjoy it even when its a slack day.
its in your blood bro,nowt you can do about that,it gets to a point where im not in the mood
but that dont matter either,its in us.
just keep at it.

HUTCHMAN:
breaking my collar bone after the British Champs-1987-still highly charged after a fab day,went to my local track when we got home and landed badly ...broken bones!!..lost all confidence for jumping forever more.

Philbert:
I here you dan. Awesome words.

I'll never sell my bike and I'll always go for a blast around town, I think maybe that's what I should just concerntrate on now, think I need to stop going to skateparks. I enjoy my solo street runs that last about an hour then go home happy after a decent workout.

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