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Why did BMX die ????????????????????????????????????????

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jT Racing:
wasn't it that we started looking for 2 legged bikes ::) that would give you a ride. Life moves on and trends are what they are.

Trev:

--- Quote from: jeff spicoli on March 25, 2007, 12:59 PM ---Cheers Priv , wait till you see the pics , White Miami vice styleeee suit , No shirt but a pastel pink T shirt., Old school checked slip on vans. Cool as fook.

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Sounds cool.  Don't forget the shades...  8)

zed4130:

--- Quote from: Trev on March 25, 2007, 01:01 PM ---
--- Quote from: jeff spicoli on March 25, 2007, 12:59 PM ---Cheers Priv , wait till you see the pics , White Miami vice styleeee suit , No shirt but a pastel pink T shirt., Old school checked slip on vans. Cool as fook.

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Sounds cool.  Don't forget the shades...  8)

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yeah and a cut down pump action  ::) and a white ferrari testarossa  or black daytona  :daumenhoch:

zed4130:
andy you never know ,a shotgun is a handy thing   :idiot2:   :LolLolLolLol:

db-oldskool:
From a US point of view,mainly what I experienced BITD.

Around the time freestyle started to grow,major bike co's drove the mom & pop style mini mfg's out of the picture.They were small time indeed compared to DB,SE,Red Line ETC.They did however make some really good bikes that were cheaper but just as well built if not better in some cases,they never had mass market adverts like the big boys but did still manage to scrape up enough respect by them to keep big boy quality up to par.
Freestyle started growing in leaps & bounds so many big boys focused on their new market & bmx got the second fiddle role,some freestylers drove their own value thru the roof & took earnings away from racers.Harry Leary & Mike Dominguez are a classic example,Harry really didn't like Mike & attempted to get him fired from DB.Mike was taking earnings away from Harry in his eyes cuz he managed to score a huge contract from DB & Harry got squat,DB started focusing more on FS than BMX & that took the piss out of Harry even more.BMX bikes suffered in quality cuz the focus was now on FS bikes & the kids riding BMX's grew up & mostly left BMX behind due to driving,women,alcohol ETC.
Once that happened with both FS & BMX the bike co's took it as a sign that it was more of a fad & the next generation was less interested,some bike co's downsized or closed up & others just managed to get by.
The good news is that our little community is bringing both FS & BMX back into the spotlight,that & the new era of extreme sports like the x games which tour the US bringing out the old schoolers with their kids.It has come full circle & right now we're on the upside of the completion of that circle,with us taking our time with our interests & getting our kids into the sport we are at the beginning of a new wave 20" madness. :daumenhoch:

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