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what happened?
TwoBobRob:
Laz, you old romantic ;)
dialledbikes:
Insurance hassles were another major contributing factor to BMX facilities closing and the decline of the sport in the late 80s/early 90s.
WizardWeb:
--- Quote from: Lazarou on November 25, 2007, 08:54 PM ---None of it worries me at all! When there was not a penny in BMX was by far the best time to be a rider.
I hope it dies tomorrow.
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That reminds me of my old RE teacher at school, back in the 80's. She reckoned she would prefer to be in Soviet Union because then she would be persecuted for her faith and it'd make it seem that much better.
I guess if you've got belief in a certain ideal, an isolationist experience will make it seem better and more worthwhile.
Philbert:
--- Quote from: mike@dialledbikes on November 25, 2007, 09:49 PM ---Insurance hassles were another major contributing factor to BMX facilities closing and the decline of the sport in the late 80s/early 90s.
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definately a factor now too! thats why derby closed a few years ago! there insurance went through the roof. the figures were stupid. i think it doubled from 7k (if i remember rightly) for about 4 years on the trot. you do the math!
Trev:
as far as i'm concerned, bmx died in the late 80's / early 90's due to everyone "growing up".
it's not like now where seeing riders in their 20's is the norm and as we have it riders in their 30's and even 40's.
when i competed, every age group was packed out with riders in all age groups till the year below me. as each of these age groups reached the 17 year old mark, people started learning to drive, getting into pubs, working all day etc. each year you'd get a big drop in numbers until the age group below me got to 17. then there was no-one left apart from the few dedicated souls.
nintendo also had a big part in this, with all kids wanting a games console for christmas instead of a bmx.
it's less likely to die now as it is commonly acceptable to be still riding a bike after you've left school and got yourself a job.
just my opinion....
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