STREET at STREET in Zoetermeer, Netherlands - photo by spongebomb

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sh4dy (Jan 7, 2011 at 15:01)

Digging is fun!

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thagoofyrider Plus (Jan 7, 2011 at 15:02)

second that

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bmxdirt93 (Jan 7, 2011 at 15:05)

street is good but DIRT FTW

spongebomb (Jan 7, 2011 at 15:05)

But riding is even more fun Smile

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danny-oli (Jan 7, 2011 at 15:13)

but riding is alot more fun if you built what your riding! and besides, i recall concrete being alot less forgiving then dirt!

both are extremely fun, but dirt wins i think.

bmxdirt93 (Jan 7, 2011 at 15:16)

agree wiv spongebomb riding is best

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ericpalmer (Jan 7, 2011 at 15:17)

or:

STREET
.I Ride.
You Dig?

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spongebomb (Jan 7, 2011 at 15:19)

One of the cool parts about street riding is that you see so many places. You travel to all the big cities (for me all over the world) to ride through the streets with friends and find and shred spots. Why I prefer street over any other riding style is that you need a lot of originality to find sick lines, which are not designed for being ridden. I think dirt is also fun, but if I've ridden the same line 5 times I'm bored with it. I just like the originality and the sick hidden lines in the streets and that every single spot is different Smile

But it's all personal who prefers what Smile

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bmxdirt93 (Jan 7, 2011 at 15:21)

true aslong as your on a bike and having fun who gives a shit Smile

spongebomb (Jan 7, 2011 at 15:22)

I personally prefer the creativity and the diversity of the streets over riding only one line. But each to his own tup

In the end we're all riding bikes and it's all one love Smile

danny-oli (Jan 7, 2011 at 15:23)

i suppose thats a good point, but with dirt you use your own imagination to built your own stuff and then to make different lines. but yeah you cant really compare them, the both similar, but completly different. but yeah you hit the nail on the head, all about personal preffences.

spongebomb (Jan 7, 2011 at 15:24)

Couldn't agree more bmxdirt93 and danny-oli Smile

danny-oli (Jan 7, 2011 at 15:34)

ill tell you what would be sick, combining dirt and street! so much could go wrong, but how fun would that be?

spongebomb (Jan 7, 2011 at 15:40)

For sure! To be honest I had an idea kind of like that before. In my town there would be so many sweet spots if I'd bring a shovel (create huge gaps, wallrides, etc). I should really do that one it stops raining/snowing

danny-oli (Jan 7, 2011 at 15:42)

the only problem is, were not allowed to do it Frown

spongebomb (Jan 7, 2011 at 15:43)

We're also not allowed to ride our bikes on the sidewalk and to build illegal trails, but we all do it Smile

danny-oli (Jan 7, 2011 at 15:44)

touche! lets get digging.............

spongebomb (Jan 7, 2011 at 15:45)

shit now my slogan doesn't make any sence anymore lol

but who cares as long as we're having a good time Smile

danny-oli (Jan 7, 2011 at 15:47)

haha, thats what its all about!

bmxdirt93 (Jan 7, 2011 at 15:51)

some street/dirt edits need to be done new style of riding im guna start scouting out dstreet/dirt spots tomorrow

danny-oli (Jan 7, 2011 at 15:52)

when you find some, let us know !!!!!!!

bmxdirt93 (Jan 7, 2011 at 15:57)

will do ill get some pics and vids when i do

danny-oli (Jan 7, 2011 at 15:57)

Gnar!!

spongebomb (Jan 7, 2011 at 16:05)

Same here, once the weather gets better Imma grab a shovel, I allready know exactly what lines I wanna build + hit!

26street-swaagg (Jan 7, 2011 at 16:09) (Below Threshold) show comment

dirts is softer...stop being a pussy wear a sweater if you don't want to get hurt

spongebomb (Jan 7, 2011 at 16:11)

Or just don't fall Smile

danny-oli (Jan 7, 2011 at 16:15)

whats wrong with saying dirts softer? its a fact. im not bothered about getting hurt, dirt still hurts to you know........

spongebomb (Jan 7, 2011 at 16:29)

Dirt is softer bbut you also fall from higher so in the end it doesn't matter Smile

26street-swaagg (Jan 7, 2011 at 16:35)

I'm just a street thug, I was ment to be born in russia but apparently my family is canadian so w/e

spongebomb (Jan 7, 2011 at 17:11)

lol!

that's one less street edit with naked men running around in the clips (I hope Razz

)

danny-oli (Jan 7, 2011 at 17:15)

russia? niiiice Smile

ianfleming (Jan 8, 2011 at 1:06)

street: make something out of nothing.

DownHillCooper (Jan 18, 2011 at 6:17)

@ danny-oli... its only fun to ride wat u dig when u no how to dig because tht kid died last year from crashing his bike goin over a makeshift jump...

danny-oli (Jan 18, 2011 at 6:37)

before i even think to reply to that comment, what kid are you talking about? and wheres your proof to this statement?

DownHillCooper (Jan 18, 2011 at 13:23)

he was actually on pinkbike ill find it for u and put the link here if u like

DownHillCooper (Jan 18, 2011 at 13:26)

http://www.pinkbike.com/news/Elmira-teen-killed-BMX-crash-2010.html

danny-oli (Jan 18, 2011 at 14:36)

yeh i remember reading that, poor kid. RIP.

even tho he knew what he was doing accidents still happen, and the only way you can learn to build is by building, and tbh you have more chance having a bad accident in street then dirt, not alot more of a chance, but its still there.

DownHillCooper (Jan 18, 2011 at 15:35)

agreed...

ianfleming (Jan 20, 2011 at 5:12)

uuuuuuuuuh what?
what makes dirt any safer to fall on that street? when you ride dirt you go very fast and very high... not nearly as fast or as high as you would riding street...
don't get me wrong, dirt is one of my favourite things to ride, just don't understand why you would think that.

danny-oli (Jan 20, 2011 at 8:06)

its a fact, dirt is softer then concrete, end of story.

26street-swaagg (Jan 20, 2011 at 9:11)

Iv gone pretty dam fast from pretty dam high riding street, no doubt lower than you would over a dj but 10 feet to angled dirt landing, or 10 feet to flat concrete?

bmxdirt93 (Jan 20, 2011 at 14:07)

either way there both ruff if you crash but no matter wat you ridin you get back up n try it again n have fun

danny-oli (Jan 20, 2011 at 14:12)

yeah they both hurt, but atleast dirts abit softer, but yeah walk it off and get back on the bike!

bmxdirt93 (Jan 20, 2011 at 14:36)

tbf some trails are like concrete dirt burn is one of the worst friction burns
its all about the biking

DownHillCooper (Jan 20, 2011 at 17:14)

put it to yo this way... i had to ride a jamis... went through three little whoops- jumped the first two then over the third and after it was this ricky trail tht went right into a berm and i totaly mesed up and landed on my shoulder ripping skin off and breaking my thumb... and i went rite up the berm...and it sucked because the stupid jamis dakarbam cant do shit... not offend those who have it but tht bike sucks dick over jumps and drops... bits its good in the rocks i must say.

danny-oli (Jan 20, 2011 at 17:18)

ive dont that but f*cked my ligaments in the shoulder, but imaging that on concrete....

DownHillCooper (Jan 21, 2011 at 5:37)

or asfault or howevr u spell it

26street-swaagg (Jan 21, 2011 at 10:55)

ya dirt burn is shitty, you know what sucks more, tiny rock-concrete-glass shard burn...just sayen

bmxdirt93 (Jan 21, 2011 at 16:02)

yep ive had a hole in my arm and very little skin on my hand from coming off riding street but dirt i shatterd my sholder and colar bone just need to wreck on park n ill be complete haha

26street-swaagg (Jan 21, 2011 at 16:38)

Cool yo I dislocated my ankle riding dirt, street and park. You gona give up on the dirt vs street now or what?

ianfleming (Jan 21, 2011 at 22:45)

exactly... i honestly think it compensates for each other, you can't say that one is "worse" to fall on than the other.. it completely depends on your level of riding, if you think you don't get just as hurt riding dirt i question the size of the jumps you're riding.

ericpalmer (Jan 22, 2011 at 0:41)

ok, guys, after getting messages about this for the last week I was hoping you'd realise that you're arguing over apples & pears. You can fall fukkin hard on trails, street, park & in the mountain on a BMX or DH rig, skateboard, motorbike, rollerblades, hell, even just on your feet doing parkour, so give it a rest already. It's not where you fall so much, but more about how you fall.

danny-oli (Jan 22, 2011 at 7:37)

i hope you realise that this isnt an argument, it is a simple disscussion no one is getting angry and irratable, just discussing the pro's and con's of the riding terrain and sharing our thoughts and views on the matter.

isnt that what pinkbikes for? discussing thoughts and view with other people from the mountian bike community?

26street-swaagg (Jan 22, 2011 at 14:19)

No it's for getting f*cked up and chirping kids till you get banned

ianfleming (Jan 22, 2011 at 14:21)

^12345

DownHillCooper (Jan 22, 2011 at 14:59)

wow.

26street-swaagg (Jan 22, 2011 at 14:59)

Cow?

DownHillCooper (Jan 25, 2011 at 14:54)

wow.

danny-oli (Jan 25, 2011 at 14:56)

JAPAN 4!

kiGs13 (May 13, 2011 at 20:22)

It says dont dig.......But i am definately Diggin' this Wink

JesseBMXs (Jun 29, 2011 at 22:55)

dirt takes balls and street takes skill, i like both so i dont favorite

kiGs13 (Jun 30, 2011 at 6:33)

Well said

I agree.

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pimjeweet (Jan 7, 2011 at 15:51)

sick pic!
but as long as you can chill and ride with friends .
and have fun in what you do,.. i say do it.!
doesn't matter if it's on the street on the dirts or in a bikepark ..
ride till you die!

spongebomb (Jan 7, 2011 at 16:05)

AMEN!

DownHillCooper (Jan 18, 2011 at 15:36)

totaly lol

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man0with0stick (Jan 10, 2011 at 21:13)

Street may be no dig, but often it's years of experience, knowing where the spots are at. Skavenging the city for somewhere safe and fun to ride, not losing the spot, and sometimes even modifying a spot to work. You can put jumps anywhere virtually with dirt, but street takes time to establish a scene.. I'm all for it, but street takes more than a shovel and some ideas to do.

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catamanchuk (Jan 7, 2011 at 14:58)

That's sick.

gibby199 (Jan 7, 2011 at 14:59)

i agree

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mzk1997 (Jan 13, 2011 at 18:58)

Street.... We so sick we dont even need helmets. Dirt and Dh FTW!!!!!!

lingus (Jan 14, 2011 at 6:58)

street...f*cking awesome!!

jeffpete (Jan 14, 2011 at 11:41)

why would you want showcase your lethargic lifestyle?

DownHillCooper (Jan 18, 2011 at 6:14)

street can be nice and all but i like dirt and dh.
and @ mzk1997- ill love to hear about when u die because ur head cracked in half when u fell off of a wall!

lingus (Jan 18, 2011 at 6:29)

that was him making a point...he doesnt actually ride street..it was sarcasm

mzk1997 (Jan 18, 2011 at 12:17)

yah you might of never heard of sarcasm DownHillCooper, because i always wear a helmet, i was saying that cause people who ride street never use helmets, people who ride dirt and dh actually use helmets so they dont kill themselves Facepalm

DownHillCooper (Jan 18, 2011 at 13:19)

im very sarcastic. if u knew me better u would know! lol im just saying tht because... well... i admit it; it was a fail to try to make the point that so many people hurt themselves wen they dont wear helmets.... so it was a stupid comment... but u got to understand were im coming from here.

mzk1997 (Jan 18, 2011 at 14:14)

no man i get it, not wearing a helmet is a really stupid idea plus dirtjumping and downhill are the best!!!!

DownHillCooper (Jan 18, 2011 at 15:34)

ok then

Mountain-Manic (Feb 15, 2011 at 23:34)

...... Me no dig street....... Razz

DownHillCooper (Feb 22, 2011 at 9:20)

yea and where are you from Mountain-Manic?

Mountain-Manic (Feb 22, 2011 at 11:54)

A big f*ckin city, and it sucks dick.

DownHillCooper (Feb 22, 2011 at 14:11)

yea i would never live in a city unless i know im goin to move to a better place real soon....and whitch city?

Mountain-Manic (Feb 22, 2011 at 15:10)

San Jose California, technology capital of the world....

DownHillCooper (Feb 23, 2011 at 8:22)

O jesus I would die there!!!!!!

bamfbmx (Mar 2, 2011 at 18:20)

screw you guys i f*cking love street, i find new things to ride and different lines everytime i ride. my options are endless, riding stuff not meant to be ridden, thats where i get my thrill.

DownHillCooper (Mar 6, 2011 at 5:53)

ok yes ur right

dnbmx (Mar 24, 2011 at 13:19)

citys are where it's at ;p

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carrerablastrider (Jan 8, 2011 at 3:24)

digging is half the fun!! but theres not really much street where i live so its either park or dig.. but theres always the possibility of finding buried treasure when you dig Razz

26street-swaagg (Jan 22, 2011 at 15:12)

There is a f*ck load of street where you live, if you don't belive me you could fly me out to tear up your town?

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gutkrencher (Jan 9, 2011 at 9:37)

Street is good but trails is better. Being in the countryside and chilling out in the woods having a BBQ and a beer, no pollution, just fresh air, riding crazy lines, going fast and getting massive airtime, not having to worry about cars and pedestrians or people cutting you up, nobody to tell you what you can't ride.
Digging is part of the fun I think. It gives you something to do when the weather is shit and riding your own stuff is really satisfying.
Street does have some good stuff about it though. You can ride whenever you like, if it's rained or when it's dark. You don't have to worry about people tearing down your jumps. Street is more accessible for most people too.

spongebomb (Jan 9, 2011 at 10:07)

Haha I guess that's a difference between us, I LOVE big cities Smile

High speed brakeless slaloming between pedestrians is also a lot of fun too Smile

The faster you go the less chance you'll hit someone and the more they get shocked lol

Also last time a car blocked my route (he wasn't watching) so I bunnyhopped over his hood Smile

Street and dirt both have it's ups and downs, but in the end we all share the same passion Smile

26street-swaagg (Jan 22, 2011 at 15:14)

Dirtjumps go up, and down. In assorted hights, direction, and angles.
Street goes...well I don't know cause you never know untill your staring at it thinking "now how the f*ck am I going to pull this one off"

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maxdownhill (Jan 7, 2011 at 19:15)

I say by experience, no dig, but scratch

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brycemtb Plus (Sep 19, 2011 at 10:48)

the streets did not build themselves...

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dr3w9 (Jan 8, 2011 at 5:49)

oh thats quality dude,digging that

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josecampos (Jan 7, 2011 at 18:00)

that's so sick... just love it!!

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mongoosemaniac (Jan 7, 2011 at 15:45)

Watch your head!

spongebomb (Jan 7, 2011 at 15:46)

will do

conor-lee (Jan 8, 2011 at 2:54)

thats ryan sher

spongebomb (Jan 8, 2011 at 2:57)

I was just joking because it isn't me Smile

conor-lee (Jan 8, 2011 at 3:47)

aaah

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Knollybikes-eu Plus (Jan 10, 2011 at 6:43)

Great shot man, love it!

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kinetic-uk Plus (Jan 7, 2011 at 14:59)

Cool pic

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leo-jing (Nov 5, 2011 at 6:49)

The great movement.

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enzodropone (Mar 25, 2012 at 8:25)

gay message

spongebomb (Mar 25, 2012 at 11:38)

You did a great job on describing your comment Wink

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daneee (Jan 9, 2011 at 12:35)

Just dig and than Ride Big Grin

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nikoniko (Jan 7, 2011 at 15:46)

hahahaha awesome! hahaha

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ddscb (Jan 8, 2011 at 14:36)

my philosophy!

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mx85 (Jan 8, 2011 at 1:29)

sooo nice

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Stupybill (Jan 8, 2011 at 21:17)

Get Picture wow !!

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konastinky10 (Jan 9, 2011 at 5:53)

nice pic

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jonnyfaulkner Plus (Jan 8, 2011 at 11:53)

cool pic, shit message.

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