 | This is the future of BMX Dirt jumping. Big, badass dirt jumps for BMX. Keep it dirt, stay true to your roots and keep it real. - Dane Searls |
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I don't get the point. Ummmmm, mountain bikes anyone? You must've heard of them, they're the most popular kind of bicycle on the planet & with good reason. You can do anything with one, including hitting giant jumps coming down mountains. We've actually been at that for a lot of years now. Skiers & snowboarders don't have suspension because they have full travel in their legs & THEY'RE ON f*ckING SNOW!!! It's no secret that FMB is killing BMX like science is killing religion, slowly, but surely. Get real guys. No matter how big you go, you're still riding little kids bikes. There have been BMX dirt comps on hillsides before. Claw did one. 20'-30' is big for a BMX. I'm not sure if stability is much of an issue but in this kind of environment, there's a better bike out there. You may be able to do it, but FMB will do it better. I'm all for pushing boundaries & love BMX, but it's the pushing that is leaving BMX & leading to FMB. Sorry. It's the way it is. Good luck.
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you are a douche ... 20 to 30 is big for a bmx? Dane Searls cracked 60ft. and was flipping it on a bmx...... bmx can go bigger. easily .
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You're an idiot dude... Dane Searls cracked his fucking dome and his back is what he cracked. Referencing someone who died at 23 because he didn't know his own limits as an example of anything but what NOT to do is about as retarded as it gets.
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im really not goner bother with people like you but alot of you guys dont know the whole story behind that fall... so mabe keep quiet and go ride your bike
- 24
LMFAO!!! "I'm really not gonna bother with people like you".... but let me go ahead and bother.
Reality check... it doesn't matter what the "whole" story behind that fall was, it's not heroic to die doing stupid shit just because some jackass on the internet thinks you're awesome, it's tragic... That's a 23 year-old kid dead because a*sholes like you keep cheering him on to go bigger and bigger and do crazier and crazier shit. It's not time to push the limits of 20" bikes that were never designed for this kind of shit. If you want to go big, you ride the proper equipment... which includes 26" wheels and suspension... and even then, these guys are still getting to the point where it's almost going too far.
Reality check... it doesn't matter what the "whole" story behind that fall was, it's not heroic to die doing stupid shit just because some jackass on the internet thinks you're awesome, it's tragic... That's a 23 year-old kid dead because a*sholes like you keep cheering him on to go bigger and bigger and do crazier and crazier shit. It's not time to push the limits of 20" bikes that were never designed for this kind of shit. If you want to go big, you ride the proper equipment... which includes 26" wheels and suspension... and even then, these guys are still getting to the point where it's almost going too far.
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Actually... I'm a cyclist. I ride road, mountain... rain, shine... dirt, asphalt, gravel... I just ride bikes that fit and use them for the tasks for which they were built. I don't take my road bike to a downhill race and a I don't take my downhill bike to a road race... I don't take my XC bike to the bike park and I don't ride my park bike for XC. It's called the right tool for the job... If you're a child, make a living doing it, or are just having some fun... Rock on with the 20". But when you say you're trying to "push boundaries" and take bikes back to the dirt, well there's already bikes on the dirt and they're pushing boundaries just fine.
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bmx started on dirt. some of the downhill bmx racing was just as big as mtb stuff now. searls also showed that they are a lot more capable of doing bigger things to people like you. just cause they are called kids bikes doesnt mean we cant shred them as hard as a big bike
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Real people don't disrespect the dead innovators of their sport. I honestly hope this isn't the real Dustin Gilding. If this is just sarcasm, its coming off ill-spirited.
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buddys making sense though, if you have to design jumps down the nth degree and study the physics of sending 50footers on a computer, maybe bigger wheels and suspension might be an idea.
bmx bikes are just too damn small, they will break on the slightest wobble on badass jumps.
respect to searls, he pushed the sport as far as it will ever go, props to him.
RIP dane, you're a fucking legend.
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Nothing but respect for Searls, he truly is the innovator. And guess what, he built those G.O.D. jumps pulling from nothing but instinct. I was never bashing Dane, geez... Great concept and I'm hyped this is happening, but there really wasn't much info released here at all, except that they're getting someone who doesn't know anything about the physical act of jumping to design the course, sounds like mega-ramp to me.
ANYWAY, shouldnt have to be explaining this, over it
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I doubt he is designing the whole course, they probably just got him in to get some numbers they can work around... when it comes to building the jumps they will probably get a mx course designer in or somebody with similar experience...
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BMX is dead and nothing new is going to come of the sport, were gunna have 2-3 guys with big balls thats about it.
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nope what has changed in bmx over the last 5 years, bikes have got lighter, top tubes lower, and wider bars maybe... new tricks... no bigger gaps... what 2 or 3 people.
I think bmx is great the street shit is crazy but really its all going nowhere, bmx has no place to grow.
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well it has no place to grow because it's already at the tip of the spear. the envelope can only be pushed so far. look at elite runners. One guy may have a 4:00 mile time and spends years training to only drop 2 seconds. I will agree with you about street though - definitely the kitties titties
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Hawskill bmx bikes are simple and cheap, there's no need to nerd out on these. They don't need carbon or overpriced suspension, a top of the line bmx costs around 1300. f*ck paying for hype, the mtb products lose all of their value the next year because the companies release new versions every year, one's that are "so much better than the last one" that everybody shits their pants and has to buy it.
And you don't think riding has gotten much better in the past 5 years? Are you even watching bmx?
And you don't think riding has gotten much better in the past 5 years? Are you even watching bmx?
some of the landing are pretty smooth in slope style to the point there riding hardtails.....
No offence to those who believe in fairy tales and sky gods, but this sort of thing is about as real it gets, so how about we just say good luck and kudos for trying something new.
either way should be pretty sick...