Video: More Bikes Equal More Fun

 Did you notice how size of the stuff he was sending barely changed regardless of the bike including the BMX?

It surely takes some time to translate BMX to Enduro/DH but once you do... it is safe to say that BMXer getting into gravity desciplines is way better off than an XCer. The BMX kids I see doing Mtb have problems with lines through rough stuff and cornering in general. But once it clicks in, sorry, other dudes xc/road mileage stops to matter. You are left with supreme skills and insane power while they spin circles.

 @WAKIdesigns: I always rode mountain bikes, I don't know what else to say. I'm actually pretty darn happy I have, because I bought a commuter bike, and it's a flimsy piece of shit. Constant problems every time I ride it, from the tires going flat, to the rims bending, to the rims flat spotting, to the shitty presta valves. It's pretty much more maintenance than riding, and I'm careful as heck with it.

 @Kramz: not sure how that relates, but if you want an advice for a commuter, buy a pair of disc brake ready road wheels and quality tyres. Then build a 26” ht with rigid fork of all left overs from your garage. Fit those road wheels into it. I also recommend mechanical disc brakes. This bike of mine is absolute sht. But it works well.

 @Kramz: standard mountain biker issues, always rely on the suspension and as such cant ride smoothly
growing up i always raced bmx and when my mates started riding downhill i did it on my bmx. now that ive made the switch to mtb fully its been unreal for my line choice and skill set

 @bagballz: the main thing that "average Joes" can't do is accelerate and have control over boosting/vs squashing jumps. Some of them can squash but Boosting is way over heads of most of us. I saw a fat dude sitting on his ass on big line in Hafjell. He was just raising his ass on take offs. That is how much skill it takes to fly flow trails. But tell him to ride slower and he'll kill himself. Tell him to clear the first jump on BMX track and he won't be able to do it. That translates for example into getting into a rockgarden and clearing half of it jumping from one single rock or root. Over the years I heard people talking about them " destorying wheels and suspension riding hard in Alps". Usually a MX head who's capacity to ride at high speed at take sht from the trail writes checks his body and bike can't cash. One dude was proud to tell me he lands drops into rockgardens. That's why he needs a DH bike and a reliable fork...

He should see one of the kids (incl 12 year olds) on our local BMX track (so no high fly level) and try to ride like they do. Also plenty of mountain bikers whould try to keep up with them on our little BMX track, at least try to compensate with their "so fkng developed MTB fitness". They highly probably won't. I can't. Now imagine a 12 year old with a semi pro background... they can forget it. No matter what Vo2 Max they have. The basic component of efficiency and speed is missing: skill. Namely: hip hinge movement and timing of it's application. Everyone is smart when they see BMXers riding, I could maybe do that. Don't say a word before you actually stand up there in the gate and come to the finish line. And I wish to tell them worst. Even if you had a year upon you, you won't get there. meanwhile if that kid has a solid year on a proper mountain bike... sorry mate. You loose everywhere. He'll be riding circles around you on your DH bike and giant helmet, riding Am bike with knee guards and open lid. I've seen a Dirt Jumper/skate park dude do this to XCers on local evening rides. Imagine a BMX stud.

What they can't get is that aside of flat corners, mountain biking is just that. Pumping and launching sht with a more uneven surface in between. Even flat cornering in mud uitilizes hip drive. You look at Danny Hart, he is off the ground so much. Look at his Val Di Sole runs. compression, release, compression, release, boost, squash, compression and so on and so on. Turns out this is what riding BMX track and pump track is about.

 Yup deffo been cranked up a notch !!!

 Not a fan of people speeding up videos to look faster. No doubt he's fast, but sped up videos feel like cheating somehow...

 Imbossibru. According to Pinkbike "Awake-as-fuk Geometry community" the reach on that bike is at least 10cm too short, head angle 6 degrees too steep but most importantly, seat angle is 10 degrees too slack.

 @WAKIdesigns: and you'd struggle with the bottle

 Except those are tracks, not trails

 @ceecee: except he was riding flow trails... like most people do these days. What a huge portion of “gravity” population strives after is good race results and photos of themselves sending whips down big lines. These don’t go together for vast majority of us with 6h a week for riding... and what is the most popular assistance exercise for many many people to get better at it? Road bike...