One of Ryan's most memorable moments, 1997 X-Games, 5th Place. This was the turning point in Ryan's career.
Ryan Nyquist talks with Josh Holt after a great battle at AT Showdown.
Ryan Nyquist vs. Greg Watts AT Showdown.
Ryan Nyquist trucks off the drop during practice at AT Showdown.
Fun Deer Camp Days with Greg Watts and Tyler McCaul.
Ryan and his boys.
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@longnguyen
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I don't know, man. If we're talking about dirt jumping/slopestyle events, then mountain bikers have certainly caught up and possibly surpassed BMX.
No way in hell man. MTB is going off. No doubt. Once it started it progressed as fast as anything in any sport I've ever seen. But there's no way it's surpassed. They go bigger in some cases. But BMX the style is better... think of it this way... the bike is WAY smaller so you can tweak everything that much harder and that much more inverted. And the tricks... mtb is still trailing. Every trick being done in MTB right now came from BMX and BMX still has more.
Hell... Nyquist nearly pulled a 900 in a pool. A dude did a 1080 recently. triple and quad back flips, etc.
Not hating on MTB either. I grew up riding bmx and have been on an mtb for a long long time. Hell... when I started jumping them people thought I was retarded. But it's just a fact... bmx is still in the lead. It's had nearly 40 years to figure it out.
No one is doing both better right now and that's crazy considering the dudes pushing 40. Amazing. Dudes all time. That's all there is to it.
For one, look at Cam Zink! If a person does stuff on a bike like he's done retiring from some of those big jump competitions is good!!
And he's had a lot of broken bones!!!!
If Nyquist ever gets some big heavy hits like some of the Pros have I wonder what he'll be saying then!!!!!?
But Nyquist will do good I hope to see more of Drew Benzanson in the slopestyle competitions this year!!!!!!
Dude you ever crash on a vert ramp or x games street course
Think he's never slammed hard ?
All the kids now should get on there knees and pray the have a career that lasts as long and earn respect the Ryan has .
Dude is legit legend
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cmhFk4DHL0
or any decent bmx trails rider really.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdquPvlXTmQ
BMX is amazing if we look xgames big air the combo tricks really amazing
MTB/DJ/SS they are amazing also, huge jump combine with tricks
The cashroll started in BMX. It took MTB years to have 1 guy pull it off. Rogatkin landed a twister and like 3 months later godziek did a cleaner one on a bmx.
Cork 7... yeah that's a bmx trick too. Off a drop... Killer. But try doing it ramp to ramp over a gap... on concrete. Or doing a cork 7 straight into a cork 1080.
If you really think MTB has surpasses you don't follow bmx what so ever.
How quickly he was able to get to that level on an MTB is insane. He doesn't have the same tricks in his bag as a lot of the other guy but he's already doing way cleaner spins, bar spin combos and what not than nearly everyone else. His style is just there. It's effortless now. So clean.
He didn't just "slide" in.
What do you mean by innovation? I'm not talking about the industry, materials, construction, technology.
I'm not talking about Nitro Circus, I'm talking about overall.....
youtu.be/HyefWDo3l6c
Bmx are bmx and mtb are mtb can't compare!
What's long been a rule: if Crandall thinks you're a good dude, you're a good dude.
Keep healthy and have funn 2017
I hope everybody knows that we are all bikers...you just need the right bike, if 20" or 26" who cares!? What matters is the funn on two wheels
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