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Freestyle, what's the Facination ?
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they gave Loza only one shot? - what's the point?
how much $ did Monea get for the front flip?
I'm over the sideshow, it was the worst freestyle show of all time
The Shop
apparently we could care alot less about a nac nac as much as the first few times.
freestyle mx to some is like us watching windham do those transfers!
there will always be an audience for that freesyle stuff.
between the years of 1998-2003, freestyle WAS really something special. there werent that many big name guys and it was still new. many of these "losers" were and still are, former motocross and supercross racers. You elitests call them "losers" because they said "why the fuck should i pay to race when someone will pay me to jump a ramp and do tricks?"
As the sport grew more popular, people from the woodwork started coming out and raising the bar quite a bit in regards to the difficulties of tricks. We can thank the backflip for this...
The sport is way past its prime, especially since they got rid of dirt ONLY courses entirely and now they setup the courses so the one trick ponys can go and wad themselves up.
i personally dont really follow it anymore but was a big fan of it in the early 2000's when it was cool. Now theres so many no-name guys pulling all these crazy tricks that i dont even know who is who.
That being said, I'd rather be a pro FMX rider then sit in a fucking office all day, which is what i used to do.
Pit Row
1. WTF kind of runway was that for the bigger ramp?
2. Jackson Strong sounded retarded when he was talking. "I just wanna know if I should put it on black or red?" Crowd goes silent and Jacko is looking like Jerry Seinfeld with that joke! lol
3. Sinclair's leg was broken bad!
4. Monea had no idea how to talk at the end, maybe just in shock?
5. That dumb shit with the microphone shoving it in the announcers face, riders face and then trying to hide out of camera behind the rider! That was pretty much the stupidest thing I saw all night even more than Alessi's meltdown.
6. Loza, seriously WTF is up with those stupid ass tats on your face? I was just watching a show on TV about Tattoo removal. Have fun with that when you realize you look like a retard!
All in all the Monster Cup was way more entertaining than a normal SX race.
Don't get me wrong, I respect what they do (I'm pumped on Charles Pages getting healthy again....he and his brother are taking FMX to a new level for sure). Nevertheless I wouldn't pay to go to a contest, and I certainly think the bike throw-down is lame. Just my $0.02
FMX is the future of the sport, the layman enjoys watching it more, the risks are bigger. Its got a lot of parallels with gladiators from roman times... (one wins, one gets injured / dies).
If we had it all your way Pastrana would have been discouraged from fmx, and there would be an ama law saying we must wear our body armour under our riding jerseys... Get with the times gramps.
A lot of us who started this around the early 2000's talk about the way things have gone and are dissapointed. Especially since many of us are Ex-Pro racers and grew up watching and admiring things like Terrafirma videos, and developing skills through racing and freeriding, before learning tricks.
It kind of just came to the point where the guys doing "stunts" got the sponsorship money and the guys who love riding, filming cool natural terrain spots and riding contests with more than 2 or 3 ramps faded out. With a few exceptions of course.
Now it's mostly a stunt show. It's a bummer for those of us that really enjoyed the whole spectrum of riding, while adding in the tricks.
D. Miller
Yeah freestyle MX has sure turned into a stunt show. I NEVER saw that coming.
There's still a place for the OG guys who like natural terrain and such; just not in the limelight - which is what I think you're upset about.
Dude, remember when metzger and all them used to call you and your crew the ramp tramps?? hahahaah soo funnny
Dude X-games isnt even a contest..its a show.
I watched it this year and was like..wow...can't believe its come to this.
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