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Just finished watching the X Games freestyle and these guys are so good and refined that it is pretty boring, the crowd that was there barely cheered for a freaking double back flip. These guys are doing amazing tricks and risking their lives and it's just crickets. There was no fire from the crowd or the announcers. How long will X Games be around?
They might want to let some young guys go out there and give it a go, like the old days when the original guys just sent it, Mike Jones tried a barrel roll
You didn't know if they would land it. The crowd was on the edge of their seats the whole time back in the day.
They might want to let some young guys go out there and give it a go, like the old days when the original guys just sent it, Mike Jones tried a barrel roll
You didn't know if they would land it. The crowd was on the edge of their seats the whole time back in the day.
The Shop
The XGames overall has went down hill. The smart phones, social media, video games and other gadgets have the majority of people and youth distracted from viewing. I know when I was a kid I looked forward every year when the XGames was on. Sucks but times have changed.
My very small, semi-professional stint was fun while it lasted, but I wasn't a mature enough 17 year old kid to be able to make any wise decisions with what I had going on at the time. I was able to give the sport 2 new tricks "The Rigormortis" which was a dead body to sterilizer and "The Highlighter" which was named after the fallen rider Adam Pierce and is a vertical dead body and the trick made it into the MX vs. ATV video games and Adam Jones is still doing the Highlighter today in his runs which is super cool.
Here's a pic of me doing the Highlighter at the first demo I did back in 02 I believe and a double grab on a 300lb Cannondale haha. Some of the funnest and darkest times of my life.
I enjoy watching racing more than ever, but FMX is not really like it was. I'd rather watch an old Crusty or MotoXXX at home than go to a contest.
You use to have to buy videos to see these incredible things being done and even by the time those videos were out there were rumors of other crazy tricks and jumps being attempted. X Games and Gravity Games were usually the only opportunity for most people to see what was currently the pinnacle of it all being done. Youtube and high speed internet created a way for people to share this stuff instantly, 24/7. Desensitized? Unfortunately, that is exactly what happened.
So X Games exists still by name and format but the experience died a long time ago and it's never coming back.
Pit Row
Best trick used to be exciting but after so many injuries/deaths they pulled it. this has probably already been mentioned but im too lazy to read all replies
balls or dumb?
I am admittedly one of the people that used to have disdain for anything FMX. I remember thinking Brian Deegan and his cronies were a bunch of douchebags that were making motocross look stupid and degenerate.
I couldn't have been more wrong about all those guys and that documentary made me realize what an idiot I was.
FMX as a judged competition lost its luster years ago but the performance is still incredible and each one of those guys (and gals) deserves respect.
How many times can you be 'wow'd by the same trick? These guys are incredibly skilled without a doubt, and risk their life with every trick these days, but it's lost its shock factor. Nitro is cool to watch at the moment because they mix the incredible tricks with crazy 'stunts', it's entertaining.
IMO of course. Not that there haven't been some amazing X Games, because there have been. But it's definitely on amazing downhill slide.
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