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I'm not sure if any of you have been to the Hell on Wheels races or things like them. It makes me want to vomit. There are the sick older dudes who just love the purity of it all and that I really dig. Burnworth and others have prime vintage bikes and ride the piss out of them, that gets me pumped. BUT… Then there is all the kooks, hipsters, what have you, the scene is just bad.. Here is my thinking as to why they won't help, they get some old enduro, have never ridden, they go to these races (just to show how hip they are) crash / scare themselves.. talk about how rad they are at their coffee shop next week, done. They have no intentions on getting a 450.
I saw a Fasthouse video last week that left me thinking there was no hope for humanity… It was a hipster infestation at their new corporate headquarters. I really like Kenny and think the world of him but for me, the trill of FH is gone. It looks like it's been taken by Pirates and they made Kenny walk the plank. There only saving grace is the fact that I got an email this morning with a pic of T.B. & D.D., who they are supporting through the eastern swing of the SX season. The look that those to have with the gear is a perfect fit IMHO, not that other crap.
Things like the Hell on Wheels races out here, are about having fun on bikes, with a low barrior for participation. It doesn't matter how ratty the bikes are (in some cases the rattier the better), it matters how much fun you have.
There's definitely a different vibe to the events like this, and while some might decry a hipster fashion sense, they're out there on two wheels, and not pissing and moaning from behind a keyboard.
I am simply talking about the environment, not those that influenced and pushed the changes to happen. Without all of the complaints to the police and city councils about all of those "punk kids" nobody would have recognized there was even a problem is all I'm saying.
*edit- I see where you might have thought by my earlier post; "Those bureaucratic channels were only opened up because they had the leverage to say "look, they are going to do it anyways, lets give them a controlled environment for them to do it in." " that I was saying that the bureaucrats involved were making that statement. That was not the intention. I was referring to those who were petitioning the cities for the change using the argument that by creating skate parks they were establishing a safer place for those who were going to do it anyways. By creating a controlled environment the police and city councils would get less complaints and it would be better for everyone.
Anyway, changes in municipal liability/insurance have allowed skateparks to flourish. And Tony Hawk's foundation.
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This is my cafe. No hipster here. Btw its a 2 stroke
Now we are spending $2,000 suspension and everyone has a brand new bike. It's definitely helped the scene in the NW imho.
I'm all for anything that gets more people involved and don't care what label is associated with them.
RUN, RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!
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