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"NIGEL SYLVESTER ON ADVANCING BMX WITHOUT FITTING IN"
RAILS!:
This thread is full of shit haha. BMX will never fit into any uniform agenda, there will never be the "ideal" knight in shining armour professional that all you moany fuckers are waiting for, and every single person has their own individual goals, whether it be making money, fucking bitches, getting on the next cover of RideBMX or getting covered in mud on their own down at the trails.
There's every kind of person imaginable in our sport, good ones, bad ones, fashionable ones, dirty ones, business-minded ones, selfish ones, money-grabbing ones and just fucking idiots.
I think we should celebrate we're all still riding 20" bikes and as far as I am aware, that in itself is more than productive enough for me.
Who gives a fuck if Nigel is making $$$$, and really who the fuck cares whether he's wearing fashionable clothes and talking to Mr. Cunt business manager to try and source some more finances...you'd all be doing the same thing if you could and let's not forget, for all of Nigels "faults", I bet he still knows where he came from, and still pays homage to his roots.
We're fucking adults riding kids bikes....lets be happy we're still all doing that, and that we're blessed enough SOME companies give a shit enough that our bikes are lasting longer, getting lighter and coming in more options than we can handle.
BMX, fuck yeah.
EDIT - STEVEN MURRAY IS STILL ALIVE, FUCK YEAH.
streetStreet:
WOOSH
Josss:
--- Quote from: Narcoleptic Insomniac on January 04, 2015, 05:10:07 PM ---I don't get why some people are hell bent on trying to make BMX accepted by the mainstream, advancing the sport or whatever the fuck.
The appealing thing about bmx as a community was that it provided a space for kids to be as weird as they pleased and not give a fuck. At least that's how I perceived when I was 16.
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Spot on.
I suspect the main reason I gave up trying to skateboard was that I was totally alienated by the local crew of older dudes that looked down on me for being a roly-poly and having the equivalent of a mall-bought complete skateboard. Granted they were much older than me but I never got that "accepted" feeling.
Perhaps totally sucking at it had something to do with it as well but I remember clearly that I really felt that there was an image-level that you had to clear to be considered alright. I never made that, hah
In skateboarding I still see high-end clothing stuff being in high regard and the whole image thing dominating a bit. It's getting to that level in BMX but I think the dudes who actually ride and don't only hang around seem to get that it isn't the main attraction. It's riding, and I care about that above all else.
I don't mind making BMX look good or cool in people's eyes but I also dislike the fact that so many companies are biting skateboarding. We definitely didn't need down-low camera angles which is a fairly recent addition but I reckon that people seem to think that makes it cool as well. To each, their own.
When I got a BMX I was a ratty fat kid with a heinous bike that went to the skatepark every day and rode until his shirt and pants (that had pads sticking out of them) had sweat-marks on it. I can't recall a single moment when the older dudes that I looked up to made fun of me for hanging around or trying stuff. There were some dudes who were less friendly but frankly people are different and not everyone has the time of day for a small annoying kid. Most were supportive and were too busy having fun, doing sick stuff to be bothered to do any of that. Either way, it felt more open. I definitely remember all the talk of people constantly asking about how long I've been riding. Was a totally different time as well so can't quite compare. Sounds a cliche but the internet really changed everything. For one, I've noticed that mmunication has really faltered. A typical skatepark session these days seems to culminate in a phone-session with everyone zoning out. But that's everywhere, not only in BMX. And a whole other subject, could probably discuss for days about how being (or rather feeling) constantly connected has changed people's perceptions.
I personally still feel a strong connection to the Etnies - Forward era/backyard jam era riding. Everything T1 has done and the legendary grimy UK videos. But that's just what I grew up on and where I'm coming from. All anyone can really do is to remember and try keep some of the mentality of that era alive. Can't really expect the kids these days to relate to that. Just like most of us couldn't ever quite understand the 80's and early 90s. It'll never be more than an artefact. Amazing to see and meditate on but not to really emulate anymore.
--- Quote from: RAILS! on January 09, 2015, 12:51:38 PM ---This thread is full of shit haha. BMX will never fit into any uniform agenda, there will never be the "ideal" knight in shining armour professional that all you moany fuckers are waiting for, and every single person has their own individual goals, whether it be making money, fucking bitches, getting on the next cover of RideBMX or getting covered in mud on their own down at the trails.
There's every kind of person imaginable in our sport, good ones, bad ones, fashionable ones, dirty ones, business-minded ones, selfish ones, money-grabbing ones and just fucking idiots.
I think we should celebrate we're all still riding 20" bikes and as far as I am aware, that in itself is more than productive enough for me.
Who gives a fuck if Nigel is making $$$$, and really who the fuck cares whether he's wearing fashionable clothes and talking to Mr. Cunt business manager to try and source some more finances...you'd all be doing the same thing if you could and let's not forget, for all of Nigels "faults", I bet he still knows where he came from, and still pays homage to his roots.
We're fucking adults riding kids bikes....lets be happy we're still all doing that, and that we're blessed enough SOME companies give a shit enough that our bikes are lasting longer, getting lighter and coming in more options than we can handle.
BMX, fuck yeah.
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All of this.
condrbkr:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXe9P9BUfos Pt 2
dude...:
"the world is my canvas, my bike is my paintbrush"
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