N/B":3f5fdfjz said:
It's doing what all sports that do not have a set of rigid rules do and that is evolving. It's like the resurrection of skateboarding, now longboarding has gained popularity there are people out there finding new ways to ride a bit of wood and 4 wheels, long boards are a lot easier to ride and are making skating open up to a wider of people. There are many types of skating, street, park, bowl, downhill, free ride, slalom, dancing, cruising, slide but when all is said and done it's still skateboarding.
The same with bikes, there's xc, downhill, free ride, road, trial, track etc etc it's all cycling. All this trail centre malarky, it's a good thing, so what if you get posers so what if there is car park snobbery, get on your bike and let them gawp in awe at your fantastic retro ride skills. These are the kind of people who keep the cycle industry alive whether they ride their carbon 12" travel downhill monster on a cycle path once a year or are constantly buying the latest .006grm weight saving stem with added helium. Not a bunch of sad old gits who are obsessed by bikes made 10-25 years ago
. The Black Run Boys, can't ride for shit, ok that made me smile but at least they have got out there and got bikes and started riding instead of sitting in the pub or playing golf. How about showing them how it's done ?
Or not.
