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How many flatland riders in the world??
« on: June 07, 2010, 06:52:20 AM »
What would be your rough estimate on the number of flatland riders in the world as of 2010?

I guess there might be contradictions on what it takes to be a "flatlander"


...just something i've been pondering about for a while


to throw out a guess, i would say 1000? i could be way off  :beer:
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Re: How many flatland riders in the world??
« Reply #1 on: June 07, 2010, 07:35:17 AM »
OVER9000

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Re: How many flatland riders in the world??
« Reply #2 on: June 07, 2010, 07:38:36 AM »
about fifty-leven

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Re: How many flatland riders in the world??
« Reply #3 on: June 07, 2010, 07:54:16 AM »
More than you would think. My guess is around 2500. Of course, I could be wrong......
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Re: How many flatland riders in the world??
« Reply #4 on: June 07, 2010, 08:45:42 AM »
how many members on this forum? get that and add a couple 100 to that. wallah!

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Re: How many flatland riders in the world??
« Reply #5 on: June 07, 2010, 09:10:56 AM »
how many members on this forum? get that and add a couple 100 to that. wallah!

The forum memberlist isn't accurate because more than half are inactive or no longer riding. Plus some members have many accounts or keep opening a new one. Also, not all riders use the internet, or have net access, particularly in poor countries. There are thousands of flatlanders in Japan alone, yet only a few Japanese are members here.


My guess would be less than 10,000.

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Re: How many flatland riders in the world??
« Reply #6 on: June 07, 2010, 09:31:28 AM »
how many members on this forum? get that and add a couple 100 to that. wallah!

The forum memberlist isn't accurate because more than half are inactive or no longer riding. Plus some members have many accounts or keep opening a new one. Also, not all riders use the internet, or have net access, particularly in poor countries. There are thousands of flatlanders in Japan alone, yet only a few Japanese are members here.

yeah, this is very true. plus not all riders have accounts on here. so member list isn't very reliable.

wow, didn't realize japan had that many people.

so i'm way off  :P
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Re: How many flatland riders in the world??
« Reply #7 on: June 07, 2010, 10:43:41 AM »
There are more then 5000 members here on GF. So i think thats the half from all the riders..
My guess is 10.000

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Re: How many flatland riders in the world??
« Reply #8 on: June 07, 2010, 07:50:42 PM »
There are 1.000 on spot map. So, I'd say 10.000-20.000.

Woah, that would mean that every 350000 person on Earth rides flatland! Flat rocks!
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Re: How many flatland riders in the world??
« Reply #9 on: June 08, 2010, 03:04:48 AM »
I say less than there should be.

my guess is 12,451 or around 10000

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Re: How many flatland riders in the world??
« Reply #10 on: June 08, 2010, 06:23:35 PM »
about fifty-leven


nail on the head. I was thinking that number

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Re: How many flatland riders in the world??
« Reply #11 on: June 09, 2010, 03:19:22 AM »
Several, there are several.
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Re: How many flatland riders in the world??
« Reply #12 on: June 09, 2010, 04:01:58 AM »
how many members on this forum? get that and add a couple 100 to that. wallah!

The forum memberlist isn't accurate because more than half are inactive or no longer riding. Plus some members have many accounts or keep opening a new one. Also, not all riders use the internet, or have net access, particularly in poor countries. There are thousands of flatlanders in Japan alone, yet only a few Japanese are members here.

wow, didn't realize japan had that many people.

so i'm way off  :P

yeah, this is very true. plus not all riders have accounts on here. so member list isn't very reliable.

Japan is like where its popular, everywhere else its like very few riders. my guess is like 95000. Im thinking of goin to Japan for summer vacation to get some parts and to meet some riders  ;D
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Re: How many flatland riders in the world??
« Reply #13 on: June 09, 2010, 05:22:23 AM »
There's like half a bazillion living in Texas.
The other half lives in Japan.

Other than that, like 2 dozen, maybe.

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Re: How many flatland riders in the world??
« Reply #14 on: June 09, 2010, 05:29:04 AM »
There's like half a bazillion living in Texas.
The other half lives in Japan.

Other than that, like 2 dozen, maybe.

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