I'm 40, started doing flatland I guess around 83-84 after realizing I wasn't much of a racer. I stopped riding for the most part around 1988 pretty much because I didn't have anyone to ride with . I've always loved watching the X-games and things like that, and always missed riding. A couple of weeks ago while surfing Youtube and just googling various things I came across a picture of my last bike (not the same one, but one that had been restored). I'm always looking for some kind of project to do, so I called my son and asked him if he still had that bike I gave him. He did. So I went over and picked up my 1987 General Osborn Pro, which I'm in the process of restoring. I became addicted in about 5 minutes into working on it, and decided I wanted to ride again. I've since bought 2 other bikes to work on/ride, and hope to build a new school flatland bike over the cold New England winter.
I haven't actually had a chance to ride because all my time has been spent working on the bikes, and working my job, but I can't wait to get back out there, throw on the Ipod and just have a good time. I've recently been diagnosed with diabetes and my doctor told me the best thing for me is exercise, and riding my BMX bike beats staring at the wall while on a treadmill any day.
I get alot of strange looks and chuckles when I tell people what I'm working on and that I plan on riding again, but I don't care. I'm pumped to get going again and that's all that matters.