i didnt even make it past the first paragraph before i needed to reply ---
i have been riding flat for a little over 15years. this sport has evolved just as any other aspect of 'bmx' in a sense. 10years ago, you would never see anyone pulling a bunny-hop tail whip. if you had a freecoaster, you were 'dedicated'...
this sport in a sense, has evolved to something beyond the x-games, not the fact that we dont have an event anymore, just for the fact that we, as a family of riders, are so into it, we dont even give a damn what network we are on.
i give everyone on this board a 10-of-10 just for dealing with people that think the trackstand is still the most popular trick - im going back to my tennis court now... so i can ride my 4.8 out of 10 sport till the day i die.