Hey mal, "I think that now,the average age of a flatlander is not below 30." That is sad somehow but you made me smile. I think it is true...A riding friend of me who basically does not ride anymore because he was frustrated somehow once said to me that he thinks that in some way Kevin Jones killed flatland because he turned it into a very complex sport which is so difficult to learn. That might be one reason why hardly anyone starts... But on the other hand I see some new (or mid school) combos which are so beautiful and think this would not be possible without Kevin's contribution. So in the end I like it how it is.
The bike I built last summer to return to riding has brakes since my goals are pretty low and just wanted to have some fun relearning stuff I had in the 90s. One thing I never mastered back then was multiple whiplashes so that has become one of my goals for this year. A lot of the conversation has focused on "to brake or not to brake" but is there anyone that took the approach of building two rigs one with brakes and one without? I was able to pick up an identical used frame to what I'm currently riding over the winter with the aim to build an identical brakeless counterpart allowing the luxury of not needing to dismantle or disconnect anything if I want to work on something without the safety net of brakes. Am I alone in this (possibly mad and admittedly luxurious) line of thinking?