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BMX has had an interesting journey, often seen from the outside as a healthy sport with a big industry, but the closer you look the more problems you'll find. I teamed up with ‪@adam22forever‬of ‪@NoJumper‬&‪@thecomeupbmxnet‬to tell this tale and see what we can learn from BMX.
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@JimmyTheGiant 2 года назад

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@mr.blonde66milkyway66 2 года назад

BMX 4 LIFE

@bigojay420projectcheech4 2 года назад

Do you even ride bmx

@13opacus 2 года назад

Didn’t you notice Xgames or the olimpics this year? Not to mention the plethora of bmx videos being uploaded daily. Bmx is alive and well and growing despite your video, sorry. I don’t understand the point of this video other than click bait. P.s. bikes still come at all price points just like all things, you get what you pay for!

@Younghead 2 года назад

How you perceive B.M.X. mainly depends on which period you grew up in. To me and I’m sure many would agree it was the 80’s where it really blew up and became a house hold name. And if it was dead it would have died way back. B.M.X. has survived about 3 recessions and it has made it through the 2008 recession the biggest one yet which lasted around a painful world bank breaking 10 years or so.

@Younghead 2 года назад

@@13opacus The point of this Vlog was to make us notice VPN apps and other stuff that help this RU-vidr pay his bills.😉

@M1ke1996 2 года назад

"If you think BMX is dead than it is and if you ride your bike than it ain't. And that's all there is to it. You don't need some magazine or contest or sponsor to tell you that. It's all about the riding, that's it." - Eddie Roman 1992 (Ride On DVD)

@frankverschaetzing 2 года назад

"it´s all about the knobbie hobby....the 4130.."

@fleetgt 2 года назад

Deff don't see random core riders out in cities like 10 years ago.

@zaza45499 2 года назад

I saving money to buy bmx 😎

@fmfory6 2 года назад

Got the words out of my mouth bmx will never die in my heart!

@TheCaptainsCog 2 года назад

Classic video reference from an absolute legend!

@hamishmartindale8408 2 года назад

I dont think that having a smaller community and more niche culture is a bad thing. Skateboarding is becoming more and more of a lifestyle and fashion statement. Within BMX there is a lot less of that, its still kinda pure, unfiltered riding. I don't think that BMX is dying at all, the progression level at the moment is insane espcially on the womens side of the sport. I dont think BMX really needs to analysed, its just a fun, accessable thing that a talented few get to make a living out of. Despite that I'm really enjoying the content!

@ldn.billll 2 года назад

it isnt dying because that side of it was never really alive imo

@motorheadkert 2 года назад

bmx dudes are passionate about it and if u just riding for fun it feels nice because u are on a bike and u can be mobile around the streets

@anierinb 2 года назад

Totally agree here. Not sure what this guy is on about but he's entirely wrong. RU-vid is not a valid source of information and it's unfortunate some consider it to be the case

@ldn.billll 2 года назад

@@anierinb I think he was just waffling I like this guys videos but sometime you gotta make stuff up for a title I guess

@JustBadly 2 года назад

It's my fault. It's winter here and I haven't ridden for a month, when it warms up I'll be back on it and BMX will be alive again...

@Seb_bmx 2 года назад

My 9 yr old is obsessed with it. He's used to race, then he discovered freestyle. It's made a shy kid come out of his shell. He's found new friends and learned a lot. He loves it 🙌

@OurBMX 2 года назад

Wowww, this video is incredibly surface level and filled with outright misinformation. Consider reaching out to more than one source in the future, unless you just prefer to put out utter laughable content as facts.

@lovethemguitars 2 года назад

@jimmythegiant LISTEN TO THIS MAN

@curtiscantbmxwell4897 2 года назад

He made a great guest choice 🤦‍♂️

@StephenBanana 2 года назад

For real though. When I got my new frame from BSD, Grant Smith, the owner of the company was emailing me. I guarantee a lot of owners would have loved to give actual facts about the current industry. This video rubbed me so wrong. It comes off like it has been researched but I could learn 30x more reading Wikipedia.

@devonsykes2598 2 года назад

@jimmythegiant he use to eork for ride who “went under” you should really reach out to anyone but Adam 22 who used the bmx industry to get him into the music scene

@fomobros2207 2 года назад

For real, skateboarding doesn’t have it made in the shade either. All the skaters that make a good living past their 30’s have a side hustle that keep them relevant and pay the bills. Both sports are awesome and have ups and downs. It was really interesting to hear about Nike though…wish they’d leave skateboarding.

@robertocojones4471 2 года назад

RIP, Dave Mirra. The man was (and still is) a legend.

@wandren912 2 года назад

Rip

@greeenestbasterd6896 2 года назад

Dave Mirra 2 had one of the best soundtracks there has ever been on a game. Could happily smash that game out again for a bit of nostalgia.

@jaythestreetpreacher6123 2 года назад

Dave is legend . Style and talent 👍

@ResidentMockery 2 года назад

Mirra . Such a sad loss.

@iRollerboot 2 года назад

WHAT! he’s dead!? My brother got his hat signed by dave back in like 2005 at Kona skatepark. 😭

@jadendubecky4130 2 года назад

I’m being a little biased knowing how big of a Matt Hoffman fan I am but you barely mentioned his contribution to the sport… he is the reason why bmx took off in the later 90s.. he also invented most of the tricks, along with starting his own brand which still is going strong today…

@dumpsterjerry3577 2 года назад

With out the BS contest x games may have never been 👊

@Graeberwave 2 года назад

That would involve reading a book. This channel is very Internet-based.

@HolmesHobbies 2 года назад

No doubt. Hoffman has a heavy hand in the industry

@oldmanbmx3949 2 года назад

This guy ain't got a clue man probably never rode a bike in his life was literally in stitches listening to this wee know it all 🤔🤣🤣🤣

@dangerouskoin4874 2 года назад

Thank you! Respects to the Condor... Fly high in the sky brother

@justinklink1588 Год назад

Also an important note is that MTB, slopestyle, etc. has taken some talent from the BMX world as well.

@emillanghorn1367 Год назад

the fact is with mtb is just more possible.... Darren Berrecloth switched from BMX to MTB cause there was more possible. and dude... im mtb and my mate is on bmx i can tell you there is no point of taking talent if its a total different riding experience . for example i can 360 on mtb no probs but bmx is a small tiny strange world for me xD

@painteater19 Год назад

I rode bmx as a kid and MTB as an adult. I just can't fit on a 20" bike anymore. HOWEVER I got my hands on a sick dirt jumper that is basically an overgrown bmx and I love this thing! 🤙🤙

@risharddaniels1762 Год назад

⁠⁠@@painteater19bmx isn’t limited to 20” bikes anymore! You can find 22” and 24” bmx bikes

@paodepota8373 2 года назад

What literally got me into mountainbiking was BMX. Learned about Seth's Bike Hacks (now known as Berm Peak) thru his BMX vids, and I'm happy to say that I got my beginning to cycling with BMX back when I was a kid.

@PeepGamePopoff 2 года назад

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-A_HrcJkLIXo.html BMX is still fun

@georgiaguardian4696 Год назад

What got me into BMX was mountain biking and road cycling...

@matthewmel3 2 года назад

Didn’t see little devil mentioned, they had a HUGE influence in bmx in the early 2000s criminal mischief still holds up today as one of the best bmx videos of all time.

@PeepGamePopoff 2 года назад

You’re not lying

@brendancross8793 2 года назад

Dude I still consider Van Homans part to be the best part ever. Period.

@geoffersmaher 2 года назад

Ooohhh yes.

@765southside6 Год назад

Van Homan

@matte8439 10 месяцев назад

The first little devil video, seek and destroy, was responsible for sending me headfirst into riding and the lifestyle. I've noticed now that the ruff edged, real-as-fuck companies like little devil, metal bikes, fbm, solid, mutiny, are history. I came up in the mid school when it was about riding hard, listening to slayer and not giving a fuck lol. The punk rock attitude and wildness that was a big part of that era is gone. bonedeth was the last company I can think of to embody that spirit. After being away from riding for over 15 years, I got the urge again. I couldn't believe how much the attitude and lifestyle of bmx had changed. The black shirt, Dickies wearing heshers are all gone😢. Bmx seems to have tamed down quite a bit, with riders choosing soy lattes over old English 800 40ozs lol. I'm still wearing my Dickies and chain wallet like it's 2001 all over again. Sorry for the long rant...just had to get it out there

@harvkent8017 2 года назад

I've only just started riding BMX for about two months but I think another reason you don't see many kids picking it up is because there is a much bigger learning curve for BMX than there is for scootering in which it seems most of the young kids start... such as a hop whip on a scooter could potentially be learned in a day or so and a hop whip on a BMX can take years to learn.

@tylerlagasse4978 2 года назад

Well welcone to the shred homie

@cycologist7069 2 года назад

Did you really just opine that scooters are affecting the popularity of BMX?

@tylerlagasse4978 2 года назад

@@cycologist7069 who?

@cycologist7069 2 года назад

@@tylerlagasse4978 ? I was addressing HarvKent.

@alistairclark6814 2 года назад

It's sad that the majority are always choosing the next easiest or convenient thing. That doesn't end well for any of us.

@mountaingoat2866 2 года назад

Mountain biker here, ive never been as big a bmxr but i've always admired the bmx world massively. What i take from this is the corporate industry is struggling but the actual world of bmxrs is thriving from what i can see. Riders are getting nastier than ever and it's addicting to watch. People say the same about my world, saying freeride mtb is dead and that just aint true, i see as more alive then ever. It would be nice to see corporate support these areas more though so more pros can make a living from it.

@incredible5587 2 года назад

i live next to highland bike park lots of pros ride there and 5 years ago no lines and now you wait in line 40 mins to get on the lift. its growing and growing and growing.

@friendlyoldbum9182 2 года назад

Riders are riders IMO Riding is exploding in popularity and social acceptance. I stopped riding BMX as I got abit too tall in my early 20s, now MTB is on the up and up in Aus I have grabbed a 29a and waiting for the new local trails to open up. (Cyclists are commuters)

@incredible5587 2 года назад

@@friendlyoldbum9182 i love the cyclist comment that is the best, yeah when i got older i remember the bars were always short lol. back in 07 they made them tall and now no one ride the low old school bars like i had on my dyno comp and haro backtrails. lol i ride downhill weekly season pass for me and lots of local trails and we also do urban downhill in my city as its a entire hill side and my house is highest point.

@friendlyoldbum9182 2 года назад

@@incredible5587 Yeah the bars changed pretty fast, I started and copied the fad and had the low narrow bars, next minute all my mates rode buses haha. Unfortunately it's a lil over 2 hours to my nearest trails ATM. Happily a few kms of downhills and trails are being developed now about an hour away. Cov has set back opening by a year or so.

@incredible5587 2 года назад

@@friendlyoldbum9182 trails are everywhere my friend 2 hours to just find a trail, that seem absurd. I dont think there is a singe town that does not have a trail system that is ridable. may not be a DH track but trails non the less are all over.

@HolmesHobbies 2 года назад

Dan's Comp stood for Dan's Competition originally. The price of nice pre-built bmx/ park/ jump bikes these days is nuts! Completes less than I used to pay for just a 3pc crank set!

@PeepGamePopoff 2 года назад

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-A_HrcJkLIXo.html If you know about Dan’scomp im fuckin witch ya We make BMX content it’s still alive 😗

@schmoogiewhat Год назад

Exactly. I was laughing at Dans Completes!

@gr3m777 Год назад

But also completes now are better quality. My cult control 2022 was 500.00. Full chromo everything but fork.

@forzadillon08 2 года назад

Love your vids bro but this isnt it, as a bmx rider for nearly 15 years the scene is doing better than ever !, So many independent crews putting out full length videos over the last few years and involvement of women and people living with disabilities has multiplied ten fold its great too see, Also Adam hasnt been in the bmx game for years dont let him tell ya otherwise you need to hear from the people on the ground, Do an update and hit up Our Bmx or Dig Bmx

@matthewmel3 2 года назад

Agreed. I’ve been involved in bmx since the late 90s. It’s definitely not dying by any stretch. Sure some companies went belly up and “corporate” backing isn’t what it was but things have evolved far past that. Most of the companies making parts in the early 2000s still exist today.

@BasedinReality1984 2 года назад

So disabled people and woman are going to save the sport 🤣🤣🤣 When you get that desperate just admit that it’s a dying sport.

@forzadillon08 2 года назад

@@BasedinReality1984 who upset you hahaha, been at and gonna keep at it, cheer up will ya

@BasedinReality1984 2 года назад

@@forzadillon08 you’re the one that’s upset that he offended you. I think it’s funny.

@forzadillon08 2 года назад

@@BasedinReality1984 didnt offend anyone man just correcting his knowledge on the culture, relax

@virginiusmaximus7006 2 года назад

Scotty Cranmer was my idol growing up, and i stopped riding for about 3 or 4 years, then saw he had a RU-vid Channel and watched his videos every day for about a year. Then, one day he stopped uploading and I didn't hear anything and I remember seeing him sitting in a wheelchair with no teeth and no forehead, and having lost a lot of weight, barely able to talk. It really sucked to see him like that. But, amazingly, he is still uploading RU-vid videos every day, just filming his brother and his friends. And despite being a quadriplegic, he has never given up and has managed to even do a jump on his bmx again. Last year, he rode something like 1,000 miles on his road bike collectively. He is such an inspiring guy, who despite losing almost everything from a crash, he still loves BMX, keeps a positive attitude and still pushes himself to grow constantly. I was really hoping that Adam 22 would mention him in this video and I'm glad he did.

@CaffeinatedCode 2 года назад

He is a true legend of the spot

@PeepGamePopoff 2 года назад

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-A_HrcJkLIXo.html BMX is alive and well 🙏❤️

@PeepGamePopoff 2 года назад

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-A_HrcJkLIXo.html BMX is alive and well 🙏❤️

@HeyImKevin 2 года назад

Kevin Robinson didn't kill himself, he died of a stroke.

@Bmxicano2 2 года назад

I was looking for this comment before I typed it.

@RichMaciverPhoto 2 года назад

Shocking how wrong JmmyTheGiant got that!

@Bmxicano2 2 года назад

@@RichMaciverPhoto it was Adam who said that

@solargoldfish 3 месяца назад

Dan’s Comp is for competition not complete. Dan’s has been around since the late 80s. He’d travel with the races and setup a huge tent full of every part there was. He was a nice guy too. If you were 50 Cent short, he might say don’t worry about and might throw in a free t-shirt if its the last day and he didn’t want to pack it up. Back then we didn’t have websites and even if you had a catalogue, you still didn’t have a credit card. So was like walking into a magical place that would only last for two days. Good times.

@BerserkerNick 2 года назад

I've been riding bmx since the 80s, the progression and rebirth of tricks over the years has been amazing, the durability and innovation with the parts has been awesome. My only issue is that almost every frame nowadays look the same with different paint, I miss the individusl style that bmx frames used to have

@EngineersQuest 10 месяцев назад

👍👍

@chilli-iceolive-abode2447 2 года назад

I swear in the early 2000s so many extreme sports were booming. Growing up most kids would dabble in all of them. Me and my friends did aggressive skating, skateboarding, BMXing, mountain boarding, scootering and even pogo's over the years. Great insight, thanks for another video!

@TheJadedRaver 2 года назад

I do agree with the last point - 'growing local hubs' for BMX and Skateboarding'alike at respective shops. However, in my experience growing up they always seem to be ran by douchey young men and social circles became very cliquey. Not exactly very welcoming to newer Skaters/BMX'ers. I'm hoping it's a more welcoming place now.

@jamessgarage5406 2 года назад

And you my friend is exactly why I want to open my own bike shop within the next 5 years

@tonyheather-noon5291 2 года назад

It is and it isn't, I think there will always be 'those' kinda people that make ish shitty but for the most part I think people are just keen to sesh together these days

@Walk_Off_0311 2 года назад

Totally agree with you

@BMXJerseyDirty 2 года назад

I would agree, but after having my local bike shop be so out of touch with the BMX scene really makes that tough. Dans Comp makes getting good parts for a good price really easy. I built a bike myself when I was a young teenager and a small job. it isn't really about the money either. Dans comp rules

@friendlyoldbum9182 2 года назад

A lack of mentorship and encouragement to the possible up and comers

@wafi84 2 года назад

Interesting. Being a BMXer who got into it in the early to mid 90s (and then took a 15-20 year break from about 2000), I thought the sport was at its biggest ever. Gone are the days of having to stay awake all night to record maybe 30 mins of BMX from the X-Games (thank you late night channel 4) because nowadays you have RU-vid... but i guess that's a comment really on the rise of technology and how it's opened up everything, not just "underground sports". I'd never really thought about the business side of things apart from when Ride UK Magazine stopped printing, which was quite sad. One thing is for sure though: the scene is not dead and i don't think it will ever die. I ride more MTB these days and i look at BMX kind of like the Punk Rock of the bicycle world: mad progression, raw energy etc Anyway, a long rant.. but just wanted to say that i enjoyed the video and it made me think a lot 👍

@lizardking595 2 года назад

BMX is literally thriving... better than ever.. think he's on something 🤔 because he obviously did absolutely no research. Lol even Our BMX had to criticize him in the comments.. petty pathetic TBH.

@HerrVorAgent Год назад

Funny how I can 100% relate to everything you wrote. I was riding as a kid 25 years ago, now started again at 40 due to hanging out at the skatepark with my son. The transfer to the online world (magazines AND shops) is nothing specific to BMX. Smaller local shops are dying everywhere in every business. Sad but true. The companies just need to get ahead of this and act accordingly. That's the downside of letting the market control itself. You can either complain nobody's coming to your shops or start selling shit online 🤷

@thewarriorsbmxforce3778 10 месяцев назад

💯 but punk and more hip hop crossed now which is 🔥🔥🔥🔥

@chrishulbert4386 2 года назад

As long as people are still having fun on bikes the spirit of BMX will always be there. Industry and sponsors are nice but at the end of the day people should ride because they love it.

@juanribeiro73 2 года назад

That was quite a jump from 1974 to 1997

@PirateStyle2013 Год назад

no joke.

@schmoogiewhat Год назад

Exactly. Bmx went through another low spot in the very early 90’s only to pick back up for the mid school era.

@Fake_Name12345 2 года назад

26" Dirt Jumpers are a BMX related cycling subculture that's actually growing with Europe as the epicenter.

@d0000handle 2 года назад

dirt jumpers are really bad for begginers tho

@OLI-vx1md 2 года назад

@@d0000handle what makes you say that??!

@Fake_Name12345 2 года назад

@@d0000handle I started on a 26" and loved it! I just got a 22" BMX for riding bowl and these techy indoor ramps near me.

@alimantado373 2 года назад

and Street trials!

@trancemaster871 2 года назад

The 26 jump bike side of things is really starting to grow again I've seen many kids getting serious on them at the bmx tracks

@The_Pirate_Painter 2 года назад

I've rode bmx since the 90's and now at 41 still riding, bmx till I die 🤘🏻

@PeepGamePopoff 2 года назад

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-A_HrcJkLIXo.html BMX is alive and well 🙏❤️

@PEPlourde 2 года назад

The thing about Adam Lz is... he's good! He was (still is) good at BMX, he is (very) good in business and since he transitionned to the car stuff he is doing pretty well (actually better than ever). I admire the man. He was ahead of the game and deserved to be seen at the top level of the sport. He would have brought so much attention to the sport at a time where BMX was fading. We lost a good one in Adam LZ.

@PeepGamePopoff 2 года назад

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-A_HrcJkLIXo.html We luv Adam LZ too If you’re into BMX stuff we got some content on our page 👀❤️

@andydreadsbmx 2 года назад

I was waiting for you to do a video about BMX and this wasn't quite it. Yes talking to Adam might have given you an insight into some of the business end of the culture but the actual act of and progression of the sport is more important. Yes there was a dip in popularity at one point but currently it's doing quite well. The price point of a skateboard vs a bike has always been a big thing and has kept some away. Another thing is that ever since I started riding (roughly 24 years ago) it was never in the interest of most all riders to actually become mainstream and known. It has always been about enjoying what they're doing and their own community. I think the big thing to take away from this video is that yes the industry might be a little slow compared to other sports but that doesn't make what is going on any less. It would be cool to see a video talking more about the actual sport like a lot of your other videos and less making it out to be doing so bad and falling apart or failing. I am part of this community and I will always promote BMX and what it has done for my life and the person I am today. Take this with a grain of salt but think of BMX like skateboarding(since not everyone has truly seen BMX like they probably have seen skateboarding)except for the fact that you can ride almost anything, ride through grass, mulch, etc. and are not limited to hard surfaces, also the amount of speed and air is on a higher level.

@Fausto_4841 2 года назад

i agree. i was waiting for a BMX video, but this was more a bmx company video. idk if it's bc i lived this history, but it seems like this was way more of a "broad strokes" video than the videos highlighting other sports.

@profoundschnook4381 2 года назад

yeah, i was excited for a BMX vid, but this wasn't satisfying at all. i was hoping he would talk about the pioneering each style has seen in the past decade, about the kinda grassroots companies started by riders, about big moments in the sport as a whole, etc. its sad because some people will watch this and think BMX isnt around, but thats just not true... BMX is still huge for soooo many people

@gugujee 2 года назад

I have to agree with you. I got into bmx during the pandemic and im super into it now and it takes up a large portion of my social media feeds. So yes, “dying” is sooo relative because to me, i see people pushing the sport and brands dropping parts every week if not every day. Also, it was just added to the olympics. So to me, yes it’s still a small community but certainly not dying.

@StephenBanana 2 года назад

100%. Imagine making a bmx video about the history of bmx and talking more about AdamLz than the movie Rad. Also, not mentioning a single core brand or major shifts within the past 15 years is frustrating. Can’t believe that Adam”I make pornos with insta thots”22 is the source that Jimmy went with. No mention of guys that are killing it right now outside of injuries.. this fell really flat for me.

@JimmyTheGiant 2 года назад

Don't you worry, I plan to make other videos on BMX, this wasn't a history of the sport video but instead a dive into the shortcomings of the industry and what there is to learn about sustaining extreme sport industries.

@furosa5674 2 года назад

BMX will never die we were just put into the Olympics there will always be a new generation eventually also I know Brett or maddog personally he's doing really good now he's got a lot of his tricks back doing flairs and shit sadly the kitchen got closed his skatepark but he's still riding everyday

@avidgamer5676 2 года назад

Born in the 80s and still riding :P

@nofood1 2 года назад

still riding since 2000's!!!!

@furosa5674 2 года назад

@@avidgamer5676 my dad was born in the 70s he's still riding to thats how I know Brett personally my dad basically raised him at the skatepark

@avidgamer5676 2 года назад

@@furosa5674 Thats awesome dude.

@Graeberwave 2 года назад

And the Olympics is exactly what will actually kill it. You read Matt Hoffman's warning to the BMX world?

@Tsudkyk 2 года назад

I worked at my local bmx shop for a couple years. That shop closed its doors, so I had to drive 60 miles to the nearest shop the last few years and last year that shop went out of business. Amazon and other online stores are killing local shops and the scene is suffering massively because of it.

@PeepGamePopoff 2 года назад

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-A_HrcJkLIXo.html BMX is alive and well 🙏❤️

@quintinbeatty5404 2 года назад

As someone who’s been in the bmx scene for 20+ years, bmx is thriving more than ever. Sit tf down if you don’t know what you’re talking about

@cycologist7069 2 года назад

I think the truth is, it's doing better in some cities and towns than others. Interestingly enough, the Midwest town where my wife is originally from, BMX freestyle/sweet/park has died quite a bit (and was never that big to begin with in that part of the country) but what has been growing is old school BMX racing.

@shakulaka 2 года назад

okay and now?

@cainmartin4131 2 года назад

Yeah BMX is sick right now. The industry got a nice lift during covid-19 too since people had more time to ride. Nothing dead or dying here.

@jaewardtattoo 2 года назад

No doubt riding BMX is thriving, but the money just ain't there no more. There are no riders getting the same paypacket the the likes of Mirra, Nastazio, Lavin ect were 15, 20 years ago

@alimantado373 2 года назад

Trouble with BMX is the bikes, MTB, Street Trials , DJ all other bikes the technology has moved on whilst BMX is still the same heavy cro mo components/ heavy frames hasnt really changed since the 80.s bar the new backward hub. But its still very popular , go to any London skatepark.

@DANDIIDAY1111 2 года назад

I used to watch Scotty all the time and I could not believe it when he got injured and the update video that bigboy uploaded was heart wrenching

@shareabike-shareasmile 2 года назад

Jimmy, you usually have good videos but this one if BF! As a bmxer riding for almost 20 years I can tell you that many facts you presented aren't real or they are Miss represented. Like the fact that RideBmx didn't go out of business. It was re-branded because the company behind it (Transworld) closed all their actions sports programs once got bought and merged with another company. The main corporate sponsors it's true they are gone but, the Bmx industry has got a way to produce a lot more merchandise and have a healthier economy. With that said, the money in bmx is of course less due to the lack of corporate sponsors but, from that point to say that bmx is dying... Huge click bait! Plus you sat down to talk with someone that was surrounded around a lot of controversy aswell. Probably not the best representation of Bmx. I used to believe you were really researching and putting effort on your videos, now I sincerely believe many of the videos not related to Free running might be just click bait aswell.

@oldmanbmx3949 2 года назад

This guy should never of made this video I've rode bmx since pre 2000 and nearly 40 and still ride don't speak on something you don't understand?

@laidtorest387 Год назад

Been riding BMX for 37 years, only just hung up the 20 inch for a dual suspension MTB because my knees are destroyed. I’m incredibly sad when I think that my BMX days are over. I actually hopped on mine today after riding MTB for about three weeks and it felt so horrible and foreign to me. I desperately miss the days when my little gang of riders cruised around town finding gaps, rails or anything we could jump off. But I’m also eternally grateful that this sport introduced me to people who will be lifelong friends. My 5yo son is BMX mad and rides every day. We’ve got crude hand built jumps and berms all around our house for him. I love to watch his excitement and reminisce about when I was his age. I remember how heart broken I was when Kevin Robinson died. I think I was that affected by it that I just blocked it out of my mind altogether and hearing you mention him in this video broke my heart all over again. Him and Matt Hoffman were favourite riders of all time, with Taj and Miron as very close runner ups. BMX still Iives on in the hearts of children, so I don’t think we need to panic about the sport just yet.

@astral_brain 8 месяцев назад

Don't hang up the 20" just because you can't keep up the level you're used to. I quit skateboarding at 19 since I felt I wasn't progressing and has regretted it since. At 40 I realized it's never too late I got into skating again and it's the best decision I ever made. I'm nowhere near the level I used to be, and I get hurt much easier, but it's just so much fun. Now at 47 I got into BMX because they built a race track and pump track here that my 7 yo son's been riding. Now we're going to skateparks and building jump ramps. Just keep your expectations on a realistic level and it'll all be fun, even if you can't shred like you used to.

@pinger5000 2 года назад

Omg that made me cry. I have been in bmx since the seventies and at 52 I still buy and sell bikes I find deals then build sweet rides for small profit because I want kids to be able to afford a nice bike. I sell most for 120 to 200 and last year I could not build em fast enough I sold a lot of bikes but this year it's been a struggle. I sure hope bmx finds it's way. I see all these old school rides getting thousands like the old haros etc.. but I think that's bad for bmx. Bmx has been in my life since I was like 8 in 1977 and I will ride til I'm old and grey oh wait I am old and grey.

@PeepGamePopoff 2 года назад

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-A_HrcJkLIXo.html BMX is alive and well 🙏❤️

@kevinwaynethompson67 Год назад

I've been riding bmx since I was 6 or 7. I'm 37 now and I'm still going strong. I have my 9 year old getting into it and he's loving it. I'm the local cool dad because I'm out doing manuals and 180s and teaching him and his friends.

@freekick129 2 года назад

The amount of loss the BMX community has suffered to some of its top top riders is really sad:( great video! May BMX never slow down

@shaynesteele5822 2 года назад

I was a pro level rider. However, January 26, 2007, I went down due to black ice at the skate park by my house (w/ OLD pro-tec helmet on, new ones use 2 layers of foam & would've prevented my injury from being as bad). Some skater kids found me there unconscious & called 911. The kids did take my helmet off, so the EMT's ended up telling the Doctors that I wasn't wearing a helmet! That made the Doctors tell my family & friends, "If he lives, he will be a vegetable for the rest of his life", until a friend came in & said, "I saw him on my way to work & he was wearing his helmet & knee pads like he always does"! Doctors came back & said, "he should come out of this alright then". WRONG, It's been a roller coaster of emotions, I can't ride anymore, have a 90% chance of death while wearing a helmet if I have another brain injury! -When I got to the Hospital, They induced me into a coma (3 weeks long) & removed the entire right side of my skull (kept it out for a total of 6 months). I'm a Utah guy & friends with Mike Aitken, who had his brain injury a short time after mine & it sucks how much it changes your life! -1 more thing. When I got out of the coma, I was watching the X-Games when Stephan Murray went to do the triple backflip on the dirt, went down to his head & became paralyzed! It was horrible to see that right after being in a coma for something so similar! I'm glad that both of those guys keep progressing forward, especially with how much hell has thrown at them!

@xxclusive8380 2 года назад

I think RU-vid is really what sustained the BMX scene and as of 2021 it's definatly gaining traction again

@PeepGamePopoff 2 года назад

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-A_HrcJkLIXo.html BMX is alive n well ❤️

@PeepGamePopoff 2 года назад

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-A_HrcJkLIXo.html BMX is alive n well ❤️

@187mrsmith Год назад

Dave Mirra had brought freestyle BMX 2 crazy levels its sad when he passed

@RLOsbornBMXFreestyle 2 года назад

They will be having Flatland at the X Games this coming year in Japan so I would say if anything it is growing right now. Great video btw was very interesting hearing about the manufacturers perspective

@RLOsbornBMXFreestyle 2 года назад

@Grannყ Fannყ Let's get together and start practicing those flipwhips! Over the fountains in our early 60's would be pretty badass haha. And thank you man appreciate the kind words

@PeepGamePopoff 2 года назад

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-A_HrcJkLIXo.html BMX is alive and well 🙏❤️

@adrenalinedge4866 2 года назад

Not sure about the industry as a whole but went to another grand opening at Woodward this summer and they had to turn bmxers away there was over 2,000 riders waiting for the park. 🤩 Amazing.

@seanrogers6042 2 года назад

It's crazy how many people bmx has lost through tragic accidents in the last 10 years. Looking forward, some of the most promising and exciting opportunities for bmx include fast and loose, swampfest, and bmx in the Olympics. I'm not sure how the money will appear again, but for everybody involved, we got it all

@anonymouslegion4928 2 года назад

As someone who’s been riding bmx for 40 years and still ride, I certainly dont see it dying but quite the opposite.

@djmaxxhtx 2 года назад

Right there with you. Torker, GT, Redline, and Diamondback were my weapons of choice back in the day.

@phantoms-yy5jv 2 года назад

@@djmaxxhtx oh def, started racing back in 79 on a Schwinn,few years back I finally bought a GT I always wanted and bought my daughter a Redline.

@djmaxxhtx 2 года назад

@@phantoms-yy5jv If we talking old school, that Team Murray commercial got me pumped. They knew to play them after school and on Saturday. I was getting tape on a road bike a couple of years ago and was staring at the new bmx bikes hard.

@mickadams1905 2 года назад

Same here and I remember the early 90s when it seemed like BMX was dead but was quietly evolving faster than ever and then came back even stronger.

@georgiaguardian4696 Год назад

BMX bikes are totally popular at my local skateparks... it's been growing 5.1% annually...

@pnwexplorer1122 2 года назад

Him: "bmx is dying" Olympics: "you sure about that?"

@juju-nl9te 2 года назад

good if it's ''dying'' we will finally have a core community just like the good old days .

@robr135 2 года назад

Yeah that would not be great for the smaller BMX companies out there that depend on new riders every few years to stay in business.

@PeepGamePopoff 2 года назад

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-A_HrcJkLIXo.html BMX is still pretty healthy it’s just underground at the moment

@cecilhunnicutt7053 2 года назад

If anything it's getting bigger because since covid hit a bunch of old guys that used to ride back in the seventies and eighties are getting back into it

@Fausto_4841 2 года назад

right? my observation is that it's blowing up, better for the riders now than 5 or 10 years ago, even with less contests. it may have hurt contest guys like Ryan Nyquist, but he's still doing fine.

@tomharvey 2 года назад

Im guessing ryan nyquist doesnt exist for you guys 😂 41 and still killing it

@K-Effect Год назад

I think one thing that is hurt BMX is kids/teenagers/adults don’t want to leave the house or even go outside, they rather stay home and play on the computer/video games

@pauldayton5285 2 года назад

I've been riding my entire life. I've always supported the local shop. I've met life long friend's in the bike community & some of my best memories in life are riding sessions at different places with all my friend's. I plan to spend my life behind bar's 💯❤ to all the rider's out there !!

@PeepGamePopoff 2 года назад

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-A_HrcJkLIXo.html BMX is the shit …

@jcwebtech 2 года назад

There is one more aspect you did not explore - the MTB/Enduro hipe we are living in now. Companies realise, they are better off supporting MTB riders because even if they do more of extreme riding than usual rider, they can rise and promote the same components and showcase the abuse those parts can take. So companies that are not exclusively BMX push MTBs more as there is a bigger market. Also the technology caught up and you can have MTB bike that is not breaking constantly. In the mid 2000's I switched to BMX because my MTB was constantly falling apart and pro part were ridiculously expensive.

@fleetgt 2 года назад

Mtb costs $2500-10,000. Bmx costs $400-2000.

@felixklimm7225 2 года назад

@@fleetgt good dirt bikes start at 1.000$

@dago_0730 2 года назад

Maybe I'm wrong, but considering what you said, I guess Dirt Jumping has benefitting most for the last few years

@rossejera1661 Год назад

@@fleetgt there are literally good mtb bikes that cost bet 1000-2000. Theres even under 1000.

@nimo517 11 месяцев назад

When parts of an industry die, another eventually comes to fill the evolutionary gap. Biking on streets won’t end

@PBandJacob 2 года назад

This video was a throwback man i grew up in the BMX sene and I lived all this! so many good memories!

@PeepGamePopoff 2 года назад

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-A_HrcJkLIXo.html BMX is alive and well 🙏❤️

@finnsingh49 2 года назад

Man rip Dave mirra an absolute goat. A tragedy that hit the scene hard.

@thatfast3002 2 года назад

This video is great I'm almost 40 I grew up living and breathing BMX. While I still have a place in my heart for BMX I found a passion in offroad dirtbike racing

@PeepGamePopoff 2 года назад

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-A_HrcJkLIXo.html BMX is alive and well 🙏❤️

@MacDaddyFresh 2 года назад

I keep watching your videos and thinking that your analysis of fixed gear riding would be interesting. How it evolved from track riding, getting adopted by bike messengers and then into whatever it is today, with freestyling and of course the insane street riding (as seen in Terry Barentsens Hotline youtube series.)

@sabiefreddy6666 2 года назад

I think BMX isn’t dead and won’t be dead for many years to come.. there are many young teenagers & even children who see the tricks pros pull out and slowly try to do it them selfs.. they will be the future of BMX culture!

@nfsmwv30 2 года назад

Not sure if it was an editing error or if Adam misspoke, but Kevin Robinson passed from a stroke, he did not take his own life. I don't think it would be fair to spread that information

@ethancooper1560 2 года назад

I think from the context of it it sounded like he meant he was doing something that got him killed, not actual suicide

@songforbro 2 года назад

Hey, 👋 Came to the comments to say the same thing. It must have been almost five years ago now, and yes, in this video - regardless of intended meaning or context - it sounds pretty straight up like a suicide to anyone who’s not in the know. Kevin Robinson tragically died as the result of a stroke. With that said, thanks for everything you’re putting into your videos, Jimmy! It’s fascinating and fun to hear your take on life outside of parkour… Thanks for all your hard work.

@SteveChiller 2 года назад

I got into riding bmx bikes around 2005 and I enjoyed it even tho I never could get the tricks down. I just enjoyed riding my little bikes around town. My city didn't really have a good selection of bmx stuff so I had to order from danscomp. I stopped riding around 2010 or so but I still kept 2 of my bikes. I recently bought some new tubes for my wheels and want to buy some updated parts for them and start riding again and maybe even start to learn to do some tricks (skatepark opening up near my house soon). I feel like i have a lot more confidence to do stuff now than I did when I was in my mid 20s. I was a self conscious person back then. I Just turned 40 and ain't give no f's now.

@PeepGamePopoff 2 года назад

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-A_HrcJkLIXo.html BMX is alive and well 🙏❤️

@kevinwaynethompson67 Год назад

I feel the same way but never really got out of riding. I'm 37 now and I'm the local cool dad because I still rock a bmx.

@seth95k 2 года назад

Bmx is like a wave it comes and goes but always keeps coming back! It’s been like this for years.

@oliversoane4769 2 года назад

Do Mountain Biking next! There's so many disciplines that seem to be growing... 50to01 are like the best BMX-style jibby mountain bikers and their style is nuts

@nukerecoil 2 года назад

The biggest time for bmx was the 80's with movies like Rad and BMX Bandit. Brands like GT, Haro , Hutch and so on . The god of BMX the man that push the limits will always be Matt Hoffman .

@goiboi-4130 2 года назад

Totally agree...This guy left that out entirely! It was so massive in the mid to late 80's, here and in Europe. Then died in the 90's....Matt Hoffman literally kept it alive almost by himself. Picked up in the early to mid 2000's. It is still going strong to this day, and like everything else it has ebbs and flows. The only reasons skateboarding was bigger was because it was cheap, a lot more poser's and you didn't get injured as bad or frequently like you do in BMX. Maybe this guy didn't do much research though, cause he is waaaay off! He also left out the huge ride outs in many cities leading up to covid.

@kps666de 2 года назад

It basicly died once before after ET. It died in it's overmoneytized bubble and was cared well from a small group of people. Then it rised again in form of rider owned companies and I think this was the best what could happen. It should be cared with love not with throwing money around and going for fame. When I startet in the late 90's I loved it for beeing a real subculture, with an industry nearly completely isolated from the billion dollar bike indsutry. If you haven't before watch the documentary from fbm, I linked to there webpage where you find the vid.

@Thunderfistboxing 10 месяцев назад

Bmx will never die...I m still dirt jumping at my 41!

@mattfox8531 2 года назад

as someone who has just got back into bmx (like 1 week ago) after about 10 years out, this makes a lot of sense, a lot of the top brands i used to purchase parts from no longer exist or do but in a smaller way, there also seems to be a lot less bmx edits out there too which i used to watch to get hyped to ride.

@dadboard 2 года назад

I think the popularity and ease of access to scooters probably took a good chunk of the new gen who could’ve potentially been into bmx.

@fleetgt 2 года назад

Totally agree

@Gehajjs62727 2 года назад

Most at my local swap to bmx around 10, so it’s very beneficial actually.

@markokozaric 2 года назад

This channel needs more views! He is talking about culture and how the sports were progressing over the years. (Basketball, football especially or some other sports are disgustingly overrated...)

@JerryHazard 2 года назад

Yeah, he's talking about it, but skipped over a lot, (likely because he wasn't there to experience it) or missed a lot. Love that Tony, Rodney and some other skaters still make a living from their sport, but to have someone on there say that there's not really anyone over 30 making a living on BMX is disingenuous. I won't even name names, because people that have been around know this. If you haven't been around, you owe it to the sport to school yourself on it. Props to Dan's Comp piece though, that was hip. But sorry comparison to skating is really biased and unfair. Its way cheaper to produce and sell a complete skate kit vs BMX, just for starters. This affects everything from online sales, product availability and down to the success of local shops. Again, if you can't dig how it's apples and oranges, you need to do some investigation. Interesting video. Incomplete and full of confirmation bias, but a good watch. I love to see a follow up where he addresses the weakness in his theory though. BMX is at the start of experiencing a small renaissance period. Quietly dying? I don't think so.

@WhyForWhatNow 2 года назад

Now that ive seen you cover a topic I know and love, I can vouch that this is an amazing and in depth video, the nostalgia when you said Dan Duckworth was crazy

@WildsDreams45 2 года назад

9:03 Hit me hard, I wasn't expecting that. I'm originally from Oklahoma and I often skated the bowl at Matt Hoffman's bike park. One of the kids out there, one of the best was flying over the box one day and he's done it so many times but that night was his last. He messed up his spine and had to give up on his BMX dreams. He was there everyday too. He had a lot of potential.

@dustyyshellz1320 2 года назад

As a BMXer I’m scared

@OLI-vx1md 2 года назад

As a BMX rider, you should know better! If you ride, it's alive!!

@thebluelion3337 2 года назад

There is another factor that the video doesn't touch upon - and that is the rise of of mountain bikes and mountain biking. Being expensive, equipment driven sports, BMX and MTB have to compete in a way that skateboarding doesn't have to deal with. Lot of kids will have to pick one bike out of a BMX or an MTB early and what they pick will often determine what they pursue.

@benjaminfrank_ Год назад

Bmx has evolved, used to be about little 20 inch bmxs off ramps but now it’s all about 29 inch bmx bikes doing wheelies and combos down the block it’s called rideouts traveling to different cities just tearing the streets up but there isn’t much corporate involved as back then

@tich18 Год назад

I rode bmx from the late 90s to mid 2000s the growth in bmx was amazing. A lot of older riders get into cars, motorcycles or mountain biking. Your body just can't take as many hits when you are older.

@roxymoxy8866 Год назад

preach

@ridingincircles Год назад

43 and my body feels wrecked.

@valeriosiviero1126 2 года назад

Please do trial bike is like parkour but on bike, and everyone who want too see a video about it like this comment please so JimmytheSenpai see this

@thesamaffliction1572 2 года назад

I lost touch with BMX at around 17 after almost 8 years of riding then when I hit 21 I regained my love for it. I do definitely feel like it's smaller now but in no one do I feel it's dead. There's so much more acceptance for everyone to do their own thing. Be their own person and ride how they like. We finally have Black pros at the top and Even Openly Gay Pros can finally feel safe in the scene/industry. So while it's definitely smaller, it's almost just as good if not better. People can't make the money from it they used to. But we can still make living wages and be happy with a lower but sustainable income. I'm not saying this will last. But I truly hope it does because it's almost all we've got.

@patrykmainka6124 2 года назад

Any examples of Gay Pros?

@thesamaffliction1572 2 года назад

@@patrykmainka6124 I mean right now the biggest two are Corey Walsh and Perris Benegas. Both fucking killer and in their primes. And the way they were so happily welcomed by even pros that may have said homophobic stuff in the past not realising the offence they caused. Also Matt Beringher. Fucking hero but he came out after he retired because understandably he was scared it’d affect his career.

@Thomason1005 2 года назад

watching the adam22 and johnHicks videos were what got me started riding a few years ago. although the culture and budgets are much smaller than skateboarding, i love riding w my friends and watching the xgames. its a nice space to be in. overall, many industries have these issues. p.e. rollerblading is in a similar position rn.

@PeepGamePopoff 2 года назад

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-A_HrcJkLIXo.html If you’re in need of some BMX content we got you over here ❤️👀 (Also we miss doing the videos with Hicks as well)

@MatthewMurraycogswoth 2 года назад

That dude spinning on the bike upside down is overpowered. Take the cheat codes off dude

@toastyplayz22 2 года назад

Bmx is not dying

@ChasingChevy 2 года назад

I get what you mean, the business side is not as successful as skateboarding - and pro riders aren't paid the same at all. But the sport itself is not in danger of dying off. I think that biking in general is on an uptick these days. My LBS sells completes and parts for pretty much the same as Dans Comp. A HUGE problem with bike stores is major brands coming in and offering the owner discounted products for exclusivity or significantly limiting the percentage of other brands that are allowed to be sold in that store. And really the only reason I'd buy online over instore is specific product availability. Let's also mention how BMXers are discriminated against at a lot of skateparks. . There are a number of parks that just don't allow BMX riders to ride, which marginalizes the sport.

@alphared4655 2 года назад

Hi. I'm from Greenville, NC. Dave Mirra and Ryan Nyquist resided here until a few years ago. I remember as a teenager in the late 90s, going to Dave's house down the road and asking for his autograph. Ryan lived near uptown. They had a huge indoor park as well as an outdoor park calles Jaycee Park. It was a great time in Greenville. Dave sadly committed suicide in 2016. It took a chunk out of Greenville. We do have Mr. Beast but he wasnt here for the best times in Greenville. RIP Dave

@liammyers9463 2 года назад

Love these kinds of videos it would be sick if you make one about mountain biking or mountain bike free ride!

@raynet5015 2 года назад

Great video mate it’s good to see some coverage on something I’m so passionate about. I’d like to add that there are brands out there that don’t care about our industry and are just in it for the money, these brands are pushed by influencers. Guys if you’re looking to get into bmx, please support our industry and buy from the following brands: Cult BSD shadow Subrosa Fly Eclat Odyssey WTP S&M FIT SUNDAY Federal And most importantly AVOID BUYING MAFIA BIKES LIKE THE PLAGUE

@antoineceron2924 2 года назад

You forgot Kink and Animal

@BiffcheeseSpinoccoli 2 года назад

Also Medieval Bikes.

@PeepGamePopoff 2 года назад

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-A_HrcJkLIXo.html BMX is alive and well 🙏❤️

@noah_m 2 года назад

Day 9 of asking for an mtb video

@twentytolife4401 Год назад

Doesn't matter if sales drop, contests die off, or people quit to go to mtb for money. Bmx will never die, and only the dedicated ones will still be here pushing their disciplines and inspiring others.

@CorsoandMastiffadventures 2 года назад

Man. I remember asking my mom for double wall rims for Christmas for my recked haro from Dan's

@SuperSimonhayes 2 года назад

The fact that when your doing these videos the Quality of guests keep getting bigger is a true understanding of just how far you’ve come as a content creator . As always great video 👏

@PeepGamePopoff 2 года назад

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-A_HrcJkLIXo.html BMX is alive and well 🙏❤️

@jamallinyear3465 2 года назад

Honestly it always surprised me how people reacted to Adam LZ going pro.He always was and still is a pretty cool and genuine guy. That’s probably a reason he went from being fully involved with BMX to no BMX videos at all. Nice video here.

@tropicalpnch4549 2 года назад

also skateboarding's mail order company that's been around since the 90's, CCS, would sell boards at the same price as skateshops so it helped spread the sport to places with no shops without hurting business.

@alanbritton Год назад

Great video, as usual. One of my good mates at school was Andy Ruffell, the 5x UK BMX champion, European Racing & Freestyle Champion, UK 'Young Sportsman Of The Year' World Record Holder and is a Euro BMX Hall Of Famer and TV broadcaster. I believe he now runs a TV production company.

@SirKevinthefirst 2 года назад

Ironically I always felt like thecomeup had a huge hand in killing bmx. Was pretty toxic. Plus like he said youtube and vimeo and instagram. I'll always ride. Its my martial art. Train everyday. Even if you suck haha

@StephenBanana 2 года назад

Adam is a clout chaser. He always seems like he’s trying to be the kingpin and get in on the ground floor with up and comers so he can ride their coattails.

@RichMaciverPhoto 2 года назад

Haha, "Train every day. Even if you suck" Love that.

@LOSToCLAN 2 года назад

Bmx will never die always someone steezing🤝⭐️🖕🏽 steezing mad hard too!

@Based_Face 2 года назад

9:49 Kevin Robinson died from a stroke, he didn't "kill himself". Dave Mirra did though and that was due to him having CTE.

@essicShorts 2 года назад

I like how Adam didn’t talk about OSS or TCU and paying his riders (friends) minimum wage while paying himself more when his friends and riders where the brand and not him.That may have played a big factor in this situation. I know and worked for Adam through TCU and have a lot of friends that rode for OSS

@samuelhelland1568 2 года назад

sick vid man! I would love to see a vid on ryan Williams, truly a legend in the scooter and bmx industry

@troycongdon 2 года назад

I worked at a bike shop in the early 2000’s. At first the owner of the shop used me and my BMX hobby to try to drum up sales: he hooked me up with the best bike he could get and stocked a line of bikes to sell. Over time he realized that the customers that rode BMX were the same people stealing from his store. BMXers killed their own hobby where I lived. I rode a BMX thousands of miles a year until I was 21. When I got a motorcycle, I gave my bike to a kid and moved on. Now the motorcycle industry has the same complaint that the BMX industry has: the customers are aging out and the younger generation does not come to replace the older riders.

@RobertBrown-xr5wk 2 года назад

Dave mirra and ryan nyquist are the reason for many of these scars I have. lol. Rip Miracle Boy.🙏🏾

@woody4431 2 года назад

Was just listening to the full pod with Adam 22. Definitely need a video on the rise of video games as a pro sport and how that has taken kids away from starting extreme sports.

@JavaMaX 2 года назад

I myself was a rider long ago I put together a BMX to ride with my kid and he rides either pump track skate park and he was very interested be lost interest because of Video games

@googlesucks2449 Год назад

Video games are not a sport.

@mollywhoppedsouls_pvp 2 года назад

Kevin Robinson didn't k!ll himself, he died of a stroke just shy of his 46th birthday... way to spread some bs Adam jeez

@josiahstanley9291 2 года назад

Dan's comp is like my childhood dream website

@Leafyfpv 2 года назад

Props! They always had great dvd's

@pchykins6680 2 года назад

NO BMX isn't dying...it TRANSCENDED...the sport sifted the best of pros and brands alike. It's like the 26" bikes - they are no longer used for race or commuter cycling because they had been perfected by manufacturers for slope style and dirt jumps. BMX shares the same fate - it had transcended from a "regular kids bike" to an Olympic competition class. And I do like quality brands created for specific users only. As for accidents - well all sports have accidents...it's unfair you counting those very few accidents (one being totally wrong as the athlete had a stroke) on BMX...you should count the many accidents in Tour de France....or even on parkour! This video is so biased :(

@saturationstation1446 2 года назад

biggest problem for most stuff like this is most of the species cant afford it lol. less people with disposable income = every industry that isnt vital for human life disappearing eventually. people who already have disposable income can only consume so much to keep any business going. without reversing the trajectory of wealth distribution, no one will be able to do this stuff anymore, especially as kids, when most people start taking an interest in things like bmx. creates stagnation of culture and guarantees innovations never happen lol. once that happens, it becomes boring. because people dont like watching the same people do the same exact things over and over forever.

@jcwebtech 2 года назад

I have always seen the entry cost as a benefit for the community. Unlike in skateboarding, you have only very determined people truly living the BMX culture, willing to take on a summer job just to pay that second hand bike. Also the learning curve might be steeper at the beginning. All this shapes character of BMXers and filters out those who don't care so much. Of course, for some markets the barrier might be too big, but secondhand bikes are very cheap as most advanced riders prefer to build exactly the bike they want.