old school v new school

[john69]

When I was riding at first on the burners amacco etc then finally the rickman just as the acs rotor was launched nearly every trick I knew involved using the brakes ,paid a visit to a skatepark with my little boy and all the young fellas were running about with no brakes etc completely messed my head watching them doing tailwhips boomerangs with no brakes must be a different species nowadays or I'm just old lol

[CustardLips]

It's a different ball game mate... some of these kids nowadays are unreal. 
Check out the videos section... there's some great stuff in there. 

[fugazi]

They're all jacked up on energy drinks.

[Spen69]

  Yeah John, even us oldies who ride newschool have brakes and you can hear us tapping them just as we approach a big quarter

The bikes are way more stable now and don't rattle loose like the old school, especially the 1-1/8" headsets and stems which in my view is the best development in bmx tech as quill stems and threaded stuff was a constant nightmare.

You're right though, brake-less is a step too far 

[Jaymz]

They're all jacked up on energy drinks.

made me chuckle this. As I kid I used to sneak fags and booze in the house, my teenagers smuggle energy drinks in, in all honesty I'd prefer them to drinking booze than that sugary shit

[john69]

Must admit I never ride without both brakes .As you say the old schiol bikes are probably a bit twitchier than today's offerings

[john69]

Seems more are into street riding now rather than doing freestyle tricks like I remember probably why they don't need the brakes nowadays

[griff]

I'm sure it's a fashion thing almost as much as a weight-loss thing
I get it if you're an amazing park rider, but seeing kids wearing out their trainers going down a hill just doesn't make sense to me - they're lucky they don't end up under a bus

[john69]

Pretty sure I wouldn't have the bottle to go brakeless these days don't bounce the same

[ED209]

Its not a fashion thing ... the youth love super hard phat tyres and no brakes ... its just more soulful ... you have to accept the speed and work with the flow.

Also advance skill levels needed to balance ... a guy who goes to the parks we ride also sometimes rides chainless as it makes it easier to ride with a chain after 

[pickle]

For riding old are shyte and new are great.

Watching good riders with no brakes is superb, its the dick head kids who just do it cos they think its cool but are shyte that get me......also when I see them riding on roads and stuff brakeless 

[griff]

Its not a fashion thing ... the youth love super hard phat tyres and no brakes ... its just more soulful ... you have to accept the speed and work with the flow.

Also advance skill levels needed to balance ... a guy who goes to the parks we ride also sometimes rides chainless as it makes it easier to ride with a chain after 

It is if they just use em to ride to school, not talking about skilful young chaps like Leon

[ED209]

Its not a fashion thing ... the youth love super hard phat tyres and no brakes ... its just more soulful ... you have to accept the speed and work with the flow.

Also advance skill levels needed to balance ... a guy who goes to the parks we ride also sometimes rides chainless as it makes it easier to ride with a chain after 

It is if they just use em to ride to school, not talking about skilful young chaps like Leon

true 

[bigfatolly]

The fashion changes make me laugh.
A few years back everyone was cutting their bars down ,now the fashion seems to be massive pro size bars ..

[QUADROPHENIA]

It's cos they can't maintain brakes and spend cash on weed than bike parts

[Devilock]

When I was riding at first on the burners amacco etc then finally the rickman just as the acs rotor was launched nearly every trick I knew involved using the brakes ,paid a visit to a skatepark with my little boy and all the young fellas were running about with no brakes etc completely messed my head watching them doing tailwhips boomerangs with no brakes must be a different species nowadays or I'm just old lol

Have you been living under a bloody rock...?!