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that would be midschool dude, and, correct me if im wrong, i think you do slip into that catagory
I think i could probably muster up 4 front hops...
does it count if they're woody hops rathers than regular front hops as i think i could probably do a few more.
Well when I've been teaching some of these scrotes how to tyretap I've often said 'well, just pretend your doing backhops when you're up on the deck' just to get them into the position.They very nearly always reply 'but I can't do backhops......'
if they wish to be physically abused
Heres a new slant on it: at the first uk freestyle comps there were compulsory tricks you had to do in your first run front hops, ramp stall etc. Many riders that could do the latest tricks couldn't do the compulsorys.At an early ukbfa meeting the compulsory tricks were scrapped at the request of the rider representatives.
Oh and another thing all you old farts! stop knocking the way the new schoolers dress! if things had been different in the 80's i'm f*cking sure i would have prefered to wear skinny jeans than that uniform cr@p that we all had, can you imagine the new school riders you know wearing the uniforms of the Haro or Skyway teams today? at least today they can go straight to aclub from the skatepark these days without getting the p!ss ripped out of them, we were a major minority in the 80's remember, and as much i as hate to admit it and never would at the time but thank god for Anarchic adjustment and the Mons Jam days and the licence burning and the "Statement" tricks that Eric Steel used to go for and all the other sh!t that went on to change things back then and pave the way forward for what we have today........And a couple of final thoughts for you all, When the model T Ford was invented do you think Henry Ford ever imagined that the GT40 of today would be such a fantastic car? and do you think the designers at Ford look back and say "Well you know what, the GT40 is a great car but do you reckon the people who drive it today could drive the T?" of course they could if they wanted to but they dont and why would they want to?!?!? Same with clothes and fashion nits all about progression thats why people are different today........easy really
Quote from: RADHAB on February 25, 2008, 08:48 PMHeres a new slant on it: at the first uk freestyle comps there were compulsory tricks you had to do in your first run front hops, ramp stall etc. Many riders that could do the latest tricks couldn't do the compulsorys.At an early ukbfa meeting the compulsory tricks were scrapped at the request of the rider representatives.Blimey! I remember at Edenbridge how long it took to get through all the compulsory routines and then all the fanny'ing about telling people they hadnt or had qualified! One i remember that didnt was Mark (Keyhole Kid), didnt qualify to the second round coz he ballsed up the compulsory tricks yet he could do loads of variations 7feet out of the keyhole at Southsea...........so nothing has changed in nearly 25 years, its all about what you try to be best at i guess. Look at it another way how many people were better back in the day at flatland and yet couldnt air for toffee??? Mason Smith competed at pro level for years against Neil, Craig and Jess etc and always did well but no one can remember Mason being one for airs, Jess was lousy at flatland compared to his aerial work so its all about what you prefer and finding what your best at, i think the challenge thrown down here is a bit wishy washy to be honest, its the same as 25 years ago! Find out what your best at and go enjoy it i say, its called "Freestyle" for a reason right?!?!?
