I was asked this question today. At first I thought to myself...me? Retire? Can I really afford to do that? I do not mean retiring from work...heavens no. I mean retiring altogether from the active BMX scene and embrace the notion of being an old-school BMX rider. I am no longer the fast BMXer I used to be. I now look forward to hanging out with my old-school friends and re-live the past.
It has been said that the past is like another country - they do things differently there. Maybe it is time I hand it over to the younger generation to take over but I ask myself...can they handle it? It takes a lot of self-sacrifice and determination to fight for what you believe in. BMX neds to come to another level. When I look around, all I see are mountain-bikes and road bikes...very few BMX bikes. It makes me sad sometimes when most riders do not know the roots.
Well, I will mull it over and see how it goes. Right now, I just do not give a toss
It has been said that the past is like another country - they do things differently there. Maybe it is time I hand it over to the younger generation to take over but I ask myself...can they handle it? It takes a lot of self-sacrifice and determination to fight for what you believe in. BMX neds to come to another level. When I look around, all I see are mountain-bikes and road bikes...very few BMX bikes. It makes me sad sometimes when most riders do not know the roots.
Well, I will mull it over and see how it goes. Right now, I just do not give a toss
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