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that is awesome! are those functional bkes that were piled up or just scrap? some of those look like nice bmxs

Damn dude! That's intense… I like to think that the time you nailed yourself on the railing increased your pain tolerance for things like this.

Rossco, I checked the forum randomly and saw this thread… I dont have time to sift through 50 pages but I hope youre doing ok man!! I still remember ripping it up back in the old skatepark and urban rides days. Glad you are getting into motorcycles… I havent gotten to that point yet besides one tour on a beater 250cc honda baja.

Have a good day dude.

I recently became an XJ guy and stumbled upon this:

It clearly is a club-like shape, with rounded corners. Look closer and carefully when they show it, it is more apparent a few times. Essentially the roll of the shape takes a right and left to make the roll complete, but it happens quick enough that it rebalances itself to a central path… The design wouldn't work if it was a flat wheel with the same shape instead of the round tubelike two or three shapes. I wonder how it would work though as it wore out more, or from sliding (likely would be affected quicker than a normal wheel). I wonder if it would flatspot quick?

You bitter bastards are almost worse than the LA'ers at the end… it's hard to form an opinion unless you ride one/ handle it. Further to that point, do you even skate bro!?!

…and you know that they didn't take him downtown for questioning how exactly?

Did you even watch the video?

your a classic dude. gettin Log ride shots and photo filled vids, so 90's

Exactly what I was thinking! That opening graphic was Digger c1998 style! So good.

I see a design flaw … why doesn't he catch one and then open it?

That's not a product design flaw, it's user error.

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Thanks!

have my own little honda project going on.

Nice! Plastidip rules! I heard it isn't available in the spray cans yet in Canada, did you special order it or am I misinformed?

Del, I welcomed your comment, thank you, a fair perspective.

As I said in the article, I wouldn't trade my career as a pro for anything; it was born out of a passion for riding bikes and a curiosity for what is possible on two wheels. I never did want to make it big, or be in the spotlight, or rake in cash….nor did I want to write this article as it was too much of a risk to my reputation (case in point!!).

However, I thought it would be useful to others to use myself as an example of getting honest with the inner experience; I believe getting honest with oneself, and I mean really honesty by sharing it with another, can be a strong trigger (and yet most commonly avoided because, well, it takes manning up in a whole different way) towards a more productive, happier, healthier lifestyle, whether pro or not. For me, as one example of freeing up some of these inner issues, I love riding bikes more now than I have in a long time, both in my pro duties and recreationally. Seeya!

I really respect your reply Ryan, especially the bolded parts. In response to the other person's reply to mine, I still feel that being a professional cyclist shouldn't be viewed differently than other lines of high pressure/high responsibility work. I think no matter what there is a lot of soul-searching required to find that inner philosophy and approach the challenges with the most positive energy possible. Doing that reliably in order to be "on" when people expect it is really challenging. I get where you are coming from and it seems like a really positive and honest approach. Better than internalizing the fear or frustration or whatever else.

Thanks again for the reply!