pawoods

Here is a little rant on the popularity of trails now, it's just an opinion so take it as it is. It seems like everywhere in magazines, internet, and videos trails are making a come back, which is rad. It seems that in other countries it really is a main part of riding. As for in the states here, I think it's the opposite. With bikes being sold without brakes now almost every young kid gets into riding brakeless and just strictly rides street. There is no problem in that but it almost seems like a trend and if your not doing that then why bother riding. The internet really shows that everyone is just riding brakeless and nibbling around. Half the kids don't even know what trails are anymore or how to even jump anything with tranny. Back in the 90s trails were the big thing and its what all kids started out at. Now most trail riders in the states are over 25. The problem I see happening is no young kids getting into trail riding and most trails being take care of by people who wont be riding much longer makes you wonder if in a few years down the line if trails will even exist here. Just by making videos every year you can really see how no one is interested in buying trail videos in the states and mostly the video sells in other countries. Basically in a nut shell just trying to say more kids should try to explore bike riding more and bring the fun back into trails and hopefully get more trails popping up in the states. It would be a shame to see all the trails die out because its portrayed to just ride street and not have brakes anymore. Will see what happens in the coming summers, or as some say this can all be a blessing in disguise. ride on..