2003-07-03, 13:02
ich hab schon öfters mit dem EISBÄR über des thema disskutiert ![[Bild: smile.gif]](https://www.downhill-board.com/images/graemlins/smile.gif)
Bicycle Moto Cross, that's what BMX is and should be. Frankly, I have not raced for a while but did so from 1980 - 1988 and tried to get back into it from 1994 - 1996. I've followed the racing scene and saw some developments that I did not like at all. Clips are one of them. Ever since Mike King and Brian Lopes started racing in them, the rest caught up with the fad of SPD pedals. Boys and girls, this is not BMX.
As a result of all the clicked in mania, the tracks had to be smooth with no dangerous jumps and bowled turns so you wouldn't have to stick your feet out. We can't allow people getting hurt can we? BMX races became unspectacular as the athletes sprinted out of the gate and got in their position to cruise around the track in a safe position trying not to unclip as that might cause some time to get back into the stupid pedal. Smooth asphalt-type tracks like the one in Doetinchem did not help the sport any either. It is bicycle moto-cross, not bicycle road racing.
Next to dangerous crashes where kids are still connected to the pedals when their entire bike is upside down, the whole shoe deal is just stupid. You can't walk on them in a normal way, they look stupid (roadies!), and you always have to think about bringing the shoes to go ride somewhere. It's time to get back to the flat pedals. Guess what, there are developments in that direction. Finally.
In France clips are forbidden for a certain age category. In the UK there is a new non-clip-in race series. It's actually wrong to say "new" as BMX should have always remained a flat shoe ordeal. The UCI is going to start a 3 continent BMX Supercross series in 2004 on spectacular tracks where riders will automatically choose not to clip in. Their trial race will be held at Woodward (PA) in September 03. Also the annual X-Games BMX race has been good for the anti-click-in committee and the sport in general. It shows how cool BMX can be when the track is spectacular and the riders are banging elbows with their foot sticking out. Best news however is that the AA Pros decided upon racing on flat pedals at a recent NBL race.
Does the pedal thing mean all that much for BMX? Yes it does. Throw all them clicky shoes in the bin.
Bicycle Moto Cross, that's what BMX is and should be. Frankly, I have not raced for a while but did so from 1980 - 1988 and tried to get back into it from 1994 - 1996. I've followed the racing scene and saw some developments that I did not like at all. Clips are one of them. Ever since Mike King and Brian Lopes started racing in them, the rest caught up with the fad of SPD pedals. Boys and girls, this is not BMX.
As a result of all the clicked in mania, the tracks had to be smooth with no dangerous jumps and bowled turns so you wouldn't have to stick your feet out. We can't allow people getting hurt can we? BMX races became unspectacular as the athletes sprinted out of the gate and got in their position to cruise around the track in a safe position trying not to unclip as that might cause some time to get back into the stupid pedal. Smooth asphalt-type tracks like the one in Doetinchem did not help the sport any either. It is bicycle moto-cross, not bicycle road racing.
Next to dangerous crashes where kids are still connected to the pedals when their entire bike is upside down, the whole shoe deal is just stupid. You can't walk on them in a normal way, they look stupid (roadies!), and you always have to think about bringing the shoes to go ride somewhere. It's time to get back to the flat pedals. Guess what, there are developments in that direction. Finally.
In France clips are forbidden for a certain age category. In the UK there is a new non-clip-in race series. It's actually wrong to say "new" as BMX should have always remained a flat shoe ordeal. The UCI is going to start a 3 continent BMX Supercross series in 2004 on spectacular tracks where riders will automatically choose not to clip in. Their trial race will be held at Woodward (PA) in September 03. Also the annual X-Games BMX race has been good for the anti-click-in committee and the sport in general. It shows how cool BMX can be when the track is spectacular and the riders are banging elbows with their foot sticking out. Best news however is that the AA Pros decided upon racing on flat pedals at a recent NBL race.
Does the pedal thing mean all that much for BMX? Yes it does. Throw all them clicky shoes in the bin.