how far will freeriding go?

[rockape76]

ive just finished watching unchained and the level of riding is just insane
360 road gaps ,jumping off what can only be called cliffs (if you fell down it youd get killed) huge jumps and intense combination tricks.....my question is were do you think freeriding will go will it be bigger and bigger stunts or will it be doing tailwhip backflips over road gaps? or has it hit its limit? lets hear your views on how far it will go?:eek:

[FR fraca]

after talking to one of australias top bmx races who is bound for the olympics about this subject of freeride mountain biking his opinion was that it had pretty much reached its limit ( obviously not in tricks etc). he also said that as soon as bmx hits the olympics its gonna go of and be as popular as footy in australia, his opinion was basicly the only commercial future of mountain biking would be in downhill, and the only way freeriding could get comercially (sp?) massive was in events such as crankworx compitions.

[thecat]

ive just finished watching unchained and the level of riding is just insane
360 road gaps ,jumping off what can only be called cliffs (if you fell down it youd get killed) huge jumps and intense combination tricks.....my question is were do you think freeriding will go will it be bigger and bigger stunts or will it be doing tailwhip backflips over road gaps? or has it hit its limit? lets hear your views on how far it will go?:eek:

As with BMX, skating MotoX and all those sort of sports that came before freeriding will (already is starting too) head towards better tricks rather than bigger drops.

[Daver]

It will change from the size of the stunt which everyone seems to care about at the moment to the technicality and style of the stunt.

[scblack]

after talking to one of australias top bmx races who is bound for the olympics about this subject of freeride mountain biking his opinion was that it had pretty much reached its limit ( obviously not in tricks etc). he also said that as soon as bmx hits the olympics its gonna go of and be as popular as footy in australia,

Nah, that I disagree with - Australia has always been a top level nation at many sports at the olympics, but that has not helped the popularity of those sports greatly (certainly not to the level of football).

Track cycling, shooting, rowing (among others) we have been many times gold medallists but these sports do not have the great popularity of footy.

It WILL surely improve exposure, but nowhere near footy.

[DJ_Robbie]

To infinity.... and beyond!!

[@nDr3w]

tech is definately part of the future of freeriding. i think for now that freeriding has just about hit its limits for big hits but that should change in a few years as new technologies and better bike construction etc will push it to higher levels.

[crabapple hitz]

Take a look at MotoX. Freestyle motoX is way bigger than the moto race scene in the U.S now and the main reason is T.V viewability.
Downhill MTB racing needs a long track with a camera on each corner, hip, jump, drop to make it watchable. Whereas events like slopestyle can be shot on a hillside or in a stadium with limited cameras. Freestyle MotoX took off for the very reason that it's easier and more exciting to watch on television than racing.
People bagged freestyle motox when it started saying it will never take off and now they are all eating their words as the freestyle guys reel in the cash and fame. This has happened with freestyle BMX as well, Name one BMX racer who is as famous as Nyquist or Mirra.
As for freestyle sports being bigger than footy I can't see this happening
in the near future but in 20 years it could be fathomable.
They reckon more kids in the states ride skateboards and pick it as there sport of choice than played little league baseball last year.
Guys like the Metal Mullisha and tony Hawk are cashing in on this
because these kids are growing up with different sporting interests than our own. I was talking to a mate of mine who works for Fox and he reckons the Fuel channel is not that far behind in subscribers than Foxsports.

[andy73]

basicly the only commercial future of mountain biking would be in downhill

he's joking right. Downhill is such a small portion of Mountain biking. MTB is already commercially successful (ie, MTBs outsell all other styles of bike in Austtralia) yet most punters haven't even heard of downhill, let alone considered throwing their leg over a 10 inch travel bike.
The commercial future of mountain biking is mid range bikes aimed at the recreational rider, not the high end, expensive and dangerous sport of downhill.

[blt2ride]

I grew up racing BMX, so racing is in my blood and will always be my favorite type of riding. As for freeriding, it hasn’t reached its limit, yet. However, I will say that it is changing—a lot! Personally, I like the changes; riders are doing tricks on huge gaps and drops. For me, I think the sport is progressing in the right direction, kind of like how FMX progressed into something that was more than a half-time freak show.

I feel pretty confident saying this: the future of freeriding is going to be the slopestyle type of riding—which I welcome!

[rockape76]

hhhmmmm interesting this topic has sprouted a broad range of views......
good to see

[Feeto]

i think that freeriding will definetly grow to become very technical. Stuff like north shore and tricks will become more and more popular. Slopestyle comps like crankworx and that one in austria are growing every year. Bigger crowds, better riders, more sponsers and more popularity. As for hucking, its always gonna be there, but not as mainstream as slopestyle.

[Joe_Dirt]

People are doing things in FreeRide that haven't been done in any other sports. In my opinion FreeRide is moving as one in so many directions I don't know what will stop it. I reckon it will continue to grow and become more insane will each passing year, but as a sport grows it also becomes more competitive which is ok i suppose. I much rather prefer the sport to grow through movies and footage as well, which I'm sure it will. The sport of freeride combines going big with style and flow which to this point hasnt been found before.

[kre8noyz]

Slopestyle is, for sure, the only way freeriding will progress successfully in the future in my view. More technical tricks and not so much more height in hucking. The only way gaps can get much bigger is with Rennie style toe-ins. As for other types of MTBing, XC is the most covered at the moment and is what most people not of the MTB scene automatically envision when the subject comes up. 4X will get alot bigger but will only reach BMX and platue out. DH needs more coverage to expand on it's current status.

[james_caswell]

Compared to freeriding in other countries i still think that this particular stile of riding is still very young in AUS. I perdict rappid growth and will expect to see lots of freeride contest such as a red bull rampage equivilent.

[darren]

I do agree that freeriding is getting bigger and bigger. The only stop to this getting anybigger will be the obsticles that we can find, or the limit of our imagination of obsticles that we can make. I must admit that the freeriding that is comming into light now of riding the bike off the side of a dirt cliff (unchained Etc) in the middle of the desert is good to watch with the dig drops, but there is not much skill involved, it just comes down to the size of the balls on the dude doing it and weather he gets a good landing or hangs on tight enough.;)

[S.]

Compared to freeriding in other countries i still think that this particular stile of riding is still very young in AUS. I perdict rappid growth and will expect to see lots of freeride contest such as a red bull rampage equivilent.

Australia STARTED the freeride-style comps with the ATMBC (all-terrain mountain bike challenge) in 2000 or 2001 or something... that became the Red Bull Ride which subsequently died off a few years later. Personally I don't expect to see a whole lot of "freeride" comps (isn't that kind of contradictory anyway?) in Australia in the near future - they're expensive to put on, require a lot of land, and aren't really as beginner-friendly as other facets of MTB (although they are spectator/tv friendly).

[Big_Al]

FREERIDING

think about the words
There is no limit on it
It will always get bigger and better
new things will come and people will try it
Thats why its called freeriding

Good topic

[DeanE]

Freeriding will die when people like our selfs. stop riding for fun, that is when i feel freeriding will die, it when just rolling down the hill or jumping off the curve is not fun anymore.
:rolleyes:

[BrumbyJack]

Australia STARTED the freeride-style comps with the ATMBC (all-terrain mountain bike challenge) in 2000 or 2001 or something... that became the Red Bull Ride which subsequently died off a few years later. Personally I don't expect to see a whole lot of "freeride" comps (isn't that kind of contradictory anyway?) in Australia in the near future - they're expensive to put on, require a lot of land, and aren't really as beginner-friendly as other facets of MTB (although they are spectator/tv friendly).


All in my backyard :D guess what got me interested in MTB :D

[diamondback bill]

u wouldnt think that these people could go any fother until u see or meet another nutter willing to risk his life for bike riding...in my opinion there is no limit.;)

[volcanoman]

the good thing about freeriding is, that there are no limits there will always be someone to go bigger and better. the bar is just being raised a little. freeriding requires balls and skill and the majority of it is balls. as long as there is big cliffs, road gaps etc people will drop them and maybe add a trick or 2

[bowzaa]

Fronties win comps these days.
That's where its headed, which is cool, but if people do them using their front brakes they deserve to only get half way round and land on their heads.

[daddyrat]

it will go all the way there and then back again

[Da Extreme Free Rider]

Hey
yes l have also got the dvd unchained and l agree with wat your saying there already doing insane jumps which would just pratically scare the shit out of any body
l think freeriding is just gonna keep getting bigger and better and freeriding has already been taken to a whole new level with all the young kids getting involved.
James:D ;) :cool: :eek: :rolleyes: :p