Just asking for a friend. No, actually, asking for me and for many other bikers. The entire topic is explored in this article over at Singletracks online magazine.
Look, I've long described what I do as "hiking on wheels." It's about getting into and seeing the backwoods with enough speed so as to not get bogged down in the flying insects. Even so, I've had my share of injuries. All this stunt riding, just not my thing, and it never has been. Increasingly though I'm seeing various ramps and jumps and weird bone-benders being built, and I have to wonder why, and how much of a diversion it is of volunteer hours and funds from, you know, actually maintaining rideable trails. I don't begrudge some people their fun, but when a simple bridge over a ravine is needed but a complex ramp is what gets built, eh, Houston we got a problem.
Anyway, go read the article and mull it over.
Not me, not my thing. Never has been.
