[gemini2k]

http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/03/17/otr.bike.park/

Noticed this on the top page on CNN.com. Is mtb becoming a mainstream sport?

 

[JohnE]

How many would be driven away if it was "mainstream"? ESPN coverage, HS Varisty standing etc?

 

[BuddhaRoadkill]

"It's really turned out to be kind of like bowling was years ago," Petro says. "We've got lots of people who show up after work, and they ride with their friends and then they go out and have a couple of beers and go home to their families."

ouch.

 

[DaveW]

It has seemed mainstream to me for a few years now?
Nothing like back in the early ninetys when if you mentioned mountain bikeing people would say "what's that?"

 

[Turd Ferguson]

If your favorite artist went mainstream would you stop listening to them?

 

[Skookum]

The more mainstream the better. Bring on mainstream! Whatever that is....

 

[Echo]

No way man. I only do this because it's "core". If every asshat starts riding bikes I won't be cooler than them anymore.

 

[peter6061]

I've felt it's been mainstream for years. You can go into any sporting goods store and pick up an mtb. It's sometime's frustrating to see the trails as crowded as they are, but there are other trails that take a 'little' skill to ride that stay almost empty on the weekends. That's where you'll find me.

 

[JRB]

No way man. I only do this because it's "core". If every asshat starts riding bikes I won't be cooler than them anymore.

 

[splat]

Hey , have all the rich yuppies go out and Buy XTR/X-0 equipped bikes, then when they either fall and hurt them selvs , or don't like getting dirty, the bike sits in the basement/garage for a couple of years then they decided they need the space and sell it to me Cheap

 

[JRB]

Bring on the mainstream. The more people, the more advocacy. That's pretty simple to realize.

 

[Angus]

Hey , have all the rich yuppies go out and Buy XTR/X-0 equipped bikes, then when they either fall and hurt them selvs , or don't like getting dirty, the bike sits in the basement/garage for a couple of years then they decided they need the space and sell it to me Cheap

I like passing the said Yuppies while they are all decked out in Armour on their 6" travel bikes, and seeing their expression as I smoke them on my singlespeed.....