I think it’s officially over. X games has killed off FMX. It’s been slowly dwindling for years. Courses getting cheaper and worse, events dying off, new exciting athletes not getting invites and finally here we are with the worst event, 5 riders (only 2 actually competing), 1 ramp, mobile bag landing, 500sqft parking lot course, no dirt anywhere, and the same 4 tricks we saw last year and the 8 years before that. 2 frontflips compete for gold while a double gets bronze, Taka gets last with a rock flip and MAYBE a bodyvarial if we are really lucky. RIP FMX.
Totally Agree with you, I was so Disappointed with the lack of best tricks, and i Know there are better riders with awesome tricks, But to sit here and watch the same boring tricks was just a waste of time...Nitro Circus is where its Best..
x games needs a new freestyle format, a score with 3 segments, freestyle line, best trick and a whip. Just like nitro world. And a half decent fmx course like in mineapolis. This here is just depressing to watch. Moto X used to be the raddest x games event 10 years ago or a bit more
If there was any doubt this comp is dead this just confirmed it. Taka hasn’t done anything new for last 5 years. Julian comes out with an 18 year old trick to an airbag? The format is not giving the lads the chance to show their talent
95% of people will NEVER understand how GNARLY this sport is. To the people in the comments saying this discipline “is dead” who have never thrown their leg over a dirtbike, hear me out… Without this contest we would have never got the Pastrana double back and some of the craziest body varial combinations known to man. The issue is that there’s only so much time in the air and the progression has been pushed so far, what else is there for them to do? Let’s break this down. The main complaints are about progression being stale and the use of the air bag. (These issues are 100% connected) Honestly, I am totally fine with the air bag because I personally know dudes who have been paralyzed from this sport. You have to be so precise; the margin of error is so small. The truth is, if we want to see more progression, the bag has to be there. Some will tell you that Pastrana, Pages and the few guys who did the triple flip broke this sport. I disagree. Who has done a 720 or a 360 double back since Travis? Or wilder variations of upside down body varials? Even the front flips off normal ramps are MENTAL. FMX isn’t an Ollie down a set of steps. This is the top tier of risks, and these guys need to be well incentivized, well paid, and most importantly, well protected. At this point, to do a NBD trick on a dirtbike requires you to risk your life against the odds. Too many men have died for this sport for this sport to die.
That’s why x games is killing FMX. This is truly the bottom of the barrel and these dudes are risking their lives. (Wonder why it’s only 5 guys) We need to stop going deadlier and move in the direction of skill. Skateboarding in the 90s already invented all the tricks and skaters started mastering and doing things faster, more controlled over harder terrain. FMX needs elaborate courses and creativity like events like Redbull Imagination. Quad flips are not the future. Axell is the future of the sport is dead.
You are missing the point so badly I don't think I could explain it to you. This is not what Travis Pastrana did or even close. This is the opposite. Boring, tacky, bouncy house landing spot. It was the excitement and danger in the events that drew crowds. Noone was saying that they didn't like the sport, they are literally comparing where this sport was to this event and that is why so many are disappointed. Maybe reread the comments
People are mostly let down by the event! The x games are just a joke and most the riders are just foam pit and airbag riders now. Id rather watch Axel ride without flips and just show off bike control on dirt! Travis is an unfair comparison because he's skilled at every discipline of motorcross. Among a lot of other stuff aswell. How do they hold a dirtbike event without dirt? Harts first flip was iconic, these are just going through the motions. None of these guys even looked like they wanted to be there
@@Ajwritescrypto it’s dying because of the production quality not because people don’t understand how hard it is. It’s not the fans job to sell people on what X games produces its X games responsibility to produce a quality product. Oh and that’s coming from a guy that’s been riding a motorcycle since he was five years old. just making sure you understand that people that ride are just as disappointed at what X games has done
Man this is sad. From packed stadiums to a parking lot demo. I was obsessed with fmx as a kid. Pastrana, deegan, nate adams, twitch, lusk, bilko, rebeaud, mike mason, todd potter. I personally think tom pages is the best the sports ever had. Just a bummer to see it fizzle out like this honestly. I miss the dew tour too 😢
these frontflip combos are huge but tbh i am getting a bit bored of seeing them winning every best trick context. its difficult to really see a solution though, because clearly they are very high level tricks which is why there are only 2 guys who pull them, and only a couple more who have ever landed them on a regular comp ramp if Rob and Jacko had pulled regular frontflips they would still have been first and second possibly i have forgotten something but i think only David Rinaldo has beaten a front flip in best trick since 2011
It's just X games in particular hasn't done a good job for Moto x like they did in the past. For whatever reasons moto x has fell off....but also if you still care about best trick then Nitro World games is worth your time to watch and plus you get to see them go for harder tricks because it's a bit safer with the airbags... I still watch every year though hoping X games will make Moto x great again, there's still hope
@GrowingDownUnder sadly nitro is dying to. Travis has bailed. It's been sold off like hoonigan and will be dead by the end of next year. I know one of the guys that used to ride and organise riders. Nitro is dead
@@xPLZxPPLxWAKExUPx From what I heard the ufc company bought SLS and nitro circus? but maybe i'm wrong. I don't think nitro circus is dead, I think actually they're still one of the very entertaining and consistent shows to watch
The dream line up would be: Rob Adelberg Jacko strong Josh Sheehan Tom Pages Levi sherwood Clinton moore David rinaldo Pat bowden Gregg duffy Harry bink Except Pages and sherwood are retired from competing, the others are still really good though. Man I wish Jayo Archer could've still been around and competing RIP jayo archer
Sucks that you guys decided that you didn't want Rinaldo in this competition anymore. He was the only one who was really pushing the progression anymore and actually made the competition interesting.
Mad respect for all the riders but I feel like this event has just being trying to recreate best trick 2006 where the riders did battle over the win only to finally loose to the 199’s double flip.
Taka is awesome been great to watch him over the years don't get me wrong all the riders are but Taka has been around for two decades of me watching crazy
I swear this use to be more technical 10-15 years ago. To be fair that’s about the same time these guys were in there prime is no one younger doing this stuff? Or are we just watching a retirement tour?
Best x games was Glen Helen , step up step downs , more natural terrain would be better like , on the pipe . Take it back to the hills Beaumont , Reche Canyon , Jack pot Ranch , Danimals Domain .
Reading all of the comments, I completely agree with all but one. This has gone away from the spirit that this event was built on and thoroughly ruined.
I think it’s officially over. X games has killed off FMX. It’s been slowly dwindling for years. Courses getting cheaper and worse, events dying off, new exciting athletes not getting invites and finally here we are with the worst event, 5 riders (only 2 actually competing), 1 ramp, mobile bag landing, 500sqft parking lot course, no dirt anywhere, and the same 4 tricks we saw last year and the 8 years before that. 2 frontflips compete for gold while a double gets bronze, Taka gets last with a rock flip and MAYBE a bodyvarial if we are really lucky. RIP FMX.
Facts
Totally Agree with you, I was so Disappointed with the lack of best tricks, and i Know there are better riders with awesome tricks, But to sit here and watch the same boring tricks was just a waste of time...Nitro Circus is where its Best..
So well said. It looks tacky and not even remotely as difficult or exciting as the Pastrana double flip era. Let's add training wheels
Sad but I have to agree, as someone who grew up during the TP Deegan glory years it’s really a sad state to see and I feel for the athletes
x games needs a new freestyle format, a score with 3 segments, freestyle line, best trick and a whip. Just like nitro world. And a half decent fmx course like in mineapolis. This here is just depressing to watch. Moto X used to be the raddest x games event 10 years ago or a bit more
Bring back freestyle itll make it interesting again @xgames
If there was any doubt this comp is dead this just confirmed it. Taka hasn’t done anything new for last 5 years. Julian comes out with an 18 year old trick to an airbag? The format is not giving the lads the chance to show their talent
@@heno2653 true
Exactly
Taka has been doing this trick since 2012. FMX is dead. Simple as that.
Id like to see you try that 😂
David Renaldo killed it
What a shitty setup you gave these guys it’s supposed to be the xgames not a parking lot demo🤦♂️
BRING BACK FREESTYLE @xgames
Why it stopped is mind blowing
Why is xgames killing the sport ? This fcking sucks. Only 1 ramp and a small line up of riders
blame china not x games. hey didnt even want riders doing a back flip
@@drewclinton4304this was in Japan.
I miss freestyle and this best trick event is so watered down. I used to be so hyped for moto x contests
RIP Jayo Archer, just not the same without Jayo
95% of people will NEVER understand how GNARLY this sport is. To the people in the comments saying this discipline “is dead” who have never thrown their leg over a dirtbike, hear me out…
Without this contest we would have never got the Pastrana double back and some of the craziest body varial combinations known to man. The issue is that there’s only so much time in the air and the progression has been pushed so far, what else is there for them to do?
Let’s break this down. The main complaints are about progression being stale and the use of the air bag. (These issues are 100% connected) Honestly, I am totally fine with the air bag because I personally know dudes who have been paralyzed from this sport. You have to be so precise; the margin of error is so small. The truth is, if we want to see more progression, the bag has to be there.
Some will tell you that Pastrana, Pages and the few guys who did the triple flip broke this sport. I disagree. Who has done a 720 or a 360 double back since Travis? Or wilder variations of upside down body varials? Even the front flips off normal ramps are MENTAL.
FMX isn’t an Ollie down a set of steps. This is the top tier of risks, and these guys need to be well incentivized, well paid, and most importantly, well protected.
At this point, to do a NBD trick on a dirtbike requires you to risk your life against the odds. Too many men have died for this sport for this sport to die.
That’s why x games is killing FMX. This is truly the bottom of the barrel and these dudes are risking their lives. (Wonder why it’s only 5 guys) We need to stop going deadlier and move in the direction of skill. Skateboarding in the 90s already invented all the tricks and skaters started mastering and doing things faster, more controlled over harder terrain. FMX needs elaborate courses and creativity like events like Redbull Imagination. Quad flips are not the future. Axell is the future of the sport is dead.
Seen a better setup at my local fair
You are missing the point so badly I don't think I could explain it to you. This is not what Travis Pastrana did or even close. This is the opposite. Boring, tacky, bouncy house landing spot. It was the excitement and danger in the events that drew crowds. Noone was saying that they didn't like the sport, they are literally comparing where this sport was to this event and that is why so many are disappointed. Maybe reread the comments
People are mostly let down by the event! The x games are just a joke and most the riders are just foam pit and airbag riders now. Id rather watch Axel ride without flips and just show off bike control on dirt! Travis is an unfair comparison because he's skilled at every discipline of motorcross. Among a lot of other stuff aswell.
How do they hold a dirtbike event without dirt? Harts first flip was iconic, these are just going through the motions. None of these guys even looked like they wanted to be there
@@Ajwritescrypto it’s dying because of the production quality not because people don’t understand how hard it is. It’s not the fans job to sell people on what X games produces its X games responsibility to produce a quality product. Oh and that’s coming from a guy that’s been riding a motorcycle since he was five years old. just making sure you understand that people that ride are just as disappointed at what X games has done
I have a dream that they will bring back MotoX step up! one of the best events the had
what happened? they don't actually land on the ground anymore..??? weird
Man this is sad. From packed stadiums to a parking lot demo. I was obsessed with fmx as a kid. Pastrana, deegan, nate adams, twitch, lusk, bilko, rebeaud, mike mason, todd potter. I personally think tom pages is the best the sports ever had. Just a bummer to see it fizzle out like this honestly. I miss the dew tour too 😢
Honestly this comment section is right.
these frontflip combos are huge but tbh i am getting a bit bored of seeing them winning every best trick context.
its difficult to really see a solution though, because clearly they are very high level tricks which is why there are only 2 guys who pull them, and only a couple more who have ever landed them on a regular comp ramp
if Rob and Jacko had pulled regular frontflips they would still have been first and second
possibly i have forgotten something but i think only David Rinaldo has beaten a front flip in best trick since 2011
Rinaldo was the only one making this competition interesting to watch anymore.
Pure moto is the only thing worth watching anymore. Good on the boys for riding. But best trick is done
It's just X games in particular hasn't done a good job for Moto x like they did in the past. For whatever reasons moto x has fell off....but also if you still care about best trick then Nitro World games is worth your time to watch and plus you get to see them go for harder tricks because it's a bit safer with the airbags... I still watch every year though hoping X games will make Moto x great again, there's still hope
@GrowingDownUnder sadly nitro is dying to. Travis has bailed. It's been sold off like hoonigan and will be dead by the end of next year. I know one of the guys that used to ride and organise riders. Nitro is dead
@@xPLZxPPLxWAKExUPx From what I heard the ufc company bought SLS and nitro circus? but maybe i'm wrong. I don't think nitro circus is dead, I think actually they're still one of the very entertaining and consistent shows to watch
bring back the dirt landings
Cool❤
MORE MOTO!!!!!!!! ALWAYS MOTO X!
Very nice 🎉
I think they should do a freestyle where flips are not allowed see what crazy combos can be thrown with no flips
Dude nah that sounds boring asf
Pretty weak line up here..
The dream line up would be:
Rob Adelberg
Jacko strong
Josh Sheehan
Tom Pages
Levi sherwood
Clinton moore
David rinaldo
Pat bowden
Gregg duffy
Harry bink
Except Pages and sherwood are retired from competing, the others are still really good though. Man I wish Jayo Archer could've still been around and competing RIP jayo archer
Has been for years and the judges are absolutely trash not even going to watch because of this x games is trash
Trippin
Sucks that you guys decided that you didn't want Rinaldo in this competition anymore. He was the only one who was really pushing the progression anymore and actually made the competition interesting.
Rinaldo retired from competitions. It was his decision and X Games has nothing to do with that.
Jako is the leader of innovation in fmx now a days
I know this is a smaller version of X-games but what, no dirt at all and an air bag?
"That's gonna be a no from me dog"
Two estroke forever...takanagachino👊👀🙋🧏🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🙅
Mad respect for all the riders but I feel like this event has just being trying to recreate best trick 2006 where the riders did battle over the win only to finally loose to the 199’s double flip.
Bring back speed and style and those huge freestyle courses from back in the day. This isn’t very cool
Taka is awesome been great to watch him over the years don't get me wrong all the riders are but Taka has been around for two decades of me watching crazy
Judges made the right choice
I want to see a Captain Morgan or Indian air . Speed and style is a cooler event.
❤ BRAZIL
Big up to Adelberg for that Lazy Boy FF! But, yeah, I don't think I've ever seen this contest done to an airbag.
Have i been living under a cliff so there is two x games a yr now nice
This is like the shortest comp ever
I miss the freestyle comp
Cleora Wells
Myrtle Ridges
I swear this use to be more technical 10-15 years ago. To be fair that’s about the same time these guys were in there prime is no one younger doing this stuff? Or are we just watching a retirement tour?
It’s 75 feet that’s why they were crashing the doubles usually a separate ramp in closer
A bag landing come on. What's next a foam pit at X Games WEAK!
What could revive fmx is more unique courses, something kind of like a bmx park.
Irwin Lodge
Orn Lodge
FMX IS DEAD
Nicolas Street
Marcelino Lights
Stark Passage
Parker Harbors
Boy... that was a 23 minute freestyle BOR battle
Rutherford Ramp
Judge Route
Wow, this is incredibLY BORING.
This is not what Moto X is meant to be.
Ondricka Streets
Autumn Junction
After Julian got hurt, they definitely need to get rid of the airbag landings
Ummm what?? Can you imagine how much worst he would be hurt if he crashed that to dirt?!?! Bag saved him months in recovery
Ummm what?? Can you imagine how much worst he would be hurt if he crashed that to dirt?!?! Bag saved him months in recovery
Floy Parks
Best x games was Glen Helen , step up step downs , more natural terrain would be better like , on the pipe . Take it back to the hills Beaumont , Reche Canyon , Jack pot Ranch , Danimals Domain .
i remember turning on my tv to watch freestyle and being so excited. this is just depressing.
Cole Ramp
Turcotte Place
April Mountain
Bring back aggressive inline!!!!!!!
Torphy Oval
I myself did that back in the day before I broke my back 😭
Devin Plains
Hackett Stravenue
Davis Port
Jermaine Knoll
Burley Junction
No dirt no proper landing no point x games has killed fmx prefer to watch footage from 10 years ago more excitement
An airbag?
These don't even count...
Gustave Key
VonRueden Estates
Beahan Mill
Huel Road
Russel Mountain
Augustine Terrace
Jarret Pass
taka has 20 xgame appearances!?
Mandy Brooks
Jamir Dam
Ward Shores
Homenick Harbors
Reading all of the comments, I completely agree with all but one. This has gone away from the spirit that this event was built on and thoroughly ruined.
Bring back aggressive inline
Braun Springs
So where’s the dirt? Just wondering? Is this nfl cte
Cortez Throughway
Abbott Islands
put fmx back in the stadium and invite more people lol
Kayleigh Trace
Saige Ferry
Lehner Cape
Therese Loop
Gerlach Throughway
What ever happens to Tom pages. Remember seeing him and taka all the time now no tom did he retire
Griffin Shore
Rippin Corners
Okey Expressway
Bernhard Crossroad