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akex Q

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i have been thinking this allot of times, and tbh it has made me think into it alot more then i thought it would.
dont you ever think about it when you come to a serten age, you think you will have to leave scootering, tell me if this is stupid and ye feel free to delete this, but dont you ever think at some stage that you are going to leave scootering, and forget about all the stuff you did. like im sure when your around 25+ that your getting to a age where you are going to have to stop, and just give up on all the hard work you have put into scootering over all the years you did.
sorry if this makes no sense but when you think about this more, it will make sense.
 
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JDBen

BST Moderator
Staff member
good topic

i think if scooter riding is looked at as more mature and similar to skateboard or BMX, people will feel more confident and are less likely to quit at this age

I'm sure skateboarders faced the same problem, i recon over time the average age will increase.

lmao the record for oldest skateboarer is like 94 lol xD amazing, imagine if some was like that for scooters
 
Rob.

Rob.

Admin
Staff member
lol xD lol xD lol xD
/jdben


Anyway, if you care about your sport, age should NOT affect you. Well, not mentally I mean. Hell, there are 40 year olds that still ride bikes professionally, why not scooterererers?
 
Jason

Jason

Silver Member
^ Ahuh. People would mainly quit because of higher priorities in life or they've lost the physical ability to continue.

Tony Hawk and Matt Hoffman are still riding. They may be professionals and make a living from the sport, but they're a fair amount of years older than 25.
 
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Big L

Steel Member
You peace out from something when its not interesting anymore or you just cant do it any longer.
 
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nick12667

Member
eventually youll run out of time. youre going to have alot more responsibilities when you get older and your gonna keep cutting time from it.
 
Dom Marconi

Dom Marconi

Silver Member
youll always find time to ride. whether it a couple hours a month, you dont ever have to "quit". that's why i think its retarded how people sell theyre scooters. im never sellin my scooter. im always gonna have it whether im riding all the time, a little, or not at all. i would much rather have something to remind me of what my life has been than a little money.

It's not worth a hundred or so dollars to give up something that you have put your life into.
 
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Graham Todd

Member
Dom Marconi said:
youll always find time to ride. whether it a couple hours a month, you dont ever have to "quit". that's why i think its retarded how people sell theyre scooters. im never sellin my scooter. im always gonna have it whether im riding all the time, a little, or not at all. i would much rather have something to remind me of what my life has been than a little money.

It's not worth a hundred or so dollars to give up something that you have put your life into.
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Pretty much exactly what I was going to say.
And you wouldn't put all the work to nothing, you probably had some of the best times of your life, met a whole bunch of new people, learned a whole bunch of stuff. etc.
 
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Shane O#039;Neill

Member
Jason Elies said:
^ Ahuh. People would mainly quit because of higher priorities in life or they've lost the physical ability to continue.

Tony Hawk and Matt Hoffman are still riding. They may be professionals and make a living from the sport, but they're a fair amount of years older than 25.
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yeah if you can make a living out of it you'll keep goin until you just cant do it
 
brandon kilbury

brandon kilbury

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Nick Granger said:
eventually youll run out of time. youre going to have alot more responsibilities when you get older and your gonna keep cutting time from it.
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Exactly what's happening to me, with college I have classes all day then I need to do homework every night, on the weekends is when I get to see my girlfriend and party, blow of steam, still do homework, and go to meetings for my special interest house. I still find time to ride but it usually isn't more than an hour or two of flat every few days, and I'm sure that window of opportunity will get smaller and smaller with the coming years. I actually think once I start co-oping (like internships, won't be taking classes) I'll have more time because I'll work say, 9-5 then have 5-12 or wahtever to do what I want.

which brings me to my next quote....

Dom Marconi said:
youll always find time to ride. whether it a couple hours a month, you dont ever have to "quit". that's why i think its retarded how people sell theyre scooters. im never sellin my scooter. im always gonna have it whether im riding all the time, a little, or not at all.
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first bold is EXACTLY how I feel. Tyler Hale had 2 solid scooters running, and just decided to sell them both and buy a bike. I mean he can do whatever he wants, but now if he just gets the urge one day to tool around on a scooter he'll either have to just get over it or find a piece of shit. My scooter sits in my trunk at all times, and I take it out a lot even when I'm not out just to ride. Waiting around for someone to pick me up, at a gas station waiting to fill my tank, pretty much anywhere.

I think the only reason we haven't seen many older riders doing it is because it was something invented for kids only a few years ago. Back in the day how many 18-20 year olds did it? damn near none. Now all the guys are growing up, myself, dan, bri, andrew, kc. We're all in the age group and everyone that rides now has the ability to do it for as long as they want. If scooters were invented 10 years earlier I'm sure we'd be seeing more people 25-30 doing it.

I hope to ride for as long as I physically can, if it comes down to me needing money for rent to have shelter and the scooter is all I have, fuck I'm living on the streets.
 
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