[925hell]

Greetings from the Wasatch range. I’ve read this post and I think that everyone experiences bike envy at one time or another, and yes seeing a 14 year old on a 5000 Dh rig does really hit home especially after you saved as much as you could for as long as you could to afford your ride. The real problem in my mind is not the riders or parents monetary standing in society but the ability of the rider on the bike, it’s too easy to get amped up and get in too deep that is where the problem lies, believing that the bike will allow you to do more than you can handle. This is where the problem really gets going when a young riders parents rush to the hospital, asking what happened to their, son or daughter. Now the parents won’t blame themselves because they bought the best bike possible with all the bells and whistles, but the manufacturer, bike shop employee, the film maker, or the trail crew that built the trail must be responsible because that is the way our society works. The person most directly involved, the parents, must pass the buck to someone else, anyone with money. What a great way to introduce myself to the forum, sorry about being so long winded, probably beacuse I broke my 5000 bike to day that my mommy bought me…

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