Freestyle BMX Evolution

Since the past week was a hornets nest of BMX racing craziness, I’d figure we might as well get something going with the freestyle side.
Personally, myself and a few other older riders are fed up with the portrayal of BMX in general in some of the major magazines. The constant image shown is of the 20 something rider, who is proud of the fact that all they do is ride, just drink, have no job and “live BMX”. This is shown as the “hardcore” rider, who truly loves the sport. Some may love the sport, but that image is detrimental to BMX. BMX is so diverse it is like NO OTHER “sport” on the planet. In fact it’s not a sport it’s a lifestyle like skating or surfing.
A 9 year old kid who races, gets good grades and has hobbies is just as core as the drinking cussing 28 year old. The guy who hits a few jumps 3 times a month has a full time job raises a family….CORE, the flatland rider who gets out after work for 3 hours and puts the headphones on then sits down for an hour of guitar…well, you get the idea.
It’s time to start showing all the diversity of BMX in our media, instead of just spitting back at the kids the same image over and over.