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X Games 2009
Posted August 3 2009 09:10 AM by dave_sonsky 
Filed under: Editorials

 The Travis Pastrana/Red Bull show is over...until next year anyways.


 What have the X Games become? A haven for washed up FMX riders to try their hand at numerous other events (shall I say Brian Deegan racing rally cars?) huh?

And then there's that guy who apparently can't actually ride a bike but attempts backflips clad in hockey and football pads.

The big air board/bike ramp seemed cool, but I don't recall seeing anybody actually land a trick over it. So again, I'm confused.

My disappointment is mostly due to the fact that I actually planned a couple days around watching the X Games, but with no new talents (are all pro skateboarders 35+ years old?) and FMX judging apparently done by corporate sponsors, the XG was really quite a farce. Not to mention one big Red Bull advertisement.

Count me out next year — I'll be riding instead.

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