What happened to World enduro?

bizutch wrote:

It was doomed to fold when they abandoned the sex appeal & glory of spandex in favor of skinny jeans.

It was doomed to fold when they abandoned the sex appeal & glory of spandex in favor of skinny jeans.

BostonDonMTB wrote:

Gotta love those old 80's JT ads. Fond memories of The Great Gazoo bubble helmets that they had BMX pros wearing back then and in the...

Gotta love those old 80's JT ads. Fond memories of The Great Gazoo bubble helmets that they had BMX pros wearing back then and in the pages of BMXA. Thank you for that post!

Salespunk wrote:

People either don't remember or never read the early interviews with CB.  He said early on that the plan was always to fold it back under...

People either don't remember or never read the early interviews with CB.  He said early on that the plan was always to fold it back under the UCI banner.  He did it separately because the UCI wouldn't fund the experiment so he stepped out to do it on his own.

As for EWS itself, they lost the thread.  Yes, there has been a slowdown in the industry, but they got a little too big which forced sponsors to dedicate more and more resources.  We went from factory riders having limited support to full pit setups with 2-4 mechanics on site for every race  To fix that problem they started limiting the schedule to just the EU which killed the dreamer aspect.  Also separating the amateurs from the pros was another nail in the coffin.  Finally there has been zero creativity in coverage.  

First, they need to go back to parc ferme so that teams can get by with a single mechanic onsite.  Only riders are allowed to work on bikes after the start of the race, maybe even after the start of practice.  This would greatly reduce the cost of supporting the riders and make non factory riders more competitive.

They should also sign a deal with Insta360, GoPro, etc and mandate that riders have to run a camera while footage is co-owned by EWS.  If they wanted to do near real time coverage they could have memory cards at each stage finish line to swap out of the top 20 riders so they could produce something quickly.  Add in a few static cameras and drone operators and they would have some really compelling coverage within 24 hours.  

All of this is just my opinion and worth what you are paying for it right now.

bizutch wrote:

It was doomed to fold when they abandoned the sex appeal & glory of spandex in favor of skinny jeans.

It was doomed to fold when they abandoned the sex appeal & glory of spandex in favor of skinny jeans.

BostonDonMTB wrote:

Gotta love those old 80's JT ads. Fond memories of The Great Gazoo bubble helmets that they had BMX pros wearing back then and in the...

Gotta love those old 80's JT ads. Fond memories of The Great Gazoo bubble helmets that they had BMX pros wearing back then and in the pages of BMXA. Thank you for that post!

bizutch wrote:

Every moto kid I knew wanted that half face JT helmet & roost mask. When the Bones kit hit the market & Toby Henderson was in...

Every moto kid I knew wanted that half face JT helmet & roost mask. When the Bones kit hit the market & Toby Henderson was in it like this on a mountain bike...I was both feet ALL IN!  My ultimate fan moment was my first National was Helen, Georgia National Champs DH on my hardtail Schwinn. Muddy, red clay kept filling my eyes.  I had the JT knee & elbow "pads" (warmers w/ foam coating basically) on & Toby saw me & gave me his last pair of brand new JT goggles with a pack of TearOffs for my race run.  That guy is/was the best of us in the sport!!!

 

BostonDonMTB wrote:

Gotta love those old 80's JT ads. Fond memories of The Great Gazoo bubble helmets that they had BMX pros wearing back then and in the...

Gotta love those old 80's JT ads. Fond memories of The Great Gazoo bubble helmets that they had BMX pros wearing back then and in the pages of BMXA. Thank you for that post!

bizutch wrote:

Every moto kid I knew wanted that half face JT helmet & roost mask. When the Bones kit hit the market & Toby Henderson was in...

Every moto kid I knew wanted that half face JT helmet & roost mask. When the Bones kit hit the market & Toby Henderson was in it like this on a mountain bike...I was both feet ALL IN!  My ultimate fan moment was my first National was Helen, Georgia National Champs DH on my hardtail Schwinn. Muddy, red clay kept filling my eyes.  I had the JT knee & elbow "pads" (warmers w/ foam coating basically) on & Toby saw me & gave me his last pair of brand new JT goggles with a pack of TearOffs for my race run.  That guy is/was the best of us in the sport!!!

 

BostonDonMTB wrote:

I met him once in North Bergen New Jersey at an ABA BMX National in 1982. He was the nicest guy to me a 16 year...

I met him once in North Bergen New Jersey at an ABA BMX National in 1982. He was the nicest guy to me a 16 year old Novice riding a Hutch Pro Racer frame and fork. Super professional, and signed autographs for me. It is an amazing career to be a high profile BMX pro to his mountain bike success, and continuing that success as a business owner in cycling today.