No matter what is said here, you are always going to have no skill riders trying to act like the best and good riders getting **** on. There will always someone doing a show cheaper and someone trying to steal sponsors, bad mouth you, use you, wreck it for everyone else. Its more important that you as a rider can keep a sponsor, can keep safe, ride like the dickens and can do a good job, you have to give the sponsors more then the last and dont make mistake that some one else did to lose a sponsor,

 

Now dont get me wrong tricks isnt everything but people who just starting riding think theyre king **** because they can scrape a staggered wheelie or ride a slow seat stander believe they accomplished something spectactular.

 

How it is with other freestyle sports: If you can't qualify to compete at a pro event, you're not qualified to do shows.

pros do shows, amateurs practice.

 

Ignore me, listen to EDUB. I should know to read a thread before I reply.