Nearly everything to be known about the human world is a few google searches away. It's a bit of a blessing and a curse. On one hand you have near infinite source of information to utilize for your own, but on the hand you lose the process of obtaining that information through short cuts. I'd say the process is just as important as results. Cause only through the process, you truly seek validation from what you learned. We are all taught to take whatever said on the internet as a grain of salt, I think that's the reason for that.
During this time of Road Fools 9, the internet wasn't as widely utilized as it is today and the habits of the past still existed. Here are some of the most well known pros of the time searching for a legendary spot. This was a time before smartphones and the unlimited perks that come with having one. Being lost and finding was part of this lifestyle. But I always thought that's half the fun of riding street. Wandering aimlessly to find something new to be entertained, that feeling that a spot lurks behind the corner, to really soak in the world around you like these guys did in the pursuit of Mt.Baldy.
Today's segment doesn't have much riding, you definitely don't really see any tricks but I find this stuff just as entertaining. To me this is where the heart of street riding really is, to find something new in the world to try to reclaim the something lost to everyone else. Enjoy.
Old People by Large Mound
Props - Road Fools 9 (2002)
Edited by Stew Johnson and Chris Rye