Chris Akrigg 'just thrashing around'

I don't get the whole "tricks" scene. I view things in terms of purpose, and therefore I struggle. If its a form of art, then ok, but if its anything else (maybe entertainment?), I can only relate it to synchronized swimming.

Maybe I'm just not exposed enough,, because I see cycling as either a mood of transport, or a sporting pursuit. Tricks seem a look-at-me endeavour, to my untrained eye.

Its about fun, some people get a kick out of riding 100 miles or sprinting round a velodrome at crazy speeds, others enjoy flying down a huge stair set or across a wallride, some enjoy all of the above.
Some people view a busy centre and see smooth roads or somewhere fun to enjoy riding through traffic at speed, but they might completely miss the building with the interesting architecture where there is a great set of 9 stairs and a bank to wall-ride
Its also about that adrenaline buzz, some people get off on that, just because it feels amazing.
Its about entertainment for sure, but not for other people, for the rider themselves.
Unless try it yourself and know the huge endorphin rush that you get from clearing that gap, riding that wall, or launching down those stairs and making it away unscathed, then you'll always "struggle" understand why people do it, or what drives the people that do it.

As Bruce Lee once said in one of my favourite films:

"Don't think. FEEL. It is like a finger pointing away to the moon. Do not concentrate on the finger or you will miss all that heavenly glory"