Chris Akrigg 'just thrashing around'

Akrigg's riding goes beyond "tricks"; if you live on t'moors with all those big boulders strewn about, it must be nice to be able to just point your bike in any direction and know that you're not going to have to get off and walk* anywhere*. That's more than enough utility for me.

Acrobatic cycling is the synchronised swimming of cycling, in terms of impressive but slightly pointless skills.

+1 I barely ride my BMX any more (unfortunately) but the skills I gained riding BMX help me all the time when riding especially off road.