that sucks that one of the riders who didn’t over saturate bmx, who always left you wanting more, is maturing and chasing his long term goals. Impressive but unfortunate for us

that’s a sick table transfer.

damn man, no homo on this but like, losing eli platt in bmx is like losing part of myself. this dude has always been one of my favorite riders ever since i picked up winteractive back when it was first released. the dude always had something new and fresh to offer to the table and always had me taking a different approach to the spots i ride on a daily basis. good luck Eli, i hope you find whatever it is that youre looking for.

STEP SKIPPER! That man is a step-skipper! He skips Step Nine! That’s right! He never apologized to me for saying that I would stretch out the neck hole of his sweater.

college boy

ANTHEM 2?
I want the official Eli statement on his part in that beast?

where to next we wonder?

this is probably the coolest bmx related news of the past half year.it’s sad because the scene is losing a great rider, but it’s absolutely amazing too, because someone had the courage to give up the pro life

I’m pretty unhappy that I’ve never met this guy.

” I am stepping down from the pro ranks of shadow and subrosa because BMX isn’t my main focus at this point in my life. I feel it would be unfair to still get paid while not giving them 100% I thank them both for the opportunity it was a great time. Goodbye ”

summed up in 40 words.. whats with shadow and these gay ass goodbyes??

Why is BMX so emo and nostaligic all the time? No ones dead!

Is cool hes looking at the bigger picture though, nothing worse than the ‘pros’ clinging on because they have nothing left to fall back on.

“Thanks for being APART of our lives” Nice grammar/spelling (which ever one it is) slip there shadow, especially for something like this.

I thinks he thinks he is really smart by the way he writes, but he tries to get too technical with his vocab which makes him sound stupid. He just needs to shut up and take his sponsor’s money, who gives a fuck

Ha, really? he’s probably the most intelligent person BMX has seen in decades or possibly ever. Maybe you should expand your vocabulary so you don’t sound like an idiot ripping on someone for writing properly.

i cried when brian terada quit being pro.

Dumb BMX Pro guy going to school. Darn It! Dumb School!

^don’t overrate a philosophy graduate’s intelligence. being able to read and remember is a very simple skill.

Fucking your mom is worse….

Underrated rider, overrated intellectual. Definitely trying too hard on the vocab. I know what intelligence sounds like, and this isn’t it.

For the record, philosophy majors are usually well-off kids who have the luxury to be self-indulgent on someone else’s dime. And now this guy is insecure about future finances and he talks like a martyr??? Oh, he’s abandoned bmx AND philosophy! Big surprise he read the books and arrived at nihilism, now he’s on to law school! or will it be social work? Try to make himself feel alreet with this selfish existence. Good luck kiddo.

I’m curious to know who is paying for his school. Same people that paid for his Catholic school?

Twenty-five years old and insecure as fuck. Basically he was in bmx for the wrong reason, chasing accomplishment. Good riddance. Now he wants to chase accomplishment and handshakes in the form of post-graduate degrees.

“due to the help I have had along away” Yes kids, you can buy college degrees without grasping basic English!

“he’s probably the most intelligent person BMX has seen in decades or possibly ever. ”

This is fucking hilarious and oh so not true.

have you ever even met the guy? or are judging him from 2 minutes of his riding and one paragraph of his writing? you must feel pretty smart right now