Technology and the internet: killing our sport or improving it?︱Cross Training Adventure

Technology and the internet! Are they killing our sport or improving it? We use Google satellite imagery to find old abandoned roads. We use the radar maps during a ride to avoid heavy rain. And of course there is the worldwide internet web thingy providing non-stop wisdom and practical advice about the best anodised valve caps. All this technology is very cool. I no longer use carrier pigeons, but have this phone that can make calls, send text messages, and has a built in microwave oven. In a emergency I can slap on some wheels and use it an skateboard. Welcome to Cross Training Adventure, we are into all things dual sport and adventure on the east coast of Australia. I spent a few hours on Skype the other day, talking to my fellow idiots from Traction Erag in Canada. We discussed how the Internet has changed the world so radically for everyone... well at least for those of us rich enough to afford food, accommodation, computers and phones that can warm up your coffee. Over the years, there has been plenty of criticism of technology. Read books like Brave New World, Clockwork Orange, or 1984 for a bleak view of the future. But I reckon most of us think the move from stone axes to computers has generally been a good move. And personally I'm glad motorbikes have evolved too, it would be hard punting one of these babies around a dirt track at speed. One of the greatest things about the Internet is its giving power back to the everyday guy. Invented a cool bit of motorcycle bling? Keen on adventure riding in Australia? Check out our vids. in the You needed to pay motorbike magazines for ads, get distributors interested in it, and hope the big guys would decide to back you. Now you just create your own website, take online orders and mail your bling direct. We are the 27th most watched dirt channel in Uzbekistan. We have won the polished turd award five years in a row. And we have a world record 25 class action lawsuits for inaccurate information. So the Cross Training Adventure focus is just get out there and have fun on two wheels. So subscribe. Or don't subscribe to our Cross Training Adventure riding channel. The main thing is get out and ride while you can with dual sport riding or Adventure riding in Australia, Canada, Vietnam, Romania and beyond! So check out Cross Training Adventure. In the old days, you bought your glossy bike magazine to read about all the top riders. If you had a question, or wanted to give an opinion, they might publish your letter if you were lucky. Of course I am referring to the criminally inaccurate enduro training vids on that Cross Training Enduro channel. But until that day, let's use the Internet for good, not evil. Start lots of forum threads about which are the best tyres or engine oil for your motorbike. Loudly proclaim your opinions but don't provide any evidence to support them. Ridicule those who disagree with you. Remember the Internet gives you a great opportunity to stop being polite and become an arrogant prick behind the keyboard. In the name of the terabyte, amen. We have occasional detours to places like Vietnam, Cambodia, Romania and Canada. This is one of our three channels, there's also a Cross Training Trials channel, and a Cross Training Enduro channel. All three are equally dodgy. Now you just go online to find out which stickers will make your bike go faster. If you like dual sport riding in Australia then you might like our adventure riding vids. And there's plenty of debate nowadays about the relationship between motorbike publications, advertisers, distributors and manufacturers... As the world of motorbike riding becomes increasingly commercial, many are getting sceptical about what and who we are reading about. The guys at Traction Erag were talking about how the Internet has been great for the everyday hero. Sure, all the top riders like Graham Jarvis or Jonny Walker are heroes, but the average joe can now be in the spotlight. The old guy riding around the world on his scooter, or the women riding old Lee Enfields through the Himalayas. Check out our reviews of various adventure bikes and dual sport bikes. The danger here is if some average joe suddenly pretends to be an expert. Let's say he hypothetically creates a range of dodgy vids under a glossy veneer, saying that experts have been consulted when in reality it's all just a very elaborate hoax. We can only hope that the relevant powers will target such a criminal with extreme prejudice in a black operation. Our website: https://sites.google.com/view/crosstrainingenduro Our enduro channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/CrossTrainingEnduroSkills Our trials channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/MOTOTRIALSTRAININGTECHNIQUES #crosstrainingadventure #adventureriding #adventurebikes #dualsportriding #dualsportbikes