I am dual. Or at least I was.

As a freestyler in the 80's, I remember the first time I ever read Thrasher and TWS. I believe it was in Mr. Bengston's algebra class sometime in 1986. The music, the look, the art... anyway, I was blown away by the likes of Ffej Hedges, Lance Mountain, Jeff Grosso, Phillips and Sam Cunningham. Sure the big name guys always made their way into the mag, but there was something about the underdog.
Natas, aka Satan, was never really an underdog, but good god could he skate. I actually didn't like the whole Ray Barbee/ no comply movement of skating. I loved nose grinds, rail slides, frontside rock and rolls, 50-50's, stuff that to me represented the soul of skating.
Here is a prime example WHY Natas made the skate mags all the time. He tore it up.

What does any of this have to do with BMX? I don't care, but I do remember being able to call myself "dual" bcause I did both. I still don't get why there is still a rift between BMX and skating, but oh well. Maybe it's the dents my 44t chainwheel left in that nice new coping on that mini ramp in '88. Good times.
Oh, BTW, don't run 95a wheels in a barn that is 10 degrees.
Smell you later,
Mike