WOW. ok. bikes are overbuilt, which adds weight. especialy on a cheaper bike a kid would buy. way too heavy. if racing was more popular kids would want bikes that weren't as heavy + demand for stupidly overweight kids bikes would go down + those heavy ridiculously overbuilt bikes arn't good for anything.
just accept that dirt jumping being so popular is actually dampening the flow of new riders. plus racing makes for better riders anyway.
kid's are not buying nice bmx bikes. they are buying 40 pound haro x2s (see: many threads on this forum) the market is flooded with overweight bikes that are not any good for any aspect of the sport. unlike when i started riding 11+ years ago and i got a dyno nitro. still not that heavy and was plenty for what any kid now is dishing out at that level. that was when racing was popular.
point being, you don't even have to go out and start racing ABA. just have fun and bring back the sport to the level that kids don't get so discouraged when they start. there is really nothing rewarding about buying a 40 pound bike and going out and finding you can't do much at all because the guys at the dirt jumps want some gaper rolling over their takeoffs. and your just a kid and can barely lift your own bike. let there be encouragement.