Actual riding, in real life street conditions, is NOT what he is in this for. He isn't going to take a bike into those situations, ever. If a rider has no interest in the type of skills the rest of us consider indispensable-- panic stopping, swerving, traffic analyzation and quick thinking etc-- but actively avoids the type of riding where those skills are an issue (public roads or 15mph+ EVAR), it boggles us and pains us but really that's just his schtick, and at least he's unlikely to hurt anybody in the process. We can't force him to become a defensive, capable street rider and critical thinker if that's not what he's in this for. We're just beating our heads on a brick wall.
It IS applicable... to a point. But there are seriously diminishing returns.
The basketball dribbling analogy is perfect. When it comes to street riding, even trials training would be like learning to play baseball-- the whole game!-- by practicing contact juggling. Learning not to drop the ball when you're passing it from one hand to the other is nice and all, sure-- but what has that got to do with putting it over the plate? All these parking lot things are like learning 3D animation by doing nothing but 2D figure drawing classes, or learning to scuba dive in the ocean by snorkeling in a swimming pool. Or learning to run triathalons by jogging in place indoors. I fucking love analogies, I could go on all day. Point is, SOME of the skills are sorta applicable, but this limited slice is nowhere near enough to make you good at the rest. You're still doing wax on, wax off, wax on, wax off, and haven't even gotten to painting the fence, much less anything else.
Even your parking lot maneuvers are questionable in their own right, especially the stuff about traction 'slip'. Stuff that Enchanter and others have called you on in VERY specific, thoroughly explained terms.
