although most bmxers would actually class vert as its own sport, as to be any good at it, you can't afford to ride anything else. The bikes are set up different usually, plus it is so hard and dangerous, any time spent elsewhere will inevitably end in disaster when you fall 20 feet to flat.
Also, who rides vert. like 7 or 8 people at the top, thats it. It is so hard that nobody can really do it. The pro's at the top in the early 90's are the same pro's at the top now.
I get your point, and you are right, but i wouldn't use vert as an example :)
I rekon you ride what you like, on what you like, f**k everyone else, and have a laugh. If i ain't lovin somethin, i won't do it.
john