I've just spent a few hours with a can of PlusGas and a gurt big hammer tweaking my Z-Rollers.
Got the rollers spinning a bit better now, lubed them with some Bones Speed Cream.
Then stuck them on eBay.
Monday, 20 July 2009
Z-Rollers (again)
I've just spent a few hours with a can of PlusGas and a gurt big hammer tweaking my Z-Rollers.
Got the rollers spinning a bit better now, lubed them with some Bones Speed Cream.
Then stuck them on eBay.
Sunday, 19 July 2009
A bit of freestyle
On holiday in Weymouth staying in a caravan 78 (possibly) and I find a nice smooth bit of concrete path outside the shower block to practice my freestyle moves. Rodney Mullen hadn't even been born (well if he had he wasn't skating yet) and I'm busting out a railstand. Sims Taperkick/Bennett Pro's/Powerflex 5's.
Got an urge for a freestyle board now...
Saturday, 18 July 2009
Here Be Treasure (part2)
..."BLACKPOOL:
Blackpool Leisure Beach.
A lot of people have felt the need to tell about this one which is apparently in a poor state of repair. Perhaps they'll have fixed it up for the summer season. There's one good ramp which the regulars use in conjunction with a launch ramp. High possibility rating as it's easy to draw an admiring crowd by pulling off backside kick turns.
BREAN:
Brean Down Leisure Centre, Near Burnham -on-Sea, Somerset.
the place with the seventeen foot halfpipe. This is now closed. One solitary correspondent insists that he still uses it but this has not been corroborated. This is not one to make a special journey for.
BRISTOL:
dame Emily Smythe, Bedminster, nr train station.
Council near disaster fast tarmac surface which appeals to slalomists and rollerskaters. Sort of concrete, sort of halfpipe which has to be seen to be believed, but don't take this as a recommendation that you make the journey. The bottom corner of the halfpipe was being put to good use when I went there to have a look because Lockleaze was full of water and there was nowhere else to go.
Lockleaze.
this is sited in an adventure playground near the football stadium at the very end of Shaldon Road. The bowl is highly recommended on sight and by word of mouth, but it has virtually no drainage and was full of water when we went to look. There is also a halfpipe with similar problems and a free-standing ramp.
CLEETHORPES:
Council? provided ramps and so on next to the swimming pool. Seasonal committed regular skaters and committed council employee = hope for the future.
COLWYN BAY:
Something but we don't know what. If you're in the area have a look and let us know what you find, but I gather you'd be better off down the road in Llandudno.
COSHAM:
On our way back from Southsea we spotted this council facility in Southampton Road, Cosham. It's concrete and is located in the back of a school/youth club or something similar. Southsea makes more sense.
EDINBURGH:
Several completely useless council built "Skateboard rinks". These wonders, each one of which probably cost more than most commercial parks, feature ill lain paving stones sloping down into drainage gulleys. We gather that one of these parks has now been stolen by local residents to make crazy paving which is a fitting end to the matter. The repercussions still rumble on however and skateboarding in Scotland suffered immense damage because such a vast amount of public money was squandered on facilities which, for obvious reasons, were never even used.
Holyrood ParkThis park is closed to traffic on Sundays and is turning into Scotland's answer to Hyde Park. Slalom/Speed/Freestyle/Rollerskates. a useful place to keep in touch with other skaters.
Meadowbank Scotland's National Sports centre is the location for regular training sessions organised on an invitational basis by the S.S.A. It will also be the site for "Skate 80" a skate demo taking place on June 8th.
Blues, 1 Wemyss Place, Edinburgh. Rollerskates/Sales and hire available, but not skateboards."
more to come...
Blackpool Leisure Beach.
A lot of people have felt the need to tell about this one which is apparently in a poor state of repair. Perhaps they'll have fixed it up for the summer season. There's one good ramp which the regulars use in conjunction with a launch ramp. High possibility rating as it's easy to draw an admiring crowd by pulling off backside kick turns.
BREAN:
Brean Down Leisure Centre, Near Burnham -on-Sea, Somerset.
the place with the seventeen foot halfpipe. This is now closed. One solitary correspondent insists that he still uses it but this has not been corroborated. This is not one to make a special journey for.
BRISTOL:
dame Emily Smythe, Bedminster, nr train station.
Council near disaster fast tarmac surface which appeals to slalomists and rollerskaters. Sort of concrete, sort of halfpipe which has to be seen to be believed, but don't take this as a recommendation that you make the journey. The bottom corner of the halfpipe was being put to good use when I went there to have a look because Lockleaze was full of water and there was nowhere else to go.
Lockleaze.
this is sited in an adventure playground near the football stadium at the very end of Shaldon Road. The bowl is highly recommended on sight and by word of mouth, but it has virtually no drainage and was full of water when we went to look. There is also a halfpipe with similar problems and a free-standing ramp.
CLEETHORPES:
Council? provided ramps and so on next to the swimming pool. Seasonal committed regular skaters and committed council employee = hope for the future.
COLWYN BAY:
Something but we don't know what. If you're in the area have a look and let us know what you find, but I gather you'd be better off down the road in Llandudno.
COSHAM:
On our way back from Southsea we spotted this council facility in Southampton Road, Cosham. It's concrete and is located in the back of a school/youth club or something similar. Southsea makes more sense.
EDINBURGH:
Several completely useless council built "Skateboard rinks". These wonders, each one of which probably cost more than most commercial parks, feature ill lain paving stones sloping down into drainage gulleys. We gather that one of these parks has now been stolen by local residents to make crazy paving which is a fitting end to the matter. The repercussions still rumble on however and skateboarding in Scotland suffered immense damage because such a vast amount of public money was squandered on facilities which, for obvious reasons, were never even used.
Holyrood ParkThis park is closed to traffic on Sundays and is turning into Scotland's answer to Hyde Park. Slalom/Speed/Freestyle/Rollerskates. a useful place to keep in touch with other skaters.
Meadowbank Scotland's National Sports centre is the location for regular training sessions organised on an invitational basis by the S.S.A. It will also be the site for "Skate 80" a skate demo taking place on June 8th.
Blues, 1 Wemyss Place, Edinburgh. Rollerskates/Sales and hire available, but not skateboards."
more to come...
Friday, 17 July 2009
Here Be Treasure
From Alpine Sports Newsletter 5...
"Well yes there's still quite an expanse of usable concrete around if you know where to look... This list is far from definitive but it is a start and is as accurate as we can make it. We have included a few places which are not strictly skateboard parks like Churchill Square in Brighton...
ANDOVER:
The Hampshire Skateboard Club, The Old Swimming Pool, London Road Andover Hants.
Self converted swimming pool with uniquelong flat wall. New improved coping . Ex Skatewave wood surface half-pipe. Food, club room, ultra welcoming
BRIGHTON:
The Barn, Old Barn Way, Southwick
Classic Skateparks construction number, but a bit on the cramped side.
Fell out of favour during the golden period of The Cage but is now making something of a comeback as Pig City's only real skatepark.
The Level
more central council type skatepark which is not taken very seriously.
Churchill Square
the shopping centre in the middle of town which comes alive around 7:00 every evening. The best place to go if you want to find out what's happening in Brighton.
Alpine Sports, Western Road, Brighton.
Rollerskates and as much skateboard gear as possible. This branch does not carry the full range but should be able to obtain items stocked in London within one week.
BARNSTAPLE:
Earth and Ocean Skatepark, Severn Brethen Bank, Banstaple, North Devon
Probably the best park in the Southwest. Highly recommended by several correspondents. Food and games still available. Skateable even when they decide not to open, if you take my point.
BIRMINGHAM:
Two council provided faciliites using wooden half pipes from Arrow in Wolverhampton.
Small Heath - Milward Street Adventure Playground, Green Road
Just off the Coventry Road in the centre of town. Three halfpipes, one with wooden coping. Stop Press - one may now have moved to Kidderminster.
Hockley Fly-over
Another adventure playground which should boast a halfpipe by now. Unconfirmed as yet.
BATH:
Completely unconfirmed, but there is supposed to be something somewhere, Come on, somebody send us details. Your reward will be in the great skatepark in the sky."
to be continued...
Wednesday, 15 July 2009
Chuffed...
...that this photo has been shortlisted for inclusion in the eighth edition of the Schmap Brighton Guide, to be published mid-August 2009.
www.schmap.com
Not bad for a 50p camera and a free roll of out of date fillum. :)
Fingers crossed it gets included.
Sunday, 12 July 2009
Wednesday, 8 July 2009
Saturday, 4 July 2009
Fancy footwork sequence
Eric Lowell showing me how to do some fancy moves on my Fibreflex kicktail when he came over from Texas last year.
Venue is Dorney Rowing Lake carpark...
Friday, 3 July 2009
Thursday, 2 July 2009
Kookfield yesterday evening
Jellyhead drops in under the moon...
A fun session with Jellyhead, Steve, Dave, Mark, Harry & Sean.
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