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antioch skate park
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On 7/5/2000 rob k
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has anybody checked out the new skate park in antioch? how is it?
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vans ontario skatepark
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On 7/5/2000
pierre
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There is a couple of quicktime movies of the skatepark at:
http://www.extremesports.com/movie_vault/industry2.html#
We see the snakerun, the bowl, and pool riding.
I live way too far to ride it but it looks rideable for a longboarder if you are in the area.
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Maryland Lochraven
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On 7/5/2000
Justin Schneider
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Go to Loch Raven on Saturdays and Sundays. The road is closed parking is kinda of a bitch though. Cops don't care about the green. Great place o work up a sweat and go rock jumping. if you in the area it is a must do.
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DTC and beyond
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On 7/4/2000
Jeff
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Slam, sounds good. It would be nice to get together and take turns driving. I`ve skated the Tech center some, but it would be nice not to have to walk back up the hill! Keep in touch, and let`s bomb some hills! Happy 4th. Skate hard it`s later than we think. Drop me an e-mail if you guys want to get together
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Auckland city, New Zealand
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On 7/4/2000 Bussman
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Fantastic night riding - quiet, super-smooth, dimly lit wide streets with good decents. Bars and cafes at ther bottom and cheap bus rides back to the top of the hill. Massive amounts of fun on Kiwi designed and built longboards.
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DTC and Beyond
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On 7/3/2000
Slam5280
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Dear Fuzz, Jeff, and Hizzout(if your listening),
I think there may be a few places to go ride especially if we do some shuttleing. I hope to hear from you all so we can get something rolling:)
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OB Skatepark, least crowded sessions
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On 7/3/2000 Blah
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Least crowded sessions are the weekday mornings (the first few hours after it opens at 9AM), so that's when I usually go. Today it was a little more crowded than usual because of the holiday. So, when there aren't any holidays, a weekday morning is best, even with kids out of school it's pretty decent, but when their in school there is even less people.
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OB in PB in SD in CA
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On 7/3/2000 Glen
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What are the best, least crowded, sessions? Morning, noon, afternoon.
How has it been with the Groms out of school?
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Denver Garages
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On 7/3/2000 FUZZ
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Hey Jeff, thanks for the info. Since I last wrote I found the
12 story you're talking about on 17th & Sherman. As far as I can
tell there's no security on weekends. We also got really lucky yesterday
at 15th & Welton downtown. This one is one of the best I've done so far and
and we walked right through while the guard was sleeping!!
It's 12 floors and smooth but grippy. This one is only possible on weekends
because of security. Also, at 19th & California (west side of street) there's another
12 story that is super smooth and fast. It has two sides, one with security and one without.
It will be great for sliding once I get that down.
I'll keep posting my finds.
FUZZ
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Theatre on colorado Blvd by hooters
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On 7/3/2000
jeff
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Fuzz, I used to skate the parking garage at the movie theater on Colo. Blvd. alot. Also, I`ve skated some garages south of Colfax where all the hositals are, Rose medical center etc. Have you been skating that 12 story garage west of 16th? That was a great run. We got ran out by security and I haven`t been back.
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Chatsworth
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On 7/3/2000
DT
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i grew up there
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a buncn of stuff
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On 7/1/2000 Glen
wrote in from
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Doobie-UCSD is a better school than CSUN. The University of California's are better and harder to get into than the California State Universities. UCSD is a real good school. San Diego rocks. When my kids are grown and out of school, I want to move down there. They also have some of the best skateparks with Encinitas, Mission, and OB. Good hills and surf to boot.
The Brickyard skatepark
http://www.brickyardskate.com/
I went here today to film a couple of pro skaters from the 70's and 80's. Tom Fain, Sims team and Eddie "El Gato" Elgura. The park is real nice, it has a real nice transistioned 5' mini ramp and a smaller 3'-4' mini ramp, a bowl that is 3'-4' in the shallow end and 6' in the deep. They have a bunch of street and big vert walls and 1/4 pipes outside too. The mini ramp and bowl are real longboard friendly transistions. The only thing I didn't like was the coping in the shallow end of the bowl is real burly. With 60mm wheels, you run into it instead of rolling over it. There are a ton of real nice carving lines in the bowl though.
It's about 1 1/2 hour from the Val and worth the drive.
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Reply to fuzz re: DTC
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On 7/1/2000
Slam5280
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I'm not sure of the situation down there,but would love to find out. Feel free to drop me a line. Anyone else in the mile high city wanting to get together to ride and discover I am down with that. Parking garages or endless roads woohoo! Ever take a look at doing the lower part of loveland pass?
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Northridge.......
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On 7/1/2000
DOOBIE
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Hugh
...I know where some good hills are in Northridge, chatsworth, Granada Hills... and there is a bike trail along some place like the basin or something... I have a weak memory... and they used to have a full pipe in chatsworth park if I'm remembering correctly... I went to a school out in Granada Hills when I lived in Chatsworth 6 years ago.
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sucky parks
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On 7/1/2000
namon
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"namon--just wondering--why do your local skateparx suck so bad? --Sarah :)"
because the people that make them have no idea what makes a good skate park. So they make them sucky.
its lame
bomb hills
not people
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CSUN
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On 7/1/2000
hugh r
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Within 10 minutes of CSUN are some very nice hills for both carving and charging. Check riding locations on my page for a few nice downhills in Northridge.
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Hmm, wrong forum
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On 6/30/2000 Blah
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Doobie, I shall reply in the bulletin board . . .
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CSUN
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On 6/30/2000 DOOBIE
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My mom went to CSUN and It is pretty flat and skateboarding is against policy... UCSD sounds good, is it real hard to get into? This is good, I'm getting college info for how good the skating is and how hard it is to get into, My parents would be proud :)
---DOOBIE
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San Diego, Robb Field, UCSD
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On 6/30/2000 Blah
wrote in from
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I still live at home with my parents in Santee, CA, 30 mins east of San Diego, and go to school at University of California, San Diego.
To make it on topic: I like to hit the Robb Field Skatepark (Ocean Beach) on weekdays when I'm not in class. It's fun, but I need harder wheels I think, Gravity Super G's 80A aren't the ideal for smooth parks. UCSD can also be a fun place, it's got some gentle hills, and some fairly steep short ones. Could be a good place to practice slalom (wide parking lots with mellow grades), though I never have since I haven't gathered anything to use as cones. What also could be promising is that a bunch of new parking structures are currently being built there, I'll see if their worth the ride in a few months.
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where...
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On 6/30/2000
Jake
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where do you live/attend/skate now blah?
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Cal
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On 6/30/2000 Blah
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Well, when you said CAL I immediately thought of University of California, Berkeley, because that's its nickname, which is probably what Jake thought too. I wanted to go there, but didn't get in, and now that I've taken up skateboarding, I sometimes wish I was there (hills, hills, hills!).
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Cal-my abbreviation for california
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On 6/30/2000
DOOBIE
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I PLAN to go to school in California, I don't know why I capitalized the CAL, but that's just my abbreviation. I think I can get in a good or at least decent schol out there, as I am in honors classes and have like a 3.8 GPA. I think I am doing pretty good. That's how I know that I'll go to school in California. I want to go to Cal Tech though.
---DOOBIE
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cal
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On 6/30/2000
Jake
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How do you know you're going to CAL?
I would, but I don't think I can get in. But Santa Cruz is a nice city, and the university is on/right near some hills.
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Sucky parx like mine in Kansas
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On 6/30/2000 DOOBIE
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We have a sucky park out here, but I ain't gonna complain... you all keep bitchin about your parks...out in So-CAL... We have one sucky park out here and that's it... so don't be complaining, I'm here in Kansas and have to Fly or drive somewhere far away to be at a decent park... although I skate our park every day, cause I am determined to get better... regardles of how bad my park is... and so when I go to CAL for college in 3 years... I can rip some good parks... until then I'm stuck here... so stop complaining...you could be worse off... like I am.
---DOOBIE
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maryland
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On 6/29/2000
bomber
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any one know any spots?????????
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