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Ft Miley Banks-SF
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On 10/28/2002
John Dillon
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Just wondering if these banks are still getting a workout...I've sk8d them a few times in the 80s.
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Columbus, Ohio ditch
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On 10/28/2002 Longskater
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If there's anyone out there in Columbus(upper Arlington), Ohio, you should check out the "Blood Bowl". It's a sweet drainage ditch with varing transition legths and heights. The "Blood Bowl" is on the corner of Riverside Drive(Route 33) and Lane Road. Its pretty fun to skate a session down there, and its also got a parking curb for coping.
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lets get a ditch map going.
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On 10/28/2002
greg
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i am a street skater at heart. but i always find myself skating some ditch. i love it i have lived all over the country. found ditchs eveywere. i live in la now. i skate bronson mostly.
i am going to west virginia for work and i know the is a moster ditch there. any info on this ditch if so write me and for anyone in southern cali who rides write me and my bros are always down for a good ses. im 33 if the street skater part scared you.
a skater
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Ditches man, Ditches
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On 10/28/2002
Dave
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I am trying to locate the memorial ditch, I saw pictures and that little hip looks really fun. I also heard about a ditch in Towson. If anyone could help me out with directions it would be greatly appreciated. Email me if it's top secret, I have some really good ditch spots to trade. thanks in advance!
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Houston (Clear Lake City) Ditch
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On 10/27/2002 lbk
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From about 1976 to 1978 I was skating a ditch in what was then Clear Lake City, TX (an unincorporated town annexed years later by Houston). We called the ditch “The Bowl”. Does anybody know the ditch I am talking about? It was big and shaped like a half bowl at the end of a big spillway. Does that ditch still exist? At the least, I would like to see some photos of it for my memories.
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pot spring
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On 10/27/2002
nick
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papa pot that is the same ditch mick was shredding i'm there all the time to....send me an email
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Nice pic, Mick
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On 10/27/2002 Papa Pot (Spring)
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Hey Mick, that's intense man. Check this out.
Kinda funny how we're wearing the same type of gloves. And how it looks like we're skating at the same ditch. Anyhow, cheerio.
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jesse's old bear footage
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On 10/26/2002
snoball
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woops, sorry adam & crew..i jus' realized maybe i shoulda
put dat up under the 'video' link...since you don't
like cross-posting and stuff i'll just leave it here...
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OLD bear ditch footage
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On 10/26/2002
snoball
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Here's that link you meant to put up I think...( maybe
it crossed your monitor when you saw where else i sprayed
it? ;-)
http://www.gi.alaska.edu/~jesse/skateqt.html
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The Bear (ol'skool)
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On 10/26/2002 -JC-
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For all of you who have, and those of you who want to...
this link to some old NM footage crossed my moniter today.
Go down to "Albuquerque Ditch".
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pics
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On 10/25/2002
Mick
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hey guys,
i thought this pic looked kinda funny. I look so intense.hope every one has good sessions this weekend.
Peace
Mick
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Ditches
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On 10/25/2002
Longboard Ric
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I went to Houston Texas a few weeks ago, and skated the EZ 7 ditch. It was the funnest ditch I've ever skated (I spent a weekend in Albuquerque recently, too) It was painted smooth, lined with curbs and had plywood rool-ins layed out on the grass. I felt like it was 1983 again. Pure fun.
Go there, skate it, slap the curbs and love skateboarding.
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banks/ditches in NJ
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On 10/22/2002 James
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Any good spots for bank skateboarding in NJ.
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Ditches in Boston Area
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On 10/20/2002 Chris
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Any ditches in the Boston area? Thanks.
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Lancaster Pipe
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On 10/19/2002 lbk
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Chris, I completely agree that Lancaster's full pipe is far from perfect. Maybe a generation or so of skateboarders to come will think that Lancaster is fun to skate. That will be because any skater that knew what Lancaster was supposed to be will be long gone and the new skateboarders will find the kinked up odd park a challenge. Well, they will still have roller blade problems though. Damn gnats.
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Toronto area???
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On 10/19/2002
jerry
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Has anyone encountered slanted concrete in the Toronto area?Maybe I can bring in some Albequerque ditch builders...
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nice full pipe?
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On 10/18/2002
chris
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sorry mick but to call Lancaster a nice pipe is a stretch.Last I knew it was bumpy through the bottom and bubbled out right where the concrete meets the steeltop.I live within thirty minutes but havn't been there in two months so maybe it has changed.If you want a full pipe don't f#@! around just go to Louisville.
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Full Pipe
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On 10/17/2002
John Dillon
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In '78 I sk8d the Greenbelt sewer pipes before they put them in the ground....I had fun!
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Pipes
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On 10/17/2002
Lenny
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Check out www.fullpipe.com I don't know what all they have dealing with MD or PA, but some pretty good info nonetheless.
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Ditches in S.F. bay area?
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On 10/16/2002
Miko
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Ok, I'll bite... All this ditch talk has me wondering if there's anywhere local for me? Santa Cruz, San Jose south bay, S.F.? I'm poor and don't want to throw money at Vans right now. Please Help!
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Nice Full Pipes
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On 10/16/2002 lbk
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I know of some half finished full pipes in Alexandria, VA but they would require some midnight finishing.
Lancaster, PA Skatepark has a full pipe. Too bad that is the only thing good about the park. Lancaster Park is the worst example of how a concrete company with no clue can screw up a park. Like I said before, if I where a skateboarder in Lancaster, PA and I was involved in getting that park built, I would have moved out of the town in total disgust.
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Fullpipes
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On 10/16/2002
Mick
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Hey,
does any one have directions to any nice fullpipes in MD or PA. if you wanna trade spots i can do that....
thanks,
Mick
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Da Pimp
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On 10/16/2002 Pimp Master
wrote in from
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I can say outlaw bank slalom, I'd rather say outlaw banked surf style contest....but I won't say either regarding the pimp daddy. I'm not going to publish directions to an underground skate spot on the web. This place is too new, too exposed, and potentially too prone to getting shut down too easily. I've recently seen too much disrespect for skate spots by skaters. Not just kids but old guys who should know better. Right now I'm only inviting people who I know will leave the spot cleaner than when we got there, will keep the place quiet, and will leave the beer bottles, stickers and spray paint at home.
I share pictures to let people know the spots are there if you put in the time and look hard and to motivate Ed Economy to get out of the house and join me.
R.I.P.
Powder Bowl
Universal Ditch
Universal Pool
Revere
Skyline pit (aka. Toilet Bowl)
Miller Elementary
etc.
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Dead Man's Ditch
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On 10/16/2002
lbk
wrote in from
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Mick,
I can round up some help to clean out Dead Man's. Over the years, we have cleaned up many a ditch to make it skateable. Drop me an e-mail with directions to Dead Man's. We even have the cones and a timer to set up a banked slalom course.
As for the Woodbridge Ditch, it is in Virginia near the Vans Park but is not worth the trip from MD. It is better to hang at the Vans Park. The park's back corner banks are fun to cruise on a long board.
Now the Arbutus Ditch is worth the drive. It is a bit gnarly these days but it has been skated for about 25 years. The place is right off the 695 on ramp near Baltimore and lighted by the highway (24 hour skate spot). Do a search on ncdsa for "Arbutus" and you will find the directions I posted not too long ago.
Have you skated the Riverdale Ditch? It requires softer wheels but is a fun funky small ditch to skate. The ditch is on the edge of a county park so it has been cool to skate there for long time.
DR
BTW, I still got to get that MD Longboard Video.
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Pimp Daddy Ditch
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On 10/16/2002
Bill Wahl
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Glenn,
Give it up man. Where's the pimp daddy at? I've got a list of pools and ditches I will trade you. Can you say OUTLAW banked slalom race.........
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