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SW Montana near Bozeman: new roads
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On 9/12/2004 montanajefe
wrote in from
United States
(168.103.nnn.nnn)
The double-edged sword of development. Can't do anything about it, so enjoy the ride!
Off of I 90 at Jackson Crreek Road interchange, about 8 miles east of Bozeman, just below the summit of Bozeman Pass. Head north off of I-90 on Jackson creek road, about 1/2 mile, roads are up-slope to the east. Completed September 10, 2004. Dreamy, mellow, long level runouts.
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Northern Colorado LB
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On 9/10/2004
Ben
wrote in from
United States
(216.17.nnn.nnn)
I just moved to Greeley, CO and got back into boarding and want to know if anyone knows some hot spots nearby. I know Boulder and from Denver-south there's a bunch, but how about northern CO? Everything seems to be pretty dense as far as traffic goes. Anyway, hit me up at bjcardenasjr@yahoo.com with any ideas. late. b
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One More thing...
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On 9/6/2004
Paul K
wrote in from
United Kingdom
(195.110.nnn.nnn)
....apparently Skateboarding is BANNED in the city of London ( the Square mile ), but i think it tends to refer to shortboards, i've never been stopped on my Longboard or Slalomboard
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Skatin in London
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On 9/6/2004
Paul K
wrote in from
United Kingdom
(195.110.nnn.nnn)
bernd,
Londons Not to Bad, i would suggest Big Soft wheels though, as most of the surfaces are not brilliant, plus the Transitions from Kerb to Road and back tend not to be smooth, but with a 3-4cm step. However the biggest problem is People, most of the Tourist places ( Oxford St/ Regents St) are completely swamped so much so that its impossible to skate. Get off the beaten track and you should be OK
Greenwich Park is a reasonable place for Longboarding, Good hill if you like sliding,
Crystal Palace Park is not too bad either
Slalom sessions in Hyde Park on Tuesdays and Thursdays ( from about 5:30 , north side of the serpentine, not far from the Diana Memeorial skatepark...erm i mean fountain!!), usually spare boards for you to try out.
Can't comment on any of the other London Parks.
Paul K
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longboarding in london
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On 9/6/2004 bernd
wrote in from
Germany
(213.7.nnn.nnn)
i am flying to london this week. are there any decent longboarding spots in londong? how about exploring london with my longboard, would you consider london as long/skateboarding friendly?
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street luge
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On 8/30/2004 Curtis e bear
wrote in from
United States
(24.205.nnn.nnn)
does any in that lives in ca, in,or around pasadena that street luges lets get together and hit up some hills,
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Rt. 279,Hoosick Falls to Bennington
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On 8/29/2004 Pre-School Rider
wrote in from
United States
(24.53.nnn.nnn)
The 'backside',towards Bennington is nearing completion now;All the signage is being put in,but the Bridges down on 'The Loop' in N. Bennington are still being worked on.I found a beautious way in,which won't hold for long. Go to the Hannaford,park at the south end of the lot.Hop over the railing/fence there,and you're on one of the closed On-Ramps at the bottom.the bridges aren't very kind to Standup D.H. boards,but the 4-5 miles of road uphill of them are very worth the hike.Best times to seek Zen are around 6:30 PM till dark.Some of the stretch is flatish,but the upper hill is some 700 ft UP from the shopping center,and the topmost section is a steady 4-5%,three lanes plus shoulders,and BUttterryy Ssmmoooth.I probably got 65mph out of the buttboard easily during the Fullmoon (hard to tell at night,but I covered 3+ miles in around 3 min.).The truck pulloff has to seen to be believed.I could easily fit Da Farm's previous race courses on it,all at once,and have room left over... There are those in 'the area' (New England,NYC) that I've told about this place,but too few have ventured up.Now my secret's out,just because it's too fine to let slip away unnoticed.Be careful,keep it cool up there,but hit this while you can! Expect it to be Public Roadway in less than a month.
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dogtown like banks
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On 8/28/2004 halfbreed
wrote in from
United States
(64.170.nnn.nnn)
alot of the banks that you saw in dog town and z boys are at elementery schools in malibu and santa monica one that comes to mind is kentner st school on kentner st off of sunset this is what some old guys told me at least
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presidio
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On 8/27/2004
David
wrote in from
United States
(165.121.nnn.nnn)
that blows dude, i skate that hill all the time and have gotten pulled over by varoius different cops in the presidio. some don't care, some threaten tickets, some tell me to skate only on the sidewalk, some tell me to only skate in the street. that what really sucks about skating and the law, it really does'nt matter what the real laws, it comes down to the cop and what THEY think of somebody bombing a hill on a skate.
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SF Presidio Loony Skater Hater Cop
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On 8/27/2004 Ethan
wrote in from
United States
(192.12.nnn.nnn)
I got thrown out of the SF Presidio yesterday for skateboarding by this crazed Park Police cop.
I'm not even skating, just walking back up the hill (Park Ave) when she pulls up to me and ask me if I know skateboarding is illegal in the Presidio. I tell her I was under the impression that skating on the street was legal in San Francisco. She tells me its Federal land, and to "go back to the sf streets then". I say "OK". My car is 20 away, downhill.
I step on the board and footbrake my way 20 feet to my car. As soon as I step on the board she totally wigs out (I dont think she knew I was jsut going to my car to leave). She put her truck in reverse and blocks my car. I ask her to get out of the way so I can leave and she says no. She is physically blocking me from leaving with her truck and refusing to move. I have a small car (mini) and manage to manuever out anyway. She squeals the tires moving the truck to block my passage uphill. Wont let me go. I know if I cross the double yellow she will ticket me. At that point I lost my cool and called her told her to "get out of my way you nutcake". Then I flipped a u-turn and started leaving the Presidio the long way (the only way unblocked).
She follows me the whole way out the Park, tailgating me with about 3 feet between my car and her truck. I'm pissed off at this point cause I feel like I'm being harrassed by a crazy person with a gun,a uniform and a 1-ton truck, so I let her follow me out of the park in first gear going 3-5 mph. Which was probably stupid in retrospect.
Anyway, if you get stopped in the Presidio by a 30somthing latina Park Police woman with spiky hair - be warned that she is a joyless unbalanced person with a gun that hates skaters. Guess I'm gonna move my fun to Rivera in the Sunset for a while. Hopefully she doesn't work weekends :)
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Salt Lake, Utah
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On 8/26/2004
miKe
wrote in from
United States
(63.226.nnn.nnn)
lookin for salt lake city or provo area riders to skate with. up for a bowl sesh, cruise, bomb, slide, slalom wiggle fest, shoot me an email and lets hook up. looking for new spots and other riders to ride with. possbily trade golden trafic free runs.
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Cali
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On 8/26/2004
RJ
wrote in from
United States
(63.173.nnn.nnn)
If your going to Cali find GMR. Miles apon miles of prestine road. Beautiful rides. Everything from balls to the walls to chill and cruisin.
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ramp/ditches
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On 8/25/2004 kyle
wrote in from
United States
(139.68.nnn.nnn)
anyone know of any ramp/ditch/concrete bowls in massachusetts. im from framingham, any wall like things to ride, similar to what the boys of dogtown were ridin on, would be killer.
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AZ d-hillers
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On 8/24/2004
jake
wrote in from
United States
(150.135.nnn.nnn)
Im down in Tucson and know of some spots. Gonna go out this weekend. Theres some runs in PHX too that I like. All short-bombers, the AZ way! let me know.
enJoy
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AZ speedboarding?
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On 8/23/2004
RJ
wrote in from
United States
(63.173.nnn.nnn)
Anyone know of any spots in AZ to ride?
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Lucerne Switzerland
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On 8/20/2004
tom
wrote in from
Switzerland
(81.6.nnn.nnn)
Anyone in Lucerne got a spare slalom board or cruiser and want to go around the lake call me at the Palace Hotel room 425.
Here for five days and no board!
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SK8'EN By The Bay
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On 8/19/2004
ICE
wrote in from
United States
(69.104.nnn.nnn)
YO!!
If any one in the greater bay area not racing this weekend.
Want's to get together and do some hill boming or ditch ripen.
Peninsula / East Bay / South Bay
Shoot me an e-mail or give me a call.
408-690-5100
ICE
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Nashville, TN
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On 8/17/2004
Jeff
wrote in from
United States
(68.161.nnn.nnn)
If there are any riders in, or around, Nashville TN, we are organizing a session with one of our photographers who will be visiting from Aug.30-Sep.4. If you're local to that area and wanna hookup, please contact Jeff at jgaites@yahoo.com. Thanks
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Practice Spot - Northern Virginia
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On 8/17/2004
Steve
wrote in from
United States
(64.12.nnn.nnn)
Was checking out the new skatepark on Wilson blvd in Arlington. Looks like the park's gonna have a sloped parking lot right next to it that may be steep enough for practice. Park is set to open late Aug/early Sept
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good hills
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On 8/16/2004
Sebastian Z
wrote in from
Sweden
(213.114.nnn.nnn)
tanks! thats realy good help.
but is ther people riding like all the time, or do you guse have like a friday session or someting?
or is it more thet somone posts that they are goning to ride a specifik hill?
if so waht forum?
sorry for the stupid qastions but i have ta ask them :D
peace!
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good hills in cali
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On 8/15/2004
david
wrote in from
United States
(165.247.nnn.nnn)
there are to many to list. what part of california are you going to ? if coming to northern cali, you have to come to the bay area. check my website, www.geocities.com/sk8sanfran and also www.sflongboarding.com for hills in northern cali.
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The Best Car-less Hill in VT.
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On 8/15/2004 PSR
wrote in from
United States
(24.52.nnn.nnn)
I'm sad to say that Construction on the western section of the Rt-7 Loop around Bennington has picked up in pace.It looks like this Fall will be the Demise of my favorite Skatehill.This hill is 3-lanes wide,a constant 4% grade for over a mile,and features the best tar for speed/stick/smoothness I've seen on what is-to-be a public roadway.It's just off of N.Y. Rt.7,about two 10th's of a mile from the VT. border.Look for B.D. Hooligan's bar,go up Orebed Road.You'll see it.Keep it cool there,as we who skate it regularly want to keep it free of broken glass,trash,and other clutter.I've been quietly using this hill to play/train on for the last 3 years,but it's time to let the secret out.The local Farmers are a tad touchy about folk parking in their fields,so scout out the pulloffs,and hike in.Longboarders/Slalom Racers/Lugers in the New-England area owe it to themselves to make this a spot to visit Before It's Gone.
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good hills?
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On 8/15/2004
Sebastian Z
wrote in from
Sweden
(213.114.nnn.nnn)
Can anyone recomend sum fun hills in CA. iam planing to make a trip to CA but i don't know wher to go realy?
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GGP
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On 8/14/2004
david
wrote in from
United States
(165.247.nnn.nnn)
is anybody going to be at Golden gate park tomorrow with some cones? if so let me know
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illinois
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On 8/12/2004
ben
wrote in from
United States
(216.89.nnn.nnn)
hey everyone i've been readin NCDSA for about a year now, and I can't seem to find anyone in central Illinois. Not much around here except for corn and the occasional a**hole. There are some hills 20-30+ mph. if anyone out there wants to bomb,cruise or whatever email me beanerblank@yahoo.com Im only an hour and a half from St Louie.
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