04.24.06
Empty Pools
who is using Google earth to find empty pools then ?
04.18.06
Crystal Palace Session
Crystal Palace Slalom Session 17th April 2006
Bank Holiday Monday and a session was definately going down
approx 15 people hooked up for some sunny slalom time on the hallowed slopes of Crystal Palace
Sam Gordon was tearing it apart running some super fast offset courses
you could hear the urethane barking as his back wheels slid around the offsets
The Stride was fast as usual although a big bail in the 1st 10 mins of skating
which made him see stars did slow him down a bit (but only a bit, he was still fast,have no doubt about that)
Mog from Brixton Cycles, riding one of the new Skaterbuilt wood & Formica slalom decks
was stylin, making his fast times look totally effortless and silky smooth
Fran was even seen skating.
i laid down some quicker runs than i had previously managed working on my pumping technique (fran will thank me for that)
I even manage to let loose on a few surrender 360 slides on the steeper slopes of the Park
So next Session Hyde Park on thursday
ONLY 3 WEEKS TILL WASTELAND 2
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PS i did my first Catarmaran in about 20 years yesterday !
04.13.06
Wasteland 2
6th May will see the 2nd of the Wasteland Slalom events held at Hillingdon cycle track
login for Racers is now available at www.ncdsa.com
So far confirmed are
Micheal Stride (ex world champ)
Paul price (another ex champ and fast as fuck racer)
loads of others
and me of course, racing under the team name of “the black scabs”
should be a good day with lots of kit to test out
hopefully by then i will be running my new slalom setup
custom built Kevlar deck with Ashphalt playground splitfire trucks, dont even ask how much its all costing me, lets just say its a good job “bank of Satan” pays me well
ride hard and if you cant ride hard take up kitesurfing, greenman did !!!
04.12.06
kingpin
KingpinAnd there i was happily skating along busting out some stylin standing slides
when i thought to myself, that looks distinctly like my wheels and trucks that have just shot past me !
sure enough it was,
one pinged kingpin later, and that was the end of that skate !
04.10.06
bude link
as i said before
always a good weekend
slalom, street and the biggest downhill event of the year
Be there
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04.06.06
anticipation
AnticipationSitting waiting
waking up up early hoping today is going to be a great day
whether you are waiting for the wind, the waves or a dry day to roll on your board
its all the same, that great feeling that makes today special
well i am sat at work, My Roe racing Slalom board taking pride of place at my side
at 3pm i will be transformed from smartly dressed stockbroker type
into a tattoooed hoody wearing skater and off to Hyde park to meet some mates to run some cones
always makes me smile the way in which peoples attitudes change towards me when i am in my civvy attire
what a sad bunch you all are !
Downhill
ChamrouuseWell summer is creeping toward us and we are busy working out what events to hit this year
Bude is always a good one ith its downhill race and slalom
my mate Len the luge reached prob one of the fastest speed down that hill on a luge 50mph
bude is the 8th june and well worth a trip to the north coast
Chamrouuse, ahhh “The Rousse”
Now this is what riding downhill is really about
300 people and one hill, not just one hill one 6 mile hill !!!
thats the equivalent of going from Sowton Ind Estate to the speed cam at Exmouth
I didnt make it last year but 04 we did
12 hour drive across france to hook up with the UK downhill crew
drank with Daryl Freeman (Gravity Games Finalist), got gnarly, got pissed (very pissed indeed )
and our lives went downhill fast
if you only ever go down 1 hill
go down this one, to quote a friend of mine
“that hill changed my life !”
Chamrouuse 26/7/8 July,
03.30.06
Welcome to our Blog
Blog wots a BLOG????? It s a WEB-LOG..hence…. BLOG!
It’s like our online diary for tad with info and photos! This is where to keep up to date with whats really going on. Hear the latest reviews, news and see them photos! If you want to comment publish and like a forum if we like them we’ll publish them.
The idea is it gives us geek free flexibility!
We will have a ‘Surf’ section, ‘Skate’ section and a ‘Kitesurf’ section along with ‘Tid’s Bits’ and ‘Blowers Hot Air’ where we will also keep you informed of all the day to day things you might be interested to hear about.
We’re still getting our heads around the ‘Blog’ idea but we have assigned Tristan Rothwell to be our specialist ‘Skate’ expert. Tids will keep you all informed of the the ‘Surfing/Tad News’ and Matt will be keeping you up to date with the latset in the world of ‘Kitesurfing’.
We will be posting new things semi-regularly.
Thanks for visiting and come back- it’ll be worth it!
If you’ve got new softwear then press the rss feeds buttons below and I’m reliably informed that you’ll get a little man tell you when there’s a new post!
Tids, Tristan and Matt.
03.07.06
how to !
Spoke to tids the other day and he tells me he wants me to do some “how to” sort of things on here !
so todays “how to” is how to be cool
always point your finger towards the sky when you drop in !!!
there you go, remember this and you will be forever cool
Skatescum
02.20.06
Traws Write up
Sat
The bales arrived ahead of schedule thanks to the efforts of Derek Round, Ian Round and a sick Ian Dawson early that morning. With the course baled, closed to traffic and now almost dry the riders started bombing the hill.
The Lugers, Dirt Surfer and Mountain Board all started at the very top of the hill giving them a long cruising section before the drop off. The Skateboarders and Street Turtle riders started at the “old” start. With the build up of winter grime and damp surface it was soon discovered that the road was gnarlier than first appearances suggested. Great fun was had, with the Lugers going as fast as possible, comparing speeds on their GPS recorders. The Skateboarders did the first few runs on their sliding decks and with the damp greasy surface some great moves were pulled before gaining confidence and cruising, then bombing the hill on their downhill decks. Jason Absalom had the time of his life riding the Street Turtle, achieving a new personal best speed on it.
Saturday evening began in the Holiday Village pub for some great grub and a mini UKGSA meeting to make some decisions on upcoming events and other items. Everyone then moved to one of the cabins where a projector and screen was set up and an evening of Saft and Boneless films were shown. Films included 2005 UKGSA races, Chamrousse and Bukolik freerides with hilarious moments and great riding.
Sun
Saturday was damp, Sunday was a downpour. Most were happy to sand about chatting, talking Skateboard and Luge. A few hardcore riders (2 Luge, 2 Stand-Up, Turtle, Dirt Surfer and Mountain Board) refused to be beaten and hit the hill. Despite the rain it seemed like the grip on the course had improved and Jason Absalom was blasting down the hill on his Luge faster than anyone the previous day. All the winter grime must have been washed away.
By lunch the rain had stopped, but everyone (bar Jason Absalom) was wet, cold and had had enough. So the decision was made to clear up and head for home.
Thanks
Thanks to all the riders, to Saft and Boneless for the films, to Luke for the projector and sheet, thanks to the marshals for standing in the rain and wind and thanks to everyone who helped set out and clear up the bales. Most thanks to Derek Round, Ian Round and Ian Dawson for collecting the bales from their home and returning them despite illness and injuries.
The UKGSA hopes to be organising another Downhill Dragon freeride at Traws this year. Keep your fingers crossed for a hot, dry summer.