Bristol Sk8er Thread

Great to catch up with you today Andy. Good session at Peghill and no ankle biters untill 9.

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Nailed the axle stall

It wasn't elegant and at times not pretty. One forward slam and the other was the horrible 'axle stall to drop in, both feet sliding off the board - am I going to crack my nut on the coping' scenario.
More than three successfully dropped in....... ye-ha.

Now to tidy them up, get them regular and take it to some of the bigger transitions.

Oh! And maybe convert some to 50-50s in the mini.
tonight.

Awesome - axle stalls are the biz! An essential manouver in a skater's arsenal!

Great session this morning - thanks Tony!

Well done Tony. Anyone out in the morning?
Edit: Me and the Leckster will be at Churchdown about 8:30 if anyone wants to join us.

Todays offerings at Churchdown

Well done Lecky, that camera gives bloody good results considering the tiny size of it. Funny though it feels like I'm skating at 100mph when I'm there but looks pedestrian on the vid lol. Thanks for doing the filming dude.

Had to pay for my Saturday session with some DIY Sunday Wiring light sockets - bliss.
Churchdown does look good must get there soon.

What time does it start to get busy?

Had to pay for my Saturday session with some DIY Sunday Wiring light sockets - bliss.
Churchdown does look good must get there soon.

What time does it start to get busy?

It was getting busy when we got there at 8am, but mostly little kids with their parents so they kept out of the bowl for quite a while.

Seems daft to say it but....... Weather looks good tomorrow.

Would be a shame not to have a trundle around Peghill

Should be there for 07:15 and swept up shortly after. Not a great fan of skating with ankle biters so probably gone by 09:00

Sunday anyone?

Nice Churchdown vid, been there a couple of times lately, gets busy early, but i've not had a massive amount of time, need to get down there more.
Stll summer seems to be here at last, hopefully bump into some of you all round and about sometime.

Hi leggy, how you doin.
Haven't managed Churchdown yet. Surveyed it in the rain and it does look good.

I'll post up when I'm going - maybe catch up then.
Good to hear from you.

Anyone up early, right now? and fancy a quick blast at Yate. Looks like the only break in the weather for the next week. Think I'm going to go up about 7:45 for a bash.

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Got up at 07:00 to scope the possibility of a skate.......

Dog had sh4t in his bed...... Jumped on my youngest lads bed with a dribbly @rase........ Hoards of teenagers in the tele room........ Bad mood

Hadn't seen your post until just now

Well done Mr C - carpe diem Hope you had / having a good skate.

Yep I had the whole park to myself for the entire session. All dry and clean. Would have been better with some company though. Up early again today, but too stiff from yesterday to go for another session. And DIY is calling.

Up early........ It's dry........ In pain

Practising axle stalls in the mini at Peghill I decided to test the rebound qualities of my chest against the coping

Reckon I bruised my ribs. The funny side is I suffer hay fever and am sneezing a lot

One of my mates was kind enough to point out that it's a lot of weight to put on ribs.......

Catch up soon.

Great vid from Churchdown Lecky, you blokes make it look small in that bowl but It looked massive when I went in there....darker darker darker and everything turned to concrete and I couldn't tell which way was down It was a little damp though so didn't get enough speed up probably (read as chicken)!! Definitely on the list for a return trip (with pads this time).....

Sorry to hear about your ribs Woody, heal fast!! Couldn't find you on FB by the way, we are still down to MSN fairly regularly at the mo and had an excellent sesh at Keynsham last Sunday as we had it to ourselves for 3 hours in between light drizzle

Up early........ It's dry........ In pain

Practising axle stalls in the mini at Peghill I decided to test the rebound qualities of my chest against the coping

Reckon I bruised my ribs. The funny side is I suffer hay fever and am sneezing a lot

One of my mates was kind enough to point out that it's a lot of weight to put on ribs.......

Catch up soon.

I was up early this morning too, but too much to do to fit in skating, although if you read the injury section you can see I would have been safer skating.
Hopefully you've not cracked a rib Tony or you are in for a few weeks of pain, lots of it if you have hay fever and are sneezing.
Did you have the place to yourself?

Could be Keynsham or Bath 2moro aftnoon as heading that way so will let you know in the morn cookie

Good Keynsham sesh this afternoon Leckster. Possible Churchdown attack Sunday morning if anyone is up for it.

Churchdown in the morning to make the most of the last sunshine.Text me if you wanna rv cookie will be taking the skate bus.

Churchdown in the morning to make the most of the last sunshine.Text me if you wanna rv cookie will be taking the skate bus.

Yep, looks like a small window of dry weather in the Glos area, if the forecast is correct we should be good. Txt on the way Lecky

Could be a dry patch in the morn so will wake up and see

Could be a dry patch in the morn so will wake up and see

Yeah right! lol, my neck seems to be getting worse again, so dry patch or not I wont be there I'm afraid.
I do miss those wet Sunday mornings over at Skate Extreme.

Was thinking of going down to Bath tonight (Tues 10th), It's raining up here, but the BBC shows dry in Bath tonight, a bit hard to believe though.
Can any of you Bath locals give us the current weather situation down there?

Its dry in Corsham at the mo...... we normally get our rain from the valley out of Bath (wish they would keep it sometimes )

bath is good now...going for a gentle roll

Its dry in Corsham at the mo...... we normally get our rain from the valley out of Bath (wish they would keep it sometimes )

You're more than welcome to it

Oh thanks LF......

Cookie/Lecky - as frequent visitors to Churchdown, do you find it particularly slippy on the hips into the big bowl or was it just really dusty when we visited last week, as I was struggling to comit high into the bowl area?

Oh thanks LF......

Cookie/Lecky - as frequent visitors to Churchdown, do you find it particularly slippy on the hips into the big bowl or was it just really dusty when we visited last week, as I was struggling to comit high into the bowl area?

Maybe a little slippy but not really a problem, try and just let it 'drift' a little over the hips

Oh thanks LF......

Cookie/Lecky - as frequent visitors to Churchdown, do you find it particularly slippy on the hips into the big bowl or was it just really dusty when we visited last week, as I was struggling to comit high into the bowl area?

Maybe a little slippy but not really a problem, try and just let it 'drift' a little over the hips

I let it drift so much I landed on me arse

Cheers Cookie, was able to let the board drift okay but lost a lot of the pump I would normally get at places like MSN and Keynsham so could not get enough height in the bowl - maybe not a bad thing as I kept shitting myself kickturning in there Guess it will weather in over the winter

Oh thanks LF......

Cookie/Lecky - as frequent visitors to Churchdown, do you find it particularly slippy on the hips into the big bowl or was it just really dusty when we visited last week, as I was struggling to comit high into the bowl area?

Maybe a little slippy but not really a problem, try and just let it 'drift' a little over the hips

I let it drift so much I landed on me arse

Dont let my talk of 'drifting' fool you, I have done the same thing there, I think Lecky has too, he is the man for this question though he takes those hips pretty high up.

Bend the knees and compress otherwise you will lose traction [ its a timing sort of thing }

Looks like it might be dry by 7. Vic Park anyone?

hmm praps around 8pm for me

Weather looks good tomorrow - anything going on?

Haven't been for what seems like an age, need a skate before the DIY slavery cycle starts again.

Not sure if i'm out in the morn nor cookie who might have man flu yet again.Will listen out for the text 2moro and decide. Anyway we have a indoor venue at last at Subside skatepark winterbourne with a few nice miniramps to play with. Should be able to get a late night session in for us old uns.

Still feeling a bit crap tonight guys, but if I wake early and feel ok I will be out. Either Yate or Churchdown. If going I will post up here as soon as I am up, and text you Lecky.

Morning gents.
Going to pop up to Churchdown for a swifty as I haven't been there yet - with wheels anyway.

Will only be an hour or so, I ache like an old git who's done too much DIY yesterday............

Local indoor is a plus for those wet winters

No go for me today, as you may have guessed by now. Hope you had a good session.

Wu-hey.... finally skated Churchdown.

Gets the thumbs up from me, a tidy little park with lots of lines to get into. Some of the drop ins are a little low to be vert - you have to slam the front down fast just to get it right in the height of the ramp.

Carving the big bowl is like being in a bl00dy cave

Deffo go there again and give it a little more time.

Any plans for tomorrow gents?
Weather looks ok for tomorrow with maybe a slight chance of a shower late evening.

Sorry Tony, no go this morning, but may try and get a session in at Yate in the morning before the rain comes in. Not had a roll for a couple of weeks due to man fluey type thing, but hopefully ok by tomorrow. If not I will be back on it this week, maybe an evening session at Bath.

Post up on what you are doing Cookie.

It'll be Peghill if your having a skate, Churchdown if you are not. Weather looks better fo Churchdown.

Easy either way.



Decided on Churchdown - love Peghill but I don't have to spend 15mins sweeping up the sh1t first.

I'm up. Gonna give peghill a bash. Tony you know it makes sense
Dont worry about the brushing business I will be there with my mega brush.

Edit: It didnt make much sense actualy! Got 5mins in before it rained. My first skate for 2 weeks too.

Sorry Cookie - edited my post early this morning but it doesn't update the time on the post. Would have been good to catch up.

Went to Churchdown early, managed two hours. Must be the first time ever I've managed a longer skate than your good self.

Couple of chaps there had met up with you and Lecky a couple of weeks ago sight seeing and now are kitted up and riding the bowls!! More converts curtesy of the Cookie enthusiasm.

Was hoping to get to vicky park this Wednesday, we'll see.

Glad you got a skate in it was a bit moist here.Gonna check out subside skatepark this week.

Glad you got a skate in it was a bit moist here.Gonna check out subside skatepark this week.

Reckon I could practise my axle stalls at Subside

Post up when you've decided and I'll try and come along.

How about one on the vert wall ,thinking about a look or skate wed late session 8-10 only 3 quid and a fiver membership.

I'll come and have a look with ya mate.
Think I will take a trip down to Bath tonight too if you or anyone else fancies it. Prob aim for 7pm

I'll be up for a trip to subside, see you gents there.

More Subside stuff from me boyo up the road

Might go down vic park later. Anyone about?

yep on my way

Weather looks good for tomorrow gents, anyone up for Peghill. Need to work on those axle stalls.

Going to be greedy and grab a sesh at Churchdown Sunday - weather permitting

No for Sat yes for Sun

No for Sat yes for Sun

Wot he said so wot time for rv

No for Sat yes for Sun

Wot he said so wot time for rv

How about getting there about 8:30 so meet say 7:45? Looks like rain coming in sometime later in the morning.

Sent text see you at rv

Hate to be unsociable gents - Can't guarantee the time for rv


I'll catch up with you there.