Author Topic: RADLANDS (Read 4228 times)

harris · « **on:** June 16, 2007, 02:22 PM »

my thursday evening haunt

and it could possibly re open

http://http://www.radlands.com/

bmxmatt1974 · « **Reply #1 on:** June 16, 2007, 03:37 PM »

i used to go down for bike night on a tues

harris · « **Reply #2 on:** June 16, 2007, 03:48 PM »

i did tuesdays or wednesdays for a while until they split the skaters and bmx .
thank bugger that happened or someone was going to get slammed hard.

bmxmatt1974 · « **Reply #3 on:** June 16, 2007, 04:04 PM »

what years you start going down there? think i started going about 96 for few years

harris · « **Reply #4 on:** June 16, 2007, 04:09 PM »

i went for years on and of until about 1998/9 i guess it closed not long after.
i only ever did evenings ,weekends was leigh .

harris · « **Reply #5 on:** June 16, 2007, 04:12 PM »

the lad i rode with was jason mills and he opened his shop hardcore hobbies around then
so thats when we stopped going to boring driving on my own.

bmxmatt1974 · « **Reply #6 on:** June 16, 2007, 04:18 PM »

i used to ride with jase hewitt and cpl of other guys from round my way

SaMAlex · « **Reply #7 on:** June 16, 2007, 08:22 PM »

I used to go every week, Wednesday I think. From when it first opened (91 ish I think). I liked the very first layout the best, with the big mini with the massive deck with a flat bank going into a small street area with a steep "wallride" on the back of the vert. It went down hill from there (IMO) but I guess it was what skaters wanted at that time.

I entered 2 or 3 contests there, mini and street.

Ive got loads of footage from there, some from BMX Vids and some from friends vids.

Top place, loved it!

Lazarou · « **Reply #8 on:** June 16, 2007, 08:51 PM »

The first layout was the best 91ish with the big mini by the door, that ramp was awesome! Grew to love the roll-in later on and the quarter that backed onto the vert ramp by the toilet. Also remember Chris getting pissed at the comps and making an arse of himself! Great days and a great park ( It'll never be the same)

harris · « **Reply #9 on:** June 16, 2007, 08:56 PM »

i did my first face plant on the midi next to the half pipe ,chain come of and plop.
and you are right it would never be the same.
if leigh was rebuilt ,now that would be a different matter as i would move in a a squatter .

se-bmxer · « **Reply #10 on:** June 17, 2007, 08:23 PM »

Yep cool place use to go on my days off in the week, did and one go when Mat Hoffman went there?

SaMAlex · « **Reply #11 on:** June 17, 2007, 08:32 PM »

Hoffman was there at one of the contests I entered. I dont think he rode cos his shoulder was pretty bad. One of my mates got his autograph but the only bit of paper my mate had with him was a prostitute card from a Northampton phone box. He's still got it.

bsdforever · « **Reply #12 on:** June 17, 2007, 08:37 PM »

Quote from: S&MAlex on June 17, 2007, 08:32 PM

Hoffman was there at one of the contests I entered. I dont think he rode cos his shoulder was pretty bad. One of my mates got his autograph but the only bit of paper my mate had with him was a prostitute card from a Northampton phone box. He's still got it.

I remember that comp, Gogo and Bill Minns had Hoffman drinking Buckfast!!

teamsano · « **Reply #13 on:** June 17, 2007, 08:47 PM »

haha, when in rome...

SaMAlex · « **Reply #14 on:** June 17, 2007, 08:48 PM »

Quote from: teamsano on June 17, 2007, 08:47 PM

haha, when in rome...

... get pished with team sano!

Lazarou · « **Reply #15 on:** June 17, 2007, 08:54 PM »

I remember the roof above the vert ramp was too low for him, Jerry had the same problem, and me (not).

harris · « **Reply #16 on:** June 17, 2007, 08:55 PM »

on ebay

Lazarou · « **Reply #17 on:** June 17, 2007, 08:59 PM »

This thread's made me really nostalgic! I loved that park and had some great times there.

darkersomeday · « **Reply #18 on:** June 17, 2007, 09:12 PM »

never got an opportunity to go there for some reason,

place is legend though,

harris · « **Reply #19 on:** June 17, 2007, 09:33 PM »

is the old bus depot still around in canterbury ,or has it been flattened for new buildings.

TwoBobRob · « **Reply #20 on:** June 17, 2007, 10:45 PM »

Used to have the odd roadtrip up there to Radlands, always a good day out. Learnt 360s over that wee kicker to pyramid driveway thing, wallrides from those two loose quarters and my first pegstalls on the 8ft quarter that backed onto the vert ramp.

Happy days

egg · « **Reply #21 on:** June 20, 2007, 12:49 AM »

radlands vert contest 93 only (sober) shot i ever got in a mag

backflip fakie attempts there too! god knows what i was thinking

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=1853732445

harris · « **Reply #22 on:** June 20, 2007, 07:27 AM »

egg top piece of riding bro

dan

subversion · « **Reply #23 on:** June 25, 2007, 10:48 PM »

Quote from: Lazarou on June 17, 2007, 08:54 PM

I remember the roof above the vert ramp was too low for him, Jerry had the same problem, and me (not).

Well Matt still fired out a Double tailwhip air on that vert, just rode in, a few airs & BANG! put his bike down & went back to chilling! my jaw was on the floor! He also did the MC bit @ one of the comps there too

I miss Thursday nights @ Raddies.....