Author Topic: Foam pits in the South East ? (Read 2398 times)

Gnasher · « **on:** November 08, 2008, 05:14 PM »

Does anyone know of any foam pits in the South East?

jedi · « **Reply #1 on:** November 08, 2008, 05:16 PM »

corby

TwoBobRob · « **Reply #2 on:** November 08, 2008, 06:59 PM »

Skaterham - from time to time. You'll have to contact them and ask when it's next being installed

Gary72 · « **Reply #3 on:** November 08, 2008, 07:09 PM »

http://www.skaterham.com/

Corby
http://www.adrenalinealley.co.uk/

firebird4130 · « **Reply #4 on:** November 08, 2008, 07:17 PM »

yeah we need a foam pit, I'm thinking of making one. just don't know where

TwoBobRob · « **Reply #5 on:** November 08, 2008, 07:37 PM »

They can be very dangerous places..... proceed with caution....

firebird4130 · « **Reply #6 on:** November 08, 2008, 07:49 PM »

Yeah I've been told that, what can be so dangerous? overshooting the pit?

DIRTBIKER250F · « **Reply #7 on:** November 08, 2008, 07:54 PM »

Apes in Sockton, full indoor park. Shut down cos some kid injured himself on a rhythm section and sued the Park

I loved the foam pit, spent many an hour just trying to bust whips and shit. Daft cvnt he who spoiled it for every one

TwoBobRob · « **Reply #8 on:** November 08, 2008, 08:05 PM »

Quote from: fraz4130 on November 08, 2008, 07:49 PM

Yeah I've been told that, what can be so dangerous? overshooting the pit?

There's a couple of things really, if you throw your bike, it's likely to bounce back up into you, and everyone tries flips and the foam tends to grab your head/neck and hold onto it, dishing out some wicked whiplash injuries....

Golden rules are to hit every jump with 1000% commitment, and never let go of your bike

firebird4130 · « **Reply #9 on:** November 08, 2008, 08:05 PM »

That's out of order, it's getting like America people suing for everything

TwoBobRob · « **Reply #10 on:** November 08, 2008, 08:07 PM »

Shouldn't sue parks. It just ain't in the spirit of things......

firebird4130 · « **Reply #11 on:** November 08, 2008, 08:07 PM »

don't fancy that neck thing, sounds like you could get some nasty injuries like that

harris · « **Reply #12 on:** November 08, 2008, 08:09 PM »

they are bad as infection disease zones ,infection capitol of the bmx world.
if you slam and cut yourself get a jab.
even indoor ones collect moisture and sweat from the air rats live in some honest.

apart from that have fun

TwoBobRob · « **Reply #13 on:** November 08, 2008, 08:12 PM »

Yeah, they found 3 seperate rats nest in Newports pit when they stripped it out years ago......

As for getting hurt, don't worry about it, just think about what you're doing and hit everything hard

firebird4130 · « **Reply #14 on:** November 08, 2008, 08:17 PM »

so basically , if you don't get whiplash ,you might come face to face with splinter or contract the deadly ebola virus

harris · « **Reply #15 on:** November 08, 2008, 08:18 PM »

in a nut shell yes

TwoBobRob · « **Reply #16 on:** November 08, 2008, 08:23 PM »

My 40th birthday jam;

http://media.putfile.com/Flip-attempt-62

firebird4130 · « **Reply #17 on:** November 08, 2008, 08:28 PM »

nice flip, I wanna learn those I'd only try it into foam, tried onto matresses years ago but I just couldn't commit to being upside down

TwoBobRob · « **Reply #18 on:** November 08, 2008, 08:31 PM »

I had a hard old time on those. Couldn't turn my head for weeks after!!!

firebird4130 · « **Reply #19 on:** November 08, 2008, 08:33 PM »

from the strain of the flip itself or landing on the neck?

TwoBobRob · « **Reply #20 on:** November 08, 2008, 08:34 PM »

Landing on my head!!!!

I torpedoed into that thing many times before I started to go round....

firebird4130 · « **Reply #21 on:** November 08, 2008, 08:38 PM »

still an impressive trick to me even after all these years

lodge · « **Reply #22 on:** November 08, 2008, 08:39 PM »

Wow i had no idea about the disease and rat thing in foam pits, it makes sense though as i have had rats in my garage and loft in the past and they seem to adore nibbling on foam.