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DJ

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OS spots....
« on: January 18, 2009, 02:21 PM »
We used to have a few awesome places down here near me when I was younger, the chalkpit behind my parents place was unreal, there were a couple of decent tracks & an old concrete bowl/snake run thing... all have now gone sadly  :'(

I like the old places, nowt to technical, always good for carving around & stuff so just curious too if any of you guys know of any old school spots that are still there, tracks, concrete etc.... I guess they are all pretty much gone but you never know... Any pics would be good too..
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Re: OS spots....
« Reply #1 on: January 18, 2009, 08:22 PM »
I think Rom and Southsea might still there  :LolLolLolLol:

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Re: OS spots....
« Reply #2 on: January 18, 2009, 10:02 PM »
Mmmmmm.... Southsea just about!!!

Nah, u get what I mean right? Just small places.... there must be some?
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Re: OS spots....
« Reply #3 on: January 18, 2009, 10:33 PM »
Dartford Heath, there's only two of the early 80's jumps left but loads that were started in the 90's that are still used.
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Re: OS spots....
« Reply #4 on: January 18, 2009, 10:43 PM »
The only place left where me and Dave Slade used to ride is Rabbit Hill in Wombwell Woods. It's still there but it's totally overgrown with trees. It's was like a big dirt halfpipe but with one side loads higher than the other. Big roll in to dirt quater to big long flat. Perfect old school jumping conditions!!

Daz.  :daumenhoch:
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Re: OS spots....
« Reply #5 on: January 19, 2009, 01:01 PM »

How about:

Burnham Beeches (Burnham)
Haslams Wood (chalfont st peter)
Slough trading estate (one of the first 'street' spots)
Denham Roundabout Quarterpipe
Mushroom Farm (we built a while track in here before the fecker was burnt down!)

All top spots!
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Re: OS spots....
« Reply #6 on: January 19, 2009, 01:03 PM »
Harrow!   :daumenhoch:
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Re: OS spots....
« Reply #7 on: January 19, 2009, 07:09 PM »
all the old spots in cardiff long gone- the bombpatch, ramp room ( all of the varying 3 - 4 set ups), sandies mud bowl, daviot st track, newport rd halfpipe ,penarth rd warehouse, cyncoed track & bowl, watertower (my old flat riding spot til about 2003), banks ( just by the central train station) and few others i can't remember off the top of my head.


bristol still has some good old parks- dean lane (bedminster) and st georges amongst others.
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Re: OS spots....
« Reply #8 on: January 19, 2009, 10:58 PM »
yeah those portsdown hill chalk pits were amazing fun, like chalk bowls :daumenhoch:
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Re: OS spots....
« Reply #9 on: January 20, 2009, 02:18 AM »
There was this chick named Marion Grisby. We used to ride her a lot. Does that count?
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DJ

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« Reply #10 on: January 20, 2009, 04:09 PM »
No offence Greg, you seem like a nice guy n all but if ANY of you lot have been in there I dont want to go there  ;D
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Re: OS spots....
« Reply #11 on: January 23, 2009, 04:33 AM »
Latimer Road and the old rope swing spots!
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Re: OS spots....
« Reply #12 on: January 23, 2009, 08:45 AM »
The best place for me was Wickstead park.Best ever concrete park and they made it in to a car park  :'(
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Re: OS spots....
« Reply #13 on: January 23, 2009, 10:14 AM »
i used to love knebworth track and skatepark  :(
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« Reply #14 on: January 23, 2009, 11:22 AM »
yeah knebworth was great  :daumenhoch:
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Re: OS spots....
« Reply #15 on: January 23, 2009, 01:07 PM »
Hayden Hall
Bosanquet Close (now residential housing)
Brunel Uni
Harrow
Rom
Burnham Beeches (bikes banned these days  >:( )
Meanwhile II
Harrow Club @ Westway

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Re: OS spots....
« Reply #16 on: January 26, 2009, 08:15 AM »
Anyone got any pics of these spots?
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trill

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Re: OS spots....
« Reply #17 on: January 26, 2009, 03:19 PM »
gillingham and knebworth.
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