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Title: INDOOR PARK OPENING IN COLCHESTER!!
Post by: jedi on December 03, 2008, 05:36 PM
parkdx is supposed to be openeing this month.i cant find any pics and the site is underconstruction on the web.
anyone know anything?
Title: Re: INDOOR PARK OPENING IN COLCHESTER!!
Post by: Philbert on December 03, 2008, 06:30 PM
anyone know anything?

yeah i do! i'm looking right at you my padawan
Title: Re: INDOOR PARK OPENING IN COLCHESTER!!
Post by: jedi on December 03, 2008, 08:15 PM
i nearly got feeble grind to death stare now
Title: Re: INDOOR PARK OPENING IN COLCHESTER!!
Post by: TwoBobRob on December 03, 2008, 10:56 PM
I'm building it........

Title: Re: INDOOR PARK OPENING IN COLCHESTER!!
Post by: jedi on December 03, 2008, 11:04 PM
serious?
need a hand?
Title: Re: INDOOR PARK OPENING IN COLCHESTER!!
Post by: TwoBobRob on December 03, 2008, 11:09 PM
I'll speak to Peerless in the morning  :)
Title: Re: INDOOR PARK OPENING IN COLCHESTER!!
Post by: Gary72 on December 03, 2008, 11:10 PM
I'm building it........


Get a bloody move on then :LolLolLolLol:
Does it have heating as it's bloody freezing outside.
If you do need a hand, just shout at JEDI :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: INDOOR PARK OPENING IN COLCHESTER!!
Post by: TwoBobRob on December 04, 2008, 11:29 PM
No heating, but a very nice miniramp  :)
Title: Re: INDOOR PARK OPENING IN COLCHESTER!!
Post by: Bushwacked on December 04, 2008, 11:34 PM
How come nearly all the decent parks are being built or already are in Essex or that side of the country!!!

  :'(  :'(  :tickedoff:  :tickedoff:
Title: Re: INDOOR PARK OPENING IN COLCHESTER!!
Post by: TwoBobRob on December 04, 2008, 11:38 PM
It certainly never used to be that way.  In fact there are still more indoor parks in the north.


Now, as for Colchester, I've spoken to the owner today. She's very much up for more bmx involvement so I've suggested a bmx only night, and private hire to us every now and then  :)
Title: Re: INDOOR PARK OPENING IN COLCHESTER!!
Post by: GINGERHOLMES on December 05, 2008, 08:04 AM
rob, that sounds like a great idea  :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: INDOOR PARK OPENING IN COLCHESTER!!
Post by: JT71 on December 05, 2008, 08:22 AM
No heating, but a very nice miniramp  :)


who needs heating?, I get nice and sweaty....probably on account of me snaking me mates and having more turns than I should....lol....you snooze you lose.

Rob: just as an off topic bit of info, what sizes are mini/midi ramps?

I only ask cos some of what I would call a mini ramp suitable for BMX, like creations mini, get referred to as Midi by some, and it's a fair bit bigger than those minis at corby.





Title: Re: INDOOR PARK OPENING IN COLCHESTER!!
Post by: evamedia on December 05, 2008, 08:51 AM
No heating, but a very nice miniramp  :)


Here's hoping you remade Playstation's :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: INDOOR PARK OPENING IN COLCHESTER!!
Post by: JT71 on December 05, 2008, 09:03 AM
Now, as for Colchester, I've spoken to the owner today. She's very much up for more bmx involvement so I've suggested a bmx only night, and private hire to us every now and then  :)


road trip.  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: INDOOR PARK OPENING IN COLCHESTER!!
Post by: SaMAlex on December 05, 2008, 09:12 AM
I'm building it........

Now thats something that is always good to hear about a new park! Nice one Rob.




creations mini, get referred to as Midi by some, and it's a fair bit bigger than those minis at corby.



The MINI at creation is still small, and def a MINI.

A "MIDI" tend to be a ramp that is much closer to vert (but under), usually 6 to 8 ft hight, but still half the height of most actual vert ramps now (hence being a Midi). Steeper ramps are much better for BMX, or at least for peg tricks cos you can lock into the coping much better. Joe, now you are ticking off the peg tricks you will soon find this out for yourself.
Title: Re: INDOOR PARK OPENING IN COLCHESTER!!
Post by: JT71 on December 05, 2008, 10:18 AM
cheers Alex.

Steeper is better, I've already realised that, but too scared to try those big quarters at Creation just yet.

But I am the master of mellow peg stalls.

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Title: Re: INDOOR PARK OPENING IN COLCHESTER!!
Post by: SaMAlex on December 05, 2008, 10:20 AM

Check out the pics from the BSD comp for some really nice Midi ramps. They look so good!
Title: Re: INDOOR PARK OPENING IN COLCHESTER!!
Post by: christhejob on December 05, 2008, 10:42 AM
bob man,where is it in colchester??  scratch that, i have just seen where it is..      (seeing as how i live there now and all that)
looks like my bike (whenever it gets here) and my body (whenever it is mended) may ride again!!!!

just been on the website.   they need someone who can design websites..  incomprehensible pricing structure.  and NO PEGS!!  :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: INDOOR PARK OPENING IN COLCHESTER!!
Post by: JT71 on December 05, 2008, 10:53 AM
just been on the website.   they need someone who can design websites..  incomprehensible pricing structure.  and NO PEGS!!  :LolLolLolLol:

NO PEGS!

that's me out then, I only know one trick, and it involves two pegs.

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Title: Re: INDOOR PARK OPENING IN COLCHESTER!!
Post by: JT71 on December 05, 2008, 11:04 AM
and you're right the website is W4nk.

I love that (note no pegs, must have handle bar plugs)

is in the smallest text on the site.

http://parkdx.com/

Title: Re: INDOOR PARK OPENING IN COLCHESTER!!
Post by: christhejob on December 05, 2008, 11:14 AM
i guess the horriblebmxskunk rats on their no peg bmx scooters will ride it for 10 minutes before declaring it useless..

a miniramp with a peg ban is like roast beef without yorkshire puddin'!

Title: Re: INDOOR PARK OPENING IN COLCHESTER!!
Post by: JT71 on December 05, 2008, 11:18 AM
I know pegs can damage the ramps....just have a look at that little quarter in the corner at Corby, got some JT71 peg scars in it, but hell, surely pegs are stil pretty popular on BMXes?



Title: Re: INDOOR PARK OPENING IN COLCHESTER!!
Post by: Bushwacked on December 05, 2008, 11:47 AM
Any pictures of work in progress?


What's "Agressive skate" - is that like Rollerball???
Title: Re: INDOOR PARK OPENING IN COLCHESTER!!
Post by: evamedia on December 05, 2008, 12:21 PM
Why is the BMX pricing TBA? Will it be cheaper as we can't run pegs (yeah right)
Title: Re: INDOOR PARK OPENING IN COLCHESTER!!
Post by: JT71 on December 05, 2008, 12:46 PM
nothing like alienatiing 50% of your possible revenue from the off.

maybe in Colchester there's a lot more skaters than bmxers.
Title: Re: INDOOR PARK OPENING IN COLCHESTER!!
Post by: jedi on December 05, 2008, 09:19 PM
Any pictures of work in progress?


What's "Agressive skate" - is that like Rollerball???

its where they drop in with knives
Title: Re: INDOOR PARK OPENING IN COLCHESTER!!
Post by: jedi on December 05, 2008, 11:34 PM
but no pegs?????
Title: Re: INDOOR PARK OPENING IN COLCHESTER!!
Post by: Frosty on December 06, 2008, 12:04 AM
Where in Cowdray is it, as the extreme shop was burnt down when the old industrial units went up.

I'm just down the road so if Rad has a do here I'll surely be able to make that one :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: INDOOR PARK OPENING IN COLCHESTER!!
Post by: TwoBobRob on December 07, 2008, 12:11 PM
I'll speak to the owners about the no peg thing. They currently have no bmxers at all, and no bmx knowledge. Consequently, they're following what the local skaters are telling them.  They have a membership of 120 skaters already, and thats just from a miniramp they have in the shop, so we will always be in the minority there.

She was asking me about pricing the other day, I'll iron that out with her too this week.

The miniramp is very nice, somewhere between Creation and Charlton in shape and size, and has the best rding surface on it  (same as Charlton). There's no reason why it can't stand up to some peg abuse  :)
Title: Re: INDOOR PARK OPENING IN COLCHESTER!!
Post by: Darkshadow on December 07, 2008, 12:28 PM
Gotta love the pictures of the ramps.
http://parkdx.com/construction.html
Title: Re: INDOOR PARK OPENING IN COLCHESTER!!
Post by: TwoBobRob on December 07, 2008, 12:38 PM
 :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: INDOOR PARK OPENING IN COLCHESTER!!
Post by: maximus on December 07, 2008, 08:04 PM
Looks really small in the facebook pics??
Title: Re: INDOOR PARK OPENING IN COLCHESTER!!
Post by: TwoBobRob on December 08, 2008, 05:18 AM
Yeah, it ain't big.....

But its big enough, if you get me.  A full sized miniramp and a vert wall/driveway/1/4 pipe combo.  It'll be worth the journey for the miniramp alone if you're currently slapping up to Creation to ride one.
Title: Re: INDOOR PARK OPENING IN COLCHESTER!!
Post by: TwoBobRob on December 18, 2008, 09:31 PM
Right,  get involved   ;)


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