Tag Archives: Kingston

Kingston Calling!

RecyclesSo, Lee told me because he has the new Alone Grips in stock I have to help sell them so here goes…..

If you live / ride in the Kingston area (and lets face it we have a scene of a pretty big size) then support your local rider owned Bike shop! Recycles in Brighton road Surbiton is stocked full of bmx awesomeness… these guys build the trails you ride, fight to get the local skatepark improved and laugh at you when you eat shit doing some fancy new school front tyre dancing lip trick.

SUPPORT – Local rider owned shops and bike companies. Rant over

www.recyclesbikes.com www.alonebmx.co.uk

Kingston Park Redevelopment Meeting

Had a meeting last night about the redevelopment of Kingston/ Kings Field park. Nothings final yet but its a good start even if some people were being unhelpful.. no bowl.
Anyone got anything to add that you think we need in the park..?

Key points-

1. Agreed small representation group for next couple of meets. Matt (Skaters), Aaron (BMX), Sean (in line) Lou (girls/young women), David (Richmond Youth Partnership)  , Gaye (Parks), Steve (general know everyone/everything person). These people MUST feed back info to other park users.

2. Agreed timescale. Final list of requirements re new skate park to be agreed by end of Sept. Then out to contractors for design pics. Final design November. Contractor appointed by Christmas for build in time to open Summer 2010.

3. Agreed consultation. RYP to put a notice up in Kcafe with post its for ideas. Also a brief yes/no questionnaire on the following key points. We won’t use the existing design pictures we have from Wheelscape although concept 2 was the preferred option at this stage.

4. Key features of the new park.

a. Good flow and transition.
b. Not a bowl.
c. Not too big/too small (ramp heights around 6ft)
d. Beginners area (like Horsham)
e. Must have a long, wide 1/2 pipe
f. Edges should have coping on one side and angle iron on the other
g.Varnished concrete surface (NOT paint) Like Royal Oak
h. A surrounding bank with seating, shelter and ability to act as wind break for those freezing windy winter days
i. A bit of debate around stairs but on the whole it was yes but maybe with a bank in the middle

Contractors- Dreamline (?) Maverick, Wheelscape.

Pump it up

As you may or may not know we’ve been building a pump track up Wisley while it’s been raining over the last few weeks. It’s pretty rad, and has this sweet hip in it that you can see in the photos below. Also went out for a street sesh with Dave Jake and Roscoe the other day so there’s some photos from that too. I’ve saved a few choice one to stick up on my site as well so check that out.
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Don’t forget KOD this Sunday! Salt Club will be in full effect if people dont show!

Steve=Hope

Steve=Hope

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Kingston Skatepark BMX and Skate Showcase

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Get on Down!

From Scott about the Kingston Skatepark Jam:
For those of you that werent at the last meeting we talked about the upcoming meeting and specifically about what tasks need doing before now and the event and on the day. We will have our next meeting on Sat 11 April a week before the event to make sure we have got everything covered. Though if you have any questions or ideas before then let me know and well see what we can do.

Old Footage Edit

Decided to make an edit out of the footage from Bellerby’s camera, I’ve been having trouble uploading but I’m sure it’s down to my Anti Virus firewall being cautious about everything (which is good, but not when I need to upload stuff.)
I tried Vimeo but they’ve told me I’ve reached my daily allowance of uploads (must be all those midget porn videos I uploaded earlier…)
Anyways: Here it is in stunning LD on Youtube!

“Ghetto Dave” Pics

His name is Dave and he’s a bit ghetto. Three pics from Kingston skatepark you lucky lucky people!

Lean Bike co. Ktown park session

Back in the Day Pics

Recently I posted a couple of videos from some old clips that were on the old site. I’ve done some digging and managed to find some really old school photos from school/college days. Good times were had!

Live the Dream

Haven’t been able to  update much, been very busy.. working hard and playing hard! I’ve got lots to update with so hopefully I will get time to do it tonight. For now check out these Kingston park pictures Bellerby sent over. Toms let his CAD mind run away with him!…

Next Kingston Meeting

Next Kingston Park meeting: 28th February @ 11am

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Photo by Hannah

Check out the blog thats running for up to the date news: digitalbmx.com/kingston-skatepark/

Sadly i cant be there, but anyone that goes make sure you sign the petition! Every bit helps…

News: Random

Just bits of news ive seen over the last couple of days…

Was checking out a couple of sites and came across this on Style 43.. Looks like Mike from Ktown will be out of action for a bit from a busted foot. Get well soon!  style43.com/news/2009/02/17/lil-mike-with-a-big-foot/

Some talk about the trails at BarEnd from Davros over at deluxebmx: “We have been digging a fair bit down Barend and things are starting to come together.” deluxebmx.com/news/2009/02/the-year-of-trails/

There are a couple of cool pics by Gareth up on the Dig site that got overspilled from the Dig68 Issue. Check them out here: digbmx.com/photo-ops/dig-68-uk-trails-overspill

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photo: Gareth Howell