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Title: My Little Wallride
Post by: generallee on June 26, 2010, 01:35 PM

Recently I went riding in my local town, a place Ive ridden in for years, since about 92. I rode past a little stone and slate wall, covered in ivy, that I must have walked or ridden past a hundred million times... and I realised you could probably ride it...!
Intead of my usual " go and look, smooth the area, make it safe " approach, I just went at it ... I had to carve behind a tree, where there is a nice little hump to use as a launch, and then air about 4 feet to then get onto the wall - and it worked second try [ first time I slid  off the wall!]
The wall has a slope to it that goes away form you, so it is great to ride on, and the landing is grass which hurts less on my old f@cked wrists.
Local snapper Jacob Gibbins came to take a pic or two the other day when I went back, the redults of which follow. now I have it down, the plan is to do it much higher and longer, and get fufuanus and tyre taps etc on the top of the wall as you can also ride at it straight on and tyre tap the wall instead of carving behind the tree.
Never had so much fun on my bike - I love BMX!
steve
This is the low cautious wall ride... Notice the dust inthe background where the launch is. Wish it looked as big as it felt when doing it - quite scary at first!
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/uu182/liferbmx/stevewall2.jpg)

Then this is another a bit higher...
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/uu182/liferbmx/stevewall3.jpg)

Then a fufanu - great fun
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/uu182/liferbmx/stevewall5.jpg)

More when I go back next week for bigger and higher wall fun!!
steve

Title: Re: My Little Wallride
Post by: gary4130 on June 26, 2010, 01:49 PM

nice riding steve +good pics  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: My Little Wallride
Post by: Bettyswallocks on June 26, 2010, 01:56 PM

Cool pics dude, you did well to spot that it was rideable under all that ivy!

Title: Re: My Little Wallride
Post by: b45t4rd on June 26, 2010, 02:41 PM

Great pics Steve.  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: My Little Wallride
Post by: generallee on June 26, 2010, 05:51 PM

Glen, I saw you in dig ! Great tree ride shot my friend!

Title: Re: My Little Wallride
Post by: 20to26 on June 26, 2010, 05:58 PM

 :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: My Little Wallride
Post by: donkeybambam on June 26, 2010, 06:12 PM

love it..... :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: My Little Wallride
Post by: diesel on June 26, 2010, 06:32 PM

Rad - great pics

Title: Re: My Little Wallride
Post by: scott250 on June 27, 2010, 09:35 AM

 :daumenhoch:

Spot on that.

Title: Re: My Little Wallride
Post by: pickle on June 28, 2010, 01:09 PM

thats well cool Steve!   :daumenhoch:  great pictures as well  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: My Little Wallride
Post by: trickydeno on June 28, 2010, 08:54 PM

nice 1 steve  :daumenhoch:

get on it mate! crackin pics

Title: Re: My Little Wallride
Post by: harris on June 28, 2010, 09:31 PM

good lad steve,plenty of life left in the olde dog yet.
so nice to get out and just ride nowadays...the lads got a talent with the camera   :daumenhoch:  lifer..

Title: Re: My Little Wallride
Post by: magna13 on June 29, 2010, 10:24 AM

mint steve! :4_17_5:

Title: Re: My Little Wallride
Post by: SaMAlex on June 29, 2010, 12:55 PM

YEAH STEVE!

Title: Re: My Little Wallride
Post by: bmxmatt1974 on June 30, 2010, 06:32 PM

cool  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: My Little Wallride
Post by: brettypeeps on July 01, 2010, 12:55 AM

Great Pics :smitten: