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Old School BMX 1980 - 1988 => Old School Freestyle (frame stands and kickturns galore!) => Topic started by: HEYWOOD BMX on March 20, 2008, 09:11 AM

Title: Does anyone remember 2?
Post by: HEYWOOD BMX on March 20, 2008, 09:11 AM

 :) Anyone remember the Latimer Road halfpipe,London?.Bloody big,certainly for back then,slippery metal surface.Skated there a few times but don`t recall ever seeing any BMXers.

Title: Re: Does anyone remember 2?
Post by: evamedia on March 20, 2008, 01:25 PM

Yep, went there a couple of times when we'd been to Meanwhile, always had a fooking great big chain across it, so never rode it.

Title: Re: Does anyone remember 2?
Post by: Longun on March 20, 2008, 02:38 PM

This one? (http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2331/2186159406_4a03286311.jpg)

Can't let a little chain stop you.  :LolLolLolLol:
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2199/2186159280_d5c00c6511_o.jpg)

Title: Re: Does anyone remember 2?
Post by: HEYWOOD BMX on March 20, 2008, 02:50 PM

 :) That`s the bugger! Used to cover it in Rolacola to stop sliding about.! Only time I went there on my bike I got a load of attitude from Paul Sunman from Edge Magazine?/Slam City,`cos I don`t think he was too keen on BMX....

Title: Re: Does anyone remember 2?
Post by: CD17 on March 20, 2008, 03:05 PM

Great Photo's  :daumenhoch:

There used to be a massive Hafl pipe at Crystal Palice which was painted Blue, but the skaters & boarders used to lock it with a big piece of 6x6 so BMXers could not used it  >:(

Title: Re: Does anyone remember 2?
Post by: HEYWOOD BMX on March 20, 2008, 03:15 PM

 :) I skated alongside BMX for years.Never went to the Palace ramp,but did go the little halfpipe at Kings Cross,later cut done into a mini ramp.Also rode/skated Crouch End ramp.

Title: Re: Does anyone remember 2?
Post by: TwoBobRob on March 20, 2008, 09:32 PM

The Crystal Palace halfpipe was possibly the first of its type in the country.  Andy Peerless was involved in its move and his name became linked to ramp building as early as about 1980ish because of that.

So where in relation to that Latimer Road ramp is Bay66?

Title: Re: Does anyone remember 2?
Post by: Longun on March 20, 2008, 09:58 PM

Bit further East but before you get to Westbourne Park.

Title: Re: Does anyone remember 2?
Post by: TwoBobRob on March 20, 2008, 10:17 PM

Gotcha.  Under the same bit of elevated road though?  Those pics look like the spot where we built a course for the Snakeboard World Champs one year in the 90s.

Snakeboards.....  what the hell were they all about??   ;D

Title: Re: Does anyone remember 2?
Post by: HEYWOOD BMX on March 20, 2008, 10:53 PM

 :) Snakeboards???? You should keep that quiet-forever! I did have a Skatewing in the `70s though.....

Title: Re: Does anyone remember 2?
Post by: lodge on March 20, 2008, 10:59 PM

Thats nowt I had a fooking roller shuttle half bmx half skateborard.

Title: Re: Does anyone remember 2?
Post by: TwoBobRob on March 20, 2008, 11:52 PM

Quote from: HEYWOOD BMX on March 20, 2008, 10:53 PM

:) Snakeboards???? You should keep that quiet-forever!

We just built the ramps and took the money.........  ;)


Although, those ramps ended up in Bay66.  Ever wondered why the jumpbox was so small?  now you know   ;) ;D