[luvz2ridez]

Hubby and some friends and I went up to S. Surrey bike park in B.C. Canada on Saturday and had a blast riding all the skinnies they had and practicing on their drops. Problem is, I'm hooked! Is there anywhere to ride skinnies in WA that isn't 2 1/2 hours away?

 

[Toshi]

practice riding along curbs in parking lots!

 

[iridebikes]

your backyard?

 

[bikerpunk98199]

that one place...... that we dare not speek of

 

[bent^biker]

galbraith has skinnies...and stuff

 

[boostindoubles]

yea i goof around on curbs and even the yellow stripes in the roads all the time.

 

[kinghami3]

galbraith has skinnies...and stuff

Look up Cedar Dust on Galbraith, there's a big skinny practice section on that trail. Also, try Shawn's trail if you want to get really advanced.

 

[bent^biker]

ya...shawns inspires your best performance...with an "or else" kind of attitude

 

[SeaPig]

that one place...... that we dare not speek of

Yeah, you got to hook up with someone that knows "that one place." Then there's "the other place." In the meantime abandoned train tracks are a great place. You can use the road crossing to get up on them and then ride out. You don't pay if you fall off.

 

[Borneo]

Do what I did and just build a bunch in your back yard. You can even make them portable so you can move/stack them when needed. No yard? Pull them out into the driveway and amaze your neighbors. There's always decent lumber to use in the throw away pile at construction sites.

I agree though if you go urban, you will find man made skinnies everywhere. Riding the curbs as long as possible on the way to a local Blue place to ride always gets me primed for what's to come.

Where do you live around town? Perhaps we can point you to someplace closer than Galby and Cedar Dust.

 

[thesacrifice]

whats this place in Surrey you speak of?

 

[luvz2ridez]

Look up Cedar Dust on Galbraith, there's a big skinny practice section on that trail. Also, try Shawn's trail if you want to get really advanced.

Yes we are hitting Galby next weekend and will make sure to hit these trails.:biggrin:

 

[luvz2ridez]

Do what I did and just build a bunch in your back yard. You can even make them portable so you can move/stack them when needed. No yard? Pull them out into the driveway and amaze your neighbors. There's always decent lumber to use in the throw away pile at construction sites.

I agree though if you go urban, you will find man made skinnies everywhere. Riding the curbs as long as possible on the way to a local Blue place to ride always gets me primed for what's to come.

Where do you live around town? Perhaps we can point you to someplace closer than Galby and Cedar Dust.

I want to build something in my yard or in the greenbelt out back, but it would have to be portable because kids ride back there all the time. Don't need someone getting hurt. As of right now, living in Puyallup, but moving soon...

 

[luvz2ridez]

whats this place in Surrey you speak of?

South Surrey bike park http://sorce.gotdns.com:81/pictures.html
It was pretty cool, tons of skinnies, dirt jumps, drop offs and a training area.

 

[SteezyWeezy]

build some in the backyard

 

[fuzzycatnuts]

The collanade seams like the perfect place to build skinnys, maybe talk to those guys about helping build some.

 

[Borneo]

There's already one log ride there. Nothing spectacular but good for practice and the gabion walls that you all may have seen in the videos. The one I like is a raised curb that curves and follows a pathway for over 150 feet. the tough part is staying on it around one of the columns.
Lots more skinnies coming and will be splitting some cedar and starting on the novice area bridges soon.

 

[redFoxx]

There's the long log at the Worm, we hit it at the end of our ride as we're coming out of the Worm section. It's a great one to practice on and practice dismounting from. Also good to learn how to fall from...

I agree with everybody else though, just take your bike out into the neighborhood and do the curbs! Or if you're riding down a road, like at SeaTac, just follow the yellow line. There's no consequences to doing that skinny.

 

[luvz2ridez]

There's the long log at the Worm, we hit it at the end of our ride as we're coming out of the Worm section. It's a great one to practice on and practice dismounting from. Also good to learn how to fall from...

I agree with everybody else though, just take your bike out into the neighborhood and do the curbs! Or if you're riding down a road, like at SeaTac, just follow the yellow line. There's no consequences to doing that skinny.

Redfoxx, you'll have to show me where this log is you are talking about at Tapeworm, I didn't see it.

Also, riding lines and curve is just not as fun...

 

[Borneo]

"...not as fun."

True, but we thought you wanted practice. There may be some skinnies at Lake Sawyer. No sure anymore. Banner Forest may also have some.

There was some talk about building some at sea-tac but the jump craze sorta took over there. Used to be some ghetto ones in the south side by the fence.

 

[vibiker]

....you'll have to show me where this log is you are talking about at Tapeworm, I didn't see it.

I think he is talking about the downed telephone pole that is lying in the field between Tapeworm and Parisite.

 

[redFoxx]

"...not as fun."

True, but we thought you wanted practice. There may be some skinnies at Lake Sawyer. No sure anymore. Banner Forest may also have some.

There was some talk about building some at sea-tac but the jump craze sorta took over there. Used to be some ghetto ones in the south side by the fence.

No and
No

Banner doesn't have much in the way of structures other than some log piles.

At SeaTac, there aren't any functioning skinnies in the fence area other than a piece of metal drain spout or something like that. We will ride that but that's all there is for skinnyage.

I do know there's this guy's backyard that has skinnies...'course he lives way up yonder in Doo-Valle.

 

[dirtmover]

Hey Luvz2ridez, check your in box.

 

[fuzzycatnuts]

There used to be sorta a rule about no wood at seatac. I dont think theres really rules anymore. Since seatac is not apoved by the city, yet, I dont think it would be a good idea to build a bunch ladders. Also ladders are much easyer for someone to tare down. Some natural log rides or some well built, simple and low to the ground skinnys might be cool.

Theres some telephone pols that have been takin down around town that are just lying there, those are fun to practice on. One by my house wobels when you get on the smaller end, its a trip.

 

[luvz2ridez]

"...not as fun."

True, but we thought you wanted practice.

Yes, true true, sorry about that. Didn't mean to say I won't practice on curves. I have been riding curves and such to practice, but the real thing is so much funner and much more of a thriller.

 

[dirtmover]

Hey fuzzycatnuts check your inbox.

 

[carbuncle]

whats this place in Surrey you speak of?

Surrey Bike Park, a fine little skills park and sterling example of skill-building trails and stunts about 10 minutes over the border.

http://sorce.gotdns.com:81/trails_stunts1.html

The real-world name of the area is the South Surrey Recreation Centre and the drops and jumps are by the tennis courts. Trails area accessed from trailheads by the larger drops, among others.

 

[kahner89]

you can make your own skinnies, i have before and the are a blast esp. when you have nothing to do.

 

[kahner89]

curbs also are great. it is wherever your imagination takes you. I also have railroad ties in my backyard which is like 15 acres but it is awesome how they set them up. They are like curb width and like 10 feet long each. basically they look like long stairs and at the end there is a 7 ft. drop which is nice. i built a ramp if you want to use it as a step up too. man i get happy just thinking about it

 

[luvz2ridez]

Trail Map of Surrey Bike park

http://sorce.gotdns.com:81/forms/ConceptualMasterplan.pdf