Windy Sunday. I was surprised Rob and Dave risked the drive from Longmont. We all showed up at “Glenn Close” around the same time. I had switched to some narrower Spitfire Classics to see if it reduced wheel bite. It did. They didn’t feel as stable though. Saul was doing slappys no problem right out of the gates. He did some around the lower corner too. We all started out doing our own things. My knees were really hurting, most likely from the big weather change about to happen. I should have probably wore cupsoles. Rob was feeling the spot this time. Had some nice lines going with 180s out of curb cuts, no comply shove out of curb cut, back 50s quick. Dave went in on completely posted up crooks. They were amazing. Saul did a cool hands-behind-the-back slappy (I would later do because it looked so fun). I kind of got slappys through the corner, couldn’t get a front slappy, had so much fun doing backside ones. The spot is really cool how everyone skates it different. I was kinda caught up in my own line attempts so don’t remember a whole lot. I know Rob had done back smiths, nollie back 5-0, nollie front 50, front 5-0. Dave did a bunch of crook shoves was lining out with 180s and switch 180s on curb cuts, fakie bigspins, front shoves. The wind was super intense at times. I had a fun line of front 50, front slappy the curb cut, b/s flip straight out of the curb cut. Also a front 50 back 180 then a fakie flip off the curb cut that felt good until I rolled into the grass about six inches past the bump. Ha. Was also hyped to finally get a front shove out of the curb cut. I’m not sure how to differentiate between going straight out of the curb cut or going into the parking lot. Maybe only I will know. I also had a fun ollie over a water bottle, some good feeling slappy front crooks, front 5-0s, and lots of regular slappys. What a cool spot. We ended as Dave did his second switch slappy crook shove. Unreal. Fun spot, fun crew.

(setup 8.75″ null valley deck, venture ftc 5.8s, doh dohs bushings (blue 88a barrel boardside one, yellow 92a roadside) no boardside washer, spitfire f4 classics green/yellow 52mm swirl wheels with all washers on the inside, new balance numeric 379 tan/gum size 12, rubbery lakai insoles)
(pain level 6/10 knee pain)

I met up with Rob, Sean, Carleigh and eventually Fuzz (yes Fuzz at Broomfield park!) at Broomfield before 11am. Warming up was alright. Sean was doing his flip trick warm up. I was kind of all over. Rob was putting on a demo. Ha. Back 50 back 180, front 50 back 180, back 50 shove, manuals, nose manuals all happened quickly. Sean had some great looking flippers. The nollie heel was probably my fav. Carleigh showed and almost manualled the blue pad first try. She had some good boardslides and front 50s then did her disasters on the brick qp. I manualled the blue pad which is rare. Had a line with “nollie” front tail to fakie, fakie axle to fakie the quartapotty, fakie nosegrind (just a real quick jib). Rob was doing lines starting with the blue ledge and ending black and I wanted in on that. I know he had several back 50 shoves, a fakie nosegrind 180 or two, crooks, front boards. I got a line of noseslide the brown ledge, treflip on flat, crooks the black ledge. That line was the highlight for me. Carleigh worked on back 50s. Sean was doing tricks like nollie back nosegrind shove perfectly on the ledge. Fuzz had arrived and after starting off chill with some manuals and slappy noseslides he did a banger of a line. Ollie the little rail into the bank, ollie onto the happy ledge, back 180 off, switch front shove. Dude! Rob and I played a fun game of SKATE. I think we had a combined 20 tries before b/s flip was landed. I think I was the one to get it. I took awhile to get halfcab flip. Rob got me with 3 shove and fakie 3 shove. I ended up getting Rob with a no comply b/s shove. Fuzz had dared him to do double or nothing. Blame Fuzz. Ha. Really fun session. Had to get home and celebrate Ollie turning 17! So crazy. Time flies. Go skate while you still can.

(setup 8.75″ null valley deck, venture ftc 5.8s, doh dohs bushings (blue 88a barrel boardside one, yellow 92a roadside) no boardside washer, spitfire f4 radials 52mm blue/yellow swirl wheels with all washers on the inside, new balance numeric 379 tan/gum size 12, rubbery lakai insoles)
(pain level 6/10 knee pain)

I’ve been wanting to try an 8.75″ board for awhile now. After dinner on a breezy Friday night with rain showers threatening I went to the research ledge. I started up near the long stairs and messed around for a bit. I was amazed how easy it was to ollie up a step. After a bit I went down to the ledge and tried noseslide and it stuck so fierce I almost flew into the wall. Yikes. So I waxed it. It’s not in that great of shape anymore. Saul biked by as the rain drops started, but the wind dried them up quickly. I had some growing pains with the big board, but for the most part it was a decent session. I skated the first half in the 379s, but since I’ve been so sore I also busted out some old 868s. They felt pretty comfy, but harder to flick. I did manage my best line in them though. Front 180 up the curb, halfcab flip on flat, crooks, sketchy treflip on flat. I also managed to kickflip up the curb which I was extra happy about with the bigger board. With the crack placement on that curb it makes me pop sooner than I want to get up the curb. I had a few bad tic tac’y back 50s, a not-posted-up-at-all halfcab noseslide, couple front 50s that didn’t really grind because the ledge up hill is garbage, was 3-3 on backside flips. I tried to end with some posted up crooks, but it was pretty dark and I didn’t have nearly as good of board feel in the 868s.

(setup 8.75″ null valley deck, venture ftc 5.8s, doh dohs bushings (blue 88a barrel boardside one, yellow 92a roadside) no boardside washer, spitfire f4 radials 52mm blue/yellow swirl wheels with all washers on the inside, new balance numeric 379 / 868s size 12)
(pain level 5/10 knee pain)