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)

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