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Title: Long Beach Bke Festival Flatland Battle & BBQ
Post by: News_Bot on April 08, 2010, 08:44:53 AM
Country: United States
Location: Long Beach
Date: 08.05.2010


 

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Title: Re: Long Beach Bke Festival Flatland Battle & BBQ
Post by: O.S.G. on April 08, 2010, 09:04:45 AM
NOt august 5th? Ok :rolleyes: :P :beer: :beer: :beer: :beer: :beer: :beer:
Title: Re: Long Beach Bke Festival Flatland Battle & BBQ
Post by: animal1 on April 08, 2010, 09:31:45 AM
Awesome! I'm there.
Title: Re: Long Beach Bke Festival Flatland Battle & BBQ
Post by: infeCt3d on April 08, 2010, 10:07:00 AM
I'm there  :beer:
Title: Re: Long Beach Bke Festival Flatland Battle & BBQ
Post by: Pat on April 08, 2010, 05:46:23 PM
i'll be there if i have my bike by then  ;D i really want to
Title: Re: Long Beach Bke Festival Flatland Battle & BBQ
Post by: b_ron on April 08, 2010, 07:32:48 PM
if i have no midterms the following week, i can probably make it out
Title: Re: Long Beach Bke Festival Flatland Battle & BBQ
Post by: animal1 on April 08, 2010, 08:32:05 PM
NOt august 5th? Ok :rolleyes: :P :beer: :beer: :beer: :beer: :beer: :beer:

Yeah, you may want to change the date to 05/08/2010.  It took me a second to realize it's in May.

On a side note, I agree with that guys shirt.  :beer:
Title: Re: Long Beach Bke Festival Flatland Battle & BBQ
Post by: Mr.Proctor on April 12, 2010, 03:57:39 AM
ooooPss that would be my bad I'll fix it, what's the spot though
Title: Re: Long Beach Bke Festival Flatland Battle & BBQ
Post by: O.S.G. on April 16, 2010, 12:40:23 AM
Is it ganna be @ the same Hought  Park skatepark with a small flat area? were the foundations last year and prev jams @?
Title: Re: Long Beach Bke Festival Flatland Battle & BBQ
Post by: animal1 on April 16, 2010, 03:58:39 AM
I hope not.  I'd rather ride the marina than that little slab.
Title: Re: Long Beach Bke Festival Flatland Battle & BBQ
Post by: Iriez on April 17, 2010, 02:07:57 PM
Jeap. Frustrating that it doesnt display the address????

Houghton park is CUT. Worst spot ever. If you guys want a resident LB cat to pick out some much better spots....HAPPY to provide! But riding on 12 x 12 of slippery smooth concrete is never fun. Thats like fighting with a wild bobcat but they put grease on your feet before the battle....you KNOW your ass gonna slip and fail.

I sent jesse and bobby a REALLY DOPE spot that could hold HUNDREDS of flatlanders in newport. Big props to animal1 for re-discovering this spot.
Title: Re: Long Beach Bke Festival Flatland Battle & BBQ
Post by: Projexxx on April 17, 2010, 07:07:35 PM
this is comin up quick. whats the spot fellas?

downtown long beach by the aquarium would be pretty fun.
Title: Re: Long Beach Bke Festival Flatland Battle & BBQ
Post by: Iriez on April 25, 2010, 11:40:06 PM
Ok, did some digging and spoke to Erich Hough about the location. Its going to be part of the long beach bike festival in downtown long beach. Eric said -

"its going to be at the long beach bike festival in downtown LBC on may 8th. there is a lot of ground available, so I'm going out there monday april 26 to meet up with chad and choose the best surface. stay tuned at
http://www.myspace.com/bmxfoundations (http://www.myspace.com/bmxfoundations)"

The official press release states:
"The start/finish line will be located at Broadway & Promenade
with festival activities for all ages taking place throughout the Promenade and Pine Avenue areas."
From:
http://longbeachbikefest.org/images/stories/2010/LBBFPressRelease2010.02.26.pdf (http://longbeachbikefest.org/images/stories/2010/LBBFPressRelease2010.02.26.pdf)

So, there's no 'exact' location as of yet, but hopefully I can meetup with eric/chad tomorrow and post more info on where we will be.

Thanks!
Title: Re: Long Beach Bke Festival Flatland Battle & BBQ
Post by: badlove on April 27, 2010, 02:02:43 AM
I would like to go but like do u have to compete? i wanna just go there and just get some tips from flatlanders on what im doing wrong on my tricks
Title: Re: Long Beach Bke Festival Flatland Battle & BBQ
Post by: animal1 on April 27, 2010, 02:14:49 AM
You don't have to compete.  Just come hang out, ride, and have some fun.
Title: Re: Long Beach Bke Festival Flatland Battle & BBQ
Post by: cj on April 29, 2010, 08:33:44 PM
I met with the event organizer to check the spots they had available for us, out of the three choices we picked the best. It's not perfect but it's definitely rideable.
(http://i386.photobucket.com/albums/oo301/intrikat_2008/LBFJ_2010_a.jpg)
We rode there for a second and it's level and large. The spot is two different types of ground, split longways down the center. One side is black top like the old jam spot (wilson) and the other side is concrete stamped with brick patterns. There are a couple manhole type plates near the middle but Bill rolled Hang 5 straight over the worst one with little trouble. There is good sections on either end.
(http://i386.photobucket.com/albums/oo301/intrikat_2008/LBFJ_2010_b.jpg)
(http://i386.photobucket.com/albums/oo301/intrikat_2008/LBFJ_2010_c.jpg)
The spot is right next to the finish line of the race.
Eric and his crew are setting up Savaadras ramp in the parking lot next to the flatland area.
There will be live music.
BBQ and good vibes.
Title: Re: Long Beach Bke Festival Flatland Battle & BBQ
Post by: cj on April 29, 2010, 08:37:51 PM
Ok, did some digging and spoke to Erich Hough about the location. Its going to be part of the long beach bike festival in downtown long beach. Eric said -

"its going to be at the long beach bike festival in downtown LBC on may 8th. there is a lot of ground available, so I'm going out there monday april 26 to meet up with chad and choose the best surface. stay tuned at
[url]http://www.myspace.com/bmxfoundations[/url] ([url]http://www.myspace.com/bmxfoundations[/url])"

The official press release states:
"The start/finish line will be located at Broadway & Promenade
with festival activities for all ages taking place throughout the Promenade and Pine Avenue areas."
From:
[url]http://longbeachbikefest.org/images/stories/2010/LBBFPressRelease2010.02.26.pdf[/url] ([url]http://longbeachbikefest.org/images/stories/2010/LBBFPressRelease2010.02.26.pdf[/url])

So, there's no 'exact' location as of yet, but hopefully I can meetup with eric/chad tomorrow and post more info on where we will be.

Thanks!


The location is on the Promenade downtown LB directly across from the Blues Cafe.

See you there.
Title: Re: Long Beach Bke Festival Flatland Battle & BBQ
Post by: sourkrausse on April 30, 2010, 09:01:59 PM
Yo, holmes!  Please post the address where the meet-up will be... Reading the below posts it looks like Pine street is a meet point...  Would dig to attend but please share the address of the meet-up for May 8th.  Look forward to the jam!
Word.
-Sourkrausse
Title: Re: Long Beach Bke Festival Flatland Battle & BBQ
Post by: infeCt3d on April 30, 2010, 09:06:11 PM
That picture of Jesse Puente doing this trick is SICKAGE!   :beer:
Title: Re: Long Beach Bke Festival Flatland Battle & BBQ
Post by: animal1 on May 03, 2010, 02:05:50 AM
Anyone passing by Huntington Beach on the way to this thing?
I need a ride
Title: Re: Long Beach Bke Festival Flatland Battle & BBQ
Post by: cj on May 05, 2010, 05:11:37 PM
Yo, holmes!  Please post the address where the meet-up will be... Reading the below posts it looks like Pine street is a meet point...  Would dig to attend but please share the address of the meet-up for May 8th.  Look forward to the jam!
Word.
-Sourkrausse

Broadway and Promenade (1/2 block east of Pine ave.)