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Offline iceqb25

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Re: Picking a spot.
« Reply #15 on: April 23, 2009, 05:40:20 PM »
i just ride on a school blacktop. it works

Offline Vic Román

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Re: Picking a spot.
« Reply #16 on: May 07, 2009, 07:44:06 AM »
Since , im out of work...I get to ride more ;D and  :angry: no work.So with all this time on my hands I`ve been looking for spots to ride.Im gonna be honest it`s got to have plenty of shade.
So far I found a dead end street with no traffic whats so ever (it was never buit on).I found a spot on the west orange trail(it`s a 19 mile bike trail in Orange County FL)Under a highway,cant get kicked out cause...its a bike trail,along my adventures on this trail I also found tons of tennis courts in a school(who plays tennis in high school?) and a park with a Huge Basket ball court with the half of it for...Bikes!yep theres a bike rack in the middle of the otherside of the court soooo...guess it was built for flatland. ;D oh and it`s in the shade.Only problem is kids keep asking to ride your bike. :angry:

While I take this time to job hunt,im gonna ride in the afternoons. ;D





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Re: Picking a spot.
« Reply #17 on: May 07, 2009, 09:59:22 AM »
THE BBT IS A PRIVATE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL IN CASTRO VALLEY,CA AND
IT IS A BIG BLACKTOP THAT WE RIDE AT 4PM TIL DARK AND LATELY
THAT IS TIL 8:40PM AND THEN ON THE WEEKENDS WE GET THERE AROUND
2PM TIL DARK. WE HAVE NO PROBLEMS AT ALL WITH THE POLICE AND
THE SCHOOL MANAGER KNOWS US AND KNOWS WE TAKE CARE OF THE
PARKING LOT AS I WAS THERE TODAY SWEEPING A PORTION OF IT AND
WE ALWAYS HAVE THAT PLACE DIALED.

THE PLACE CAN FIT 7-8 RIDERS RIDING AT A TIME AND WE USUALLY
HAVE 4-5 RIDERS THERE DAILY..MYSELF, JUN JUN, OSG, TRENT ETC
AND IT WAS FUNNY AS IT IS SO QUIET THERE TO RIDE AND THEY USE
THE UPPER PLAYGROUND AS A PARKING LOT SO THERE IS ABSOLUTELY
NO PROBLEM WITH US RIDING THERE.

THERE IS ALSO A STORE RIGHT DOWN THE HILL THERE TO GET
DRINKS AND FOOD AT (BON FAIRE) AND EVERYTHING IS RIGHT
THERE.

IF ANYONE WANTS TO RIDE DURING THE WEEK IN THE BAY AREA THEN
CALL ME AT 925-818-6500 AS LIKE I SAID WE RIDE AT THE BBT 4PM-DARK
AND ON THE WEEKENDS 2PM-DARK!

FINDING CHURCHES OR PRIVATE SCHOOLS LIKE AN CATHOLIC OR
CHRISTIAN SCHOOL BLACKTOPS ARE THE BEST!
« Last Edit: May 07, 2009, 10:01:29 AM by flt trix rider43 »

Offline Rien

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Re: Picking a spot.
« Reply #18 on: May 07, 2009, 10:08:59 AM »
the surfaces around public buildings are often awesome to
try
courthouse, library, shopping malls, ....
if you want a quiet place, most of the time you can find a small corner where nobody is walking and looking at you

good luck and a lot of fun finding one
it's also the way to discover other nice places to hang out woth your friends or girlfriend

peace

Re: Picking a spot.
« Reply #19 on: May 07, 2009, 06:00:42 PM »

public places no matter what you do...

YOU USUALLY GET KICKED OUT OF AFTER AWHILE AND TAKE
THE CLOCKTOWER FOR INSTANCE AS WE ARE GETTING
KICKED OUT ALOT LATELY AND IT IS VERY SKETCHY AT
TIMES RIDING THERE...IN SQUARES ETC.

I USUALLY LIKE PRIVATE PLACES LIKE CHURCHES AND WE HAD
A GOOD THING WITH A PUBLIC SPOT AT THE SPOT IN DANVILLE
IN DANVILLE BUT UNFORTANELY IT SITS ON THE CALAVERAS
FAULTLINE..I MEAN RIGHT ON IT AND THE QUAKES WE HAD ON IT
AND THE WEATHERING HAS MADE IT VERY CRACKED IN SOME
PLACES AND WEATHERED BUT IT IS STILL GOOD TO RIDE IN SOME
AREAS.

I THINK FINDING A SPOT IS ONE THING BUT ALSO KEEPING IT IS
ANOTHER AND WE RIDE AT THE BBT AND ACTUALLY SWEEP THE
PARKLING LOT OR CLEAN IT A FEW TIMES A WEEK AND EVEN LEAF
BLOW ONCE A WEEK ALSO TO KEEP IT IN PRIME SHAPE. WE ALSO
HELP THE SCHOOL MANAGER WITH THINGS LIKE CLOSING THE GATES
AT 4PM WHEN WE GET THERE AND HE JUST HAS TO LOCK IT AND ALSO
OFCOURSE PICK UP OUR TRASH AND OTHER TRASH AND KEEP ALL THE
HOODLUMS OUT....LOL! IT HELPS THAT OSG NIECES ARE GOING THERE
TO THAT PRIVATE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL ALSO!

WE USUALLY HAVE 4-5 RIDERS ON THE WEEKDAYS THERE AT THE BBT
AND LIKE TO GET MAYBE 3 MORE RIDERS DURING THE WEEK AND ALSO
GET SOME MORE ON THE WEEKEND AND IT IS GOOD THERE SINCE IT IS
SO QUIET AND THE STORE IS RIGHT DOWN THE HILL FROM THE BBT--4
MINUTES AWAY!