McAdelaide

**skimmer** · 07-11-2008 10:59 PM

Hey matt check your pm's

Its nick btw

**Duff** · 07-12-2008 12:25 AM

Hi everyone!

Just joined up to the forum as i hear this is where everyone from adelaide's hanging out (cheers Leigh). Keen to catch up for some runs with you guys at some stage, i've just dusted off my board after a few years of doing F all and im keen to hit some hills.

Duff

**leighgriffiths** · 07-12-2008 03:03 AM

Originally Posted by Duff

Hi everyone!

Just joined up to the forum as i hear this is where everyone from adelaide's hanging out (cheers Leigh). Keen to catch up for some runs with you guys at some stage, i've just dusted off my board after a few years of doing F all and im keen to hit some hills.

Duff

great to see you here Nick. Yeah the flushcut is really popular. Matty (Leadfoot) rides a Flushcut. He'll tell you many many good things about it. He loves it. I often ride with him and he has a stack of boards he lets people try. Thats the best way to do it. Try before buy.
oh and these are the trucks - Kookytrucks
Anyway, please feel welcome to ask us anything.

**leadfoot** · 07-12-2008 03:27 AM

Ay, you guys wanna roll tommorow morning (sunday)??

**leighgriffiths** · 07-12-2008 04:10 AM

Originally Posted by leadfoot

Ay, you guys wanna roll tommorow morning (sunday)??

Hell Yes!! However Bowditch is away, so I have no way of getting around.

we still haven't checked out that quarry on weekends yet. it would be sweet if they weren't working on sundays. i'm keen as always. Plus I need to get as much riding in as possible before I do this film shoot next weekend. Got lots of editing work to do after that, so I won't be doing any riding until I've finished (end of month).

What time?

**leadfoot** · 07-12-2008 04:32 AM

yep skate at 9.30? pick up 9.15

**leighgriffiths** · 07-12-2008 04:51 AM

Originally Posted by leadfoot

yep skate at 9.30? pick up 9.15

sure thing man. see ya then.
anyone else is welcome to join us.

**leadfoot** · 07-12-2008 04:21 PM

Wooo hooo!!
Didnt rain last night.
Ride is on!!
Cant be late this morning Leigh, got other things to do today.

Anyone else up and ready to go?? We will be there maybe 1-2 hours.

I can maybe fit 1 more in the car.

**nicko_21** · 07-13-2008 01:21 AM

Hey guys how was eagle?

Oh leigh from aldgate valley rd do you remember the middle bit thats all corners? How fast do you think it was? I thought i might have been at about 50ish but not sure

**leighgriffiths** · 07-13-2008 02:10 AM

Originally Posted by nicko_21

Hey guys how was eagle?

yeah eagle was awesome. did about 6 short runs with matty before i did the full run. we had a lot of fun on the short runs. and i tried out matts drop wedge. good fun.
I went as hard as i could on the full run, but there was a really strong head wind most the way down, so i only peaked at around 70. its surprising how much wind resistance can affect your speed. so yea, i'm pretty damn stoked after today. adds to my confidence.

Originally Posted by nicko_21

Oh leigh from aldgate valley rd do you remember the middle bit thats all corners? How fast do you think it was? I thought i might have been at about 50ish but not sure

it really depends on how you take it. but to be honest, i'm not sure. I'd have to try it out. I always judge hills wrong from the car.
is that the hill that your doing the outlaw on? because I wouldn't recommend it. its not really good for racing because of how narrow it is combined with the oncoming traffic. the traffic is minimal, but for racing you want no traffic at all. i also wouldn't do that road without leathers. too technical.
but hey its up to you guys.

My Kookys should turn up this week. can't wait to try em out.

**nicko_21** · 07-13-2008 03:00 AM

ohh nice the kooky's look like some bad-ass trucks
Really, i didnt think it was that bad.. how does it compare to Eagle, speed and technicality wise? Oh and we were thinking that if an outlaw race was held there then we would have someone at the start and bottom with a stop sign and get the traffic to stop every time a heat is taking place. And the locals are really nice so im sure we can organise something with them so that they contact us when they are going to leave the house or whatever... Ive thought this baby through.. If it is too technical for the average joe though i might need to reconsider.

**leighgriffiths** · 07-13-2008 03:52 AM

Originally Posted by nicko_21

ohh nice the kooky's look like some bad-ass trucks
Really, i didnt think it was that bad.. how does it compare to Eagle, speed and technicality wise? Oh and we were thinking that if an outlaw race was held there then we would have someone at the start and bottom with a stop sign and get the traffic to stop every time a heat is taking place. And the locals are really nice so im sure we can organise something with them so that they contact us when they are going to leave the house or whatever... Ive thought this baby through.. If it is too technical for the average joe though i might need to reconsider.

I just think that we all (including me) need more experience before we do any fast, technical racing and I consider that road to be fast and technical. I have never done any racing as such, but it is a lot different to free riding. in racing your adding two more elements to an already dangerous discipline. Competition and congested riding. These two things are the cause of most if not all the accidents you see in a race. So I would want to be learning this on a slower, trafficless run. but like i said, its not up to me. I just don't want you guys hurting yourselves or worse.

How was the Demonseed yesterday by the way?

**nicko_21** · 07-13-2008 04:04 AM

Yeah fair enough, i spose i forgot that there arent going to be hay bales on each corner or anything like that and with a group of inexperienced riders and racers were bound for trouble. We could always try brownhill but that roads a little too slow... Do you have any ideas?

The demonseed is sooooo good its really stable but still super turny. I might get used to these bushings first then we can experiment a bit, the mushy feeling might just be because they are so different to randals

**leighgriffiths** · 07-13-2008 04:21 AM

Originally Posted by nicko_21

Yeah fair enough, i spose i forgot that there arent going to be hay bales on each corner or anything like that and with a group of inexperienced riders and racers were bound for trouble. We could always try brownhill but that roads a little too slow... Do you have any ideas?

The demonseed is sooooo good its really stable but still super turny. I might get used to these bushings first then we can experiment a bit, the mushy feeling might just be because they are so different to randals

i'm not sure where. we should just continue looking around for mellow, windy roads with no side streets. i've thought of Brownhill creek, but it only has one corner. so its pretty useless. Also, fullfaces are a must for racing. I think that should be the rule.
i think we should organise some racing sessions, before we actually do any racing.

ii wanna get to know the people i'm riding with first.

Also, fullfaces are a must for racing. I think that should be the rule.

**leadfoot** · 07-13-2008 04:51 AM

Ay boys
Yeah great sesh today Leigh!!
I had an awesome day today. Skated, vacuumed the house, did some gardening and then did some laps at Kartmania.
SAWEEEET

Yeah there is a bit more to Brownhill now. They,ve paved some more of it, about another km. Its a bit like the linear park in the fact that there is ups and downs, so it would have to be a cross country type race.
I wanted to check it out with Des on Friday, but he wasnt up for it.
Maybe you guys should check it during the week if you are looking for something to do.
As for me, Im still a little scared of that spot after I went there with scribbler and we watched some guy just losing control of his car there.

**leighgriffiths** · 07-13-2008 06:00 AM

yeah, me and bow went and checked it out recently actually. we both tried it and agreed it wasn't worth the drive. too much pushing for us and still not enough cornering. it was pretty disappointing. we had high expectations after we heard about the bitch' extension. oh well.

**leadfoot** · 07-13-2008 06:17 AM

bitch extension,....hahahhaaaaa

Well yeah, brownhill creek could be a bitch too.

Id like a cross city race.
Waterfall Gully to Henley. Map your own route.

**leighgriffiths** · 07-13-2008 07:05 AM

Originally Posted by leadfoot

bitch extension,....hahahhaaaaa

Well yeah, brownhill creek could be a bitch too.

Id like a cross city race.
Waterfall Gully to Henley. Map your own route.

that would be pretty cool. easy to organise aswell. however i don't think i could do all the way to henley. maybe from waterfall gully to "Malls Balls". that would be sweet. i'm definitely up for it. there could be a board swap after the waterfall gully section. a bit like when they go from swimming to cycling in triathlon.

On the subject of Waterfall Gully, I have always wanted to try it. similar to the Aldgate Valley rd, but a lot more mellow. If work is quiet this week, i'm definitely gonna check it out.

**nicko_21** · 07-13-2008 07:23 AM

This waterfall gully place sounds alright, my only concern with a cross city race is its not really a competition, like i would much rather do something with a bit of speed and adrenaline...

I think it would be a pretty good idea though to do the city race kinda with our crews only cos im not sure how many other people would me interested in something that mellow

**nicko_21** · 07-13-2008 07:45 AM

Haha i was looking at waterfall gully on google earth and saw this sweet road in Skye or something then i remembered that you had already found it... lol. What would that Knox terrace be like?

I was checking out montrose ave.. or roundabout rd as we call it and it has a 19% grade over about 600 meters... No wonder i died on it