Prospect Park

**Havokio** · 12-12-2008 10:16 AM

Does the Friday Night Prospect Park thing still happen? I've seen it once. It's like a race, but not really.

**Archy** · 12-12-2008 10:41 AM

Yes. Go.

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**SpeedFiend** · 12-12-2008 11:22 AM

tonight i will be there. look for an orange deck

**SpeedFiend** · 12-13-2008 12:20 PM

it was so cold last night. stayed from 7.40 to eight and no one was there. wind was somewhat co operative.

**GravityRider15** · 12-13-2008 12:22 PM

Originally Posted by SpeedFiend

it was so cold last night. stayed from 7.40 to eight and no one was there. wind was somewhat co operative.

You must have been lost then.

**SpeedFiend** · 12-13-2008 12:24 PM

i was at the rip hill, some bikers passed me and that was it. i checked my watch at the bottom of my second run down the hill and it said eight oh two.

**Wells** · 12-13-2008 05:05 PM

Just missed you.

**SpeedFiend** · 12-13-2008 05:39 PM

the turn i like was wet. and while the road was not really wet looking on the way up, on the way down it looked soaked.

**Havokio** · 12-14-2008 06:33 PM

I was there, but I didn't get there till about 12:30 am. I was pretty sure I'd see no one, and I was right. What time do ya'll usually leave?

**ShaneO** · 12-15-2008 07:01 PM

Wheres that located at. I have been looking for some new spots, im over in long island but the city is not far at all.I have Just been going on hills around me for past months no one skates over Here anymore just seems everyone is on dope lately. no joke

**MJKam11** · 12-15-2008 07:38 PM

Originally Posted by ShaneO

Wheres that located at. I have been looking for some new spots, im over in long island but the city is not far at all.I have Just been going on hills around me for past months no one skates over Here anymore just seems everyone is on dope lately. no joke

Look in the RIP thread, somewhere in the first few pages there is a map that shows you. I'd give you a street address to the entrance that goes right into our hill, but I don't know the exact street. Something like 15st and Prospect Park south or southwest.

**lbinbrooklyn** · 01-14-2009 06:49 PM

Originally Posted by ShaneO

Wheres that located at. I have been looking for some new spots, im over in long island but the city is not far at all.I have Just been going on hills around me for past months no one skates over Here anymore just seems everyone is on dope lately. no joke

Hey you guys should check out this site, its not perfect and I think you have to register for full details, but its not bad to look up some runs.

Longboardmaps.com: Find A Run

Oh and the good hill (with traffic) is on the South West side of the park that starts enters at 16th st and Prospect place (or Centre dr and Prospect park southwest) and leads to park circle by coney Island ave at the most southern part of the the park.

the hill from grand army against traffic is arguably the largest and most dangerous hill in the park, I've ridden it a couple times without knowing how to slide and you better be sure theres no traffic coming up at you. Its probably a quarter mile down hill at 25 degree grade with a blind right turn at the bottom run off. Good stuff

Ride safe all.

**Archy** · 01-15-2009 01:40 PM

Originally Posted by lbinbrooklyn

the hill from grand army against traffic is arguably the largest and most dangerous hill in the park, I've ridden it a couple times without knowing how to slide and you better be sure theres no traffic coming up at you. Its probably a quarter mile down hill at 25 degree grade with a blind right turn at the bottom run off. Good stuff

That's my favorite hill in Brooklyn--people call it the "wrong way hill." But you've got to use it cautiously, not only because you could get seriously banged up at the blind corners top and bottom, but because too much indiscriminate bombing will piss off the bike nazis and they'll cry and call the cops.