Anyone From London?

[hAmPsTaRz]

Just wanted to know if anyone knows any good spots round London.
Everywhere round me is crap

[boarderaholic]

London England, or Ontario?

[hAmPsTaRz]

Originally Posted by boarderaholic

London England, or Ontario?

England.
lol i didnt know there was another one

[Duffer]

Originally Posted by hAmPsTaRz

England.
lol i didnt know there was another one

London's one great big fantastic skating area...depends what you are into? Where are you based?

[Duffer]

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[Tommy S.]

Greenwich Park
Some Park down south which name I can't remember right now (Christal Palace-there it is)
Kennington Bowl-nice n big with banks that go into shoulders
Stockwell Skatepark (Brixton)
Meanwhile l&ll (Kensington)

[hAmPsTaRz]

Originally Posted by Duffer

London's one great big fantastic skating area...depends what you are into? Where are you based?

Im in watford
im into crusing atm but when i get my new board im gunna start dancing

[Duffer]

Originally Posted by hAmPsTaRz

Im in watford
im into crusing atm but when i get my new board im gunna start dancing

I think there's a regular/weekly slalom meet in Hyde Park. Found a link:

http://www.ukslalomskateboarding.com/where.htm

I skate Richmond Park, but it's 30 mins from the centre of London. The whole of the South Bank is great for skating if you choose your moment when the crowds are gone - an 8pm longboarding trip on a summers evening from Tower Bridge to Waterloo can't be beaten anywhere.

If you want to skate the streets you could try this event:

The Stroke Association - The Thames Bridges Bike Ride 2009

and few of the distance guys are dong it.

This is a must on the calendar:

Sky Sports London Freewheel

...but you need to be competent enough to avoid large groups of cyclists. I sketched one the first year I did it!

[ATG-ATB]

Join this facenook group fo events in London, we have weekend meets in the parks as well as evening/night sessions in the week:

London Longboards | Facebook

Crystal Palace Park on saturdays ftw, downhill, cruising, slalom and sliding going down as long as the rains not too heavy!

[Anjo K]

Originally Posted by ATG-ATB

Join this facenook group fo events in London, we have weekend meets in the parks as well as evening/night sessions in the week:

London Longboards | Facebook

Crystal Palace Park on saturdays ftw, downhill, cruising, slalom and sliding going down as long as the rains not too heavy!

I was just about to make a post bigging up our sessions, you beat me to it dude

[Anjo K]

Originally Posted by hAmPsTaRz

Im in watford
im into crusing atm but when i get my new board im gunna start dancing

Dude, I work in watford & live in harrow, where there's a couple of nice mellow hills for carving, some great spots for sliding, a decentish run or 2 for DH after midnight & slick car park to practice boardwalking on when the winter comes.

[SoFlo]

YouTube - you sound like your from london!

[LatinoRide]

Hi... I'm gonna travel to London later this summer.. and want to buy me some new decks and hardware, just because I can save a lot of money of what it cost here i Norway.
I know maybe this is the wrong thread. But where i London will i find som Longboard Shops??

name and adress would have been nice.

[gavmck]

Check out octane sport for sweet slalom gear and a bunch of longboard stuff. they are at octanesport.com , Stridey is wicked!

Then also oddballz in camden has some stuff although they are mostly a juggling shop, but have some good bits in.

To the OP: get on longboard-sessions.co.uk there's always lots of stuff in the area!

[LatinoRide]

Okey.. Thanks.. I thought that there would have been more longboard stores near London..
Anyone from london that haves som stores to recommend...?

[Anjo K]

Originally Posted by LatinoRide

Okey.. Thanks.. I thought that there would have been more longboard stores near London..
Anyone from london that haves som stores to recommend...?

Best places to hit up IMO are:
Brixton Cycles Website
Dojy Skateboards Website<-personal favourite

Stock selection is nothing like an online retailer like DBS or LBS but they do have more longboard orientated gear than most if not all other skate shops in the city

There's also Heelys near Marble Arch, but they mostly only sell completes & pretty much just Lush/Loaded last time I checked.

[Duffer]

Originally Posted by LatinoRide

Okey.. Thanks.. I thought that there would have been more longboard stores near London..
Anyone from london that haves som stores to recommend...?

Saw your thread on the Lush site too. You may have to order stuff in advance to make sure it's available when you arrive. If want to send stuff to my address to pick up when you're here you're most welcome - and no I won't sell/trade or use it!

You're welcome to come for a skate too.

I'm about 1 hour from Central London using public transport.

[vermontvermont]

Hey everyone. I live in southern Vermont in the US, but I'm doing a semester of college in London this coming fall and I'm bringing my longboard. I mostly cruise and do downhill, and since I'm also a runner, endurance skating is interesting to me. How big is the longboard community there? Hardly anybody around southern Vermont longboards.

[ATG-ATB]

Originally Posted by vermontvermont

Hey everyone. I live in southern Vermont in the US, but I'm doing a semester of college in London this coming fall and I'm bringing my longboard. I mostly cruise and do downhill, and since I'm also a runner, endurance skating is interesting to me. How big is the longboard community there? Hardly anybody around southern Vermont longboards.

We had about 15 people out today, and are looking at a meet of 40+ next sunday so you shouldn't have a problem finding people to ride with!