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Message 243 (6. Jun. 2002 20:36) (Tree)

RollerSkater Dave
rollerskaterdave@canada.com
The outdoor season
Bernhard wrote:
: How about your skating lately?

Not too bad. Still hit and miss with the weather. A lot of wind this spring. If it's behind you it's great for going downhill. I must have hit close to 30 mph today on the long downhill grade near my place (about 400 feet long at a 15 to 20 degree slope). Going back up against the wind was a real killer though. Still waiting for my first chance at an actual ramp. Hopefully soon if I can get a couple of hours clear. I do most of my skating at night now (around 10:30 pm) and the ramp does not have lights so I'm stuck using the open road in my neighbourhood.

RollerSkater Dave
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Bernhard: The outdoor season (6. Jun. 2002 11:15)
 The outdoor season has definitely arrived (at least on the northern hemisphere. How's the weather down under?). I also have a motorcycle again so that I can go skating on my favorite ramps. But now it's wet and the day before yesterday I really got soaked on my motorcycle. Perhaps I was a bit too optimistic that the weather will get better in the direction of the ramp I have been driving to. I would't have complained if it had started to rain after skating. Definitely got to get those skating muscles into shape. This won't be the case for our local contest Hot LaWa 2002 this weekend, so that I won't skate this big ramp. Don't have the time to, neither, because I have to do organisational stuff and take photos.

How about your skating lately?
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RollerSkater Dave: The outdoor season (6. Jun. 2002 20:36)
 Bernhard wrote:
: How about your skating lately?

Not too bad. Still hit and miss with the weather. A lot of wind this spring. If it's behind you it's great for going downhill. I must have hit close to 30 mph today on the long downhill grade near my place (about 400 feet long at a 15 to 20 degree slope). Going back up against the wind was a real killer though. Still waiting for my first chance at an actual ramp. Hopefully soon if I can get a couple of hours clear. I do most of my skating at night now (around 10:30 pm) and the ramp does not have lights so I'm stuck using the open road in my neighbourhood.

RollerSkater Dave
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rollerball: The outdoor season (8. Jun. 2002 07:46)
 Its getting a bit cold here in sydney australia now...but still good for a roll....my knee is getting better so should be more vert skates now....we have a sick new bowl going in right on one of sydneys great beaches....vert keyhole with hips into a rect mini bowl with good corners to pump...and a good street course..
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