Hi Claude Thanks for the invite out to Ottawa. It would be cool to finally meet you and the rest of the Eastern crew in person, and maybe get some hints on how to go faster! I won't be able to make it for the nationals at the end of June, but I may be out that way sometime in July or August for a fa...

Hi Marcel Just read you post about Slalom in BC... Whereabouts in BC are you? A group of us has been practicing slalom at Lafarge Park in Coquitlam on Saturday mornings for the last couple of years. Spearheaded by Boris and I. We have an email list that we monitor and would gladly add you to it! Her...

What a great truck! I first saw them this spring at Vancouver's first Race/gathering in 18 years at the Chan Center on Daniel Knopf's board. Man, was I stoked. I had just broken my locally made offset and was in dire need of something stronger. Daniel ordered 2 pair for me and was even able to have ...

Hi Chris I realized that Daniel (Knopf) was German the next day when, quite by chance I was at rollergirl.ca looking for some rollerskate wheels when I saw his name and picture. I didn't realize he was a hardcore vert rollerskater as well! It was also cool to try out some european gear especially th...

Vancouver's first race in ages was a great success, lots of stoked folks came out to participate. We set several courses for all ability levels to keep it fun, with a dual tight (6ft.) for racing. As we didn't have a timing system of any kind, we just ran head to head, with Daniel, a Swiss rider liv...

Sorry

The race is SATURDAY night - March 20

I hope no one is up there right now - I'll be missing the fun if so.

Dan J

Hi Pat The race was posted last week on coastlongboarding.com so a bit short notice - outlaw style. To my knowledge, perhaps the first organized slalom race in Vancouver since 1986. The turnout for last season's opener (mass start downhill) at the Chan was over 100 people. It's indoors in the parkad...

Finally! Vancouver's first big slalom race in years.

This Friday night 11pm at the Chan center, UBC.

Michael Brooke from Concrete Wave will be there.
Looks like there will be a big turnout.
Longboard hockey too.

Come on out!

I hadn't visited this board for quite a while, it seems things are really taking off. Great to hear that Claude has organized a race series back east, I'd love to come out there and check it out (Race!) The weather has been great here most of the winter and I skate to work on the path next to the sk...

Hey Scott

If you read this message, drop me a line
when you get to Vancouver or before.
Are you going to be staying in Van this summer?

It would be nice to use some real cones for a change!

Dan J
dan@unionarts.com
T: 604-251-1749

Matthew I live in Vancouver BC and have been skating on the 30" Cutter since December. I weigh 130lbs and when I stand on the board I just barely flatten the camber, and when I pump hard, the camber seems to progressivly resist. The camber center is more toward the front and has a concave that is un...

I wouldn't mind buying a set of Oust bearings to check them out.
I live up in Vancouver, Canada, non of the shops here have heard of them.
Can anyone direct me to a dealer or online source in the US.

Thanks

I don't know how much skating Rob's been doing, but his eyes lit up when I started talking about the old races that went off on Chartwell Drive and Eyremont in the British Properties back in the 70's. Rob MacKay or Ian Fairweather raced back then too. Don 'The Mad Carver' Hartley is still ripping it...

Right on! I just found this forum tonight. I'm in Vancouver and the weather has been great for riding most of the winter. We have scoped out several good racing locations in West Van behind gates, so no traffic. (Cypress road, first switchback, pass gate and up to the substation. This was paved fres...