i practiced there as a beginner, before i started slalom, with a cruising board, i didn't like it, not the slope but i found it too narrow to carve.
it's actually used by longboard riders to practice slide (tuesdays 9PM)
the ground is one of the best i've ever seen.
Jani says it's going to be selective
it is a highly spectacular and institutional place. that's for sure
Trocadero - right slope for TS?
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Etienne,
That picture does not give any impression that this is a steep road compared to some of the events here in California like WLAC and JPL, or Loretta Street where the La Costa Boys Racing practices.
The road surface in that picture looks near perfect and should be great. The surface at WLAC and JPL are very far from perfect.
Can you practice there? Have you tried riding it since you first posted this?
Hey JG, what is the road like?
Another picture I found on the site you mention:
<img src=http://paris.ride.free.fr/slalom/images/troca2.jpg>
Is this the road?
Looks like it would be a very scenic place for a slalom contest with lots of public visibility.
Etienne, have you practiced at all with Jani yet? What did he say of the road you are talking about there?
For comparison, here is the WLAC GS hill with Rene Carrasco looking rather dapper. And out of view is the start, probably about another 200 feet up the hill.
<img src=http://members.cox.net/oceanslider/WLAChill.jpg>
One Pro racer I know said he'd rate the WLAC GS hill at about a 7(scale of 1-10 in difficulty) and the JPL hill at 9 for your comparison.
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That picture does not give any impression that this is a steep road compared to some of the events here in California like WLAC and JPL, or Loretta Street where the La Costa Boys Racing practices.
The road surface in that picture looks near perfect and should be great. The surface at WLAC and JPL are very far from perfect.
Can you practice there? Have you tried riding it since you first posted this?
Hey JG, what is the road like?
Another picture I found on the site you mention:
<img src=http://paris.ride.free.fr/slalom/images/troca2.jpg>
Is this the road?
Looks like it would be a very scenic place for a slalom contest with lots of public visibility.
Etienne, have you practiced at all with Jani yet? What did he say of the road you are talking about there?
For comparison, here is the WLAC GS hill with Rene Carrasco looking rather dapper. And out of view is the start, probably about another 200 feet up the hill.
<img src=http://members.cox.net/oceanslider/WLAChill.jpg>
One Pro racer I know said he'd rate the WLAC GS hill at about a 7(scale of 1-10 in difficulty) and the JPL hill at 9 for your comparison.
<font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: Glenn on 2003-03-16 12:47 ]</font>
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Trocadero - right slope for TS?
What do you think is the right declivity in degrees or percent (how does one estimate that ?)
in Paris we're probably going to have a contest in Trocadero, which is a great setting, but it's rather slopy.
Maybe it has to be related to how long, and how wide, and the level (beginners and seniors in Paris), tarmac slick, and if there is a flat platform at the bottom
any opinion is welcome
in Paris we're probably going to have a contest in Trocadero, which is a great setting, but it's rather slopy.
Maybe it has to be related to how long, and how wide, and the level (beginners and seniors in Paris), tarmac slick, and if there is a flat platform at the bottom
any opinion is welcome