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Macthc · Frontside 180 Joined: 18 Jun 2008 Posts: 269 City: RDG

Ever sense I got my winch the hunt has been on for spots. Too my dissatisfaction my efforts have only been able to produce a little private pond that dried up long ago.

I had this spot that I saw last year in mind but it takes everything for the conditions to be right. It was a road gap and I've been scoping it out the last few weeks. The water gets low in my lake and they have this road that appears and that cuts off a little pond on the lake. Well last week when I went out the road wasn't even out of the water.. today I go back and this thing is HUGE. I missed my opportunity I'm thinking. What do you guys think? Little launch ramp?

Needless to say I'm bummed. Crying or Very sad

left to right is the lake... gap.. pond.

this is from the other side and someone parked right there so I could show you how big the actual road is.

This is the bank of the lake.. about 2-3 feet down

This is the bank of the pond.. about 2 feet

uidzero · Kickflip Joined: 01 Jun 2005 Posts: 3839 City: Casselberry

rail.
ramp.
lots of speed and pop.

pick one and try it out Smash

Macthc · Frontside 180 Joined: 18 Jun 2008 Posts: 269 City: RDG

uidzero, Think you could do that with speed and an ollie? Smash

plus hitting my first rail over death like that.. hmm I guess it would make me tuff

RollinTrees · Frontside 180 Joined: 03 Jul 2009 Posts: 334 City: NorCal

ive got a portable skate rail we could put over the road. im not sure if its long enuff tho

Grouch · Kickflip Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 3146 City: The OC

Check out the video Free4All. They had a few gaps like that in that video.

Definitely doable!

-=AlexXx=- · Posted: Aug 12, 2009 6:01 pm Post subject:

kicker! incline! do it.

RollinTrees · Frontside 180 Joined: 03 Jul 2009 Posts: 334 City: NorCal

if its gonna be done, its gotta be done soon, the lakes dropping like a foot a day

taku · Kickflip Joined: 10 Mar 2007 Posts: 2868 City: Central FL

That's at least 15ft across.....

that's a huge distance!

/helpful Very Happy

The Bug · Frontside 180 Joined: 16 Sep 2004 Posts: 434 City: Redding

Macthc, ACID Canal FTW!

Too bad they took out Seltzer Dam. That might have been a sick winch spot, well except for all the tweakers and homeless.

RollinTrees · Frontside 180 Joined: 03 Jul 2009 Posts: 334 City: NorCal

does the acid canal ever have water in it? seems like its dry a lot. maybe im thinkin of a different canal

Macthc · Frontside 180 Joined: 18 Jun 2008 Posts: 269 City: RDG

The Bug, RollinTrees, LETS RIDE!

RollinTrees · Frontside 180 Joined: 03 Jul 2009 Posts: 334 City: NorCal

i dunno, chances are i will land right in that dirt haha

The Bug · Frontside 180 Joined: 16 Sep 2004 Posts: 434 City: Redding

RollinTrees, the ACID Canal fills up when they put the diversion dam in at Lake Redding Park every spring. It is used for irrigation of farms etc. My dream is to wakeskate the canal in the city hall area (pulled by a motorcycle), get pictures or footy of the mayhem, and then split on the bike before the cops can drop hammers. Smash

Now you know my idea. I dare you...

RollinTrees · Frontside 180 Joined: 03 Jul 2009 Posts: 334 City: NorCal

im tryin to think of where your talking about. the cops are the least of my concerns

wakeskatingrulezd00d · Pop Shuvit Joined: 04 Oct 2008 Posts: 158 City: folsom, LA

SPOT!!
dude hit the shiz up with a rail! that would be some epic pics!

Steven M · Posted: Aug 12, 2009 9:15 pm Post subject:

If anything you have a WINCH POND, throw in some rails and shred the pond.

Macthc · Frontside 180 Joined: 18 Jun 2008 Posts: 269 City: RDG

wakeskatingrulezd00d, but its a road that people go across so building a rail going across just wont work.

Steven M, I havent checked but I think the banks in the pond are pretty steep like V but it could work.

parm · Posted: Aug 12, 2009 10:37 pm Post subject:

unless you have insane rail skillz, I wouldn't try to gap that without a kicker

Gnarly Dancer 42 · 360 flip Joined: 21 May 2007 Posts: 5121 City: kalamazoo

i wish that pond was at my house Exclamation

Rhino · Frontside 180 Joined: 08 Feb 2007 Posts: 460 City: ATX

totally could be done