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Mac83 
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Post subject: New feature at Silksworth
 Posted: Aug 26, 2010 - 11:25 AM
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After many heated debates and years of let downs, construction has finally started on the slope's permanent feature...
And it looks like it's going to be a BEAST of a quarter pipe! 
         
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Post subject: RE: New feature at Silksworth
Posted: Aug 27, 2010 - 09:24 AM
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| looks like an amish barn raising at the moment, i hope it doesnt turn out to be one of those. does silksworht still have that wierd bump at the bottom before the uphill bit? |
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Mac83
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Post subject: Re: RE: New feature at Silksworth
Posted: Aug 27, 2010 - 02:09 PM
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227angrydonkeys wrote:
that wierd bump at the bottom before the uphill bit?
Not that I know of... but I might just be used to it!?  |
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dunx
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Post subject: RE: Re: RE: New feature at Silksworth
Posted: Aug 27, 2010 - 02:55 PM
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Mac83
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Post subject: RE: Re: RE: New feature at Silksworth
Posted: Aug 27, 2010 - 04:18 PM
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Sorry Dunx... I forgot Photobucket might be out of reach of some people... I've moved them to my web storage.
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Post subject: RE: Re: RE: New feature at Silksworth
Posted: Aug 27, 2010 - 04:34 PM
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| How much run in do you get? It's not very obvious from the pictures. You need the full slope at Tamworth to get the most from their quarterpipe. Posted as news on the Homepage too. |
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Post subject: RE: Re: RE: New feature at Silksworth
Posted: Aug 27, 2010 - 04:35 PM
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never been there, but it looks like a right big'ol slope  |
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Branny
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Posted: Aug 30, 2010 - 07:02 AM
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i agree with Dunx, we had a bit quarter on the yeovil dendix, and the run in was the full length of the slope to get some height out of it.....
although in the wet you could get some height out of the beast |
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Mac83
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Post subject: Re: RE: Re: RE: New feature at Silksworth
Posted: Aug 31, 2010 - 11:13 AM
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dunx wrote:
How much run in do you get? It's not very obvious from the pictures. You need the full slope at Tamworth to get the most from their quarterpipe. Posted as news on the Homepage too.
The QP will be about halfway down the main slope, at the top of the nursery slope. So the run in will be about 140ft/40m from the top.
Ok so that's not a huge distance, but that top section is quite steep so you should still get up enough speed to pop out of the top.
I guess we'll just have to see how it goes, and have a vat of fairy liquid on standby just in case!
Here's a Google Maps linky with approximate conversions. |
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Posted: Aug 31, 2010 - 01:43 PM
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Branny wrote:
i agree with Dunx, we had a bit quarter on the yeovil dendix, and the run in was the full length of the slope to get some height out of it.....
although in the wet you could get some height out of the beast
must admit yeovil was the slope i had the most fun at shockingly sketchy but 100% fun fun fun all the way loved it |
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Post subject: Silks pipe
Posted: Sep 01, 2010 - 09:04 PM
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Hey guys
construction is coming along very well the latest photos are good. I'm sure mac will update them when he sees them.
A side from this Silks have just had the top 6 rows dendex replace with the brand spanking new dendex . so the Slow top is no longer slow! even when the slope is dry.
I was riding there today and it makes such a difference.
Looking forward to more freestyle Mondays. Silks have also had some Really good lesson deals on for people wanting to learn. If your local get your arses down!
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Posted: Sep 01, 2010 - 09:18 PM
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steve3 wrote:
Branny wrote:
i agree with Dunx, we had a bit quarter on the yeovil dendix, and the run in was the full length of the slope to get some height out of it.....
although in the wet you could get some height out of the beast
must admit yeovil was the slope i had the most fun at shockingly sketchy but 100% fun fun fun all the way loved it
hello my old mucker.... it's amazing how some characters come up when the words dendix and qtr pipe come out  |
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Post subject: Re: Silks pipe
Posted: Sep 02, 2010 - 03:19 PM
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Polaris wrote:
construction is coming along very well the latest photos are good. I'm sure mac will update them when he sees them.
I was about to... But then I didn't... I have done now tho! |
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Post subject: Just wanted to add a final finished photo!
Posted: Mar 13, 2011 - 03:41 PM
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First post: Apr 22, 2007
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Hey!
Just wanted to add the finished photo of our quaterpipe to this thread.
Monday nights are getting interesting at Silksworth. We have had the box and rail out, as well as jumps on a Monday night.
I keep meaning to get some proper photos and will try to this week.
Has been fun!
Kim
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Post subject: RE: Just wanted to add a final finished photo!
Posted: Mar 18, 2011 - 02:23 PM
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looking good but that white stuff you've used for the 1/4 pipe is not like any dryslope I've seen  |
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