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New Skateplaza in Madrid
« on: December 02, 2009, 12:49:18 AM »
Looks like one of the best Plazas ever!

















http://www.go-skateboarding.com/?p=3615

what? where? why? huh?

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Re: New Skateplaza in Madrid
« Reply #1 on: December 02, 2009, 01:11:49 AM »
I dont know if Im the only one to notice but this skate plaza looks way gnarlier than anything in the states/Canada. Where we usually have like a 7 stair or something these dudes have a 12 or however many stairs that is. Double set looks pretty beefy also and the banks are long and tall. Looks fun nonetheless

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Re: New Skateplaza in Madrid
« Reply #2 on: December 02, 2009, 01:19:15 AM »
As shitty and overblown and mainstream as skating is getting...at least the world is getting some fucking amazing skateparks out of it.  This place looks sick!!

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Re: New Skateplaza in Madrid
« Reply #3 on: December 02, 2009, 04:55:08 AM »
by the photos i never would of known its even a skatepark.

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Re: New Skateplaza in Madrid
« Reply #4 on: December 02, 2009, 06:50:36 AM »
As shitty and overblown and mainstream as skating is getting...at least the world is getting some fucking amazing skateparks out of it.  This place looks sick!!
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Re: New Skateplaza in Madrid
« Reply #5 on: December 02, 2009, 07:13:05 AM »
as sick as that is, it sucks how shit like love park cant even exist anymore it gets so blown out and all the ledges get chunked

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Re: New Skateplaza in Madrid
« Reply #6 on: December 02, 2009, 07:24:42 AM »
you see those trees over there? 
i'd set up my tent right there and never leave.



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Re: New Skateplaza in Madrid
« Reply #7 on: December 02, 2009, 07:35:08 AM »
im really liking those long and not so steep rails. so much flow in that park

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Re: New Skateplaza in Madrid
« Reply #8 on: December 02, 2009, 07:41:41 AM »
I'm  sorry, but that is a terrible design. Tons of wasted space, no variety of  obstacles(it looks like everything there is a set of stairs, a rail, or a bank and even in those there is not much variety-most of the stair sets are the same size, the rails are differently shaped but all nearly the same size and even the banks are all about the same) and no flow. It looks like kids will just fly down a bank or stairs, then fly down stairs or a rail.... then walk all the way back up to the top and repeat... all day.

Should make for some really non-robotic sk8rs AMIRTE?


Don't get me wrong, it looks sick for what it is, but look at the pictures, everyone is just kind of standing in the middle of the park, looking confused. I guess if you wanna skate rails and stairs all day you're in heaven.
« Last Edit: December 02, 2009, 07:56:18 AM by NickDagger »
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Re: New Skateplaza in Madrid
« Reply #9 on: December 02, 2009, 07:49:04 AM »
nah it looks like theres other stuff too they didnt get everyything in those photos
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Re: New Skateplaza in Madrid
« Reply #10 on: December 02, 2009, 08:14:28 AM »
And then it looks like the one quarterpipe they have there is a giant brick one, with pool coping, that looks to be 60 feet long... why? Why would you make it that long when no one can grind that coping for probably much distance at all, and most people want even be able to learn any tricks on it because it's too big for most to learn on. A much better design would have been to either have multiple quaterpipes of different heights, or if you want the long one, make it where it starts off small and gets bigger as you go along, and use some kind of coping that will actually let you grind for distances.

Atheistically it looks great, and I'd have a lot of fun there, I'm just saying that I bet what you see in the pictures(a handful of dudes ripping and 40-50 standing around with their hands in their pockets) is probably about all you would see here everyday.

Bad design.
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Re: New Skateplaza in Madrid
« Reply #11 on: December 02, 2009, 09:23:03 AM »
have any of you even clicked the link? there's a video showing more of what the park has.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9jEEYq3O0M

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Re: New Skateplaza in Madrid
« Reply #12 on: December 02, 2009, 09:43:08 AM »
As shitty and overblown and mainstream as skating is getting...at least the world is getting some fucking amazing skateparks out of it.  This place looks sick!!

agreed, hopefully they'll last a while as well.
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Re: New Skateplaza in Madrid
« Reply #13 on: December 02, 2009, 10:12:38 AM »
i would way rather just a couple old dudes ripping and everyone else standing around. see all those kids standing around? those are fucking douche bags who shouldnt even BE at the skate park in the first place. you should master basic skills before going to the skatepark and getting in people's way. if some old fuck can skate it then so should some little kid with no fear. they will learn to skate it or else they can get fucking bent for all i fucking care. id way rather see that quarter pipe design than just some standard cement job. they have those everywhere.
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Re: New Skateplaza in Madrid
« Reply #14 on: December 02, 2009, 10:31:16 AM »
id be stoked to have this nearby.

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Re: New Skateplaza in Madrid
« Reply #15 on: December 02, 2009, 10:43:57 AM »
id be stoked to have this nearby.

Oh for sure. I'd love it if one of these plazas would be built around my area.

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Re: New Skateplaza in Madrid
« Reply #16 on: December 02, 2009, 12:19:22 PM »
I'm  sorry, but that is a terrible design. Tons of wasted space, no variety of  obstacles(it looks like everything there is a set of stairs, a rail, or a bank and even in those there is not much variety-most of the stair sets are the same size, the rails are differently shaped but all nearly the same size and even the banks are all about the same) and no flow. It looks like kids will just fly down a bank or stairs, then fly down stairs or a rail.... then walk all the way back up to the top and repeat... all day.

Should make for some really non-robotic sk8rs AMIRTE?


Don't get me wrong, it looks sick for what it is, but look at the pictures, everyone is just kind of standing in the middle of the park, looking confused. I guess if you wanna skate rails and stairs all day you're in heaven.

I see your point...but this is the whole skate plaza vs. skate park debate.  I personally enjoy skateparks more (better flow, generally more fun) but skate plazas are built to replicate a street environment.  Street spots not built for skating generally don't have alot of flow.  Obviously they wanted a plaza so that's what they got.

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Re: New Skateplaza in Madrid
« Reply #17 on: December 02, 2009, 12:40:26 PM »
you can still flow through that plaza if you have some style

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Re: New Skateplaza in Madrid
« Reply #18 on: December 02, 2009, 12:52:25 PM »
it sucks how shit like love park cant even exist anymore it gets so blown out and all the ledges get chunked
true but its still my favorite spot ive ever skated.



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Re: New Skateplaza in Madrid
« Reply #19 on: December 02, 2009, 01:23:30 PM »
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I'm  sorry, but that is a terrible design. Tons of wasted space, no variety of  obstacles(it looks like everything there is a set of stairs, a rail, or a bank and even in those there is not much variety-most of the stair sets are the same size, the rails are differently shaped but all nearly the same size and even the banks are all about the same) and no flow. It looks like kids will just fly down a bank or stairs, then fly down stairs or a rail.... then walk all the way back up to the top and repeat... all day.

Should make for some really non-robotic sk8rs AMIRTE?


Don't get me wrong, it looks sick for what it is, but look at the pictures, everyone is just kind of standing in the middle of the park, looking confused. I guess if you wanna skate rails and stairs all day you're in heaven.
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I see your point...but this is the whole skate plaza vs. skate park debate.  I personally enjoy skateparks more (better flow, generally more fun) but skate plazas are built to replicate a street environment.  Street spots not built for skating generally don't have alot of flow.  Obviously they wanted a plaza so that's what they got.
Skateparks are for old people and people that skate contests. Skate plazas are for people that skate street.


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Re: New Skateplaza in Madrid
« Reply #20 on: December 02, 2009, 01:33:33 PM »
Wait... do people not consider skate plazas to be skate parks?

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Re: New Skateplaza in Madrid
« Reply #21 on: December 02, 2009, 01:35:43 PM »
that brick QP look so fun..

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Re: New Skateplaza in Madrid
« Reply #22 on: December 02, 2009, 02:03:21 PM »
shit looks too gnarly. Pretty sure I would kill myself at this park/plaza/whatever.

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Re: New Skateplaza in Madrid
« Reply #23 on: December 02, 2009, 02:34:39 PM »
Wait... do people not consider skate plazas to be skate parks?

I know right.

Same fucking thing at its very basis.

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Re: New Skateplaza in Madrid
« Reply #24 on: December 02, 2009, 02:50:09 PM »
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9jEEYq3O0M
Okay, that's it! Somebody needs to regulate and monitor european skateboarding edits. At this stage the only euro edits I'd even consider watching are Antiz and Cliché edits... virtually all the rest can go fuck themselves. There should be a test implemented in order for all Europeans to attain a licence before any of them are allowed to download music/apply this music to skateboarding/upload to the internet.

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Re: New Skateplaza in Madrid
« Reply #25 on: December 02, 2009, 02:52:11 PM »
That was better than that faggot ass dinosaur jr and animal collective queer shit that most of you lames listen to.


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Re: New Skateplaza in Madrid
« Reply #26 on: December 02, 2009, 03:07:15 PM »
The video makes it look better than the photos actually.

Street plazas are fine, the point i'm making is the DESIGN is bad.

Look at all the area that is just flat ground. Look at the 20 ft tall bank to ledge that probably no one will skate, look at all the sets of stairs that are the same size.

I'd cum in my jeans if this was built in my town, the point is that it could have been designed much better.
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Re: New Skateplaza in Madrid
« Reply #27 on: December 02, 2009, 03:13:17 PM »
Skateparks are for old people and people that skate contests. Skate plazas are for people that skate street.

Or for people who like to do more than nollie heel noseslides on ledges...


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Re: New Skateplaza in Madrid
« Reply #28 on: December 02, 2009, 03:17:20 PM »
hehe i know this kid who just moved here from Madrid a few months ago, I wonder if hes bummed that he just left that for 15 degree weather and snow...
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Re: New Skateplaza in Madrid
« Reply #29 on: December 02, 2009, 06:06:23 PM »
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I'm  sorry, but that is a terrible design. Tons of wasted space, no variety of  obstacles(it looks like everything there is a set of stairs, a rail, or a bank and even in those there is not much variety-most of the stair sets are the same size, the rails are differently shaped but all nearly the same size and even the banks are all about the same) and no flow. It looks like kids will just fly down a bank or stairs, then fly down stairs or a rail.... then walk all the way back up to the top and repeat... all day.

Should make for some really non-robotic sk8rs AMIRTE?


Don't get me wrong, it looks sick for what it is, but look at the pictures, everyone is just kind of standing in the middle of the park, looking confused. I guess if you wanna skate rails and stairs all day you're in heaven.
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I see your point...but this is the whole skate plaza vs. skate park debate.  I personally enjoy skateparks more (better flow, generally more fun) but skate plazas are built to replicate a street environment.  Street spots not built for skating generally don't have alot of flow.  Obviously they wanted a plaza so that's what they got.
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Skateparks are for old people and people that skate contests. Skate plazas are for people that skate street.
Wow, for someone who likes to call people out on being haters all the time, you sure sound like one yourself quite often.
I'm an older guy myself and I like both.
Skate plaza, skate park, whatever.
I think every good park should have variety.

Some people like big flowing transition type of stuff, some people like ledge/manny/gap type of stuff.
Ideally there is something for everybody at a good park, why would you want to limit yourself to any one type of terrain?
I'll skate fucking anything, yet you seem to be so anti everything that isn't 100 percent tech and street oriented.
Why is that?
Not trying to instigate, just genuinely curious.

I mean you should skate whatever it is that you like the most and whatever you are comfortable on, but I think you'd probably be surprised if you opened up your mind a little and just skated other types of stuff other than ledges and mannys or whatever else you seem to exclusively skate in your everyday routine.
You claim to be one of the best if not THE best skateboarder that posts here.
In my eyes the best skaters are the ones that can skate anything and be comfortable on any terrain and rip everything.
Can you honestly say that you are fairly proficient or really good at other types of skating besides stairs, ledge lines, mannys and flatground?
Again, I'm really genuinely curious and I don't wish to get into it with you even if you think this sounds like it.

By the way I was wondering how old old is when you say that skateparks are for old people.
I know you're a younger dude yourself, but seriously, what's old to you?
20? 25? 30? 35? 40?
Again, not trying to be a dick, so relax, I am only curious as to how you arrive at some of the things you post.