new skate spot :D

texasT · Posted: Feb 21, 2011 11:57 pm Post subject: new skate spot :D

i've been eyeballin' this beauty for a while now and it looks like ive finally got a plan into action.

i'll take more pics soon when i can get down there in the daylight.

going to have my friend pull me from a Honda Ruckus. i am SUPER excited because this bayou literally goes for miles and the water is fresh!

future plans include a box and maybe some rails (but i'm not ready for either of those lol)

any ideas or concerns(haha). i'm mainly just wanting to work on ollies and shuvs when i cant make it to the river.

oh, and thank poseidon for the new cable park being built in houston ^^

samm · Pop Shuvit Joined: 02 Aug 2008 Posts: 241 City: Austin

which bayou is this?

texasT · Posted: Feb 22, 2011 1:23 am Post subject:

white oak bayou

southpaw · Posted: Feb 22, 2011 1:43 am Post subject:

Dudes where yall at we should ride! I went to hwc last tuesday cause I couldn't find anyone to ride with anywhere

texasT · Posted: Feb 22, 2011 1:57 am Post subject:

what's hwc? lol

i'm new to the scene so don't hurt me!
my parents live on the northwest side of houston and i live in the loop but more northwest.

and i would love to ride. i really have only ever ridden behind a boat but im trying to find something i can do when we cant go out on the boat. our boats in bay city and we ride the colorado mostly. its just easiest. plus knowing someone other than my brother who has skated would be fun, he's a doucher. lol

anyway we should get on riding because the seasons upon us! haha

southpaw · Posted: Feb 22, 2011 1:44 pm Post subject:

hwc Houston Watersports Complex its on the south side right outside beltway 8 and 288. They just put up a 2.0 and ERC (two tower cable systems) side by side. they also have a private boat lake it's a dealership you can get a pull if you want never done it though. they have a kicker and a fun box right now i'll go if i cant find a pull anywhere.

texasT · Posted: Feb 22, 2011 2:07 pm Post subject:

had no idea that even existed.
what part of town are you at?

samm · Pop Shuvit Joined: 02 Aug 2008 Posts: 241 City: Austin

texasT, oh cool ya i think i know where that spot is

southpaw, i didnt know they had a 2.0 there. thats much closer for me than driving to m2's 2.0. and for the last month when ive called m2 to ride the cable they tell me its not open yet.

southpaw · Posted: Feb 22, 2011 5:18 pm Post subject:

I live downtown right now im about 30 mins from like 6 different bodies of water to ride. We should meet up to ride somewhere sometime soon im loving this warm weather. im super busy this week but next week we should ride.

texasT · Posted: Feb 22, 2011 7:46 pm Post subject:

oh downtown is only like 20mins from the spot! i go to UH so i travel to downtown every day... this weekend were going to try and get a rope to test it out. unfortunately all my boat shizzle is with our actual boat so im gonna have to go cheap lol. the warm weather is such a tease so i need this skate spot to work out until i can get on some real water. but ya were definitely gonna have to get together. do either of you guys have a winch?

texasT · Posted: Feb 22, 2011 7:49 pm Post subject:

and here's the spot in the daylight.

i had to get in...
basically i'm 5'10 or 5'11 and it came up to my knee. water travels pretty nicely on its own so i dunno what that will do. if i can't skate it, maybe we could tube down it Laughing

also the photos dont really do it justice. the concrete banks are pretty wide and i would say the water itself has to be at least 8ft across.

henrification · Frontside 180 Joined: 10 Jun 2010 Posts: 280 City: 941

looks a little sketchy

texasT · Posted: Feb 22, 2011 8:24 pm Post subject:

samm · Pop Shuvit Joined: 02 Aug 2008 Posts: 241 City: Austin

ya definelty dont fall to either side. ive always thought the water in the bayous here to be a little sketch.

i think i might try out that hwc cable this weekend tho

henrification · Frontside 180 Joined: 10 Jun 2010 Posts: 280 City: 941

grind the sides Smash

southpaw · Posted: Feb 23, 2011 12:28 am Post subject:

No I don't have a winch but if we find one in Houston I have some spots scoped out these a sick gap close to my parents house. Once I get my boat running we can take her out hopefully next month. Let me know how this weekend goes I'll be in Dallas otherwise I would join the fun Very Happy

texasT · Posted: Feb 23, 2011 1:43 am Post subject:

Oh nice, what kind of boat is she and where do you usually drop in?

I'll definitely keep you guys posted. Im still just so excited the season is here Razz

Sagittorious · Posted: Feb 23, 2011 10:30 pm Post subject:

Hey guys I live up by Lake Conroe, and am in the process of building my own winch. Check it out in the Winch section. Theres tons of lil private lakes/ponds up here along with some sketchy spots in the San Jac up here I plan on riding once its built. Also more spots in the woodlands area including fountains and such.

southpaw · Posted: Feb 24, 2011 2:12 am Post subject:

texasT, 1984 io wakeskate machine, i used to live on lake Houston but it's in storage right now. Need to tune her up for the summer and we can go ride all the time!

Sagittorious, Let us know when you got that winch set up and we can hit any spot we find

My stoke for wakeskating gets bigger every day, I need to ride Crazy Eyes

texasT · Posted: Feb 24, 2011 8:09 am Post subject:

southpaw, I think we just became best friends! Razz

Sagittorious, We'll have to meet up and drestoy some spots Very Happy

I just want to skate so I'm down for whatever!!