Collingwood, Ontario

 Collingwood, Ontario

Collingwood Skatepark

Heritage Park.  21 High St.

Collingwood Pump Track

Old Village (Legion) Park

Parking on Ontario St.

Collingwood Pump Track

Collingwood Pump Track

Old Village (Legion) Park

Parking on Ontario St.

Really nice asphalt Pump Track by Transitions Bike Parks Inc.

Thornton, ON

 Thornton, ON

Thornton Community Centre

246 Barrie St

Essa Township made a double deal for the Thornton Pump Track and the new Angus Skatepark & Pump Track in one RFP. 

What's up with putting PT's on grass. 

The imperfect lawn leads to larger gaps between modules.

It's gonna be interesting when the inside of the track needs to be mowed.

 

Hangar Jam 2025

Hangar Jam 2025 was a two day pop-up event held at Downsview Park in Toronto featuring Street Art, Breaking and a pop-up skatepark.

Despite sporting some major road rash from a slam the day before, I got a couple tricks while I watched friends and pros rip up the course.

Candid by Phillip Lee (@naram.l).  We laughed and asked to see the shot.

Amazing Skate Photo Exhibit by Norma Ibarra, Adam Reid & Johan Kim.

Best PK trick ever? Zach Ferguson by Norma Ibarra.

 

Sunnyside Bike Park

 Sunnyside Bike Park

Toronto

Lake Shore Blvd W & Ellis Ave

After years of passing it on the Gardner, I packed a bike and a board and checked out Sunnyside.  There's a drop-off loop with parking across the street. Thankfully I was there during Free Parking hours.

First issue was I'd left my backpack at home so I had to figure out how to carry a board and water on my bike to the park. Thankfully, a reflective belt/vest did the trick and I carried the water bottle.

Then, just as I arrived at the park, my break wire slipped out of the fitting.  Guess I'm going 'No Breaks'!

The Bike Park has a modular pump track I planned on skating.  It turned out to be in pretty rough condition.  It's a wooden modular track with a grippy plastic surface but there's a lot of gaps and uneven joints.  I couldn't ride it counter-clockwise due to one of the seams.

But I skated it. Count it! 586.

Then I hit the dirt pumper, the skinnies and the dirt jumps on my bmx.

Water bottle station/fountain on site but not bike repair station.

Then I skated some street spot.