BROOKLIN SKATEPARK

@ Fieldgate Sport Complex

2 Gathering Place

After sitting nearly complete since last summer, the new Brooklin Skatepark is finally open to rave reviews (from most, put I'm picky)

More Photos to come on a less busy day (below).  Staff worked overnight to get the site ready for grand opening. I spent an hour sweeping, cleaning, sealing, waxing and making the park ready for skaters.  The stone ledge is not the best pick of rock but it's wearing in pretty well.

There are some questionable welds. Ground off.

There was spilled concrete to chisel off.

Just some carelessness from builder Patterned Concrete.

Transition Bike Parks did the Pump Track. Thumbs Up!

Curbed Kicker

Shade, Benches, Tool Station, Water and Washrooms. 

The park is bookended with a sculptural wallride and big QP

Option Island

reported. 

1st full sesh.

Ontario Skateboarding represent!

Orangeville Lions Pump Track

Alder St

New Asphalt Pump Track by Transitions Bike Parks.

Really fun but the Advanced track intersects the Beginner track. It's busy, the intersection could lead to collisions.

Like I said, It was busy. Someone told me not to blog it. F off.

The old dirt park.

Health & Active Living Plaza Skatepark & Pump Track

HALP Skatepark

After months of waiting, the new Skatepark & Pump Track in Queensville, ON is open.

150 Jim Mortson Dr

To find out all about the process it took to get here check out THIS POST.  It covers the designers, highest bidders, construction etc.

This post with be highlighting & critiquing the completed park & pumper.  

Big Step-up section.  The big bank did give me enough speed to ollie the pillar.

The big 7' bank is gnarly.  Steep but comfortable.  There's no deck on the top, it's sketchy up there.  There's lots of low spots that pool water.  The QP on the upper deck is tight (2' high with a 3'radius) and there's no other 'learners QP'. 

The street line is pretty good but I have some issues with some design choices.  Parks can't always be symmetrical and this lane is great for me, a goofy footed rider.  The Pier 7 and the out ledge should have at least 30" of more ledge on the upper deck. A bump to 8" ledge is a great learner obstacle if there's enough ledge to lock into. 

The Big bank is 7ft high with no deck and it's pretty steep.

The Bowl is a 5.5-9' pool with tile and pool block. It's great if you ride big transition but there isn't any beginner transition in the park

This QP on the upper deck is tight (2' high with a 3'radius)

Patched up crete at the wallie to steep hubba.

Advanced and Beginner asphalt pump track. It's missing line and directional markings. The sign (which, ya know, everyone reads) says to use the pumpers counter-clockwise.  

Nearby Washrooms & bottle filling station.

This is supposed to be a 'mister'. This is too close to the skatepark IMO. 

Shade!!!

The retaining wall is skatable.

Too many puddles for a new park

Broken drain cover. Reported and likely to be fixed by the next time I visit( it was fixed). If you look close, you can see the 3 screws that hold it to the pipe have been concreted over.

Cracking concrete. Bad CRC. There's a lot to like.  There's also a lot of damn lazy concrete work.  When you compare the finish of Bonnerworth or Earl Bales to this park you wonder how this company continues to get work.  I found painters tape on coping, there's drips of concrete from later pours, bad finishes, bad seams and more. 

More scratchy concrete work.

Umm, yeah.  Great work there guys.