skate journal: big arvada with cass and the masses (oct 19, 2023)
After bringing some boards to Monico’s parent’s for free delivery to ABQ I met Cass at the nearby Arvada park. We pulled in at the same time. The park was packed, overflow parking mostly full too. It was nuts. Drunk teenage girls passing out getting hauled off in ambulances. Dudes lined up for the big flyout gap of the day. Scooter kids with bad modern rap playing. Cass and I hid away at the start on the little qp at the top that I really enjoy but he didn’t. I suggested 5 tricks on it first at least, but he gave up. I did some basics then added a switch rock ‘n roll which felt pretty cool. Then I met Cass down at the little grindable bank and mellow blue disc that is really fun. He showed me up on kickflip to fakie then fakie 50. He would go on to get fakie flip on the bank then alley up fakie 50 which was sick. I had a couple okay kickflips and came really close to front heel on the bank in a couple of tries, but instead I bailed and my knee really started hurting. Bob joined us a little and had some nice blunt variations. Oh yeah, I got a blunt to pivot inspired by him which felt cool. Then Cass and I had some fun lining out the middle of the park. F/s ollies a little qp hip, kickflip to fakie a mellow bank, then trying to get to the steeper bank but we only got the kickflip to fakie a couple of times. Cass would line it out as a marathon though with back big on the steeper bank and like 3 more tricks. That was pretty much it. My knee hurt soooo bad at this point. But when I got to the van I took off the knee brace and things felt way better. Weird.
(setup 6/10 null sample 8.5/14.25, jessup ultragrip, venture 5.8 v-cast/ti royal bushings no big washer flat top washer, spitfire f4 52mm classic shape, new balance numeric 272 teal size 12 half insole)
(pain level 8/10 barely skateable)