Comments on: Get Bikes In Skateparks.

By: jared

jared — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 04:50:04 +0000

A skatepark was built in my city, somehow all the skaters knew about it but nobody informed any of the bmx scene. also were aloud to ride our park, but we get harassed and threatened what are we supposed to do then? no sign is gunna stop a bunch of dick skaters from fucking with you are they?

By: Kelley Rogers

Kelley Rogers — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:42:25 +0000

One more thing..we are not coming to you door to door like Jehovah’s Witnesses. We re trying to be cool…unlike most of you who are fucking annoying. Stop coming to OUR parks and thinking you have some entitlement. It’s laughable the way you guys act. If you are not involved in a process than you have no right to bitch when things do not go your way!

By: Peter Whitley

Peter Whitley — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 01:23:50 +0000

Haha, thanks for the props, Kelley.

I thought I might share with you dudes that coming here was a good idea. We’ve got some solid ideas flowing about kinds of tools might help BMXers who want to approach their local governments…whether it’s gaining access to an existing, “no bikes” park or getting something new going. As far as we can tell, those tools don’t really exist right now.

Skatepark advocacy isn’t for everybody. It’s pretty geeky stuff and if you would rather shoot yourself in the face than sit through a City Council meeting, you should probably be out riding instead. However, be sure not to dress down those dudes who ARE willing to sit through those meetings. It could very well lead to some cool new places to ride, (or old places to ride where you don’t have to be eyes out for popo).

Kelley, by the way, got his park re-opened after it was shut down by the City. It only takes a few dedicated dudes to make some serious change. It’s good stuff.

By: Kelley Rogers

Kelley Rogers — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 21:55:37 +0000

Go ride some dirt.

By: Kelley Rogers

Kelley Rogers — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 21:51:30 +0000

By the way for those of you “bikers” that wanna talk shit to Pete or about Pete know this. That guy and his friends go and get places to skate for skaters. Whether it be a park or in the street. They persuaded their local government in Washington to let them legally remove skate stoppers in a place called Thea’s Park. A sick spot on the waterfront in Vancouver..now thanks to thier efforts skaters can hit it up. A place that was a bust is no longer a bust. I dont see any BMXers doing that shit..

By: Kelley Rogers

Kelley Rogers — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 21:25:01 +0000

Iam a skateboarder and I have personal experience with Peter Whitley and SPS. It was with their help that I was able to help get our local skate park re-opened after it was shut down for 1 year. The closure was the result of kids on bikes calling themselves The Skate Park Crew…and ganging up on people. Here’s the deal..these kids are not even good bike riders, they were lurkers who just rode bikes. Iam sorry but it’s a lot harder to ride a skateboard than a bike..anyone can ride a bike. Iam not talking about tricks and jumping, but just riding. In my opinion thats the real issue at skate parks. The lurkers who wanna fuck everything up. My town is rural with nowhere to skate. Having a park is great, and needed. We the skaters got our park built, no bikers helped…but they showed up when it opened. When it got closed, we put a movement together to get it open, we invited BMXers to be a part of it. They didnt show to meetings or help in the process. However when we the skaters got the park re-opened they were there on the first day. Iam sorry but most of you guys just whine and complain and I dont feel sorry for you if you cant ride your local park. As far those of you that are hardcore, and wanna poach. Whatever man, just like skating your industry is no different. Most of everything is made in China. So being core and punk went out a long time ago when Monster energy started making all the pros walking billboards. You know whats core is helping the younger kids have a safe place to ride a bike or a board. The people on here who say they wont go to meetings or anything like that are typical…lazy. Get this…I live in Placerville California, we welcome bikers if they can act right, if not get lost. Get off of our coat tails and out of our parks if you dont like it. Some of the attitudes I read on here is the reason why you cant ride at places like Burnside, except early in the morning. You should be a part of the solution, not the problem. Get over your “too cool” attitude. When skaters put their hand out to you stop slapping it. So go ahead and talk some shit if you want..I dont care..

By: Peter Whitley

Peter Whitley — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 02:02:55 +0000

I’m not going to get into this here with you. Either email me like you have or let’s have that conversation here…but please don’t start in with the “quotes” from my emails and such. I don’t have time to help you figure all this out.

Incidentally, “your” fines hardly pay for skateparks. Perhaps in your simplistic world all money that isn’t in your pocket goes to some giant bucket of funding…but it’s (actually!) a little more complicated than that.

I really don’t care about BMXer’s needs HOWEVER I see value for skatepark advocates in having a more vocal, organized BMX advocacy community. Self-serving? Sure. There, you win.

I’m not looking to have my ass kissed either…but thank you for the concern.

By: RJ

RJ — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:16:19 +0000

Also.
Is the solution kissing your ass because you say so?
That sounds like bullshit to me.
Mask it all you want.

By: RJ

RJ — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:12:38 +0000

We work very hard for skateparks…locally, nationally, overseas. BMX is a tiny percentage of our concerns and for many skatepark advocates, if every BMX simply disappeared it wouldn’t matter one bit.

Oh ok. Make up your fucking mind.
Either you care about us with or without the bullshit or your looking for more of a following.

Maybe your exactly right. Not one thing would matter at all

Our park fines PAY for YOUR parks.

By: RJ

RJ — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:05:53 +0000

The way you presented yourself was a bit much.
I can admit I was being extreme,I really was just trying to get the point across that if you want to work with most kids in the scene you might need to drop the a lot of the bullshit and just talk to them.
Same level.
You came off a bit tough. It was insulting and then you blissfully expected a clean following from it.
I’m not commenting on the job your doing because that’s not where the problem was. It was simply your presentation and your reaction to insult as if you had already earned some sort of respect.
I may be an asshole but I’m saying what a lot of kids are afraid to say. I admire that you are forging a path for yourself. Its all about presentation though and anyone with a brain half as good as yours should be able to detect weather or not your being real.