muniracer said:* any ideas on what would be cool and good some good
riders to come? *
The obvious is to do something with all the marble monuments
and buildings, however at the moment there are an awful lot
of guards and police in DC with a negative sense of humor.
Marble is soft - steel pins are hard. Hello handcuffs.
Rock creek park is full of trails, but no riding allowed
(wink, wink). It's too bad they enforce the no-riding rule
at the zoo.
Freestyle at Dupont Circle is a good match. There's
always something going on there - a unicycling event
would fit right in. Benches and a fountain, though the
fountain is marble...
The waterfront area near G-town has some possibilities,
though it is usually infested with beer-gripping tourons.
Not a good vibe.
The've blocked off a couple of blocks of Pensylvania avenue
in front of the White House with good pavement. There are
usually a few street-hockey games there, but it would be
excellent for outdoor freestyle. There is a one-block park
with a defunct pool/fountain nearby that would be good for
urban trials.
There are a few options for Muni if you head northwest.
Great Falls park (either MD or VA side) would be excellent,
however they don't allow riding off the very pedestrian bike
trails. There is a pretty technical section of the C&O
trailpath just south of Great Falls where the floods washed
the trail cover off the bedrock, however I don't know if
this would be enough for a decent muni event. The staircase
of the bridge over the canal near that point would be an
interesting trials ride.
Hmmm... what else.... University of Maryland campus? Kinda
boring, but they do have that nice water feature.
Ah - what about the park in Rosslyn right at the end of the
Key Bridge? It would be perfect for urban trials, and no one
seems to give a damn about the place. It's a one or two
block park surrounded on all sides by 4 to 6 lane major
arteries; access is by pedestrian bridges 30' up in the air
with stairs and ramps down to the park. Lots of concrete
features. Can be rented for events.
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