Scoox Posted September 6, 2017 Report Share Posted September 6, 2017 I live in Wuxi, China, and here everything's made of polished super-slippy granite (looks like granite, probably isn't). Back home pallets can be found for free in any skip but here they are harvested like gold. So basically a lot of nice obstacles are made of slippy crap and are not very rideable. After struggling for two years to find a decent riding spot, last week I went to the top of my block, just to check out the view. When I got to the top I was greeted by a door with a beefy padlock on it. Googled how to hack a lock without damaging it, works. Once on the rooftop, I witnessed this huge unused space. The perfect trails spot. Bought 20 pallets for about four quid each, and had them delivered to the underground car park. Getting them to the rooftop was possibly one of the most intensive workouts I've ever done, because the lift doesn't go all the way up. That was yesterday. My arms still ache a bit so I've not been able to test-ride the training course yet, but I'm hoping to go up there tomorrow. Here are some pics, best thing about it is the roof, which means I can ride even when it rains. I wonder how long it'll be before I get found out. I'll probably have to bribe the porter to turn a blind eye. 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downhill_rob2@hotmail.com Posted September 7, 2017 Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 Nice! so much potential here! love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dman Posted September 7, 2017 Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 Nice find Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott B Posted September 8, 2017 Report Share Posted September 8, 2017 I love it! Nice spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greetings Posted September 9, 2017 Report Share Posted September 9, 2017 Amazing view, I'd love to ride there! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoox Posted October 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2017 Been riding pretty much every other day, even on days of heavy rain. Finger to the weather Pallets are really a great help for learning. Dunno what it is, but there's something welcoming about a stack of pallets. I can adjust height and gap length which is also pretty awesome. I've tried various set-ups but at the moment I'm using a pile of 2x2x5 pallets, basically a big square platform for practising up to front wheel. I could get away with 1x2x5 but the extra surface makes everything seem less scary = more progress. I might get some more. If you are lucky enough to have a nice backyard I highly recommend getting yourself at least 10 pallets, they are awesome. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross McArthur Posted October 9, 2017 Report Share Posted October 9, 2017 An indoor spot would be sooooo good. Rooftop indoor spot, even better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter_t Posted October 9, 2017 Report Share Posted October 9, 2017 Very jealous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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