BMX BIKING
ost prominenardting, The three mTai wan are BM Xing, skatebo
extreme sport discipli nes in , ude dow nhi ll mount ain bik ing and rollerblad ing. Others incl e hav I r. kou par k climbing, and dirt jumping, slack lini ng, roc and e, scen the loca l rollerblad ing primarily bee n involved wit h and nhi ll mount ain bik ing scene, had encounters wit h the dow ne t the followe rs in each disc ipli have seen (and bee n told) tha ne ryo eve ing help s ficient ind ividual are like fam ily, the more pro a m the ng reg ula r out ing s, givi else improve their skil ls on the rela xed and positive feel.
l ng the outside of the tub, on leve a bowl about 6 feet deep. Alo s, rail , tacles: a multiple-li ne box ground, are var ious street obs ng (or er and intermediate-level ridi and ledges – per fect for beginn rts h young and old extreme-spo blading, skating ... the lot). Bot ys kda wee On ds. mostly on weeken practitioners visit this park – ost to yourself. you’ll likely have the park alm
Taipei Ext reme Sports On a recent day I headed to the h a Taiwanese BM X legend – Tra ining Center to meet up wit ling ted look ing for BM X riders wil Joh n Cheng. When I had star my son recommended to me (by to do an interview, the first per he t tha me d rme son, who info fellow rollerbladers) was Joh n’s petition in mai nland Chi na com a nd unfortunately had to atte .I to interview his father instead and asked if I would be wil ling arch to find out who he was. was cur ious, and did a bit of rese
place I met up wit h Joh n The second skate park, and the is e Sports Tra inin g Center. It Che ng, is the Taipei Ext rem the MRT Nangang Station on located right nex t to Exit 2 at y e (Blue Line). Nangang Rai lwa the Taipei Me tro’s Ban nan Lin the and k par g it eas y to visit this Station is also close by, ma kin . The park, in which wood is one in Pingzhen in a sing le day on l used, is bui lt in three levels the primary bui lding materia on rse cou et stre a the first level, a hill side, wit h a bui lding on iting exc e t ramp on the third. Som the second, and a 12-foot ver rts Spo that the Taiwan Ext reme rece nt news for afic ionados is e center, is plan ning a complet Association, which run s the p and ram t ver the of renovation revamp of the street cou rse and f! roo wit h a roof! Yes! A min i bowl, top ping eve ryth ing
ber of stun ning action photos Just by look ing at the vast num n around for a very long time. I found, I was sure that he’d bee and o Bike, and Thor, he has seen Sponsored by DC shoes, Har ating mid inti His rts. in extreme spo done pretty much everything r 15 ove r, late , g over 33 people and achievements include jumpin k trac he also has an impressive motor scooters! On top of this , in ally as wel l as internationally record, competi ng bot h nation g, pin jum dirt , ipe) as vert (half-p var ious BM X discipli nes such ly bab pro are landing. Most notable big air, street (park), and flat 1, 200 N X-Games Asian Tour in his 1st-place finish on the ESP stop 3 at the ESPN X-Games on its and his 3rd-place finish in 200 the lly ecia esp – ling ionals in cyc in Taiwan. Like many profess done a fair share of motocross has he – extreme forms thereof ns has served as announcer or as wel l, and on many occasio and shows. com mentator at competitions to the inte rview wit h Joh n, I wou ld like to ch nor ther n Taiwan – bot h of whi introduce two skate parks in utif ul bea by ded oun ission, are surr are easy to find, have free adm is one t firs a dai ly basis. The scenery, and are accessible on ute yuan County. After a 40-min located in Pingzhen Cit y, Tao y Station to Zhongli Rai lway trai n ride from Taipei Rai lwa ntly bui lt skate park, which is Station, take a taxi to the rece e is basical ly a huge, long concret located inside Xinshi Park. It at p a tub, around 10 feet dee depression shaped roughly like b,” Toward the middle of the “tu one end and 5 feet at the other. a side wal l like a soap dish, is extendi ng par t-way into it from
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te can honestly say that this ska After seei ng the blue prints, I of best venues of its kind in all park wil l become one of the s litie faci ve, nges described abo Taiwan. In add ition to the cha of tal ll, wel l-stocked gym, ren and serv ices wil l include a sma tect ive gea r, parking spots for bikes, boa rds, skates, and pro ms. scooter s and car s, and bath roo shortly afte r I arrived at the e ed me and pick out a BM X (on park in Nangang. Joh n greeted t igh stra ded to use, and we hea of his own) and helmet for me ng ted showing his prowess by doi for the street cou rse. He star 9-foot qua rter pipe, and gave effortless 180 table tops on the did to the feel of a BM X. Nex t, he me tips as I was gett ing used we n the and , er ove r the fun box flawless 360 s one afte r the oth l cefu alle r, easier tricks” – gra moved on to (in his words) “sm ds on e, and acc urate “ice pick” grin back-wheel stal ls on the spin the squ are rail.
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me to try out some stunts of By the n the time had come for that, despite growing up doi ng my own, and I have to adm it icult! did n’t expect it to be that diff dow nhi ll mount ain bik ing, I and p, ram t ver ting pumps on the I ended up doi ng some exhaus on rail r the box wit h the squ are some simple bun ny hops ove . The say BM Xing is seriously fun top of it. All in all, I have to drop and p bum e kes eve ry littl sma ll wheelba se of the bike ma thri llry eve t tha wou ld recommend feel exh ilaratingly play ful. I d! inte ppo e, for you’ll not be disa seeker try BM Xing at least onc
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