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überdog regular Luke Humphreys take’s a look at the latest, e... and possibly the most important, addition to NI’s skate scen he wait is over and the Bridges Skate Park in Belfast has finally arrived. After a long time in planning and construction it was eventually opened to the public at the start of June this year. People flocked there from near and far to skate this long awaited park, but in
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typical Northern Irish fashion, at the start of the day it rained. Thankfully later on in the afternoon the sun came out and hundreds of people showed up from nowhere to check it out. From a skaters perspective the layout of the park is pretty much ideal, every gap, quarter pipe and
stair set is placed at just the right distance to allow you to gather the perfect speed. The ground is super smooth but with the odd stone here and there. The bowl is one of the main features of the park and it’s the first thing you see when you walk through the gate. It’s a really great place to skate with a few hips, lots of sharp bends and even a section that can be used like a mini ramp. Another main feature of the park is the part that lies under the fly over sheltering an assortment of grind boxes, manual pads and flat banks, including a wallride. Again the rollins to approach the obstacles give you just the right speed to do your tricks. The grind box is really long
and when you do the whole thing it feels great. The manual pads come in all different heights and shapes, so for those of you who are crazy about manuals it’s pretty much heaven. My favourite section of the park is the part with the euro gap and driveway. It just feels so good, and after
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