Monica Craver needs to get a life

I have to agree, that while the intention was clearly good, the skills parks I've been to over here generally suck. Conversely in the UK I've driven up to 2 hours in order to ride for a day there. There's mini-DH runs, dual courses and the like to practice on or race your mates. The whole 'three lines of DJs and some planks of wood built on unsuitable land' gets boring pretty quickly. Hopefully this new one will have more imagination thrown into it….and not be built on a gravel pit or marshland…

Does no one understand that bike parks are meant to get kids riding, not for us? Interriver's is quite often busy when I drop by.

And I'm surprised the hate spewed in this thread hasn't caused it to get shutdown ala RMB truck slander. Come on guy's, you're better than that.

Yeah…this thread is full of comments that aren't really going to be helpful to our cause.

Yes … but does Monica Craver need to get her own thread?

Does no one understand that bike parks are meant to get kids riding, not for us? Interriver's is quite often busy when I drop by.

And I'm surprised the hate spewed in this thread hasn't caused it to get shutdown ala RMB truck slander. Come on guy's, you're better than that.

I guess honesty is not allowed anymore.

The whole powerline thing in Langley…well, so is the BMX track. Right or wrong, we still ride. We have a huge membership, dedicated volunteers, racing once a week, practice twice, clinics, Provincial events, National events, literally dozens of new kids every year riding and racing bikes…yet somehow we can't get access to the same kinds of funds these bike parks get. I don't understand it, and it is frustrating.

And it pisses me off that I drive by this park 2-3 times per week- on the way to and from the track, and I rarely see a user. I go out there with my kid, and I can understand why. Poorly built, bad dirt, and no maintenance. The same goes with Burnaby…it's a terrible park!

Most times I've dropped by Interriver it is empty, also.

It boggles my mind that our cities are willing to sink all kinds of cash into these parks when the end result is low ridership, and poor maintenance…yet when BMX tracks come calling, they have no funding to help an Olympic sport.

My appologies for being honest.

And I'm surprised the hate spewed in this thread hasn't caused it to get shutdown ala RMB truck slander. Come on guy's, you're better than that.

Thanks for the reminder.

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I'm fairly sure that someone broke the Chuck Norris rule yesterday (oops, so did I (Double oops, so did you))

I'm fairly sure that someone broke the Chuck Norris rule yesterday (oops, so did I (Double oops, so did you))

I blame Norman for bringing CN into the discussion.

My appologies for being honest.

Dude, I was referring to references to Monica's vjj and other hateful comments towards her.

edit, oh good, tags have been removed.

This thread ought to have ended quickly with a statement like: Mrs. Craver: You do not live or vote in the vicinity. Your opinion is not relevant to the people that live there.

One can understand the hateful responses though as Mrs Craver has and continues to have an agenda that does not mesh with our own preferences. It is far better though to stay on the high road and not stoop to her level.

I have to agree, that while the intention was clearly good, the skills parks I've been to over here generally suck. Conversely in the UK I've driven up to 2 hours in order to ride for a day there. There's mini-DH runs, dual courses and the like to practice on or race your mates. The whole 'three lines of DJs and some planks of wood built on unsuitable land' gets boring pretty quickly. Hopefully this new one will have more imagination thrown into it….and not be built on a gravel pit or marshland…

There's more to our proposal than a few DJ lines. That said, there's a small dj setup
in Metchosin that is busy every time I drive by.

Dude, I was referring to references to Monica's vjj and other hateful comments towards her.

edit, oh good, tags have been removed.

agreed

This thread ought to have ended quickly with a statement like: Mrs. Craver: You do not live or vote in the vicinity. Your opinion is not relevant to the people that live there.

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I'm fairly sure that someone broke the Chuck Norris rule yesterday (oops, so did I (Double oops, so did you))

Chuck Norris doesn’t need a call to action. Action needs a call to Chuck.

if you're trying to build a park this one looks like an awesome role model. Was just down south checking it out and wow did it look nice in person.