Yeah bit of a death trap considering it’s designed for kids I assume. Biggest bit is 4-5 foot and steep enough that your trucks can catch on a 50-50.
guess it’s the equivalent of those metal monstrosities that were popping up everywhere 20 years ago that really were not functional
Maybe, but you would assume that there are some councils that are going to argue they’ve ticked investment in youth “sport” box and not feel the need to provide anything further.
True, but those same councils wouldn’t necessarily have spent more/planned more for something skateable. They’re looking for an affordable way to try and please everyone (or so they think). If we didn’t get the pump track, we’d have got another waste of space that was much worse.
Or nothing at all.
Anyway you can always go and diy a curb or block onto a bit of it and hey presto you’ve got the Stockwell steps
Also, I would wager that more UK teenagers ride bikes currently than skateboard. Not sure when this pump track was built though.
I’ve seen a lot of pressure to build them from older guys getting into skating for the first time or coming back after a long gap. They seem to love pumping around them all and not worrying about tricks.