Lucan Build Started

shagman

Finally the day has come , work on the republic of Irelands first public skatepark began today !!!!!!

I'd say we're looking at it being open for the start of July.

bigpoppa

superb news!

adiobam

Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Finaly They Start Building!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1111

shagman

Lucan plans.... there's still a few more tweaks to be done but this is preety much what it will look like.

N90user

It aint the first public skate park! One in Dunshaughlin nearly done too! Good news

JahEerie

The official build schedule is actually 10 weeks
- but they're hopin for a quicker build.
Good people involved & da plans have been tweaked & retweaked so should keep most people happy

No offence to Dunshaughliners but I know where I'd rather be skatin!!!
Still, the more the merrier....

Bushy could well be a MONSTER as Geth Noble (Airspeed designer/builder) is gettin his way which means it'll be BIG & GNARLY
Its gonna be a good summer

JohnBoy:D

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shagman wrote:

Lucan plans.... there's still a few more tweaks to be done but this is preety much what it will look like.

i actually prefer this plan its so class i hope this is final, how do you know shagman

N90user

Yeah bit of a Ramp City pyrimid going on on it

f

it looks identical to potters barn which was made by the same company

Mimikyu

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moonboy

people tell me one thing..
are these free?
and i presume helmets are mandatory..??
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shagman

I don't know about pad rules or admission charges if any.

It is a slightly changed version of the potters barn design.

Every park up to now has been a modular ramp skate area including the dunshaughlin park this will be the first in hopefully a future wave of PROPER CONCRETE SKATEPARKS.
Heres some photos of the begining of the end of a 30 year wait!

Bastack

Only 15 mins from my house!

Mr Wilson

So excited, I just bought a gaff 5 minutes from the park...

68 lost souls

Looks good, where exactly is the park, I dont know Lucan at all.

adiobam

Thats ****ing Gay Its Go No Bowls!

skate4evr

how can a skatepark be gay? its a street skating park! Plus dude its free so i wouldnt be complaining, if u dont like it just dont go

adiobam

Am i the only pool rider here?!!?1

moonboy

do people think this will be full of people? like too full?and more specifically less advanced skaters and children and stuff? or has the skate buzz died down?

f

maby at first but itll die down later, theres still good skatin goin down , there gonnn be a openin jam , dont know the date though

shagman

Adiobam I think Bushy park will be more to your liking. Allthough Lucan is a far more street orientated design it does still have a nice transitioned end with a hip, blasting over the roll-over and launching an air over the hip is preety damn pool skater....theres some rad lines to be had I reckon.

asto

i was talkin to the engineer for lucan skate park and he reckons another month before opening!

shagman

I took a trip to Dunshaughlin today the concrete pad is down for their park but no ramps yet. It's a similar size to the galway park and is smooth floated concrete so should skate well depending on what ramps they use.
I think these might work what do people think??? >>>>
http://www.skateparkpages.co.uk/cgi-bin/galleryshow.asp?ID=505
http://www.skateparkpages.co.uk/cgi-bin/ArticleView.asp?article_id=372

They are precast concrete modular ramps , not as good as a custom concrete park but probably better than skatelite/steel modular ramps.
Anybody skated this park Kings Norton UK or anything similar?

Finish date on Bushy looks to be August so Lucan looks like it will win the race to be Irelands first skatepark.

f

wheres dun shaughlin? ,
anyway i was up at the park and they got a load of chips layed down an some concrete wall, dont know wat for, lookin good

Skatedude

need to get a new board together for the opening.
Down to skatecity for an alva with indy 169's

adiobam

skatecity sell alvas?

f

lucan gettin on really well, most of the concrete gone down.

adiobam

Are the ramps concrete
or conrete colourd wood?

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adiobam wrote:

Are the ramps concrete
or conrete colourd wood?

i think thats the greatest thing ive ever heard in my life, i was down there again and theyve got the quarters started

smois

adiobam

thats a little blurry

f

do u ever not complain,

adiobam

No sorry

weeder

the company freestyle is building the gorey park too i was on the comittee helped design etc:D work starting this month cant wait!

shagman

Can you post some pictures of the final design

weeder

www.goreyskateclub.com ill get exact image links later

shagman

Are these the final plans???? Looks preety good.

weeder

think so not completley sure havent talked to grant in a while now it was either that or the one with the "M" shaped bowl

Skatedude

It does look sweet, and painfull, oh well no pain no gain, Shagman, i take it u and roger will be there for the opening so i'll c you then

f

theyve finished the quarters and a grindbox,

adiobam

Whoot whoot

Sanitarium

Any more news?

f

eh i think theyve finished some more of the grindboxes and that hump thing beside them, and they've started the pyramids

smois

nearly finished. was talkin to the lads workin on it today and was told they should have it done by next friday mayber a bit longer. all thats left really to do is put one more grind box in and finish off one pyramid do the the whole of the other one. now opening wont be for a while because it needs to be fenced off and light installed etc. so should be any time between start of july and end mid august. will give more details of when it will be open as i find out


heres a pic of the first pyramid . im not arsed postin up the rest of the pics but wil do wen i get the time

moonboy

so once again i ask how this will be run...
is it free? is there "supervisors" ? helmets? etc etc ..
answers anyone?!

guitar man

The park is outside so u do not not need pads but it prob better jus 2 were dem...can we get sum more pics of the park up on dis,,,,cheers gona be savage wen its done...any other info or pics let me no..cheers :cool:

asto

moonboy wrote:

so once again i ask how this will be run...
is it free? is there "supervisors" ? helmets? etc etc ..
answers anyone?!

No there will be a small entrance fee, probably around a fiver, there will be supervision and closing times, helmets will be compulsary, pads will not be, the entrance fee is to cover staff wages and maintenance costs.
I just got back from a session in the park, still alot of rubble lying around but it rolls really well and is excellently built!

moonboy

asto wrote:

No there will be a small entrance fee, probably around a fiver, there will be supervision and closing times, helmets will be compulsary, pads will not be, the entrance fee is to cover staff wages and maintenance costs.
I just got back from a session in the park, still alot of rubble lying around but it rolls really well and is excellently built!

lucan is open?!
where is dunshaughlin by the way?

is all this you say for defo defo?
should be free if you ask me. not to sound like a prick.
cheers

f

not open , whered u here of that enterence fee? i dont care, keep down the numbers anyway

f

sorry mark, stole these pics

moonboy

that frickin sweeeeet,
can you skate it now?
can someone please post directions?