ISSA - International Slalom Skateboarding Association

How Do All

Fist Post,

My name is Barry, I live in Middlesex, England, U.K, (nr Heathrow AP).

I am new to slalom, and I am loving it, though I think I have picked a bad time to get into it as the English weather is true to form and it looks like the rest of the summer is going to be a total wash out
I have other board interests including Mountainboarding, Longboarding, and LDP but so far I think trashing a line of cones is the most fun I have had yet.

Last week I had my first time out skating with other slalomers in Hyde Park, London, a very friendly and helpful group, I really enjoyed not having to skate by myself for a change, just as I was settling in the heavens opened and the road instantly turned in to a river, luckily there was a nice tree to to shelter from the rain & lightning ;-?
Still got soaked but also stoked for the next time.

I have lots of questions and ideas but I prommise not to dump them on you all at once.

Take care,
Barry

Welcome aboard!

Ask away - most of the folks here are nice and very helpful

Personally I'm a douchebag, but I'm fairly helpful

Hi Barry.
You are most welcome to join us.
Anywhere you will go in this world there will be some riders who will ride with you.
Forget your past skateboard-life......this is it!
Cones for everyone!!!

Thank you both for your warm welcome.

I am looking forward to going to a race meet sometime so I can see what I have been missing out on, I need to get a whole load better first though, at first I thought you were meant to knock over as many cones as possible in the shortest time! Live and learn.

Take care,
Barry

Great to see another Brit slalomer out there. If you get a chance Barry grab a lift with one of the Hyde Park Boys and sample the delights of a Hove session before the summer ends,
welcome!

Martin.

How Do Martin

Thanks for the welcome, I hope I will get the chance to sample Hove, "Before the summer ends"? I thought it had ended, Maybe we will get a second flush of summer in September.

Take care,
Barry