Finding Street Spots
- Thread starter Agate420
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Where do you live? As a starting point, I try to always be on the lookout when I drive around, walk, bike, etc. Watching videos and trying to identify spots that are in your hometown or near, and then trying to find them on google maps. You can also browse google earth, a lot of people do that too, personnally I'm not the best with google earth, I find it long and boring to search spots with that, but it's definitely a useful tool.
yeah that sounds great, any building that looks promising it's always good to take a lap around to see it there's spots. You never know when you can find a spot, and it also depends what you're looking for. Then when you find a good spot, it's a matter of thinking when is the best time to hit it
KilaTsunami
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14543707:Agate420 said:
you'll probably cover more ground on a bike ngl, but yea that n Google maps is pm all u can do lol
sindreplassen
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google earth
Christian_Bale
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For spots in your own city, just keep an eye out whenever you're out and about.
For other places, you can use google street view but it is a pain in the ass and definitely tries my patience sometimes. If you know people in other places you can hit them up and ask about spots.
If you don't care about spots being hit before, watch some videos and try to see if there are any recognizable features (ex name of a building).
Schools are usually a good bet but you usually have to go after dark or during the weekend. Even better if you can find any areas that are abandoned where no one will probably bother you.
I would also recommend watching videos with more creative spot selection, particularly spots that aren't rails. That way you can have a wider perspective and maybe find some spots that you can hit in a creative way that other people might not even think about hitting.
For other places, you can use google street view but it is a pain in the ass and definitely tries my patience sometimes. If you know people in other places you can hit them up and ask about spots.
If you don't care about spots being hit before, watch some videos and try to see if there are any recognizable features (ex name of a building).
Schools are usually a good bet but you usually have to go after dark or during the weekend. Even better if you can find any areas that are abandoned where no one will probably bother you.
I would also recommend watching videos with more creative spot selection, particularly spots that aren't rails. That way you can have a wider perspective and maybe find some spots that you can hit in a creative way that other people might not even think about hitting.
weastcoat
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Parks, churches, businesses, plazas, etc. [tag=254118]@Dlonetti[/tag] hit the nail on the head about keeping an eye for a wide variety of spots tho. Very important.
it looks like you’re in the Midwest so this may be a little harder to do but I’d try to find hills first, and then the spots will come. Google earth can be really god for this. If you’re in enough of a populated area, you can use the 3D feature and it’s pretty effective. Let’s you see hills way easier, as well as stair sets, certain types of buildings, etc. it’s been a game changer. There’s a good amount of spots I’ve never seen in person, but found em on google earth and hit em just fine with either natural speed or with the help of a wooden dropin.
it looks like you’re in the Midwest so this may be a little harder to do but I’d try to find hills first, and then the spots will come. Google earth can be really god for this. If you’re in enough of a populated area, you can use the 3D feature and it’s pretty effective. Let’s you see hills way easier, as well as stair sets, certain types of buildings, etc. it’s been a game changer. There’s a good amount of spots I’ve never seen in person, but found em on google earth and hit em just fine with either natural speed or with the help of a wooden dropin.
KilaTsunami
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14543724:Agate420 said:
That first one would look fuckin badass on film. prolly get a car to tow ya in.
Christian_Bale
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14543809:hi_vis360 said:
Very good point. This can really depend on how many people you have. Sometimes you can get a lot done with more people. In my experience, spots will usually require more work (and often more speed) than you might estimate at first.
switchlip2
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14543972:Agate420 said:
20ft only don’t get 10ft
Calvin8200
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college campuses usually have a truckload of spots
hi_vis360
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14543972:Agate420 said:
14543975:switchlip2 said:
What this guy said, the 10ft one doesn’t get you very much speed at all. Honestly I hate the bungee personally it’s a lot of work pulling it back and I think it feels weird. Kinda dangerous too. Struggling or fighting for speed makes street skiing way less fun in my opinion, natty speed is really where it’s at.
I think what scares a lot of people off from street is that they try to hit some big gnarly stept type spot that requires a shitload of shoveling and doesn’t have natty speed. That’s a lot of work and mentally exhausting if it’s a big spot. I’m really not about that type of street skiing, I’m trying to have fun out there and not work too hard. I have a blackboard with a list of spots in my apt that are categorized by the amount of snow available and time of day they will be hittable. That way I can hit spots based on when they will be easiest to accomplish. Avoid the struggle !!