This leaves it open for argument for who is and who is not experienced a parents consent in writing would be better no signature and no ride without a brake. A much bigger concern is having no bike rack inside the park we drop our kids off at least 3 times a week and if my wife picks them up it means trying to put 2 bikes in a micra which is never going to be easy. An outside rack/locker leaves the bikes open to the elements and more likely to theft and with 1500 pounds worth of bike who would do that.
A brake increases saftey for everyone involved and does not hinder performance, as for the bike rack i dont know of many gyms that let you leave equipment there? i suggest getting them into skateboarding.
There's nobody better to say who is or isn't competent enough to ride brakeless than the skatepark coaches/staff that are in the park at all times. A signed letter is no use if the parents aren't around to see the skill level their children are operating at. The skatepark staff aren't going to descriminate- if kids or adults for that matter are riding brakeless safely, there's no issue there. As for an area to lock the bikes up, the circular tv room as you go into reception is pretty empty and a reasonable size: surely there could be some kind of bar installed for bikes to be chained too? ID/Key system at reception desk? Alternatively, a skateboard is a far easier piece of equipment to transport, and you won't have any brake issues there either.
Anonymous this is a skatepark not a gym and if you check other skateparks you will find bikes can be left there.
As for riding brakeless I agree with what has just been said and dont have a problem myself but can see how others might. The skatepark get riders up from Dundee, Dumbarton and EK and other areas and if told they carnt ride after all that distance traveled well you see what I mean. Most inexperienced riders use a brake anyway and any parent worth there salt will know what standard their kid is at. Telling the bmxers to change chosen sport to boarding would be like telling the kick boxers to go climb instead.
If your controlled enough to ride brakeless there is no problems. If you ride brakeless and staff notice your not in control, you could be asked to leave the session. This rule was suggested by the BMX staff members who have had to deal with a lot of accidents that have been caused by young riders not stopping quickly enough to avoid collisions.
Bike storage is an issue and we are trying to come up with a solution that will suit everyone.
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This leaves it open for argument for who is and who is not experienced a parents consent in writing would be better no signature and no ride without a brake.
A much bigger concern is having no bike rack inside the park we drop our kids off at least 3 times a week and if my wife picks them up it means trying to put 2 bikes in a micra which is never going to be easy. An outside rack/locker leaves the bikes open to the elements and more likely to theft and with 1500 pounds worth of bike who would do that.
A brake increases saftey for everyone involved and does not hinder performance, as for the bike rack i dont know of many gyms that let you leave equipment there? i suggest getting them into skateboarding.
There's nobody better to say who is or isn't competent enough to ride brakeless than the skatepark coaches/staff that are in the park at all times. A signed letter is no use if the parents aren't around to see the skill level their children are operating at. The skatepark staff aren't going to descriminate- if kids or adults for that matter are riding brakeless safely, there's no issue there. As for an area to lock the bikes up, the circular tv room as you go into reception is pretty empty and a reasonable size: surely there could be some kind of bar installed for bikes to be chained too? ID/Key system at reception desk? Alternatively, a skateboard is a far easier piece of equipment to transport, and you won't have any brake issues there either.
Anonymous this is a skatepark not a gym and if you check other skateparks you will find bikes can be left there.
As for riding brakeless I agree with what has just been said and dont have a problem myself but can see how others might. The skatepark get riders up from Dundee, Dumbarton and EK and other areas and if told they carnt ride after all that distance traveled well you see what I mean. Most inexperienced riders use a brake anyway and any parent worth there salt will know what standard their kid is at. Telling the bmxers to change chosen sport to boarding would be like telling the kick boxers to go climb instead.
If your controlled enough to ride brakeless there is no problems. If you ride brakeless and staff notice your not in control, you could be asked to leave the session. This rule was suggested by the BMX staff members who have had to deal with a lot of accidents that have been caused by young riders not stopping quickly enough to avoid collisions.
Bike storage is an issue and we are trying to come up with a solution that will suit everyone.
Cheers hope you can sort something.
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