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The Manchester, NH Skatepark is the biggest waste of skatepark space that I have ever seen. Rodney Mullen, Steve Rocco, Kevin Harris, Per Welinder, and Pierre-Andre could all simultaneously perform freestyle demos, complete with their own individual boom-boxes and crowds of gawkers in the flat open space between the trannys in this behemoth park. It is literally the size of a football field. The city of Manchester must have displaced 600 families or so with eminent domain for this massive park.
Anyways, did I mention this park is huge? It's the size of some made for TV streetpark course, but without any thing in between. The park consists of one humongous basin with big tranny all around, a big spine, a few big hips, a pyramid with some quick rails-big,big,big, too big.There is also a L-shaped bowl, and a separate kiddie area in the back. On the perimeter of the park are ridable Jersey barriers.
Unfortunately, I showed up at this park on a WEDNESDAY, which along with SUNDAY, ARE BIKES ONLY ALL DAY LONG. You may have noticed the multitude of bikers and complete absence of skaters in the pictures. Apparently, there were some incidents of violence at the park between the BMXers and the skaters of this rugged New Hampshire mill town, and thus the need for the daily separation. I find it somewhat mind-boggling that they cannot get along enough to find a way to share a park the SIZE OF KANSAS. This park must have been designed with bikes in mind from the beginning, as they were flying all over the place, enjoying the wide open space. Because I didn't get to actually skate it, I assume skaters would find themselves winded quite often by the pushing involved to just get from one wall to the other. Better clean those bearings!
The park has a skate guard for some reason, who only duty seemed to be to keep those who weren't riding behind this ridiculous red line. (see pic below) When I went walk around to take these photos, she ordered me to stay behind the line. I turned on the charm and explained that I was a professional, and my journalistic obligations required me to cross the line. She tried to protest, but I just walked away-whatever. Poor girl was probably just doing this for her college applications resume or something.

 

The recap: No pads, no fees, BIKES ONLY on WEDNESDAY and SUNDAY. Oil those bearings and get ready to push.

 
DIRECTIONS: Take I-93 to exit 7. Follow Bridge St. WEST to MAMMOTH RD. Turn left & head south. Follow this street until you see the JFK COLISEUM on your left. Take your next left, and then your next left again. Park is on the right, behind the Regis Lamere Youth Center.

Bike Barn
255 Maple Street, Manchester, NH 03103
(603) 668-6555
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