Here's what the
Skatewave website had to say about their little park here: "World-renowned
skateboarder Andy Macdonald was on hand to open Rio Rancho's second and
third public Skatewave skatepark. The new skatepark located at the Rio
Rancho Sports Complex is the region's largest modular skatepark and the
largest Skatewave 2.0 facility. City impact fees and in-kind service donation
from a local contractor were used to fund the skateparks. Both of the
skatepark's layouts are divided by skill level and cater to all levels
of ability."
Here's what I've has
to say about that: "I'd bet all of the cash from Andy's checks coming
in from endorsing these cookie-cutter parks and his crappy Kmart shoe
line that Andy would never voluntarily skate here again. What pro or even
advanced skater would? Skatewave's website is a flat out lie. Their parks
DO NOT cater to all levels of ability. These are beginners-only
skateparks, and have a limited challenge life span before users will get
tired of them and head elsewhere (i.e. back out onto the street), rendering
the park an abandoned waste of taxpayer money.
Municipalities: Don't
be fooled by Skatewave's propaganda, listen to the skaters - the OLDER
& MORE EXPERIENCED skaters. They know what's going on. The kids don't
know squat. They will take whatever is put in front of them because they
don't know any better. |