Had to go down to Spokane today and stopped by and rode very early morning with only a couple of kids riding. By mid-afternoon when I came back the place had bikes & skaters all over it. Helmet required but as you can see maybe 1 out of 4 had one, and nobody but me had knee & elbow pads with a wrist braces on.

Three pics in a row: people.tribe.net/8049d455-...5e9d105e92

In my old Rector gear with a Jay Adam's Flyaway on my head riding a Hobie Skatepark Rider with mid-Lazers and Sims Pure Juice wheels with my gray ponytail flapping...and at least 30 years older than anyone there. I did get some funny looks but after an hour (all I can handle on concrete) a few of the skater rats came over to talk and look at the board I was riding. One young kid (10 or so) rode my board and told his dad he wanted one. It was the first time he dropped into the bowl and he made it! Something to say about old sticks and good wheels, eh?

No, I didn't leave the coping! Kept my wheels on the concrete no doubt. Just an old guy rolling walls and having fun who can't take those kind of falls anymore.