Let’s not forget about bikes
I’m a BMX-er who has voiced a concern about a skatepark once before and would like to again. I would like to have some contact with the people who are in charge/trying to make a public skatepark happen.
My other thing is that when it was talked about before it was going to allow bikes in the park ? but all I ever hear is, “The Skateboard Park” and not, “The Bike and Skate Park.”
Some are saying it won’t pass because bikes mean more insurance or they are more of a liability or the bikes will mess up the ramps or the pegs will chip the concrete ramps. Well bikes do put a lot more pressure on concrete and there is a lot more of an impact than skateboards. But there are companies working to prevent that from happening.
MacNiel Bikes makes special pegs that have rubber cap ends that prevent chipping of concrete and other surfaces. They also use aluminum bar ends which are smoothed out. There are multiple kinds of aluminum pedals that come equipped with rubber or plastic coverings.
So I’m still wondering if you will allow bikes if we get a skatepark and would like to have some contact with someone over the parks and recreation or a leader of the skatepark thing.
I’m still needing a place to ride my Schwinn.
Austin Cleek
114 Westwood 4th Ave.
McMinnville