REPO: D.S.A.B LIVI JAM

Location: Livingston Skatepark, Scotland
Date: August 2nd 2008
Words: Grant Smith BSD
Photos: Ricky Adam

The call came at 9:30 AM. “It’s Colin here. Let everyone know it’s dry and sunny in Livi!”
 
Every year, there’s a Livingston skateboard jam. It’s always well attended, but for some reason or another, the bike jams that have happened there have always sucked. That is, until Captain Colin Weir of the crazy DSAB crew decided enough was enough and took matters into his own hands.
 
The day consisted of a myriad of small comps. We missed the longest manual but got there just in time for the Walla Death challenge. For those that don’t know, Livi has a big curved flatbank with a wall about 4-foot tall on top. On the backside of the wall is a 20-foot drop, making any tricks on top of it almost death defying. That didn’t seem to bother Paul the Sword though; he fufanued and abubaca’d the beast. Meanwhile, Ginger Pete (aka Carrot Byrnes) got his leg over on a near slam and Sean Lavatory finished it all off with a wallride to whip.
 
Next up was the best trick comp (with bars backwards!) This started as a bit of a mini ramp style jam until the whips and flips started flying. By the end of it, I could hardly think of a trick that hadn’t been done or attempted with the bars the wrong way round.
 
Mike from 20twenty was on site all day selling bicycle parts from his market stall and the Red Bull girls showed up to hand out cans of high-powered caffeine. But luckily, they didn’t witness a certain un-named rider atop the new Red Bull Mini.
 
Later in the day, there was a big bowl jam with highest air and best trick. Most riders don’t really ride this steep pool, so it was good to see people getting into it and actually enjoying the hang ups and flat bottom landings.
 
And to end it all, Colin donned the leopard thong (see pic) and did a 180 from the wee bowl to big bowl to elbow damage. I can’t think of much worse than crashing and grinding along Livi’s gnarly concrete nearly naked. I heard the screams of pain as we left the park and headed home. What a day! The Livi bike jam was reborn and will hopefully become a yearly event.