[SPOT] Orchard Heights & Kamano

[Danny]

1. Orchard Heights Blvd

Orchard Heights has lot of stop signs and intersections... its a dangerous hill that you can get quiet amount of speed.
I would say its only ridable early morning, lunch, before rush hour, late late late night.
Well i live there the street starts at.... so i go on it everyday to goto work... which is in bottom of the street !
I will gps it and put the exact speed on but i would say 60k EASILY
Its very sketchy because of the stop signs

(leather if possible, pads and helmet will do)

2. Kamano

Kamano is a street that i usually skate on. Yes theres is ONE intersection called crawford rose. when we are bombing we usually have a spotter there but when i am alone i usually just slow down a little and see if the cars are comming.
Its a great hill that has okay pavement in the begining but smooth pavement after the intersection.
again i will gps it and put the exact speed on but i would say 40k EASILY

(pads and helmet will do)


Please have spotters with you when you are riding this hill, and please ride orhcard really early morning and REALLY REALLY late night or after midnight.

[Danny]

i am surprised how Gaztick knows this place lol, thats right its a good hill 

[Shaun]

Orchard is a sweet hill.  Most of the intersections have good visibility coming up to them so you can see if cars are coming up.  My onboard spedo says I average 67 down there but it's a $20 job i got from a bike store so I know it isn't as accurate as a GPS but it's pretty close.  If you start one bus stop further up the hill from Orchard heights you can easily be doing 40 before the first intersection.  If you ride it right down to Yonge st it's 1.7 km long however it's a bitch of a walk back up if you run that far so it's best to stop around the lower exit of Hill Drive.   

Personally I haven't had many issues with the drivers in the area but I try not to be a dick when riding either.  If you're going through a T intersection stick to the side of the road that has the exit on it.  At the 4ways, watch for blinkers and choose your side of the road accordingly.  If the drivers are making left turns I haven't had any issues riding on the center line and then moving back into my lane when I've passed through.  When passing traffic, and you will, don't get too close to them if you're in a tuck.  I used to do this and they get pretty pissed when you pop up right next to their wing mirrors.  Funny reactions but it may not end well. 

Ride safe, ride smart, wear your armour and orchard is a blast.

[McGoon]

He's been longboarding than most of the people on this site...myself included

[Shaun]

Was just adding to the post, not trying to make a slight against him.

[McGoon]

I know. My post was more a response to Danny.

[Shaun]

Missed the part about gaz.

[seagreen]

for some zigzaggery, hang a right onto crawford rose as you come down kemano, and then nip left onto april gardens.

[Danny]

sweet I will try that later on! Anyways...I tried to call you today to skate, are you busy on weekdays usually?

[Danny]

that slope was so slow...I had to push...it really wasn't my thing to try lol..