The following photos and text are taken with permission from Martin himself at his website.
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This flower shaped fountain was empty, no water...
Luckily I had my skateboard with me, always ready!
Drop in, skate everything! |
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KL city has some very nice roads for
skateboarding.
Watch out - bumps ahead! |
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Danger! Skater sliding riding drifting downhill. I used
to go city freeriding late in the evening. It wasn't as hot as at daytime,
nevertheless I was sweating like crazy. Bahaya! |
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This is my favorite freeride. A lonely hill in the
middle of KL city. Smooth tar, steep and almost no cars. |
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There are even some nice turns! The only bad thing
about Changkat Tunku are the yellow lines from the top to the bottom of
the hill... |
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This stupid dog tried to climb through the fence. Most
probably he wanted to chase a skater!
Bad idea! |
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After three months of hard riding, my 3dm Avilas were
worn down to the core. |
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KKB Frazer Hill was my first downhill in Malaysia. This
road is really out in the jungle. One turn after another. |
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Frazer Hill seems to be an endless hill, like a never
ending road! |
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The last section of Frazer Hill looks like a
highway.
Two lanes, big turns. |
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This is a 2.5km speed run with a topspeed of 82km/h and
an average speed of 60km/h. A nice hill for riding everything tucked. You
only get the topspeed if you ride the turns clean - it's all about lines
and aerodynamics... |
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What the hell is this guy doing? I think these guys
haven't seen a downhill skater before. |
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Ukay Perdana is a nice hill with almost no turns, but
also a pretty dangerous road, cause there are some hot intersections and
too many cars.
Not recommended! |
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Be aware of motorcycles and slow cars and
cracks! |
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Ukay Perdana: 2.5km - 80km/h |
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Bukit Tinggi resort features a replica of Colmar (F)!
Check the website for any
further information. This here is the main road and it's not that cool.
There are some uphill sections and the turns are fairly dangerous. The tar
looks good but it's sometimes very slippery. OK for a run or
two... |
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I have to work on my position, get my ass higher
up. |
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Footbraking for another turn... |
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Head down! Lower! |
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My legs are already tired. |
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Nice turns. |
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The road is nice for motorbiking! |
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Some turns are endless. |
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The Bukit Tinggi Clubhouse road is a skateboard heaven.
Turns, turns and more turns. Steep sections, flat sections, uphill
sections, this road is a rollercoaster. It's awesome!
Here some details: 7km, 10% max. steepness, 50km/h average, 80km/h topspeed... |
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Bukit Tinggi would be a ideal spot for a cool race. 7km
is fairly long for a race, but why not splitting the whole thing in two
parts. Anyway this road is crazy. |
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Why is this spot sooo far away from home?
Why? |
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Come on... |
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Don't you like it? |
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Maybe one day we're all riding Bukit Tinggi together,
racing hard on one of the best roads on the planet! |
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Here we did a photo shot for Plan B. This is a
Malaysian male style mag. The road is once more Bukit
Tinggi, such a nice spot... |
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a-a-a-a-action! |
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go fast! |
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And now my first studio shots! |
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Mr. Globe |
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