half-pipes

To most, skateboarding is a sport featuring half-pipes and high-flying riders performing daredevil tricks.

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I've never known my fingers so nimble as I tightened the screws and adjusted the half-pipes in their sockets; everyone else seemed slow by comparison, and I cursed them good-naturedly and finally left Ko Dali's daughter to see to the final adjustments while I went off to examine the rockets.

The Sky Writer Geoff Barbanell 2010

Putting up the frame was simple - it's just an iron fence, you see,. with supports both sides, and half-pipes running from the ground behind to the top of the fence, to take the rockets.

The Sky Writer Geoff Barbanell 2010

The half-pipes and jumps on this beast are where local pros like Olympian Shaun White -- and your moody 15-year-old -- can throw down some serious fun.

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And the stick is fifteen feet long - and before you can fire one you have to have the firing-frame, which is solid steel weighing God knows what, with iron half-pipes.

The Sky Writer Geoff Barbanell 2010

And I lectured them about Congreves - it was remarkable how well I remembered each detail about assembling the firing-frame and half-pipes, and adjusting the range-screws and everything; the excellent fellows took it all in, spitting and exclaiming with excitement, and you could see that even if they weren't the kind to get elected to the Royal Society for their mechanical aptitude, their hearts were in the right place.

The Sky Writer Geoff Barbanell 2010

With smooth concrete pools,half-pipes and a freesyle practice area.

From the BSNYC Culture Desk: Trickery BikeSnobNYC 2008

Cypress Mountain, West Vancouver Snowboarders will execute half-pipes, big airs and other maneuvers in this World Cup competition.

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With smooth concrete pools,half-pipes and a freesyle practice area.

From the BSNYC Culture Desk: Trickery BikeSnobNYC 2008

Tonight on CNN, another hot "thirtysomething," Larry King, talks about his weekend riding half-pipes in Malibu.

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