LBC Clubhouse
Interview with owner of
LBC Clubhouse: Rocky
Questions by
Lenny.
When did you open LBC and why?
LBC opened in a tiny shop located on 29th & Lonsdale in May of 2003. We started out as a longboard shop because there was no shop in Vancouver that properly represented the growing population of longboarders. I wanted to create a shop that met the needs of this group because I love hill bombing.
You got a pretty tight park setup, what are specs on your guys mini ramp? Who built it?...Radius height…
LBC moved into the new location @ 839 West 1st street last April. I got together with my friend Jim Barnum to design an indoor park in this 3000 sq ft building. We enlisted the help of Seb Templer to help us build it and the rest is history. Now we have this cool little indoor that has ledges, rails, flatbanks, mani pads and a five foot mini ramp that has a six foot extension covered in pool coping. The mini is twenty feet wide and has seven ft tranny. This is a nice mini ramp.
Indoor parks seem to be economically impossible to be sustainable how does LBC do it?
No doubt it can be tough at the best of times but we have a loyal and strong customer base. We do all the things that any indoor facility would do to make ends meet, like Birthday parties, lessons, camps, events and try to sell a lot of product. That being said, if you are reading this and you have not been to the LBC yet get your but over here and spend some money.
Is the park frequented by certain skaters or do you have new people stopping by all the time?
Anyone with a skate, five bucks and a good attitude can skate LBC. We are a private facility and as such we can choose who we want to skate with but to date we have not turned down anyone.
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Video features skating from Paul, Adam, Joe, Lenny, Mikey and some locals at park.
What pros have sessioned the ramp? I heard about Daewon and Haslam just recently blew people’s minds away.
We have been very fortunate to have some amazing shred dogs in our house to include, Alex Chalmers, Dawon Song, Chris Haslam, Rick Mckrank, Steve Lange, Chris Foley, Paul Carter, Justin Hoffart, Steve Denum, Jamie Sherrat, Shane Hunter, Russ Milligan, and a bunch of other people that rip shi*t up.
What can we expect in the future from LBC? Any events coming up?
We like to throw events at the LBC as much as possible. So watch our website ride guide link for upcoming shows, contests, movie premiers and other cool stuff.
You carry longboards at the LBC, what is the Vancouver downhill scene like and how has it changed in the last 2 years?
The DH scene is blowing up and LBC is at the business end of the fuse. Honestly I think that longboarding is the fastest growing sport out there today and I love it. Equipment has changed and there is now such a huge selection of quality product out there for longboarders that it is really exciting to a part of this new development of downhill equipment and the new breed of rider coming up today. LBC has a tour bus and our race team can be found at every DH event in and some down south as well. That is the best part of my job.
Who is on the LBC team and what are they up to?
Look for a new some fresh faces in the 2007 LBC team. We are excepting applications now for Team 07.
Thanks for your time, any closing statements?
Special thanks to skateboardvillage.com you guys are awesome. I love your website.
LBC Clubhouse profile
www.sk8dex.com
839 - 1st Street
North Vancouver
British Columbia, Canada
(604) 904-7889
