BMX riders fight to keep indoor pool park | Jason Rodriguez
Dagenham pool has become home to one of the best freestyle BMX parks outside of the US - but plug will be pulled on SundayI'm near the shallow end of Dagenham indoor pool and standing on the pedals of a BMX bike. My instructor, Ross, is showing me how to suck my legs up to get more air from a bunnyhop. Around me, younger and more agile riders show off daring tricks, many tackling steep ramps and boxes which help throw them through the air, only to land effortlessly nearly every time.This is not what you would expect to see at a public baths on a Sunday afternoon but at Dagenham Pool the smell of chlorine and the sight of boys flicking towels at each other have gone. Although the structure and most of the interior of the 1970s baths remain, what's obviously missing is the water, which was drained from both pools so their tiled walls and floors could be covered over to give Dagenham one of the best freestyle BMX parks outside of the US. (...)
