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April 20, 2008
Ask the Pro; Skate Stoppers
Interstate member Virus of Oxnard, California asked this month’s question. The question is how to make unskate able spots skate able. The answer is really tough because not only is the information illegal but also acquires certain tools for the job. I’m glad to help because there is nothing worse than your favorite spot getting trick blocked.
Lets first talk about spots that are skate able but maybe have a huge crack at the run up or landing. There are a couple of things you can do about this. One, which is permanent and it’s actually for automobiles and called bondo. All you have to do is mix the ingredients apply the bondo and sand it down flat. It takes about an hour to harden. You can purchase this at any local auto part store. If you’re down for a quick fix for a spot shims are the way to go. They are basically flat, thin metal strips. All you need is duck tape to hold them down. If you’re a spot hunter and don’t want anyone else skating your shit shims are perfect, once you’ve landed your trick pull off the tape and up and bounce. They are usually cheap and found at any hard ware store.
Skate stoppers aren’t quite as easy as just filling in some cracks. These things are like skateboarders kryptonite. City architects are one step ahead of us with this. Rails and ledges are already knobbed before the buildings are done being built. To take off knobs on rails a grinder will be needed. If no outlet is assessable you will need a generator for power. As for knobbed ledges there isn’t much to be said. I remember when they first did this about ten years ago the city used the same size allen wrench as skate bolts. The bolts they now use need a certain tool and I can’t help you with this one. A crow bar may work but the ledge will end up in chunks.
The one thing we can do is step our skate game up and learn how to pop over the kryptonite. The illegal factors for these tactics are especially high if at a federal building or a school. YOU WILL GO TO JAIL IF YOU’RE CAUGHT. Remember Interstate nor I told you to do any of this. Skating is against the law but that’s the way we should keep it!!!!!!!!!!
gsmith
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