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Message 13779 (24. Jan. 2011 18:50) (Tree)

biffsk8er
One minute one spot whith Rubio
: : Was that waxed?
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: Hopefully not. Waxing is deadly dangerous. The creator of our local vert ramp, Paul Heuberger of Vertical Ramps, broke his rib because he slipped on the coping some inliner had waxed.

I have to ask, does he actually know it was an inliner for sure? I've seen many skateboarders wax stuff, too. I'd hate to see someone 'hating' due to skatism. (skater racism) Assuming can lead to so many more issues.
(Btw, I hope Paul Heuberger healed up well.)

I think waxing can be dangerous, but I also think it can be very helpful. A lot depends on whether you 'KNOW' something is waxed. 'Not knowing' is the biggest danger.

On the other hand, I'll be the Devil's Advocate :
Not waxing can be dangerous. I've skated pool style copings that stop you dead in your tracks, if not waxed! Coming to a screeching halt, during a grind or slide at high speeds, can lead to being catapulted headlong into a wall, bowl, or even onto the coping with painful results.

I think the bigger issue for skateboarders is wax on metal coping; for when they grind on their trucks. It is metal against metal, which can be very slippery! On skateboard forums, I have read where skaters take blow torches and towels so they can melt off all of the wax and wipe it off.

I think this will always be an issue due to differing opinions.
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Rubio: One minute one spot whith Rubio (23. Jan. 2011 05:49)
 New trick in one minute one spot in the miniramp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjJ4Kgu_GEI
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biffsk8er: One minute one spot whith Rubio (24. Jan. 2011 08:58)
 This sounds like a blatant rip off of the Remz videos. :P~ Boy, are they going to be mad!!!

Also, your video is 2 minutes long! Granted, the skating is only one minute long, but you might want to change the name to 'Two minutes one spot whith Rubio'. Just to play it safe. LOL

Cheers!
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claudine: One minute one spot whith Rubio (24. Jan. 2011 09:19)
 Wow, thats pretty cool! Was that waxed? You are sliding all over the place. I still cant slide on the coping. I better this summer! Thanks for the video!
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rubio: One minute one spot whith Rubio (24. Jan. 2011 10:03)
 Biff is so, is as Remz LOL, I noticed the video of 1 minute 1 spot
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Bernhard: One minute one spot whith Rubio (24. Jan. 2011 14:50)
 : Was that waxed?

Hopefully not. Waxing is deadly dangerous. The creator of our local vert ramp, Paul Heuberger of Vertical Ramps, broke his rib because he slipped on the coping some inliner had waxed.
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biffsk8er: One minute one spot whith Rubio (24. Jan. 2011 18:50)
 : : Was that waxed?
:
: Hopefully not. Waxing is deadly dangerous. The creator of our local vert ramp, Paul Heuberger of Vertical Ramps, broke his rib because he slipped on the coping some inliner had waxed.

I have to ask, does he actually know it was an inliner for sure? I've seen many skateboarders wax stuff, too. I'd hate to see someone 'hating' due to skatism. (skater racism) Assuming can lead to so many more issues.
(Btw, I hope Paul Heuberger healed up well.)

I think waxing can be dangerous, but I also think it can be very helpful. A lot depends on whether you 'KNOW' something is waxed. 'Not knowing' is the biggest danger.

On the other hand, I'll be the Devil's Advocate :
Not waxing can be dangerous. I've skated pool style copings that stop you dead in your tracks, if not waxed! Coming to a screeching halt, during a grind or slide at high speeds, can lead to being catapulted headlong into a wall, bowl, or even onto the coping with painful results.

I think the bigger issue for skateboarders is wax on metal coping; for when they grind on their trucks. It is metal against metal, which can be very slippery! On skateboard forums, I have read where skaters take blow torches and towels so they can melt off all of the wax and wipe it off.

I think this will always be an issue due to differing opinions.
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Bernhard: One minute one spot whith Rubio (24. Jan. 2011 19:13)
 : : : Was that waxed?
: :
: : Hopefully not. Waxing is deadly dangerous. The creator of our local vert ramp, Paul Heuberger of Vertical Ramps, broke his rib because he slipped on the coping some inliner had waxed.
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: I have to ask, does he actually know it was an inliner for sure?

I know the inline skater who waxed the coping personally. And I repeatedly asked him to stop doing so, because all the skaters using the ramp had problems with the wax.

: I've seen many skateboarders wax stuff, too. I'd hate to see someone 'hating' due to skatism. (skater racism) Assuming can lead to so many more issues.

Ah, come on. I don't think we need to take this to the level of 'hating'. It's a matter of getting along and listening to other skaters using the ramp asking repeatedly to not wax the coping.

: (Btw, I hope Paul Heuberger healed up well.)

He could have broken his neck. Plus it happend during a contest organized by me.

: On the other hand, I'll be the Devil's Advocate :
: Not waxing can be dangerous. I've skated pool style copings that stop you dead in your tracks, if not waxed! Coming to a screeching halt, during a grind or slide at high speeds, can lead to being catapulted headlong into a wall, bowl, or even onto the coping with painful results.

This is not the case for this ramp. It is a quality ramp by Vertical.

: I think the bigger issue for skateboarders is wax on metal coping; for when they grind on their trucks. It is metal against metal, which can be very slippery! On skateboard forums, I have read where skaters take blow torches and towels so they can melt off all of the wax and wipe it off.

Indeed it is a metal coping and the metal is specifically selected for skating purposes.

: I think this will always be an issue due to differing opinions.

Sometimes it's a matter of live and death. I do understand waxing of curbs. I do not understand waxing of copings like the one on our local vert ramp.
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biffsk8er: (Bernhard's) local vert ramp (24. Jan. 2011 23:46)
 : : : The creator of our local vert ramp, Paul Heuberger of Vertical Ramps, broke his rib because he slipped on the coping some inliner had waxed.

What is the name, and where is this ramp? I want to see structure you guys skate on a regular basis. One thing we lack in our area are half-pipes. They are so good to train on......especially wooden ones.
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Bernhard: (Bernhard's) local vert ramp (25. Jan. 2011 01:00)
 : : : : The creator of our local vert ramp, Paul Heuberger of Vertical Ramps, broke his rib because he slipped on the coping some inliner had waxed.
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: What is the name, and where is this ramp? I want to see structure you guys skate on a regular basis. One thing we lack in our area are half-pipes. They are so good to train on......especially wooden ones.

The ramp has a metal covering which is important hereabout. Otherwise it would rot away too fast. It's located in Freiburg/Landwasser and you can sse som skating there in the contest reports about Hot LaWa on Sk8;ag.de:

http://sk8mag.de/contests/index.html


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rubio: One minute one spot whith Rubio (25. Jan. 2011 12:12)
 I think she cast wax, to do tricks more slowly and can make changes to less travel.
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