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Title: favorite skate obstacles
Post by: tre killa on February 15, 2011, 08:14:20 PM
thought this could be a good thread idea.

banks
cellar doors(not too many in my area)
ledges
street flat bars
street sewage entrance doors
parking garage banks
rocks
bank to wall
slappy curbs perferable blue ones
Title: Re: favorite skate obstacles
Post by: Choad Muskrat on February 15, 2011, 08:23:25 PM
all a cellar door is, is a bank

i don't get the obsession

Title: Re: favorite skate obstacles
Post by: nylin on February 15, 2011, 08:30:17 PM
i love street flatbars and ledges have always been my favorite. pretty much tech stuff. i love crazy ledges and ledge to manny pads. thats my shit
Title: Re: favorite skate obstacles
Post by: tre killa on February 15, 2011, 08:33:49 PM
i love street flatbars and ledges have always been my favorite. pretty much tech stuff. i love crazy ledges and ledge to manny pads. thats my shit
yeah i didnt want to be a wierdo and post all the wierd spots i skate but yeah love cellar doors love that noise and everything
Title: Re: favorite skate obstacles
Post by: bangkadang on February 15, 2011, 08:38:36 PM
a nice ledge that you dont have to pop out of, or a steep bank thats grindable/ slideable. oh and mini ramps ftw
Title: Re: favorite skate obstacles
Post by: kevbo999 on February 15, 2011, 08:43:00 PM
3 stairs, short ledges, curb manny pads.. anything you can learn tricks on without fear of getting worked.
Title: Re: favorite skate obstacles
Post by: TheFreshSC on February 15, 2011, 08:45:07 PM
street flat bars

curvy/wavy ledges
plastic benches
ditches

i would love to skate a cellar door
Title: Re: favorite skate obstacles
Post by: nylin on February 15, 2011, 08:52:00 PM
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street flat bars
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curvy/wavy ledges
plastic benches
ditches

i would love to skate a cellar door

Are those plastic tables and benches in Cali as fun as they look?
Title: Re: favorite skate obstacles
Post by: TheFreshSC on February 15, 2011, 08:58:40 PM
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street flat bars
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curvy/wavy ledges
plastic benches
ditches

i would love to skate a cellar door
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Are those plastic tables and benches in Cali as fun as they look?

if you mean the schoolyard tables that herman skates, i honestly don't know.
Title: Re: favorite skate obstacles
Post by: Archers of Chaka on February 15, 2011, 09:10:15 PM
(http://lh4.ggpht.com/_Zepc07wYoHU/SKG0_r-AwEI/AAAAAAAAA3s/orjufD3ZO_U/HPIM0574.JPG)
Title: Re: favorite skate obstacles
Post by: Crunchy Nacho on February 15, 2011, 09:32:36 PM
manual pads, ledges, flatbars.  I especially like ones you can do popouts/pop over
Title: Re: favorite skate obstacles
Post by: Jakelous on February 15, 2011, 09:36:13 PM
slappy curbs
Title: Re: favorite skate obstacles
Post by: yeahmmm on February 15, 2011, 09:36:44 PM
Ledge to manuals are really fun i could skate something like that all day.  Good natural transition that grinds and slides well.  Just a decent ledge with good run up and landing would be perfect too.  You'd be amazed how hard it is to find one even in California.
Title: Re: favorite skate obstacles
Post by: mandibleclaw on February 15, 2011, 09:40:11 PM
bowls
Title: Re: favorite skate obstacles
Post by: Ronald Wilson Reagan on February 15, 2011, 10:31:20 PM
granite ledges
Title: Re: favorite skate obstacles
Post by: layzieyez on February 15, 2011, 10:48:53 PM
Your mama.
Title: Re: favorite skate obstacles
Post by: Froston on February 15, 2011, 10:51:42 PM
a hip of any kind

does that include hip-sters?
Title: Re: favorite skate obstacles
Post by: SK8-N-WorshipSatan on February 15, 2011, 10:57:34 PM
Banks.
Bank to rail
Rail to Bank
Bank to Bank
Gap to Bank
Bank to gap

I scoped an epic ollie over ledge to bank today. Popped like 6 boners.
Title: Re: favorite skate obstacles
Post by: Lenny the Fatface on February 15, 2011, 11:03:28 PM
anything I can wallie.
Title: Re: favorite skate obstacles
Post by: Jay E-Quails on February 15, 2011, 11:38:41 PM
walls, ledges, curb manny pads, some weird gap spots
Title: Re: favorite skate obstacles
Post by: Nancy Chin The Manicurist on February 15, 2011, 11:52:04 PM
"California Red Curbs"

YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XzWUTmU7UQ#)
Title: Re: favorite skate obstacles
Post by: 420 on February 16, 2011, 12:10:14 AM
granite ledges

the gipp knows
Title: Re: favorite skate obstacles
Post by: friendly dave on February 16, 2011, 12:12:18 AM
Fullpipes. Because they're like unicorns.
Title: Re: favorite skate obstacles
Post by: Filip on February 16, 2011, 12:31:40 AM
Good ledge with perfect ground is always favourite in my eyes.
Title: Re: favorite skate obstacles
Post by: TheFreshSC on February 16, 2011, 12:34:50 AM
anything I can wallie.

this
Title: Re: favorite skate obstacles
Post by: cool spot on February 16, 2011, 01:06:05 AM
up ledges. curved ledges. the elusive curved-up-ledge.
Title: Re: favorite skate obstacles
Post by: clamy on February 16, 2011, 01:32:03 AM
Random things to grind = metal barriers, fire hydrant covers (there's one in a school which is a fire hydrant with a toolbox modified to fit over it which grinds), fences, shit like that, and just a nice rail, round or square.


Title: Re: favorite skate obstacles
Post by: Grubby Mits on February 16, 2011, 02:19:30 AM
Literally anything, banks, ledges, transition, manual pads, rails etc etc. We don't have the finest selection around here unless i hop on train to london, so growing up i got used to just appreciating anything skateable. And for that matter things that aren't really skateable, but giving them a shot haha.
Title: Re: favorite skate obstacles
Post by: finknoos on February 16, 2011, 02:29:13 AM
flatbanks are my all time favourite
hips
bowls
hills
natural manny pads
step ups (only ever skated them in skate parks though) like a eurogap
those "straight hips" like this /\
small stairs, around 5 or less
generally stuff with low impact
Title: Re: favorite skate obstacles
Post by: Cockaigne on February 16, 2011, 03:47:04 AM
Mostly anything but stairs.....

I notice that those haven't been called till now as well.

I fucking love wallride so those are a favourite. Also just nice little squares like a plaza, just cruising around popping a few trick here there.... yeah.

There aren't any ditches around here, i'd love to skate one of those Arizona ditches, but there's some ocean between me and them....
And in europe slappy curbs are way too few....goddamn.
Title: Re: favorite skate obstacles
Post by: BFKskateboards on February 16, 2011, 03:55:49 AM
just about everything except hips or something with shitty ground
Title: Re: favorite skate obstacles
Post by: DRVAD666 on February 16, 2011, 05:27:22 AM
fun box
tranny
ledges
rainbow rail
ditches
my friends mom
 
Title: Re: favorite skate obstacles
Post by: barkeep11 on February 16, 2011, 05:36:23 AM
Bowls, pools, a good wide 5 or 6 foot mini or a nice long knee-high ledge if I'm feeling streety.
Title: Re: favorite skate obstacles
Post by: Andrefosho on February 16, 2011, 06:03:19 AM
Smooth ground, a box, flatbar, hip, manual pad.
Title: Re: favorite skate obstacles
Post by: Hola on February 16, 2011, 06:52:23 AM
Mostly anything but stairs.....
I notice that those haven't been called till now as well.

I fucking love wallride so those are a favourite. Also just nice little squares like a plaza, just cruising around popping a few trick here there.... yeah.

There aren't any ditches around here, i'd love to skate one of those Arizona ditches, but there's some ocean between me and them....
And in europe slappy curbs are way too few....goddamn.


i like bank to wallrides, manual pads, natural tranny, theres a lot of fun skatable rocks here too. my favorite ground to skate on is red brick or smooth stone tile, those feel so good
Title: Re: favorite skate obstacles
Post by: CUDDLEMONSTER on February 16, 2011, 09:10:19 AM
we used to visit family in vegas every year and i would take my skate buddy along. those ditches that go on for miles are the best. after that i would say bank to ledges or grindable banks.
Title: Re: favorite skate obstacles
Post by: Beer Wizard on February 16, 2011, 09:41:41 AM
Natural trannies, shitty DIY trannies, pole jams, grindable/slidable stairs that stick out from buildings, and spots in ally-ways.
Title: Re: favorite skate obstacles
Post by: jacktharipper on February 16, 2011, 09:42:13 AM
Smooth ground, a box, flatbar, hip, manual pad.
this
Title: Re: favorite skate obstacles
Post by: tre killa on February 16, 2011, 01:24:05 PM
(http://lh4.ggpht.com/_Zepc07wYoHU/SKG0_r-AwEI/AAAAAAAAA3s/orjufD3ZO_U/HPIM0574.JPG)
^^this
Title: Re: favorite skate obstacles
Post by: Headcrusher on February 16, 2011, 01:32:02 PM
baldy or upland pipe, depending on the mood i'm in.
Title: Re: favorite skate obstacles
Post by: Gnarwhal on February 16, 2011, 01:37:01 PM
things i can do tricks up, small sets of stairs, ect.
granite ledges
bowls
Title: Re: favorite skate obstacles
Post by: _UniversalTruth_ on February 16, 2011, 01:55:26 PM
a fixed & edged flatrail and nice ground, not too slippery please.
Title: Re: favorite skate obstacles
Post by: chillout on February 16, 2011, 01:57:07 PM
granite ledges
Title: Re: favorite skate obstacles
Post by: A.J.K. on February 16, 2011, 02:45:13 PM
anything I can wallie.

This, good ledges, hills and i love skating tight/quirky transition.  Skating over smooth brick is seriously the best as well. 
Title: Re: favorite skate obstacles
Post by: Cockaigne on February 16, 2011, 03:03:30 PM
Bowls, pools, a good wide 5 or 6 foot mini or a nice long knee-high ledge if I'm feeling streety.

Name of the new Berrics vid?
Title: Re: favorite skate obstacles
Post by: Tarquin on February 16, 2011, 03:06:54 PM
Banks, ledges, banks to ledges. I'm so jealous of you americans and your endless amount of painted curbs.
Title: Re: favorite skate obstacles
Post by: macgruber on February 16, 2011, 03:45:10 PM
mellow pyramids like the one that was at the HB park. That thing was so fun.

miniramps

ledges

concrete parks where you can pump around the whole place without pushing once
Title: Re: favorite skate obstacles
Post by: Turtle Butt on February 16, 2011, 05:04:12 PM
Grinding real concrete ledges is the best feeling in the world.
Title: Re: favorite skate obstacles
Post by: bangkadang on February 16, 2011, 05:12:12 PM
i want to skate a ditch sooo bad, ive never even actually seen one :-\
Title: Re: favorite skate obstacles
Post by: flatspotter on February 16, 2011, 07:33:59 PM
shitty spots so that any trick you make is dope
Title: Re: favorite skate obstacles
Post by: blackalbino on February 16, 2011, 07:40:55 PM
(http://itsakirby.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/telephone_lines.jpg)
Title: Re: favorite skate obstacles
Post by: gnarnel on February 16, 2011, 08:30:17 PM
circle flat bars, ledges manual pads, flat gaps , the pccasional hand rail to get the blood rushing. bank to ledges <3
Title: Re: favorite skate obstacles
Post by: Kitty Boy on February 16, 2011, 09:09:17 PM
LITTER BOXES AND THOSE BIG RUG HOUSES WITH ALL THE HOLES IN THEM
Title: Re: favorite skate obstacles
Post by: Halfcab for Cutie on February 16, 2011, 09:09:39 PM
cobblestone roads, slate sidewalks with wheel sized cracks every 2 feet, cities where cops think its illegal to skate in the street or sidewalk.

but seriously i'm really jealous of cities with hills to bomb. ? I mainly like skating fast through traffic and manualling sections of sidewalks or ollieing mid sized gaps.
Title: Re: favorite skate obstacles
Post by: SonictheHedgehog on February 16, 2011, 10:07:35 PM
angle iron ledges (this one in Hawaii I could skate forever)
stair up stair downs
manny pads
smooth flatground
El Toro
Title: Re: favorite skate obstacles
Post by: Carrolls Chesthairs on February 16, 2011, 10:54:39 PM
(http://image.shutterstock.com/display_pic_with_logo/68500/68500,1187816347,3/stock-photo-a-wooden-picnic-bench-table-in-a-park-4780339.jpg)
take off the top piece, lay against a wall, wallrides for days.
Title: Re: favorite skate obstacles
Post by: Omamori on February 16, 2011, 11:31:59 PM
Anything, especially weird objects.
Title: Re: favorite skate obstacles
Post by: bandini on February 17, 2011, 12:57:20 AM
One of the schools I skate when visiting my folks has 3 medium-sized flat gaps in a row, with just enough room for one push between each. I skate that setup for hours at a time whenever I visit and never get bored.
Title: Re: favorite skate obstacles
Post by: GISM on February 20, 2011, 11:00:09 PM
Curb cuts
Title: Re: favorite skate obstacles
Post by: friendly dave on February 21, 2011, 01:34:26 AM
(http://www.simplifiedinternetdesign.com/skateboards/images/tony-hawk-ramps.jpg)
Title: Re: favorite skate obstacles
Post by: BraveUlysses on February 21, 2011, 06:18:33 AM
Manny pads, flatground, flat gaps and gaps. I also like large platforms that you can do a trick up then do a trick off. Basically a large manny pad.
Title: Re: favorite skate obstacles
Post by: Acrid Avid Jam Shred on February 21, 2011, 11:44:51 PM
weird shit to wallie, obstacles at slabs, lipslidey boxes, weird tight tranny
Title: Re: favorite skate obstacles
Post by: sfa on February 22, 2011, 12:41:01 AM
Up ledges, natural metal edge ledges, ledge to banks, down hill manny pads, good flat (not so smooth that it's slippery), that Canadian curb at the girl park, curved ledges, 4' mini 12' or wider with traditional Masonite

I'll skate nearly anything but big stair sets and handrails. Doesn't mean I'm anygood at it but I'll give it a go.
Title: Re: favorite skate obstacles
Post by: Stanley Hol on February 22, 2011, 02:14:27 AM
Cellar doors in England are 99% flat.

Just saying...
Title: Re: favorite skate obstacles
Post by: ttching! on February 23, 2011, 09:35:00 AM
(http://www.zooyork.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/360flipbump.jpg)

This spot.
Title: Re: favorite skate obstacles
Post by: Roach maynE on February 23, 2011, 02:34:44 PM
street tranny is always tight
hard to come by
especially in athens
Title: Re: favorite skate obstacles
Post by: tre killa on February 24, 2011, 09:05:34 AM
street tranny is always tight
hard to come by
especially in athens
damn athens grece shit im greek
Title: Re: favorite skate obstacles
Post by: friendly dave on February 24, 2011, 09:39:52 AM
street tranny is always tight
hard to come by
especially in athens

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHRXR38lmoA&feature=player_embedded#at=178 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHRXR38lmoA&feature=player_embedded#at=178)
2:45-2:57

One of the funnest spots I've ever skated.
Title: Re: favorite skate obstacles
Post by: Inbred Jed on February 24, 2011, 10:38:47 AM
3 foot quarterpipes, double sided curbs, tree root bumps, hips of all shapes and sizes, parking blocks, flow style skateparks
Title: Re: favorite skate obstacles
Post by: toque on February 24, 2011, 11:38:51 AM
I like ledges, banks, banks to ledges, ledges to banks, banks to banks, cellar doors, and wide unobstructed spaces. And sometimes I like obstructed spaces, if it's a spot that appeals to me. I like spots that are tucked away and difficult to find. I also don't like to be watched.
Title: Re: favorite skate obstacles
Post by: bumptobar on February 24, 2011, 03:11:15 PM
flat bar spots, quicksetups, banks, quarterpipes larger than 6 feet, weird shit, and rocks.
Title: Re: favorite skate obstacles
Post by: L33Tg33k on February 24, 2011, 03:29:06 PM
Gimme ledges for endless lines.
Title: Re: favorite skate obstacles
Post by: AnklePants on February 24, 2011, 03:36:31 PM
I want to skate a cellar door so bad.  The sound it makes.

I won't try to ollie anything that I'm not willing to actually jump down.

Small curbs i can slappy grind.

Sewer caps.  Ollies for days.

Banks any shape or size.

Street gaps.

And other assorted street objects.

Title: Re: favorite skate obstacles
Post by: kellen on February 24, 2011, 03:37:01 PM
mini ramps, manny pads, and nice long ledges.
Title: Re: favorite skate obstacles
Post by: duffmanshredder on February 24, 2011, 03:54:58 PM
Snake runs, kicker ramps, and ditches ;D
Title: Re: favorite skate obstacles
Post by: mandibleclaw on February 24, 2011, 04:24:50 PM
I like ledges, banks, banks to ledges, ledges to banks, banks to banks, cellar doors, and wide unobstructed spaces. And sometimes I like obstructed spaces, if it's a spot that appeals to me. I like spots that are tucked away and difficult to find. I also don't like to be watched.
(http://www.skateboardermag.com/files/2010/12/wpid-puleo_02-3001.jpg)