slappy/curb discussion thread

[Knee Pain]

Damn, slappy crooks are so hard to get consistent. Just when I think I’ve got them, I lose them again  :'(

[Orangepulp1000]

Finally feel like I have fs 50’s down now after a few weeks of working on them. Took some advice on here with hitting it almost head on and having my front foot up a bit higher in the pocket, Definitely worked for me. Lessing up the angle I’m hitting the curb now and getting longer grinds. Onto smiths now

https://www.instagram.com/tv/Cf8wDoGDoVt/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

[djoekr]

I have finally found a slanted curb. It grinds really well and it's so easy to get into, but it absolutely destroys my trucks. The concrete is not that rough but it has a sharp edge that really digs into the hanger.



This weird groove in the middle was the result of about 20 grinds. I'm gonna bring a set of trucks that are almost done for and finish them off there in the hope that the grinds make the edge a bit more rounded.

[Frank and Fred]

Learned a new but relatively easy curb trick. Nollie lipslide shuv.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CgFxcT8gGOu/

[sweet son of a bitch]

Sick!! ☝🏽

[FatGuy92]

Finally feel like I have fs 50’s down now after a few weeks of working on them. Took some advice on here with hitting it almost head on and having my front foot up a bit higher in the pocket, Definitely worked for me. Lessing up the angle I’m hitting the curb now and getting longer grinds. Onto smiths now

https://www.instagram.com/tv/Cf8wDoGDoVt/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Hell yeah man. I'm a firm believer that if you can slappy fs 50, you can Smith no problem. Over rotating your shoulders is the key imo.

[skatesum609]

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Finally feel like I have fs 50’s down now after a few weeks of working on them. Took some advice on here with hitting it almost head on and having my front foot up a bit higher in the pocket, Definitely worked for me. Lessing up the angle I’m hitting the curb now and getting longer grinds. Onto smiths now

https://www.instagram.com/tv/Cf8wDoGDoVt/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

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Hell yeah man. I'm a firm believer that if you can slappy fs 50, you can Smith no problem. Over rotating your shoulders is the key imo.

I still cant get the fs slappy dialed on a regular curb but got a few on the slappy curb at the diy over the weekend
 
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CgHW4RNAHWo/?igshid=NWRhNmQxMjQ=

[Orangepulp1000]

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Finally feel like I have fs 50’s down now after a few weeks of working on them. Took some advice on here with hitting it almost head on and having my front foot up a bit higher in the pocket, Definitely worked for me. Lessing up the angle I’m hitting the curb now and getting longer grinds. Onto smiths now

https://www.instagram.com/tv/Cf8wDoGDoVt/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

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Hell yeah man. I'm a firm believer that if you can slappy fs 50, you can Smith no problem. Over rotating your shoulders is the key imo.


Yeah sick will try that out, hoping for a break in the weather this week to get a session in and start trying. Will report back

[Orangepulp1000]

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Finally feel like I have fs 50’s down now after a few weeks of working on them. Took some advice on here with hitting it almost head on and having my front foot up a bit higher in the pocket, Definitely worked for me. Lessing up the angle I’m hitting the curb now and getting longer grinds. Onto smiths now

https://www.instagram.com/tv/Cf8wDoGDoVt/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

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Hell yeah man. I'm a firm believer that if you can slappy fs 50, you can Smith no problem. Over rotating your shoulders is the key imo.

[close]

I still cant get the fs slappy dialed on a regular curb but got a few on the slappy curb at the diy over the weekend
 
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CgHW4RNAHWo/?igshid=NWRhNmQxMjQ=

Hell yeah!. That diy looks super fun too

[Knee Pain]

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Finally feel like I have fs 50’s down now after a few weeks of working on them. Took some advice on here with hitting it almost head on and having my front foot up a bit higher in the pocket, Definitely worked for me. Lessing up the angle I’m hitting the curb now and getting longer grinds. Onto smiths now

https://www.instagram.com/tv/Cf8wDoGDoVt/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

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Hell yeah man. I'm a firm believer that if you can slappy fs 50, you can Smith no problem. Over rotating your shoulders is the key imo.

I did a smith by accident the other day, felt amazing.

Obviously couldn’t do another when I actually tried.

[rawbertson.]

I have finally found a slanted curb. It grinds really well and it's so easy to get into, but it absolutely destroys my trucks. The concrete is not that rough but it has a sharp edge that really digs into the hanger.



This weird groove in the middle was the result of about 20 grinds. I'm gonna bring a set of trucks that are almost done for and finish them off there in the hope that the grinds make the edge a bit more rounded.

i have heard thunders dont last but that does seem a bit excessive

[djoekr]

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I have finally found a slanted curb. It grinds really well and it's so easy to get into, but it absolutely destroys my trucks. The concrete is not that rough but it has a sharp edge that really digs into the hanger.



This weird groove in the middle was the result of about 20 grinds. I'm gonna bring a set of trucks that are almost done for and finish them off there in the hope that the grinds make the edge a bit more rounded.

[close]

i have heard thunders dont last but that does seem a bit excessive

They're Indy's though, Forged Hollow to be specific. Sucks because the spot is in a nice area, but at this rate I'm gonna be buying new trucks every couple of weeks.

[rawbertson.]

oh my bad i just dyslexic
if you can really brick the curb to make it really smooth it will save your trucks big time

[disclosed]

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I have finally found a slanted curb. It grinds really well and it's so easy to get into, but it absolutely destroys my trucks. The concrete is not that rough but it has a sharp edge that really digs into the hanger.



This weird groove in the middle was the result of about 20 grinds. I'm gonna bring a set of trucks that are almost done for and finish them off there in the hope that the grinds make the edge a bit more rounded.

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i have heard thunders dont last but that does seem a bit excessive

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They're Indy's though, Forged Hollow to be specific. Sucks because the spot is in a nice area, but at this rate I'm gonna be buying new trucks every couple of weeks.

pretty sure it will stop once its skated in better. it needs that layer or wax and metal to really soak into it and then its good to go.
i had it skating in m curb. the trucks went from almost new to the axle in a month. now those and my other set both wear way slower since its skate it.

if youre talking bout the type of curb i think you are. its kinda unnavoidable to get that weird middle of the truck groove tho. but the last couple sessions i had on my old curb with the newer trucks it didnt happen.

[rawbertson.]

i have indy forged hollows, i have skated a lot of bullshit but mostly just grinding the fuck out of curbs every day since March, they dont have any deep cuts like that. the curbs i skate must be a lot more rounded.

Back Truck:




Front Truck:





cant say these are grinded down

[Lou Strux]

I've already blasted this turd out to the denizens of The Ranch, but since we're talking curbs & slappies up in this thread...
Here's a barely wrangled FS 50 with a brief stop-over in BS boardskid territory before moving on to throw out the wrong hand sign on the way to the exit.
https://vimeo.com/731036374
I'm blowing it all over the place here, but the water bottle camera operator was gassing me up with a bunch of woops and yews, so there it is.

[disclosed]

I've already blasted this turd out to the denizens of The Ranch, but since we're talking curbs & slappies up in this thread...
Here's a barely wrangled FS 50 with a brief stop-over in BS boardskid territory before moving on to throw out the wrong hand sign on the way to the exit.
https://vimeo.com/731036374
I'm blowing it all over the place here, but the water bottle camera operator was gassing me up with a bunch of woops and yews, so there it is.

damn i gotta find a spot where i can try this now..

[rawbertson.]

nice reeboks bud !

[djoekr]

Reebok Club C's are the shit. Some shoe goo on the stitching and they're the most durable skate shoe I've ever skated.

i have indy forged hollows, i have skated a lot of bullshit but mostly just grinding the fuck out of curbs every day since March, they dont have any deep cuts like that. the curbs i skate must be a lot more rounded.

It's definitely the sharp angle that's causing that weird cut, I'm gonna destroy a pair of old trucks on it to really grind it down and then hope it's better. If not, I'll definitely hit it with a rub brick.

@disclosed



This is the curb I'm talking about. I hit it with a quick layer of wax after taking the pic. Seems really easy to get into feebles, at least way easier than the straight curb I normally skate. I can also dig it out so I can hang my trucks over it for feebles, board- and lipslides. Seems like a fun spot but I'll have to prep it better or else I'm gonna be buying new trucks every month.

[JugeL]

Seems like a fun spot but I'll have to prep it better or else I'm gonna be buying new trucks every month.

Most of the shoe & gear guys buy new trucks every week so you are good on that

[IUTSM]

@Lou Strux

That's some fire right there my man, straight up. I need to replicate that spot

[BartHarleyJarvis]

I have finally found a slanted curb. It grinds really well and it's so easy to get into, but it absolutely destroys my trucks. The concrete is not that rough but it has a sharp edge that really digs into the hanger.



This weird groove in the middle was the result of about 20 grinds. I'm gonna bring a set of trucks that are almost done for and finish them off there in the hope that the grinds make the edge a bit more rounded.

I’m trying to grind my forged hollows into the axle so I can actually get a hole in my truck. It’s been taking a while and I’m
Starting to suspect it won’t happen because the material will just collapse

[Lou Strux]

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I have finally found a slanted curb. It grinds really well and it's so easy to get into, but it absolutely destroys my trucks. The concrete is not that rough but it has a sharp edge that really digs into the hanger.



This weird groove in the middle was the result of about 20 grinds. I'm gonna bring a set of trucks that are almost done for and finish them off there in the hope that the grinds make the edge a bit more rounded.

[close]

I’m trying to grind my forged hollows into the axle so I can actually get a hole in my truck. It’s been taking a while and I’m
Starting to suspect it won’t happen because the material will just collapse

Just recently managed to do that very thing, actually, and you are right: it does kinda collapse inward.
Also, by this point in the process, my axles are both bent, so wheels be coning a little bent, and the hanger where that cut bit is has now cracked.
May you too achieve this minor glory for yourself & your family’s honor.

[BartHarleyJarvis]

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I have finally found a slanted curb. It grinds really well and it's so easy to get into, but it absolutely destroys my trucks. The concrete is not that rough but it has a sharp edge that really digs into the hanger.



This weird groove in the middle was the result of about 20 grinds. I'm gonna bring a set of trucks that are almost done for and finish them off there in the hope that the grinds make the edge a bit more rounded.

[close]

I’m trying to grind my forged hollows into the axle so I can actually get a hole in my truck. It’s been taking a while and I’m
Starting to suspect it won’t happen because the material will just collapse

[close]

Just recently managed to do that very thing, actually, and you are right: it does kinda collapse inward.
Also, by this point in the process, my axles are both bent, so wheels be coning a little bent, and the hanger where that cut bit is has now cracked.
May you too achieve this minor glory for yourself & your family’s honor.

god damn, you continue to be life goals as hell. now that I know it's possible, I shan't be discouraged...

[djoekr]

Grinded the slanted curb with a normal brick cause I had no rub bricks laying around and it seemed to work wonders. Grind is real smooth right now and it seems to be way less destructive than the first session. Think I can finally get backside slappys on this one as it's so much easier than a straight curb. Been scared of those for a while so I hope to finally overcome that fear on this spot. Feebles also feel really easy on it, so I'm planning to bring a bigger shovel and dig it out even further for those and board/lipslides.



I'm gonna finish these normal Indys on 'em before I start wearing down my hollows, but they just don't seem to break. Really wanna join the broken axle club but I still got some work left.

[Plan9Customs]

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I have finally found a slanted curb. It grinds really well and it's so easy to get into, but it absolutely destroys my trucks. The concrete is not that rough but it has a sharp edge that really digs into the hanger.



This weird groove in the middle was the result of about 20 grinds. I'm gonna bring a set of trucks that are almost done for and finish them off there in the hope that the grinds make the edge a bit more rounded.

[close]

I’m trying to grind my forged hollows into the axle so I can actually get a hole in my truck. It’s been taking a while and I’m
Starting to suspect it won’t happen because the material will just collapse

[close]

Just recently managed to do that very thing, actually, and you are right: it does kinda collapse inward.
Also, by this point in the process, my axles are both bent, so wheels be coning a little bent, and the hanger where that cut bit is has now cracked.
May you too achieve this minor glory for yourself & your family’s honor.

Same happened when I tried to grind mine in half. It folded over for a few weeks then just bent the axle. Gave up on them one session later since it was coning my rear wheels really bad.
Nice 50 to bloard @Lou Strux.

[Underpressureflips]

What clear/lacquer are you guys using for curbs. I have a raw curb at my house and I’ve decided to not paint and just use clear.

[BartHarleyJarvis]

What clear/lacquer are you guys using for curbs. I have a raw curb at my house and I’ve decided to not paint and just use clear.

After rub bricking I’ve been using rustoleum clear enamel. I tried spray lacquer as well for a bit but I prefer the enamel.

[Plan9Customs]

Second the above statement.

[Orangepulp1000]

What clear/lacquer are you guys using for curbs. I have a raw curb at my house and I’ve decided to not paint and just use clear.

A mate got me onto this, works wonders