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Anybody skate round metal-edge curbs 90℅ of the time? My concrete curb spot that I've rub bricked and worked in are too low and right-angled for me to find it fun to slappy (I'll still shove in or hit a fat back nose lol). Metal curbs are funny, they slide nice on aces and indys and leave your hangers brown w rust. I miss California sometimes
In Philly on the streets around some of the rec centers we have those (round, metal edge curbs) but a lot of times they’re really low. I’d love to find a good one that’s a reasonable height. I’ve seen good ones in New York and wished I had my board with me.
Yeah they’re everywhere in NYC. Some are a lot stickier than you’d expect but some are broken in and a lot of fun. Not quite a “real” slappy in some ways but who cares. You can grind mad far on them when they’re good.
Not real cause it’s metal?
partially that, but even more because they're so round. not that i'm trying to gatekeep or anything, i skate rounded-ass texas curbs all the time now and it's still fun. enjoy whatever's around
From the Jenkem article reviewing different types of curbs in NYC
ROUNDED METAL CURB
Under the weight of mounds of garbage, lost tourists, and Times Square characters, you’ll find these types of curbs across the entire city.
There’s always a kid that claims they’re nice with their slappy skills, but then they bring you to these and you see why they can “do” so many slappies.
“I can slappy” in this case can be translated to “I cannot,” so whenever someone says “I can slappy crooked grind,” what they really mean is “I cannot crooked grind.” But if you can only “slappy” on a curved metal curb, then you can’t even really slappy, and that’s double embarrassing.
If you don’t have these kinds of curbs in your city and you want one (I don’t know why you would) they’re pretty easy to make. Just get a couple of old soup cans, cut them in half, and use some Liquid Nails to attach them to the curb in front of your house.
https://www.jenkemmag.com/home/2021/07/12/intern-review-new-york-city-curbs/