Skatestoppers also sells these little metal discs that can be affixed to flat concrete, making a smooth surface bumpy. They've got an example picture here, and it's oddly beautiful! But then again, so is skateboarding.
Posted by Clive Thompson at June 21, 2004 12:38 PM
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The interesting thing will be to see how long it takes before clever skaters figure out challenging new tricks associated with these devices, therefore making the surfaces to which they're affixed *more* attractive.
Posted by: John Fleck at June 24, 2004 6:08 PM
These things have been around for at least a decade, and they are usually reinforced by aggressive security guards.
I, too am also curious to see some moves based on these devices. It does seem inevitable.
Posted by: Alfred O. Cloutier at June 24, 2004 6:32 PM
Yes -- then we'll have the Xtreme sports version of the new tricks televised on ESPN!
Posted by: Clive at June 24, 2004 11:00 PM
why do you people want to stop kids from being kids. when you were their age and adults and authority figures would try and prevent you from doign something fun, you would still do it. I know you would. Now, kids know how to use screw drivers and power sanders, so i garantie these "skatestopers" won't last. Bite it.
Posted by: frank at July 13, 2004 4:36 PM
i have my own skate team, and for us to see this crap everywhere we travel... It annoys me . i dont see why they put us in this spot . i mean hippies got to smoke so why cant we skate ?
Posted by: colby at July 27, 2004 9:02 AM
Heh ... I know, I find good skateboarding really amazing to watch, so I can't figure out the animosity either. I know they're trying to keep their rails from getting damaged, but on the other hand, they've got some killer skateboarding going on.
Posted by: Clive at July 27, 2004 12:16 PM
The fact of the matter is that these things are needed because of the destruction that comes from skateboarding. Also, on the college campus in my hometown (where it is only hs students skateboarding) they are REALLY annoying. (As a note, im just 16, not some angry old man.)
Posted by: Alex at August 7, 2004 3:35 AM
You are just assholes Trying To destroy a culture, My culture, so Stop talking Crap why don't you stop destroying our lives, and start doing something good for yourselves, so stop beeing a ball of idiots, please? can you do that? you are just shit commpared with us !
Posted by: Andres at August 18, 2004 9:43 PM
hey im tired of this skatestoppers shit, i say it makes ur place look even more messed up cause u still sometimes get the wax off so whats the point. skateboarders will just keep comming back and hack those stoppers off. i think its a waste of time and money.
Posted by: y should i leave a name? at August 20, 2004 11:29 PM
all things like this are going to do is end up leading to vandalism or new ways to use these "skate stoppers" for other kinds of tricks...here ive got a plan that should be fair, you put up the skate stoppers, and we put up spike strips all over the parking lot. its a perfectly fair exchange
Posted by: Jon at August 30, 2004 9:37 PM
go skatestoppers!
skate boarding was not meant to be culture it was was meant to be a form of transportation
nobody needs to flip all over the places where
people need to sit and lovers want to lean and kiss
I am 23 and would skateboard to get from point A to point B
makes no sense to see this in terms of culture and especially not a rude one
I hate cops and I can't stand rude skateboarders
who give this form of transportation a bad name
culture phfft
Posted by: glare from hell at September 19, 2004 7:46 PM
saying that skateboarding was intended as a form of transportation only is completely inaccurate. it was originally used to practice surfing maneuvers (i.e. turns and tricks) on land. saying that skateboarding should ONLY be used as a form of transportation is like saying someone shouldn't do flips from diving board, or pirouette on ice skates...funny that both of those "sports" are some of the most aesthetically appreciated events in international games...our overpaid b-ball jocks can't perform regardless, but nobody's installing trip wires on their courts.
Posted by: ariseone at October 27, 2004 4:24 PM
I dont see why every one puts the blam on skateboarders. People just use the kids as scap goats for what there sports are doing. Skateboarding does not do as much damage as you people think. The real crimanals are BMX bikers. They use pags to grind across surfaces and becuase the bikes weigh more they come down harder on ledges and rails.
FUCK SKATESTOPPERS
Posted by: andrew at November 23, 2004 11:40 PM
id hate to break it to ya but, knobbing handrails is a violation of a uniform building code 1003.3.3.3.6: Stairways shall have handrails on each side, and every stairway required to be more than 88 inches (2235mm) in width shall be provided with not less than one intermediate handrail for each 88 inches (2235mm) of required width. Intermediate handrails shall be spaced approximately equally across with the entire width of the hallway. The top of handrails and handrail extentions shall not be placed less than 34 inches (864mm) nor more than 38 inches (965mm) above landings and the nosing of treads. Handrails shall be continuous the full length of the stairs and at least one handrail shall extend in the direction of the stair run not less than 12 inches (305mm) beyond the top riser nor less than 12 inches (305mm) beyond the bottom riser. Ends shall be returned or shall have rounded terminations or bends. The handgrip portion of handrails shall not be less than 1 ¼ inches (32mm) nor more than 2 inches (51mm) in crossectional dimension or the shape or the shape shall provide an equivalent gripping surface. The handgrip portion of handrails shall have a smooth surface with no sharp corners. Handrails projecting from a wall shall have a space of not less than 1 ½ inches (38mm) between The wall and the handrail.
Posted by: adam mandarino at November 24, 2004 11:36 AM
Posted by: Matt at February 6, 2005 10:46 AM
Posted by: hgahah at February 6, 2005 10:47 AM
You might want to realize that by putting these things on your property you will probably end up causing yourself more trouble than you would have had with a few marked up ledges. If you are a business dealing with product that may be used by young people (CD's/movies,convenient store,etc.) you will probably lose a lot of customers. People will still try to skate on your property anyway, and those unsightly sharp objects that protrude from your curbs/handrails are going to cause MORE chance for injury and MORE chance for lawsuit. (Hey, isn't freedom from the stress of kids getting hurt one of the things you wanted to get away from?) Your ledges and rails are going to look TERRIBLE with these things on too. I laugh at you if you decide to use these things.
Posted by: panda at February 6, 2005 11:38 AM
haha this shits gay. yeah youre faggots, "oh my god, its so annoying!". and what do you do at home, walk around the house naked? im sure youve done some pretty stupid things.
Posted by: asshole at February 6, 2005 11:48 AM
i'm doing an english report on how skateboarding is not a crime...and since i'm going threw all these sites i'v noticed that people suck and they should just suck it up and let us skate...basketball players need the corts to practice just like we need the streets, curbs, ledges, and handrails to practice...it's not like we're doing any real harm to anything anyway...if anything it's bikers who screw up the benches because the bikers combined with their bikes weigh alot more then a person on a skateboard...so how about you think next time you try and open your mouth to yell at skateboarders...because frankly...no one gives a damn what you say anyway because we'll be back the next day doing the same exact thing regardless of what you tell us.
SKATE OR DIE!
Posted by: adam at February 9, 2005 12:24 PM
whats the difference between a 150 pound biker ona 30 pound bike to a 175 pound skater ona 5 pound board?
Posted by: matt at February 13, 2005 11:42 PM
The interesting thing will be to see how long it takes before clever skaters figure out challenging new tricks associated with these devices, therefore making the surfaces to which they're affixed *more* attractive.
Posted by: John Fleck at June 24, 2004 6:08 PM
These things have been around for at least a decade, and they are usually reinforced by aggressive security guards.
I, too am also curious to see some moves based on these devices. It does seem inevitable.
Posted by: Alfred O. Cloutier at June 24, 2004 6:32 PM
Yes -- then we'll have the Xtreme sports version of the new tricks televised on ESPN!
Posted by: Clive at June 24, 2004 11:00 PM
why do you people want to stop kids from being kids. when you were their age and adults and authority figures would try and prevent you from doign something fun, you would still do it. I know you would. Now, kids know how to use screw drivers and power sanders, so i garantie these "skatestopers" won't last. Bite it.
Posted by: frank at July 13, 2004 4:36 PM
i have my own skate team, and for us to see this crap everywhere we travel... It annoys me . i dont see why they put us in this spot . i mean hippies got to smoke so why cant we skate ?
Posted by: colby at July 27, 2004 9:02 AM
Heh ... I know, I find good skateboarding really amazing to watch, so I can't figure out the animosity either. I know they're trying to keep their rails from getting damaged, but on the other hand, they've got some killer skateboarding going on.
Posted by: Clive at July 27, 2004 12:16 PM
The fact of the matter is that these things are needed because of the destruction that comes from skateboarding. Also, on the college campus in my hometown (where it is only hs students skateboarding) they are REALLY annoying. (As a note, im just 16, not some angry old man.)
Posted by: Alex at August 7, 2004 3:35 AM
You are just assholes Trying To destroy a culture, My culture, so Stop talking Crap why don't you stop destroying our lives, and start doing something good for yourselves, so stop beeing a ball of idiots, please? can you do that? you are just shit commpared with us !
Posted by: Andres at August 18, 2004 9:43 PM
hey im tired of this skatestoppers shit, i say it makes ur place look even more messed up cause u still sometimes get the wax off so whats the point. skateboarders will just keep comming back and hack those stoppers off. i think its a waste of time and money.
Posted by: y should i leave a name? at August 20, 2004 11:29 PM
all things like this are going to do is end up leading to vandalism or new ways to use these "skate stoppers" for other kinds of tricks...here ive got a plan that should be fair, you put up the skate stoppers, and we put up spike strips all over the parking lot. its a perfectly fair exchange
Posted by: Jon at August 30, 2004 9:37 PM
go skatestoppers!
skate boarding was not meant to be culture it was was meant to be a form of transportation
nobody needs to flip all over the places where
people need to sit and lovers want to lean and kiss
I am 23 and would skateboard to get from point A to point B
makes no sense to see this in terms of culture and especially not a rude one
I hate cops and I can't stand rude skateboarders
who give this form of transportation a bad name
culture phfft
Posted by: glare from hell at September 19, 2004 7:46 PM
saying that skateboarding was intended as a form of transportation only is completely inaccurate. it was originally used to practice surfing maneuvers (i.e. turns and tricks) on land. saying that skateboarding should ONLY be used as a form of transportation is like saying someone shouldn't do flips from diving board, or pirouette on ice skates...funny that both of those "sports" are some of the most aesthetically appreciated events in international games...our overpaid b-ball jocks can't perform regardless, but nobody's installing trip wires on their courts.
Posted by: ariseone at October 27, 2004 4:24 PM
I dont see why every one puts the blam on skateboarders. People just use the kids as scap goats for what there sports are doing. Skateboarding does not do as much damage as you people think. The real crimanals are BMX bikers. They use pags to grind across surfaces and becuase the bikes weigh more they come down harder on ledges and rails.
FUCK SKATESTOPPERS
Posted by: andrew at November 23, 2004 11:40 PM
id hate to break it to ya but, knobbing handrails is a violation of a uniform building code 1003.3.3.3.6: Stairways shall have handrails on each side, and every stairway required to be more than 88 inches (2235mm) in width shall be provided with not less than one intermediate handrail for each 88 inches (2235mm) of required width. Intermediate handrails shall be spaced approximately equally across with the entire width of the hallway. The top of handrails and handrail extentions shall not be placed less than 34 inches (864mm) nor more than 38 inches (965mm) above landings and the nosing of treads. Handrails shall be continuous the full length of the stairs and at least one handrail shall extend in the direction of the stair run not less than 12 inches (305mm) beyond the top riser nor less than 12 inches (305mm) beyond the bottom riser. Ends shall be returned or shall have rounded terminations or bends. The handgrip portion of handrails shall not be less than 1 ¼ inches (32mm) nor more than 2 inches (51mm) in crossectional dimension or the shape or the shape shall provide an equivalent gripping surface. The handgrip portion of handrails shall have a smooth surface with no sharp corners. Handrails projecting from a wall shall have a space of not less than 1 ½ inches (38mm) between The wall and the handrail.
Posted by: adam mandarino at November 24, 2004 11:36 AM
ya those things are pretty fucking easy to get off OR you can just go over then HAHAHA
heres an example
http://www.powow.com/appleskeet/skatestoppers%20will%20NEVER%20win_Custom3.mov
Posted by: Matt at February 6, 2005 10:46 AM
hahahaha
Posted by: hgahah at February 6, 2005 10:47 AM
You might want to realize that by putting these things on your property you will probably end up causing yourself more trouble than you would have had with a few marked up ledges. If you are a business dealing with product that may be used by young people (CD's/movies,convenient store,etc.) you will probably lose a lot of customers. People will still try to skate on your property anyway, and those unsightly sharp objects that protrude from your curbs/handrails are going to cause MORE chance for injury and MORE chance for lawsuit. (Hey, isn't freedom from the stress of kids getting hurt one of the things you wanted to get away from?) Your ledges and rails are going to look TERRIBLE with these things on too. I laugh at you if you decide to use these things.
Posted by: panda at February 6, 2005 11:38 AM
haha this shits gay. yeah youre faggots, "oh my god, its so annoying!". and what do you do at home, walk around the house naked? im sure youve done some pretty stupid things.
Posted by: asshole at February 6, 2005 11:48 AM
i'm doing an english report on how skateboarding is not a crime...and since i'm going threw all these sites i'v noticed that people suck and they should just suck it up and let us skate...basketball players need the corts to practice just like we need the streets, curbs, ledges, and handrails to practice...it's not like we're doing any real harm to anything anyway...if anything it's bikers who screw up the benches because the bikers combined with their bikes weigh alot more then a person on a skateboard...so how about you think next time you try and open your mouth to yell at skateboarders...because frankly...no one gives a damn what you say anyway because we'll be back the next day doing the same exact thing regardless of what you tell us.
SKATE OR DIE!
Posted by: adam at February 9, 2005 12:24 PM
whats the difference between a 150 pound biker ona 30 pound bike to a 175 pound skater ona 5 pound board?
Posted by: matt at February 13, 2005 11:42 PM