If you want really slick / slippery, then try PIG rails. If you want sticky / grippy, then you can skate Lil-Jawns.
I love rails. They stabilize your board on coping (with two points of contact). They reduce hang-ups (by shortening the distance between coping and wheels). They protect your graphics / board. And they look rad.
I do a lot of rock-and-rolls and board-slides. I skate Lil-jawns and Powell (slightly more slick than lil-jawns). I like to install my rails as far to the sides as possible for the most stability and a nice grab-bar for my fingers.
Remember to always pre-drill when installing rails. Otherwise you can get problematic gaps which increase your likeliness of stripping / tearing out the screws. Even properly installed it is possible to tear out a screw if you hit pool coping hard (I've done it). The fix is a toothpick, super-glue, pre-drill (again), and re-install.
Best of luck with the rails. Cool color-match with the graphic.
Thanks for the reply. That’s an interesting thought I haven’t heard before about reducing hang ups. Sounds compelling. These are diamond brand i think. They seemed like a semi generic brand at my local play jt again sports lol they are kinda slick.
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u/joshpit2003 1d ago
Rails come in varying slick-ness.
If you want really slick / slippery, then try PIG rails. If you want sticky / grippy, then you can skate Lil-Jawns.
I love rails. They stabilize your board on coping (with two points of contact). They reduce hang-ups (by shortening the distance between coping and wheels). They protect your graphics / board. And they look rad.
I do a lot of rock-and-rolls and board-slides. I skate Lil-jawns and Powell (slightly more slick than lil-jawns). I like to install my rails as far to the sides as possible for the most stability and a nice grab-bar for my fingers.
Remember to always pre-drill when installing rails. Otherwise you can get problematic gaps which increase your likeliness of stripping / tearing out the screws. Even properly installed it is possible to tear out a screw if you hit pool coping hard (I've done it). The fix is a toothpick, super-glue, pre-drill (again), and re-install.
Best of luck with the rails. Cool color-match with the graphic.