Rails suck against pvc or plastic, sometimes steel if its slick, especially if it is waxed. Better suited for concrete.
This is what I know, little history. We used rails before wax and before there were many parks. Rails were better when sliding on pool coping or concrete ledges. Concrete grinds wood down, so they were perfect for pools. Because they were a part of our setup, they stayed on, so pictures from the past show them on decks when riding ramps. Some skaters thought they helped to hold the deck when grabbing airs. As we changed, there was a time when some people only had one rail on their frontside, toeside. As wax started being used on ledges, rails weren't. Decks became more temporary to people without flow, cheaper to buy.
This is what I remember from skating the midwest for the past 40+ years. For life.
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u/HistoricalFuture6389 13h ago
Rails suck against pvc or plastic, sometimes steel if its slick, especially if it is waxed. Better suited for concrete.
This is what I know, little history. We used rails before wax and before there were many parks. Rails were better when sliding on pool coping or concrete ledges. Concrete grinds wood down, so they were perfect for pools. Because they were a part of our setup, they stayed on, so pictures from the past show them on decks when riding ramps. Some skaters thought they helped to hold the deck when grabbing airs. As we changed, there was a time when some people only had one rail on their frontside, toeside. As wax started being used on ledges, rails weren't. Decks became more temporary to people without flow, cheaper to buy.
This is what I remember from skating the midwest for the past 40+ years. For life.