Jared Williams

A 2″ radius isn’t quite enough. I would go with at least a 4″ radius. A 2″ radius would be fun and challenging! I’d still try to skate the 4″ radius, just to see what it was like and if I could come up with any new tricks that were perfect on a 4″ radius. Skaters (like much of humanity) are attracted to curves.

It’s pretty easy to solve this with good design. As a former skateboarder with 25 years experience I can speak with some authority here. Skateboarders hate bad pavement, or cracks, or cobblestone or anything that isn’t perfectly smooth. The diameter of wheels has been hovering around 50mm for 10 years or so. That’s really small. They also use…[Read more]

Yes, hideous indeed. It’s true that this will stop grinding, but not board slides or nose and tail slides. It might be noted that 4 more courses of cobbles and 95% of the skaters wouldn’t be able to access it, and it wouldn’t be an issue. Or a noticeable issue at least. If they can air that gap, they I say let them ride.