Tha Clinic: “Skate Stoppers”

Skate stoppers are a skater’s worst nightmare. If you’re not familiar with the term, a skate stopper is a metal obstacle that is anchored or welded onto rails, ledges, or any other ‘natural’ skate terrain to prevent skaters from skating. Often private property owner’s and colleges put them up to keep skater’s off the premises or for ‘liability reasons’. Skate stoppers have evolved over time but skater’s are pretty handy and oftentimes still find a way to overcome them. Awhile back, The Skateboard Mag even featured an article on how to dissemble these pesky obstacles. Tha Clinic stumbled upon a skate stopper employee and videotaped just how the stoppers are installed - and yeah, in typical clueless fashion, the guy installing them just doesn’t get skateboarding. But the stoppers are ’selling like hotcakes’ and keeping him employed. Click HERE to watch the vid. Another spot down…

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