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Sliding aluminum urban rails

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lands11
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A while back I was talking to someone about hitting some urban. Not hitting much myself I asked about this rail

My friend told me that hitting aluminum rails didn't really work at all and that when he did it he basically just stopped because it was so sticky. I was wondering if any of you had any advice on hitting similar rails/is this true or not about aluminum? Me and a couple friends have been scoping this ledge to flat rail out this summer and would like to hit it come winter.
Sep 1 2014 6:46PM
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YoungChristmas
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Use skis with little to no edge left underfoot.
Sep 1 2014 6:57PM
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SkiCoca
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had a pretty bad experience hitting aluminium so I definately don't recommend it
Sep 1 2014 7:17PM
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JGWI
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You mean hitting your face on aluminum rails? Because that is what will most likely happen.
Sep 1 2014 8:35PM
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theabortionator
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Edges, don't use them Seriously use some old skis and ROUND that shit. DOn't dull them ROUND them. Not saying you can't slide them without dulling them but if you've ever shaved into a rail, especially with stairs it's well worth it to be careful.

Also that doesn't look like the best first urban spot. A simple down rail that isn't too steep/long is generally the way to go. Definitely steel rails if you can find some good spots.
Sep 1 2014 8:50PM
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thedawg
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redstone lofts?
Sep 1 2014 9:27PM
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Plankton
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that rail looks pretty terrible anyways
Sep 1 2014 9:37PM
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milk_man
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That looks super sketchy







Do it
Sep 1 2014 9:38PM
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CheddarJack
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If you decide to hit that let me know so I can walk over and watch you die
Sep 1 2014 10:15PM
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.Hugo.
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I would never hit an aluminum rail unless I completely ripped my edges out of my ski.
Sep 1 2014 10:26PM
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lands11
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thedawgredstone lofts?


Yup, girlfriend lives there. That rail isn't all that sketchy at all, only like 10 stairs and 6 feet off the ground. If it was steel we would hit it but it doesn't really seem worth since its aluminum.
Sep 1 2014 10:30PM
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lands11
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For the record, I was thinking about 50-50ing the concrete and then sliding the rail.
Sep 1 2014 10:31PM
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OCM
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are you sure those rails are aluminum?
Sep 1 2014 10:33PM
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theabortionator
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Just do it
Sep 1 2014 10:55PM
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d00d
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those don't look aluminum....

and to make sure bring a magnet and if the magnet sticks to the rail that means it's metal and you're good to go. If it doesn't stick right to the rail then it's aluminum and you should run away run really far away.
Sep 1 2014 11:08PM
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theabortionator
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fuckedyobitchthose don't look aluminum....

and to make sure bring a magnet and if the magnet sticks to the rail that means it's metal and you're good to go. If it doesn't stick right to the rail then it's aluminum and you should run away run really far away.


Aluminum rails are metal. And how do magnets work?
Sep 1 2014 11:14PM
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d00d
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theabortionatorAluminum rails are metal. And how do magnets work?


ok sorry i worded that wrong but magnets DO NOT attract to aluminum. seriously that's how they determine what kind of metal you have when you bring it to the junk yard.

http://www.scrapmetaljunkie.com/230/the-magnet-test-2
Sep 1 2014 11:21PM
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swiggy
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Put pam spray on it, you'll slide a lot better , it may sound a little weird but it works
Sep 1 2014 11:31PM
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theabortionator
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fuckedyobitchok sorry i worded that wrong but magnets DO NOT attract to aluminum. seriously that's how they determine what kind of metal you have when you bring it to the junk yard.

http://www.scrapmetaljunkie.com/230/the-magnet-test-2


I was just referencing my boys from ICP
Sep 1 2014 11:42PM
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grant.
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Come by the quarry hill apartments when there's snow on the ground, we have a setup there each year
Sep 2 2014 10:41AM
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grifrowl
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I'm pretty certain that's Galvanized steel, not Aluminum.
Sep 2 2014 11:44AM
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eheath
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I don't even understand what you're hitting, it certainly can't be that first down rail and the next flat rail is 5 ft long then goes into a cement pillar...
Sep 2 2014 11:50AM
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johnblaze
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that isn't aluminum.
Sep 2 2014 12:25PM
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FryingBiscuit
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Have you tried skate wax on the rail, it worked with my aluminum box.
Sep 2 2014 1:31PM
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Jahoe_Stuyve
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pussyfooterI don't even understand what you're hitting, it certainly can't be that first down rail and the next flat rail is 5 ft long then goes into a cement pillar...


Pillar close out evan... where has your creativity gone geez...
Sep 2 2014 2:38PM
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eheath
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Jahoe_StuyvePillar close out evan... where has your creativity gone geez...


Maybe if the rail was 20ft not 4ft.
Sep 2 2014 3:14PM
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milk_man
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pussyfooterMaybe if the rail was 20ft not 4ft.


Lol you're a photographer look at the angle. The rail is about 10 feet long.
Sep 2 2014 5:19PM
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eheath
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milk_manLol you're a photographer look at the angle. The rail is about 10 feet long.


First of all, im a videographer.


Second of all, that pillar is about half way through the rail, maybe 3/5th of the way. Each of those sections is probably two feet long and I see maybe three seconds between the concrete ledge and the pillar. OMG 6ft with about 2ft of slidable area, go read a bible or something.
Sep 2 2014 5:31PM
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Tremblantskier
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Aluminum = high percentage of doom
Sep 2 2014 5:37PM
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milk_man
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pussyfooterFirst of all, im a videographer.


Second of all, that pillar is about half way through the rail, maybe 3/5th of the way. Each of those sections is probably two feet long and I see maybe three seconds between the concrete ledge and the pillar. OMG 6ft with about 2ft of slidable area, go read a bible or something.


You got butthurt over that? I'm sorry eheath please forgive me.

Op measure it and prove me right
Sep 2 2014 5:40PM
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nicola.lussi
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theabortionatorAluminum rails are metal. And how do magnets work?


there are three metals that are magnetic. nickel, iron and cobalt. therefore if its aluminum the magnet wont stick.



scienceeee biiitch
Sep 2 2014 6:23PM
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Jahoe_Stuyve
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Get em pussyfooter, get em
Sep 2 2014 7:07PM
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OCM
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pussyfooterFirst of all, im a videographer.


Second of all, that pillar is about half way through the rail, maybe 3/5th of the way. Each of those sections is probably two feet long and I see maybe three seconds between the concrete ledge and the pillar. OMG 6ft with about 2ft of slidable area, go read a bible or something.


i walk by this rail like all the time its at least 15 feet and theres about 5-7 ft between the end of the rail and the pillar
Sep 2 2014 7:11PM
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milk_man
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OCMi walk by this rail like all the time its at least 15 feet and theres about 5-7 ft between the end of the rail and the pillar


Thank you
Sep 2 2014 8:57PM
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lands11
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OCMi walk by this rail like all the time its at least 15 feet and theres about 5-7 ft between the end of the rail and the pillar


And the pillar is is offset skiers left a few feet.

New question, how well does galvanized steel slide?
Sep 2 2014 9:35PM
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Jahaws
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this is the stupidest top rated thread i've seen in a while

are you hitting this "rail" for glory? fun? film segment? pure display of creativity?

cause any of those options seem not even close to worth it. move on dude. sorry to crush your dreams.
Sep 2 2014 10:37PM
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lands11
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Jahawsthis is the stupidest top rated thread i've seen in a while

are you hitting this "rail" for glory? fun? film segment? pure display of creativity?

cause any of those options seem not even close to worth it. move on dude. sorry to crush your dreams.


I asked a simple question about aluminum rails and said I was thinking about hitting it, don't worry you had no dreams to crush.
Sep 2 2014 11:01PM
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histonskiah
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pussyfooterI don't even understand what you're hitting, it certainly can't be that first down rail and the next flat rail is 5 ft long then goes into a cement pillar...


Ride along the skinny cement concrete ledge then drop to rail then tranny down to the right. DOPE
Sep 3 2014 12:12AM
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CormacMyles
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The pole is way after the rail and the rail is at least 10 ft, saw this the other day up at UVM and had the same thought. The ice rink dumps the ice shavings not far from that spot, you could grab a wheelbarrow and hit that shit right now.
Sep 3 2014 7:55AM
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theabortionator
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nicola.lussithere are three metals that are magnetic. nickel, iron and cobalt. therefore if its aluminum the magnet wont stick.



scienceeee biiitch


Fucking rainbows, after it rains. There's enough miracles here to blow your brains
Sep 3 2014 8:41AM
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yungsteeze
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18kSkierPut pam spray on it, you'll slide a lot better , it may sound a little weird but it works


you misspelled goat semen
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