Yeah, yeah, pool coping is the way to go, but if you have to go with metal coping, Diamond Grind might be worth checking out. It appears to give you a little grab without sticking. I’ve never seen or ridden it in person, but the video makes it seem like it might be a good thing. Plus, you can’t put pool coping on a rail.
23 comments
Seth
It is good stuff. I was at that session with the flat bar in the upper right corner, much better on a quarter than a rail but still fun regardless. FSGs feel great.
jerboy
that stuff is super rad, yeah its no sub for pool block but it gives a really nice GRRRRRRR to a grind on metal coping.
Concretin Nik
We LOVE our Diamond Grind coping on TheBarnacle mini-ramp (4’h x 20’w).
It is fast and surprisingly not sticky at all on grinds or slides. But still gives the perfect grip for no slip pivots. Just as easy to grind as regular pipe, only with DG, you can FEEL it!
The ONLY downside is it IS loud. If ya got close neighbors to your ramp, they will not be happy with your new coping, but you most certainly WILL be.
Christian (DG proprietor) is one cool cat too. Skates his ass off! (Seriously, he’s a skinny bugger.)
heyitstheoldguy
shits the best –have a length on my bowl. rather hit it then the pool coping. Good stuff and christian rocks
rusty
Diamond Grind rules. Christian Kills!
Tim
Skated it in CO. Makes a nice sound. Link below (assuming not blocked):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSU8iKY7gmI
Concretin Nik
KOOKAPALOOZA!
rusty
Who’s the fruitcake in the yellow shorts?
Concretin Nik
Sez the Sasquatch. HA!
Tim
Zachary Hicks is in the yellow shorts.
K.C.
It sounds like they are Sharting!
masterochicken
“Plus, you can’t put pool coping on a rail.”
Challenge accepted.
Diamond grind coping
Done
Arsenio Venkman
diamond grind sucks so bad it destroys your trucks, they put it in the skatepark by me on ther mini ramp, it got so manny compliants they thankfully removed it
Concretin Nik
If you’re not destroying your trucks, you’re doin’ it wrong.
Diamond grind coping
Check out the new concrete flat rail by diamond grind.
Kev Skates NM
To the person who thinks that “Diamond Grind Coping sucks because it destroys your trucks”: God PLEASE tell me you are joking. I’m an older dude (who owns a ramp with our BELOVED dg coping), been skating a LOOOOOONG time and have many friends in the “newer generation” of skateboarding that are younger…and DO have some subtle differences in how they skate than I guess “we” did (and do)…BUT to make myself feel better I’m assuming that you are joking because that statement is the goofiest shit I have ever heard in my life.
Arsenio venkman
diamond grind to a screeching halt
Arsenio venkman
Hey Kevin…I said it sucks, it was on a micro mini ramp w/ way too tight transition, so the coping was way too big for a tiny structure…didn’t mean to piss u off just. Don’t get why serrated steel coping is so great, no one uses it any way. I’m 41 and only street skated since the 80s pools and pipes were scarce where I grew up
Arsenio Venkman's dear Old Mum
You embarrass me.
Love,
Mum
Venkman
Oh mom what a costly waste of time you’ve proven to be, siding w/ every drugged out scum bag against me. Time for you to exit this planet, you threw me so far up the river at way too youn an age. Rest in peace u useless bitch
Arsenio venkman
Lastly any one who can make a dollar and a cent in skateboarding via any plastic Bird gimmick or magical coping good for u skaters are picky bastards w/ zero loyalty to any one. Diamonds are forever- ric flair
Barfbutt
This shit is garbage. You have to force every grind and it still forces you to a stop. It sounds stupid snd does not feel good at all. Gimmicky bullshit.