Razor Punk Rail

Piece of junk. (6 of 7 Found this Helpful)   May 17, 2008
DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT. HORRIBLE QUALITY! I made the mistake of drunkedly purchasing this product while at the BX. I should have know better; I have been skating for 7 years now and I have built many skating obstacles, ranging from mini-ramps to benches and, of course, several girndrails (metal shop was far and away the most productive class I have ever taken). This was by far the worst skateboarding-related purchase I have ever made. First of all, the image on Amazon (as well as the image on the package) is misleading. The rail is way too small to skate. And if you think having your ten year old son, or daughter(alot more girls are getting on board nowadays-pun intended) learn how to grind on this thing, think again. It is actually much harder to learn on than a proper sized and weighted rail that can easily be built for less than $40. Also, you can't overlook the satisfaction of doing something yourself. Proper dimensions are 8 feet long by 12 inches tall (8 to 10 inches will work for the youngsters). Two-by-two inch square steel tubing works great for the rail and legs, but try to use thicker, flat metal for the baseplate. A thin flimsy base will bend and slide around. The heavier the rail is, the better it will be for skating. Portablility is important but a portable, flimsy piece of crap (like the Razor Punk Rail) serves no purpose whatsoever. It is tempting to attempt to make the rail adjustable. I strongly recomend against this unless you have made a couple of rails before or are really good with your hands. A 10 or 12 inch rail will be functionable for a lifetime of skating, no matter the skater ability level. Another thing to consider is the tipping factor. Make sure the legs aren't too far away from the ends of the rail, otherwise the rail will tip everytime you slide off of the end of it. Well, if you have amade it this far into my rant....blah blah blah, tired of typing.... this rant was made possible by your tax dollars.... United States Chair Force: defending America by the seat of our pants!

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Big Hit (4 of 7 Found this Helpful)   December 18, 2007
I bought this item for a ten-year-old skateboarder. He was absolutely thrilled and uses it every day. I would have rated this 5-stars, but the packaging was not very good. The grind-rail box appeared to have been dropped at some point and the end was busted open; this busted box was placed in a much bigger box for shipping, but the second box did not have enough packing material inside to keep the smaller box from moving about and it was also busted and not taped securely. The hardware for assembling the grind-rail was in a small zip-lock baggy. The baggy had a hole in it and all of the screws and nuts had come out and were strewn about both boxes. Luckily, I found all pieces of hardware except for one nut. So, 5-stars to the product, 0-stars for packaging.

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Crappy Rail (13 of 15 Found this Helpful)   February 28, 2007
This was a very disappointing product. Amazon delivered it in great time, but Razor is very misleading about the quality of this product. It is too flimsy to remain upright while grinding it. It is frustrating to be told by the Razor customer service AFTER the purchase, that it should be bolted down to the ground or bolted to a piece of plywood. There goes the portability of it! VERY DISAPPOINTING!!

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happy kid at christmas (2 of 9 Found this Helpful)   January 15, 2007
the rail arrived in great condition, easy to assemble and was shipped in a timely manner. thanks

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