Texas Two Step setup

Jake S · Backside 180 Joined: 29 Dec 2010 Posts: 683 City: SLC

Why do they insist on calling setups like these with drops "bi-levels" Rolling Eyes

johnnyk · Posted: Jun 11, 2014 5:55 pm Post subject:

setup looks pretty sub-par to me. like everyone has said, guys are gonna shred it just fine, however i feel like obscura MIGHT (not positive, just assuming so i could be wrong) have the funding to do something a little more creative than a flat bar / drop. I mean even watching the WM trip to the Philippines we saw stuff like corrugated pipe, tabletop, polejam, rails on walls, etc... it just seems like they could do so much more than this setup. and I understand it's simple, but its not like street league just has one drop and one flat bar. I feel like if you really wanna see some hammers and maybe change up the outcomes of the competition, you gotta add some more features.

ZackFL(BRE) · Backside 180 Joined: 11 Oct 2008 Posts: 2386 City: Tampa

So sad.

wakemitch · Posted: Jun 11, 2014 7:40 pm Post subject:

johnnyk, when you have a two trick line, you can see the best tricks go down. When the line gets longer, people go to easier tricks

johnnyk · Posted: Jun 11, 2014 7:50 pm Post subject:

wakemitch, i mean to an extent but i meant more in terms of the actual setup, i wasn't really talking about a line. i was thinking more along the lines of maybe a more creative obstacle than a sketchy I-beam

Frye · Guest Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 3335

Gnarly Dancer 42 · 360 flip Joined: 21 May 2007 Posts: 5121 City: kalamazoo

Ride on rails Birthday

electricsnow · cassette Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 10753 City: Jefferton

I don't know that this set up has anything to do with obscura...

The wakeskate tour instagram commentary on this feature is completely positive. We will see what riding comes out of it and how the riders feel soon enough. It should be interesting.

I don't understand the bi-level comment because the naming seems self explanitory. Two different vertical levels, not limited to just wakeskate design. Wink

-=AlexXx=- · Posted: Jun 11, 2014 11:24 pm Post subject:

Germany had a more manly set up than Texas.... the most manly state of them all...

Steven M · Posted: Jun 12, 2014 4:58 pm Post subject:

From The Wakeskate Tour

POPTART · 360 flip Joined: 24 Jul 2007 Posts: 7621

that looks like a pretty big drop, anyone know the actual size comparison to the other drops they have been riding?

jtexasglass · Posted: Jun 12, 2014 7:37 pm Post subject:

It's like 6'

jxpxsx · Pop Shuvit Joined: 17 Aug 2010 Posts: 149 City: Fort Worth

deepcove · Posted: Jun 12, 2014 11:30 pm Post subject:

I think the set up looks great (that drop is big) and I am sure some people put a lot of effort into it. Perhaps others should not be so critical on the side lines and be thankful others are giving their time to make this tour to happen.

DaleFish · Posted: Jun 13, 2014 1:53 am Post subject:

That's a huge Drop, the first pic didn't do it justice, gonna be interesting to see what goes down on this setup.

electricsnow · cassette Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 10753 City: Jefferton

Go to yan's instagram. He has a video up...it is huge, so it will be interesting to see what goes down.

frankycouplepuphs · Backside 180 Joined: 04 Aug 2006 Posts: 542 City: Decatur

Nick's instagram pic of Travis Doran looks bad ass. Cant wait to get there tomorrow!!

-=AlexXx=- · Posted: Jun 13, 2014 3:57 pm Post subject:

frankycouplepuphs, ya that pic is insane

Lukeh2owalker1 · Faceplant Joined: 09 Jun 2014 Posts: 6 City: Las Vegas

I think it's fun to see these pros hit everything different under the sun. Sometimes they will get a sweet box or steps with rails but at certain spots you gotta go with what you have like us regular folk.. This does look like pallets nailed together with a tarp and a rusty ol rail but at least it's not raw sewage with floaters.. Maybe these are early pics of this stop before they set up the next rail?

wakemitch · Posted: Jun 14, 2014 1:59 pm Post subject:

Why aren't they showing heat results like last year?