MINNEAPOLIS, October 16, 2002 — Responding to the popularity of street riding among today’s youth, Skatewave™ has introduced its 2002 Urban Series™ line of skatepark equipment. The Urban Series obstacles are modeled after items found on city streets and plazas, including picnic tables, benches, stairs, fire hydrants and highway barriers. These items are designed specifically for riders and can be grouped together to create the feeling of an urban plaza, or easily paired with quarter pipes, launch boxes and other common obstacles to bring a high-performance street-skating dimension to traditional skateparks.

The first item in the Urban Series is Skatewave’s new 6' Skate Table, which has a tubular steel frame topped with 11-gauge steel support plates for strength and stability. Attached to the steel plates are ultra-smooth polyethylene “boards” that provide excellent grinding performance. These 2-inch-thick grinding boards are also interchangeable, allowing fresh edges to be rotated into outside positions as others become worn. Riders can execute various grinds and slides on the benches, manuals on the table top, or do tricks over the table with the help of a Skatewave launch ramp such as a 2' quarter pipe, a 2' bank or a 14" kicker.

The Skatewave Skate Table weighs over 500 pounds, and is constructed with stainless steel tamper-resistant hardware. Its top surface is 27.5" high and its benches 15" high – ideal grinding heights for skateboarders, in-line skaters and BMX Freestyle riders. For added safety, PVC-coated steel panels fill the spaces between benches and the top of the table.

The Urban Series also includes two height-adjustable Skate Benches that measure 6' in length. Like the Skate Table, these benches feature polyethylene boards for grinding and heavy-gauge steel supports for strength and durability.

Stairs have always been a standard obstacle for riders on city streets and Skatewave’s new Skate Stairs will prove to be an extremely popular addition to any skatepark. The Urban Series Skate Stairs are available in heights of 2' or 3'. Each stair has a grind plate set into the edge for grinding and durability. The stairs can be linked with launch boxes and 3-sided pyramids to add a street-like element to the skatepark environment.

Completing the Urban Series is a bright red Fire Hydrant, a 14" Kicker Launch Ramp and two Skate Barriers that can be filled with sand or water for added stability.

Skatewave Modular Skatepark Systems is by Landscape Structures Inc., Delano, Minn. Founded in 1971 by Barb and Steve King, Landscape Structures is the leading innovator in the design and manufacturing of high-quality play equipment for municipal parks, schools and child care centers.

For more information about the revolutionary Skatewave Modular Skatepark Systems, call Skatewave at 1.866.SK8.WAVE (866.758.9283).