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tricks from each other. While there are still people construction, materials and skate park designs. potential customers. Skaters want a guarantee that
that see skate parks as problem areas, there are Many ramp producers are less dedicated to detail they get premiere quality skate ramps, as inferior
many more communities who realise that a good and are satisfi ed if they can sell a few structures that quality ramps degrade in less than a year, quickly
skate park contributes to a well balanced community, they combine into a “so called” skate park. rendering them dangerous and “out of service”.
developing for example :
Thirdly, communities should realise that a dedicated
• respect between young and old skate park requires a suitable budget. It is easy to develOPMent OF tHe RaMPs
• learning from each other (mentally and physically) provide the skaters with a quarter-pipe and a fun-box
• communication and then think you have correctly responded to the When we started to develop our “Rhino” system
• responsibility requirement. This unfortunate attitude is often counter more than 10 years ago, we imitated as much as pos- (good dealer network), technical advantages, good
• physical development productive. Only well sized skate parks that corres- sible the well built wooden ramps, such as are used park designs, market research / knowledge and
• challenges pond to the interests of skaters (and this group is still for major competitions and popular indoor parks. A continuous adaption to skating evolution make us a
growing), will be popular and well frequented, thus well built wooden ramp provides the skater with the preferred manufacturer. We are proud to have
contributing positive benefi ts to the local community. ride he or she requires, namely, a stable construction pioneered many new standards in the skate ramp
GOOd PaRKs with suffi cient fl ex to absorb vibrations, a fast world and we will continue to maintain the respect
Small parks with inferior quality structures are surface and dependable adherence for the board or from the skaters by involving buyers and users in the
The skaters need to communicate their needs with the avoided by skaters. Skateboarding is a serious sport / skates under all weather conditions. development process. The major task of the dealers is
commune, learn how to negotiate, excercise responsi- lifestyle and must be treated as such; with worthy Unfortunately, wood is not durable enough for to explain to future clients and skaters why there are
bility and, fi nally, demonstrate respect for what they development budgets such as enjoyed by other outdoor public spaces, and therefore, we were advantages to our modular system.
get. When we provide public sporting places for the sports, for example soccer/tennis fi elds or swimming obliged to look for alternative materials that could
youngster generation, we have an important pools. There are more kids in the USA practising withstand all climate extremes. Many people still classify skate facilities into two
responsibility for safe design. skateboarding than baseball. This huge group of To create our market winning skate ramps, we opted main groups, (1) customised concrete parks or (2)
sport activists deserves well conceived skate sport for the best available composite materials that have modular parks. We have created a Third classifi cation,
In the fi rst place, the community should provide a facilities. the equivalent desirable characteristics of wood. namely high quality composite RHINO ramps with a
suitable location. There must be means for social reputation for durability and reliability that other
control and the skate park should be easily accessible Skateboard installations have specifi c needs and manufacturers can only dream of.
for the users. Parents need to know that their kids are characteristics that can only be build and advised by COnClUsiOn
in a designated safe location. specialised, professional companies who have a Peter van Winkel
Secondly, the communities should buy from proven proven practical skating “know-how”. The proven Rhino quality outclasses any existing Owner RHINO RAMPS
professional companies. We design skate parks skate park system in the world. Our combination of
according to European safety norms, which results, In the next step, I will disclose all the essentials in skating experience, CNC/CAD technology, high
with well integrated ramp confi gurations and fl ow, in our skate ramp system that reveal a simple truth - quality composite materials, world-wide experience
desirable and safe facilities. Our designs are controlled that a good skate park survives on details. It is
by an offi cial independent testing house , the TÜV, extremely important to underline these facts with
who annually recertify the production, products,