Barcelona: The Modern Day Skateboard Mecca

... seek out. In effect, they are speed bumps for your walls, handrails, curbs, etc." (http://www.skatestoppers.com/The_Problem.htm) The skatestoppers were invented by a man named Chris Loarie. In an article called "San Diegan's invention protects property from damage, attracts hostility from skateboarders" by Conor Dougherty, Chris has been "paying for it ever since... Skateboarders have sent him ...