Skateboarders and Mark Gonzales are credited with performing the first handrail grinds during the same session in Westwood, California. Before this, skaters typically focused on curbs, ramps, and flat ground.

: Pro skater Andy Anderson is famous for his obsession with a 29-stair handrail in Long Beach. He describes it as a "gnarly and beautiful beast" due to the massive drop on the opposite side of the stairs, making it one of the most intimidating rails in the world.

: During a small demo in 1986, both skaters successfully "grinded" a street handrail for the first time, an act that revolutionized street skateboarding.

: Natas had been practicing on a rail at the beach that landed in the sand, allowing him to fail without the danger of a hard concrete landing.

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