A professional street skateboarder’s spot hunting of Henderson Waves and subsequent session at Singapore’s tallest pedestrian bridge has incurred the wrath of local netizens.
American skateboarder Jimmy Larsen, known by his social media handle @offgridskater, shared videos of his short layover in Singapore during which he recorded stunts at the bridge which he says, “looks like a skate park”.
“I only had a few hours in Singapore, but Joe from Skatan Skate Shop showed up with a skateboard, gave me a place to crash, and helped turn the layover into a full skate mission,” says Larsen in the description of his YouTube video.
“A few hours later we were hiking up to Henderson Waves — a huge wooden pedestrian bridge that looks way too skateable.
“The spot ended up being much harder than it looked. Strange transitions, sketchy reaches, brutal heat and a serious drop on the other side. Most of the session became figuring out what was actually possible — misses, adjustments and eventually the makes,” he adds.
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Larsen also shares a short reel of the spot on his Instagram account which has garnered more than 103,000 views and 94 comments since it was shared on Oct 5.
S’poreans chime in
Netizens among Larsen’s sizable online following loved the videos, but Singaporeans were far less impressed.
Many pointed out on various platforms that skateboarding was not allowed on Henderson Waves, an iconic, 274m-long, wood-panelled structure opened in 2008.
“Skateboards and similar rolling items are strictly prohibited on the Henderson Waves Bridge,” said a YouTube user.
“No, you cannot skateboard on Henderson Waves Bridge,” said an Instagram user, adding that scooters and roller blades are also not allowed and that cyclists have to dismount and push their bikes.
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