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Skateboarding History
The first type of skateboards were actually more like scooters. These contraptions, which date back to the early 1900’s featured roller skate wheels attached to a two by four. Often the wood had a milk crate nailed to it with handles sticking out for control. Over the next five decades kids changed the look of the scooter and took off the crate and started cruising on two by fours with...
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Skateboards are made up of several different components. These components have technical differences for various types of terrain and styles of riding. Essentially, skateboards contain the following components: 1- Deck: It is the actual board, the flat, long, oval/rectangular, usually wood part of the skateboard that you stand on. Skateboard decks are classically made from 7 plies of wood,...
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So you’ve been hanging out with your friends or going somewhere, then all suddenly some skateboarders pass by doing some tricks, jumping stairs and they seem having fun doing some flips with their skateboards without much effort. Then you stay for a while to watch them as they’re skating and you’re staring at them thinking common thoughts “WOW! These tricks are impossible...
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