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Monday, April 4, 2011
The history of skateboarding as it is known today encompasses decades of invention, change and development. Skateboarding began in the 1930′s and 1940′s when kids attached roller skates to a wooden plank, but at this stage they really could not be called skateboards. It wasn’t until 1958 that a variation of the skateboard as we know it was developed. It was constructed in a surf shop in California.
Skateboarding became an alternative for surfers to do when the ocean was flat. The surf shop owner, Bill Richards, struck a deal with the Chicago Roller Skate Company to produce sets of skate wheels. These were then attached attached to square wooden boards. Soon, many kids were rolling down hills and the sport became known as “sidewalk surfing.”
Between the years1960 and 1963, over 50 million skateboards were built and sold. Skateboarding had became one of the fastest growing sports trends ever until it came to a screaming halt in 1965 due to safety concerns. Companies up until this time had struggled to keep up with the demand for skateboards, and very little research had gone into the safety aspects of the sport. There had been many accidents and in some cases even death
In the mid-70s, skateboarding had began to gain in popularity again after Larry Stevenson introduced new decks with kicktails and the urethane wheel was also introduced at this time. More attention was given to deck design, trucks, and wheels, and the sizes and shapes of skateboards became more varied.
Street skating became wide spread once again, while some more daring skaters sought out thrills by skating empty swimming pools and other vertical surfaces. During this decade, skate parks were also developed, but by the end of the 70′s, ever increasing insurance rates and lack of attendance caused most to close.By the end of the 1980s, skateboarding began to shift from a rebellious pastime to a more accepted accepted mainstream sport. Vertical skaters like Tony Hawk and Steve Caballero and street skaters including Mark Gonzales and Mike Vallely gave skateboarding a professional sporting image.
In 1995, when ESPN covered skateboarding at the 1st X-Games, the sport began to be viewed as professional, and skateboarding has been included in the X-Games ever since.
Skateboarding became an alternative for surfers to do when the ocean was flat. The surf shop owner, Bill Richards, struck a deal with the Chicago Roller Skate Company to produce sets of skate wheels. These were then attached attached to square wooden boards. Soon, many kids were rolling down hills and the sport became known as “sidewalk surfing.”
Between the years1960 and 1963, over 50 million skateboards were built and sold. Skateboarding had became one of the fastest growing sports trends ever until it came to a screaming halt in 1965 due to safety concerns. Companies up until this time had struggled to keep up with the demand for skateboards, and very little research had gone into the safety aspects of the sport. There had been many accidents and in some cases even death
In the mid-70s, skateboarding had began to gain in popularity again after Larry Stevenson introduced new decks with kicktails and the urethane wheel was also introduced at this time. More attention was given to deck design, trucks, and wheels, and the sizes and shapes of skateboards became more varied.
Street skating became wide spread once again, while some more daring skaters sought out thrills by skating empty swimming pools and other vertical surfaces. During this decade, skate parks were also developed, but by the end of the 70′s, ever increasing insurance rates and lack of attendance caused most to close.By the end of the 1980s, skateboarding began to shift from a rebellious pastime to a more accepted accepted mainstream sport. Vertical skaters like Tony Hawk and Steve Caballero and street skaters including Mark Gonzales and Mike Vallely gave skateboarding a professional sporting image.
In 1995, when ESPN covered skateboarding at the 1st X-Games, the sport began to be viewed as professional, and skateboarding has been included in the X-Games ever since.
Thursday, March 24, 2011
danger danger
in skating it dangers people some people resk there lives in the 1980 people ceated skateboards they look like a wooden plate foorm and some weels they also have a little grip on the end of it
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Hello from J.N.C.
This blog is about skating. It includes information about skateboarding, scooters and BMX bikes. I am going to have pictures and videos that you might be interested in if you like skating.
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