| Skateboarding has been around for a long, | | | | improvement where the wheels were made out of |
| long time and over the years it has | | | | polyurethane. |
| progressed and the boards themselves have | | | | |
| been upgraded. People decide to skateboard | | | | As skateboards once again became popular, |
| for different reasons but whatever reasons | | | | more and more companies decided to get |
| you choose to skate, if you have been doing | | | | involved and they eventually started |
| it for a while you will know that the boards | | | | redesigning the boards themselves. They |
| have changed an awful lot. | | | | became wider and they were available in a |
| | | | large number of colors. Eventually the most |
| A Little History of Skateboarding | | | | common skateboards were formed out of maple |
| | | | wood, though there were some companies who |
| True skateboarding fans will know that in the | | | | explored by creating aluminium and fibreglass |
| 1950's the first ever skateboard was | | | | boards. Due to these improvements, |
| introduced. It was a homemade type of board | | | | skateboarders were now able to start learning |
| and it was made of simple wooden planks which | | | | more tricks and vert skating was created. |
| were connected to roller skate wheels and | | | | |
| trucks. It was closely connected to surfing | | | | Skateboarding Today |
| and most early skaters used similar moves to | | | | |
| surfers on the boards. The term | | | | Skateboarding is still extremely popular |
| ?skateboarding' was not yet developed and it | | | | today and street skating is particular |
| was instead known as ?sidewalk surfing'. | | | | common. Wheels are still made from |
| | | | polyurethane and the durometers are extremely |
| In the 1960's skateboarding hit an all time | | | | high so that there is reduced drag on hard |
| high and it continued right until 1966 when | | | | surfaces. |
| for no apparent reason, people lost interest. | | | | |
| Sales dropped and magazines that had been | | | | The boards today tend to be a lot lighter |
| started were also dropped as the demand was | | | | than they were and smaller wheels are said to |
| no longer there. It was not until the early | | | | be the cause of this. This means that skaters |
| 1970's came that skateboarding actually | | | | can now do more tricks and they can also go a |
| picked up again. | | | | lot faster too. Boards can come in an |
| | | | extremely large amount of colors and styles |
| How Skateboarding Changed From 1970 | | | | to suit all tastes, so no matter what type of |
| | | | board you are after, you are bound to find |
| It was the early 1970's when a new skateboard | | | | one to suit you. |
| was introduced. This newer board featured an | | | | |
| improvement in traction and performance and | | | | Overall skateboarding has come a long way and |
| once again skateboarding became increasingly | | | | thousands of people enjoy taking part in the |
| popular. This was down to a new wheel | | | | sport each year. |