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