skateboarding
...ed skateboards where born in 1965. They were an inch thick, had rubber wheels, and cast-iron trucks. Competitions soon started down the sidewalks between skateboarders, some of these were: Free Style, Slalom, Down Hill, High Jump and finally Long Jump. Some time passed by, and skateboarders started using drainage channels, routes, and some places around buildings. Vert skating began using swimming pools. The transitions were too vertical and fast, and jumps turned better. The first Skate parks were built in the U.S. This were the main hangout places for skaters, soon, pool and vert skating became the most popular form of skating. Vert skating demanded harder boards, so manufacturers built them wider for more stability and changed the old rubber wheels for polyurethane wheels, which were faster. Barefoot skating was now forgotten except by a few of the old die-hard "sidewalk surfers". The new skaters figured out that gym shoes had more stability and didn't hurt as bad when you wipeout. Early eighties arrived with a dive in skateboarding popularity. Skate parks closed the doors, manufacturers stopped manufacturing and worst of all, skateboard magazines switched over to BMXing and roller-skating. But a few hardcore skaters kept going. Those dedicated skaters advanced skateboarding cy creating their own techniques, writing their own magazines, and building some of there own boards and layouts.This is when half-pipes arrived. Simpler and cheaper than pools, they could be built by the skater himself. Tricks were used in street skating that, before, had only been used by Vert skaters, Street ollies, slide'n'rolls, and curb grinds (most of which have different names now) are classic as street skaters moves, all of which were made by Vert skaters. Street skating is still probably one of the most popular forms or boarding. Every skater is a street Skater because that's where his roots are from. It's just that some skaters forget a few things along the way. Until the early 1970’s most wheels on the skateboards were made from clay. The ride on these wheels was rough and often slippery. The introduction of polyurethane wheels allowed the boarder to operate at higher speeds while attaining better traction with the surface. Board manufacturer 'Road Rider' introduced the first precision bearings on skateboards in 1975. Up until then, ball bearings were utilized that exposed the mechanical inners of the wheel to the elements and road grime. Precision bearings are self-contained in an envelope that protects the bearings from outside intrusion. The advent of the precision bearing provided boarders with the ability to obtain greater speeds by reducing friction as well as providing comfort from a quieter and smoother ride. There is many recreational and sports forms. The most popular form of skateboarding consist of street skating. This form of skateboarding consists of casual boarding and performing acrobatics such as 360's, Alley-oops, and Nose Grinds. It is common for the skater to cause the board to make contact with street objects such a rails, walls, jumps, and curbs while performing tricks. Street skateboarding is dangerous and can result in the injury of skateboarder if proper safety equipment is not worn and necessary precautions are not taken. The safest form of skateboarding is ...