Skate Bored?
Although skateboarding has been around in the early 50's and 60's and actually very popular at the time were not well made and so eventually died out. The early ones were basically just milk crates with roller-skate wheels and maybe a handle. More like a scooter. The wheels were the big problem, especially that of clay, and resulted in many accidents from slipping or breaking and causing a decline. Even with multiple boards the wheels still created difficulty, and died the sport very wellin the mid 60's.
It was not until 1970 that Frank Nasworthy, a surfer, developed a wheel made of urethane and then added precision bearings, and bolted them a good quality card. The sport took off again.
The first skateboard parks from that time were mainly empty pools, but many great moves and jumps were developed during this period, including the famous "Ollie", a plane with no hands. Accidents and then the ever increasing liability insurance killed the sport a secondThe time and since 1980 most of the park was closed.
In 1990, the popularity of the sport and again although it has some fluctuations, since it is mostly grown and developed over the past decades.
Over the years I have often heard that the sport would not last long. It was just a fad. But it has evolved from an activity in a sport and is now significant following throughout the world. The focus on tricks and jumps, great works on boards, clothing lines, shoes andthe music has improved the image.
In those years there have been increasing the quality of the panels and wheels, but above all the concept does not change much until now have been. Coming soon are some radical new designs. The S-Board is a board that rotates in the middle and has only a single front and single rear wheel. The trip is obviously very happy to snowboard.
And the ultimate so far? It must be Danny Way and his jump over the Great Wall of China. I wonder if he could jumpbe seen from space? hmmmm.
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