Archive for July, 2008


What's in a Skateboard Name

What’s in a Skateboard Name The ollie is one of the most basic and revered tricks in the history of skateboarding invented by Alan “Ollie” Gelfand back in 1977. Back then, some tricks are named after the skateboarders who invented it, thus becoming a household name for skateboarders all over. There may be other names [...]

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Virtual Skateboard

Virtual Skateboard Nowadays, skateboarding has been more than just a past time for most Americans, though not replacing baseball entirely, skateboarding is almost an expression in itself as teens and young adults would glide their way to feed their need to get aggressive. Of course it’s the same way when it comes to video games. [...]

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Tricking a Skateboard

Tricking a Skateboard For most skateboarders, they may know a few tricks when it comes to performing some interesting feats, or some may not even attempt due to certain attributes that would not allow them, like being too tall. But skateboard tricks have been a steady progress to bring an interesting feat that would challenge [...]

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The Right Way for a Skateboard

The Right Way for a Skateboard There are a few skateboarders who tend to use their heads in a more productive way, like being programmers, artists, and so on, and so on. Of course, they’ve yet to find a skateboarder who can’t even fix their own skateboard, and the best way to teach a beginner [...]

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The Right Skateboard, The Wrong Shoe on it

The Right Skateboard, The Wrong Shoe on it Anything can be made dangerous, like jumping off a cliff or even just stubbing a toe at the doorjamb. But these are elementary risks that anyone with a lack of common sense would fall for. Skateboarders, on the other hand, are a different breed that thrive in [...]

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The Right Skateboard

The Right Skateboard There are times when skateboarding may be considered as a hobby, and sometimes spending a little more for a skateboard from people who are skateboarders themselves would be well worth the money spent. Today’s economy would find a lot of people searching for cheaper bargains that may cause a certain impact that [...]

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The Human Skateboard

The Human Skateboard It’s the latest rage, or so says one brand of skateboarding shoes that invented human skateboarding. What are the requirements? It’s basically finding a big enough human being, preferably male, and can support at least the skateboarder’s weight. Skill not required. The human skateboard may or may not be impervious to injury. [...]

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Skatepark Basics

Skatepark Basics There are three ways to enjoy skateboarding, and the most common way for most skaters are either street skateboarding, verts and the skatepark. Considering the differences between the three, the skatepark is perhaps the most advanced. Skateparks have a varying degree when it comes to slopes, terrain, and overall construction that would set [...]

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Skateboards with Attitude

Skateboards with Attitude There are over hundreds of brands to choose from, and since the subject is not about the durability or the construction of the skateboard itself, most skateboarders would also emphasize style and graphics to deliver a statement. Graphics have been something of a mystery ever since the history of skateboards, and haven’t [...]

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Skateboards for Kids

Skateboards for Kids When it comes to skateboards, there are no age limits that would prevent them from learning the basics as long as they have a sense of balance, encouragement and old enough to know about minor injuries are. It may sound difficult at first, but kinds can go straight to using skateboards used [...]

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