Though skateboards were around in the 50s and 60s and very rare at that time were not well made and so disappeared. The first were just milk crates with wheels shoes and maybe a handful. More than a scooter. The wheels were the big problem, especially with sound, and too many accidents, slip or break and cause a decline caused. Even with better boards the wheels still created difficulty, and the sport pretty wellin the mid-60s is dead.
Frank Nasworthy was 1970, a surfer, developed a urethane wheel and then added precision bearings, and fixed to a table of good quality. The sport has grown again.
Skateboard parks first time were mainly empty pools but lots of great moves and jumps were developed during this period, including the famous "Ollie", a plane with no hands. Accident and liability ever killed a sportsecond time and was closed in 1980, more parks.
In 1990, the popular new sport, there were very few changes, especially since grown and developed in recent decades.
Over the years I have often heard that no, that last game. It 'was just a fad. But it developed from an activity in a relevant sport and now is generally followed in the world. The focus on tricks and jumps, great design on boards, clothing lines,Shoes and even music has enhanced the image.
In recent years there has been increasing the quality of advice and wheels, but also the concept has not changed much since then. Soon, some radical new designs. The S-board is a board running across and has only one front and one rear wheel. The race is obviously very happy to snowboard.
And the ultimate so far? It must be Danny Way and his jump the Great Wall are. I wonder if hisJump seen from space? Hmmmm.
