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  Skateboarding - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Skateboarding was originally called "sidewalk surfing" and early skaters emulated surfing style and moves.
Skateboards may or may not have evolved from "crate scooters." Crate scooters preceded skateboards, and were essentially similar except for having a wooden crate attached to the front, which formed rudimentary handlebars.
The contemporary shape of the skateboard is derived from the freestyle boards of the 1980s with a largely symmetrical shape and relatively narrow width.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Skateboarding   (2132 words)

  
 Street skateboarding - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Street skateboarding is the act of riding a skateboard on paved surface, whether that surface is found at a public school, a shopping mall, or somewhere else.
Street skating, as it is most commonly known among skaters, may include skate tricks such as ollies, or ollie variations, but often times it is simply the act of skateboarding on the pavement itself.
Pool skateboarding was revived on a grand scale in the years between 2000 and 2003, and continues to be featured in a number of newly released skate videos, such as DVS Skateboards' Skate More.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Street_skateboarding   (2459 words)

  
 Skateboarding Skate Sports
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 origins of skateboarding dates back to the early 1900's in the United States when roller skates were attached to the bottom of a piece of wood.
While water surfing was gaining peak interests, the manufacturers of skateboards saw the opportunity to boast skateboarding as a form of surfing on land.
infotut.com /reference/Sports/Skate/Skateboarding   (654 words)

  
 Street smarts: a new brand of skatepark, called a skate plaza, hits the streets for boarders wanting to ride the rails ...
Professional skateboarder and Kettering native Rob Dyrdek's design is a 10,000-square-foot Skate Plaza that shatters all the stereotypes of a stark concrete skatepark of vertical ramps and half pipes.
Street skateboarding, or street skating, literally means riding a skateboard and performing maneuvers on obstacles found in a street.
The result is to million street skaters using parking lots, business plazas, streets and sidewalks for their sport, all of which are private property or public property that are not intended lot skateboarding.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1145/is_11_39/ai_n9483512   (853 words)

  
 Top20Skateboarding.com - Your Top20 Guide for Skateboarding!
The skateboarders most credited with the advancement of skateboarding are the Z-Boys from Venice, California, who revolutionized skateboarding with the 'surf style' riding technique, and the Bones Brigade from the 1980s, who helped produce some of the greatest skateboarding videos ever made.
The third skateboard generation, from the early eighties to early nineties, was started by skateboard companies that actively promoted their art.
Many styles today are mimics of Tom Penny a pioneer of street skateboarding and in the early 1990s were the first skaters to catch their flip tricks in mid-air.
www.top20skateboarding.com   (1625 words)

  
 The Wave Board - Street Surfing / Street Skateboarding
Born from the skate and surf mecca of Laguna Beach and melding the motions of surfing, skateboarding and snowboarding, Street Surfing, LLC is introducing a first-of-its-kind board called The Wave™, blending the anatomy of all three action sports in one distinctive ride -
Street Surfers can carve downhill like a snowboarder or rocket uphill, all by slightly bending the knees and twisting at the hips.
With more than 22 million people across the country who actively participate in surfing, skateboarding or snowboarding (according to American Sports Data), The Wave board fills a year-round craving for those who engage in these action sports on a seasonal level due to geographic challenges.
www.streetsurfing.com   (194 words)

  
 SKATEBOARDING HISTORY
Skateboarding is a well recognized sport that began around the early 20th century.
Street skating is mostly flat terrain including ramps, rails, stairs, kickers and ledges.
Street skaters began to build their own wooden skate ramps in backyards and at unrideable terrain, these skateboarding spots were like free skate parks.
www.ssd.k12.ak.us /PHS/web2005/EDENWEB/SKATEBOARDING_HISTORY.html   (1035 words)

  
 Skateboard Instruction Videos
Vallely is an accomplished, fearless street skater known for his crazed stunts; you may remember him hucking off a variety of elevated platforms and other obstacles on the ESPN series Tony Hawk's Gigantic Skatepark Tour.
Vallely, one of the original street skaters, is also one of skateboarding's most passionate and vocal advocates.
Serving as an encyclopedia of skateboarding instructional videos for the next generation of skateboarders, First Step provides the first time skater with needed direction and guidance from their first push in order to ensure a long and fun-filled skateboarding experience.
securesearch.org /sports_video/skateboarding_instruction/index.html   (793 words)

  
 PLAYSTATION VIDEO GAME REVIEWS... Street Sk8er______________________________________________| skateboarding | ...
The fact that I did not care for the music in Street Sk8ter was not reflected in my rating.
In Street Tour you race "around the world"(which is a joke- there's only 3 tracks).
Street Sk8ter is a really fun game to rent, but die-hard shred-heads will probably want to add it to their collection.
www.gamevortex.com /rg_streetsk8er.html   (498 words)

  
 Skating Librarian: Street Angel comic book (1-5)
Street Angel is a series of comic books where skateboarding plays an integral roll in the portrayal of the main character.
Fortunately, for fans of comics and skateboarding, Street Angel is a smart, funny, and sarcastic work that doesn’t beat the reader over the head with the mass media juggernaut of popular skateboarding.
Street Angel is created by Jim Rugg and Brian Maruca, and published by Slave Labor Graphics, of whom I know nothing about, but they seem cool.
www.skateandannoy.com /reviews/print/00036   (582 words)

  
 Skateboard Forums - Skateboarding Forums - Street or vert?
i do skate street more but thats only because the nearest half pipe is about 3 miles away and in a bad part of town.
Street primarily but like vert and I realy enjoy skating bowl.
street changes everday depending on where you skate, but vert is the same ramp or the same kind of challenge everyday.
www.ramprage.com /forums/showthread.php?t=5289   (661 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Street Skateboarding: Flip Tricks: Books: Evan Goodfellow   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Often combined with curb tricks and applied to such obstacles as handrails and ramps, flip tricks are commonly used as the final touch on a more complex maneuver, and, with this guidebook, readers learn the basics of such tricks while progressing toward veteran moves.
A section devoted to the history of skateboarding is included with an in-depth look at the individuals responsible for the creation of flip tricks and how they came to invent this aspect unique to skateboarding.
He is the coauthor of Street Skateboarding: Endless Grinds and Slides.
amazon.com /Street-Skateboarding-Tricks-Evan-Goodfellow/dp/188465424X   (563 words)

  
 Online Skateboard Shops present The Wave
Street Surfing, LLC began with the concept of producing a refreshing new skate idea to online skateboard shops.
Visit one of your local online skateboard shops and see the quality that The Wave is built with.
When you visit your online skateboard shops, you will be sure to find the information or number to a resource that will have answers to your questions.
www.streetsurfing.com /wave/online-skateboard-shops.html   (289 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Skateboarding is Not a Crime: 50 Years of Street Culture: Books: James Davis,Skin Phillips   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Skateboarding is Not a Crime is a celebration of the success of both the sport and the subculture.
Skateboarding is a sport with a philosophy and a culture very much its own.
Skateboarding is Not a Crime reflects this very individual 'boarding culture and is designed to appeal to skateboarders as well as those who want to understand their world.
www.amazon.com /Skateboarding-Not-Crime-Street-Culture/dp/1554070015   (895 words)

  
 Eric Koston | Pro Skateboarder | Shoes | Photos | Pictures | Pics | Biography | Skate | Skateboarding   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Koston first started skateboarding when he was 11, after his older brother gave him an old skateboard with mismatched trucks.
When Eric Koston was 14, he met an old skateboarding pro named Eddie Elguera, who hooked him up with free skateboarding gear from a company called H-Street and offered him a job at a summer skateboarding camp in Wisconsin.
Eric Koston is one of the most well-known masters of street skateboarding.
www.kidzworld.com /site/p5512.htm   (308 words)

  
 EXPN.com - X Games VIII - Skateboarding Street at City Hall
The second true street event held by the X Games went off without a hitch in Philadelphia.
While last year's event was delayed by humidity and rain, this year's was graced with blue skies and dry heat.
With threats of protest by local skaters, it was looking like last year's champion Kerry Getz might not return to the event to defend his title.
expn.go.com /xgames/sxg/viii/s/020811_streetskt.html   (1323 words)

  
 skateboarding   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
A skateboarding trick is a maneuver performed on a skateboard while...
The ollie is an aerial skateboarding trick which is the basis for most tricks.
Skateboarding is a popular activity enjoyed by many young people.
skateboarding.sportscentershop.com   (354 words)

  
 Streetmachine San Diego
Arguably the biggest influencer in modern street skateboarding today, Andrew Reynolds’ inspiration and influence can be seen in his creative vision as the owner of Baker Skateboards and now as the design director for Altamont Apparel.
The inspiration for the name Altamont came from what was billed to be the “Woodstock of the West.”  In 1969, the Rolling Stones held a free concert at the Altamont Speedway where turbulence hit as crowds frenzied.
This year Street Machine will be sponcering an event at Memorial Skatepark in Logan and so is Pokez...
www.streetmachineusa.com /front   (391 words)

  
 Skateboard Video Clips | Skateboarding Bails, Street, Trick Clips, Ramp
There's footage of street skateboarding, skateboarding bails, ramping,...
There's a video clip of him jumping over a stack of skateboards that's supposed to be at least 127 centimeter (50 inch).
Bam Margero Skateboard Bail (1.74 MB) Bam initiates a railslide, but unfortunately things go wrong and he slides with his #$@and## instead of his board.
www.customskateboarding.com /videos   (192 words)

  
 Skateboard Forums - Skateboarding Forums - Street or vert
I think I'm going to have to say street for this one.
go watch sorry, sight unseen, or this is skateboarding then come back and try to tell me that everyone skates trans in there parts.
Youn dont need anything for street, its free and you just do what you want.
www.ramprage.com /forums/showthread.php?p=56253   (325 words)

  
 Poll: Skateboarding- Street,Vert, or Freestyle - Cheat Code Central: Message Boards   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The only place i skate is on the street.
I have never been to a skate park or anything.
I like street and freestyle don't really like vert though.........
forums.cheatcc.com /forums/80821/ShowPost.aspx   (102 words)

  
 deseretnews.com | King of street skateboarding son of comedian Rodriguez
King of street skateboarding son of comedian Rodriguez
is a high school dropout, the product of a broken Hollywood home and the new king of street skateboarding.
The soft-spoken 20-year-old with bushy fl hair and love for slain hip-hop star Notorious B.I.G. moved smoothly from trick to trick outside the Staples Center Thursday to win his second straight X Games street title.
deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,600154140,00.html   (136 words)

  
 Skateboard Street Competition at the Gravity Games '99 - Providence RI
Skateboard Street Competition at the Gravity Games '99 - Providence RI Mega Pic Site - Very Kewl!
- the street course was used for not only skateboarding - but BMX and Inline as well,
Inline - BMX - Skateboard Vert - Street Luge - Motocross and the General
www.ripping.com /GravityGames/SkateboardStrt.htm   (230 words)

  
 Fausto Vitello championed street-skateboarding sport | IndyStar.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Vitello was revered by skateboarders (and reviled by their parents) as a founder and the president of Thrasher magazine, which for a quarter-century has been the rebellious bible of the skateboarding subculture.
He was also a founder of Independent Trucks, a leading manufacturer of skateboard equipment, clothing and accessories.
Vitello, a devoted skateboarder who had founded Independent Trucks in 1978, capitalized on the fledgling sport of street skating, starting Thrasher with several associates in 1981.
indystar.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060428/NEWS06/604280513/1012   (428 words)

  
 Street Luge - Ncdsa.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
IGSA World Cup Points will be awarded to Downhill Skateboarding, Unlimited Street Luge, Classic Style, Stock Gravity Bike, and Downhill Inline Skating.
All racing vehicles and safety equipment will be subject to a strict technical inspection before being allowed on the race course.
hello all..im a design student at rmit and im doing a project on street luge and im trying to develope a product that would be usefull..just wondering if anyone has any suggestions or areas where they believe the luge has not yet been...any help would be greatly appreciated..cheers
www.ncdsa.com /29/797/821/Street-Luge.htm   (1648 words)

  
 Protec Street Protective Pads for BMX, Skateboarding, Inline Skating, and Roller Blading
Pro-Tec Street Pads for BMX, Skateboarding, Inline Skating, and Roller Blading provide support and protection for "street" sports and BMX.
Protec Elbow Street Pads for BMX, Skateboarding, Inline Skating, and Roller Blading
Light-weight and comfortable elbow pads for skid and impact protection.
www.hardheadedsports.com /prstpaforbms.html   (375 words)

  
 Globe World Cup Skateboarding Street Riot - SHOP.COM
The greatest line-up of pro-skaters ever assembled took to one of the most insane street-styled contest courses ever created.
A sell-out crowd descended upon rod laver arena to witness the new face of jam-based competition skateboarding and one of the...
All other designated trademarks, copyrights and brands are the property of their respective owners.
www.shop.com /op/aprod-p40264875   (212 words)

  
 STREET SKATE
- "The biggest street skateboarding resource website including skateboarders like: rodney mullen; daewaon song; eric koston; rick mccrank; kerry getz, also: trick tips, brands, skate movies, skate parks, ramp plans, skate quizes, orders, animations, and a lot more."
To buy anything that has to do with skateboarding including decks, clothing, pads, bearings, grip tape, built rails, ramp plans, and everything else, go to the CCS magazine website to either order from the website or have their magazine be sent to you for free every month: CCS.com
Vote what you think is the best skateboarding brands, trick, etc:
www.geocities.com /raze_knight/index.htm   (194 words)

  
 Skateboard Tricks - Discover Skateboarding Secrets
Ausgesuchte Skateboard, Longboard, Wellenreiten, Surfen, Kitsurf, Snakeboard Bücher Bei Skateboard.frafra.de
Skateboarding Tips and Skateboarding Tricks brought to you by Instruction and Lessons (dot com)
Skateboarding from a different outlook. Featuring skateboarding trick tips, pics, video clips, articles, product reviews, and more! A skateboarding site designed for skateboarders. Updated often.
www.skateboarding-secrets.com /skateboardtricks   (786 words)

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