Essay On Skateboarding

Did you know that skateboarding came from surfing? That is why people call it “sidewalk surfing”.The very first skateboards were actually kinda like scooters, with roller skate wheels attached to a two by four. Once the scooter like piece was broken off, the skateboard was born.Skateboards started with the old clay wheels and now with some improvement, “In 1972, Frank Nasworthy invented urethane skateboard wheels, which are similar to what most skaters use today” (Cave).
Urethane wheels was made so skaters could do a lot more, with the old clay wheels which was a noisy and bumpy ride. Thanks to the urethane it is now smooth and silent. The urethane wheels has more grip which makes it easy to stay on the concrete. Some surfboard companies
This trick completely revolutionized skateboarding. Most tricks today are similar to the ollie. His trick still lives,and later ollie was inducted into the skateboard hall of fame in 2002. Torger Johnson, Woody Woodward and Danny Bearer were some well known skateboarders around this time, what they did looked completely different from what skateboarding is like now. They had a cool way, called "freestyle", which is more like dancing ballet or ice skating with a skateboard. Skate Parks were being built, but with skateboarding being a dangerous activity, insurance rates were unmanageable. In the 70’s Skate parks were forced to be close down because of the decrease of popularity. But as we all know there were some skaters who continued to skate anyway. In the 80's some skateboarders decided to built their own board ramps at their homes, and to skate whatever they could. But In the 90’s skateboarding started to grow again, this time with a more raw, but edgy, and dangerous attitude. This occurred with the rise of more angry punk music, and clothing styles, this only helped to increase skateboarding's popularity. They were smaller companies with younger owners invited new styles and shapes of