A skate board is a specially designed wooden board, usually maple, with a quad wheel and dual truck wheel system that is bolted on a board that is typically 7 to 10 inches wide and from 28 to 33 inches long. The modern skateboard originated in California in the late 1970's. By the mid 1980's they were produced in droves as they became popular
Operating a skate board is very simple, put one foot on the board and push with the other of course it takes a little practice to do it right. Riders can do stunts with them with specially made equipments like the half pipe and inside empty swimming pools. Skate boards are also popular with slalom riders that is riding down hill and weaving around obstacles.
There is no regulatory body which decides what qualifies as a skate board and what does not. Generally the skate board follows contemporary trends and the design of the board is based on that. There is another type of skateboard called a long board and it is as the name suggests a longer version of the skate board designed for down hill riders.
There is no exact origin of the skate board. Some people see it as an offshoot of "soapbox" carts the kids in 1930's and 40's would make out of boxes. That was depression era improvisation for kids who had little or no toys to play with and had to make do with anything they had.
But later on in the 1950's surfing became popular and some people wanted to recreate the same experience on land and created the long board, which was basically a skate board that was longer. This was in a way the direct ancestor of the skateboard. Then more recently in late 90's skaters wanted a board that combined the long boards stability with the skate boards handling, hence the mini long board was born. - 31502
Operating a skate board is very simple, put one foot on the board and push with the other of course it takes a little practice to do it right. Riders can do stunts with them with specially made equipments like the half pipe and inside empty swimming pools. Skate boards are also popular with slalom riders that is riding down hill and weaving around obstacles.
There is no regulatory body which decides what qualifies as a skate board and what does not. Generally the skate board follows contemporary trends and the design of the board is based on that. There is another type of skateboard called a long board and it is as the name suggests a longer version of the skate board designed for down hill riders.
There is no exact origin of the skate board. Some people see it as an offshoot of "soapbox" carts the kids in 1930's and 40's would make out of boxes. That was depression era improvisation for kids who had little or no toys to play with and had to make do with anything they had.
But later on in the 1950's surfing became popular and some people wanted to recreate the same experience on land and created the long board, which was basically a skate board that was longer. This was in a way the direct ancestor of the skateboard. Then more recently in late 90's skaters wanted a board that combined the long boards stability with the skate boards handling, hence the mini long board was born. - 31502
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