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‘m willing to bet that you just walked down to the local park and had to dodge half of the younger members of your neighborhood on skateboards, leaping, jumping and flipping.
Ever wonder how this craze go started? So have I and so I did a little research into the question. Turns out that there is more information out there than I can cope with and so I thought a brief summary might be appreciated for all you busy but curious folks.
The neat part of this sport is it’s origins. Surfers that weren’t getting enough time on the waves started experimenting with boards on wheels so they could get the same expreience on the street in front of their house. In time a somewhat rudimentary version of the skateboards we see today emerged. In actual fact they looked much like what populate sidewalks today. After all, there isn’t much more you can do with a board and four wheels.
Sometime in the 60’s the sport really started to catch on when companies started manufacturing boards so they were available to everyone. Now it is more than a sport – it is a way of life for many. Skateboarding parks are springing up all over the world and skateboarding is becoming a lifestyle.
Don’t sit on your duff – get out there and skateboard!
