| What parts make up a skateboard? | | | | skateboard, these include: the deck, the wheels, |
| The invention of the skateboard is a bit of a | | | | the bearings, and the trucks. |
| mystery as it has never been confirmed who | | | | The Deck of a Skateboard - the deck is the long |
| invented it and how it came about. There are a | | | | board that you stand on. The deck lies on top of |
| few theories of its origin; one being they were | | | | the wheels and everything else that is underneath |
| first created in to the 1930's when children would | | | | it. You place one foot on the deck and push |
| play on soapboxes placed on wooden planks on | | | | yourself along with the other foot on the floor. |
| top of roller skates. This gave the general basis | | | | Decks are usually made from fiberglass, wood, |
| idea of the skateboard and was then made into a | | | | aluminium, or plastic. There is a tail at the end of |
| product, a product that went on to be sold | | | | the board which allows the skater to steer and |
| massively internationally. | | | | stop the skateboard and generally have more |
| There are four main parts that make up a | | | | control. |