| Well believe it or not historical accounts of | | | | slow compared to the urethane wheels brought |
| skateboarding around the turn of the 1900s are in | | | | forth in the 1970s. The old skateboards, which |
| the record. Although they were mostly made of | | | | were literally Roller Skate Board combinations |
| wooden baskets nailed to a 2 X 4 or plank, these | | | | were Heavy and Hard to Ride and on a steep hill; |
| concoctions do make up the precursors to the | | | | darn dangerous. |
| modern day skateboard. The wheels, which were | | | | In the Future we will get the flying cars we were |
| strapped on generally cam off of roller skates; | | | | promised and the flying skateboards too. What |
| these were the earliest Skateboards. | | | | Future Designs and Styles will we see? Will there |
| Of course you can already see the problem with | | | | be clothes attire to match? Custom Sportswear? |
| wobbling down a hill and crashing and yes they | | | | What about Back Packs and Accessories? Yes, all |
| were dangerous. More than one personal journal | | | | this will be available with the future Hover Boards, |
| tells of broken limbs and skinned up elbows, hands | | | | just like in the Science Fiction Movies. |
| and knees, that's for sure. Indeed by today's | | | | Then there will be Interactive Skateboard Parks |
| standards they also had problems with Friction | | | | and for poor weather days also Video Games. |
| due to steel wheels and the wooden wheels | | | | Virtual Reality Skateboard Games for the Living |
| broke fairly quickly when used. | | | | Room, which will be so close to real that they will |
| Clay wheels which did not last as long really did | | | | be just as fun. Will this future become a reality? |
| not come along until the late 1940s or Early 1950s. | | | | Indeed and it is not if, but when? |
| Either way wood, steel or clay they were very | | | | |