| A skateboard is a four wheeled board made from | | | | skating preferred. A skateboard can be long or |
| plastic or wooden with rollers at the bottom. | | | | short. A concave shaped skateboard is for expert |
| Skateboards are ridden by youngsters to enjoy | | | | skateboarding tricks. Some of the main |
| various skateboarding tricks and stunts. | | | | skateboarding tricks are ollie, kickflips, nollie, etc. |
| Skateboarding is done by pushing the board with | | | | Skateboard trucks are attached underneath the |
| one foot while keeping the other on the board. | | | | deck with nuts and bolts and are made of |
| Skateboarding is a sport but some people use it | | | | aluminum alloy or titanium. Skateboard trucks are |
| as a means of transportation also if they are | | | | also available in various colors. The hardness of |
| traveling short distance. People who carry out the | | | | the skateboard wheels also vary according to the |
| various skateboarding activities are known as | | | | type of skating preferred. Small and hard wheels |
| skateboarders or skaters. | | | | are preferred by street skaters for performing |
| The marketing of Skateboards was first done by | | | | tricks like kickflips and ollies and hard wheels are |
| Bill and Mark Richards who were from Dana Point, | | | | required to perform vert skating. The bearings |
| California. Bill and Mark attached roller skate | | | | are used to mount the wheels on the axle (part |
| wheels to a piece of wood and sold them in their | | | | of skateboard truck). |
| Val Surf Shops. During 1970s, the materials like | | | | Ways to minimize risks associated with |
| fiberglass, bamboo, resin, Kevlar, carbon fiber, | | | | skateboarding |
| aluminum, plastic, etc. were also incorporated into | | | | Skateboarding is a sport which requires lot of |
| the material of skateboards to make them more | | | | body protection. The use of helmets, protective |
| durable and flexible. | | | | clothing elbow pads, wrist guards, knee pads, etc |
| Parts of Skateboards | | | | help you to protect from the unexpected falls. In |
| Deck, trucks, wheels and bearings are the main | | | | addition to the use of these protective devices, |
| parts of a skateboard. Deck is the board on | | | | learning the techniques of falling is also very |
| which you stand upon and is made of wood | | | | important to reduce the chances of injury. To |
| incorporated with the material like bamboo, resin, | | | | lower your body and roll is the best way to avoid |
| etc. Skateboards come in various shapes, sizes, | | | | serious injury while falling. Children should avoid |
| and appearance. The size and shape of the | | | | skating on streets and performing the tricks as |
| skateboard decks vary according to the type of | | | | seen in the skateboarding videos. |