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SKATEBOARDING IN THE U.S.A. Basic facts about skate. Was established between 1940-1960 Inventor is unknown First skate was made from roller skate and wood First skateboards were ordered by surf shops in Los Angeles and California
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Basic factsabout skate • Wasestablishedbetween 1940-1960 • Inventorisunknown • First skate was made fromroller skate and wood • Firstskateboardswereorderedby surf shopsin Los Angeles and California • In 1965 worldChampionshipofskateboarding started, itwasgoodbussinesforfirms. • In 1970 newwheelswere made frompolyurethan by Frank Nasworthy, thisnewwheelsextendedride and stability. • In 1976 Alanem Gefaldem made firstollie on skate in California, afterthatRodneyMulleninventedanotherimportanttricks: Kick-flip, Imposible, Hell-flip ant.
Howlookedthefirstskate • Woodwithtrucks and wheelsfromroller skate
Banana skate • Was made frompolypropylen,was very narrowand flexible • Waspopular in 1965 • Itwas made in a lot ofcolours, the most popularwasyellow
Skateboard from 1980 • Thisskateswerebigger, higher and more comfortableforskaters, had tail. • Itwas made fromCanadiamwood • These skates had specialtrucks and wheels
Skateboard oftoday • Itis made fromCanadianwood • Havetail and nose becauseitisbetterformanuals and manipulationwithit • Wheelsand trucks are lighter
Street style • Wasfounded in 1955 in U.S.A • Itisaboutdoingtricks on street, on rail, stairs, gaps and anotherbarrier • Street skateboardistshaveproblemswith police and securitybecause police arrestthemforvandalism and destructionofbenchesand rails • Skaters do technicaltrickson street ( kick-flip, 360 flip) • Thebest street style skaterwasRodneyMullen
Vert ramp style • Firstbowl skateboarding wasestablished in 1970, skaterswereriding in emptybowls, itwas made in Dogtown by Z-boys. • Afterbowl skateboarding U-ramp wasinvented, afterthat skateboarding and thanVert ramp skateboarding • In Vert- ramp skaters do airs, graps and technicaltrick • Thebestisprobably Tony Hawk. • He completed a 900-deg. rotation on a skateboard.