Pixabay Image There is something inherently cool about skating, pulling tricks or just gliding down the road without a care in the world. Skate culture, music and lifestyle is laid-back but exciting, creative and influential, and despite having its origins in the United States, it is popular around the world. It is not just about skate parks, …
Summer camp for skateboarding? You bet. America has a strong culture for summer camp – sending the kids away so someone else can teach them relevant life skills, mixed with a fair bit of fun. And skateboarding fits into that mix fairly well, as we’ll examine. Below, let’s have a look at the best overnight …
A bit of history into the beloved board-straddling sport, and some awesome summer camp options to choose from in the USA How Boarding Began Skateboarding initially breezed into popular culture and recreation in California in the 1950s. Although it’s generally assumed that a group of people with a common interest in riding and gliding invented …
Skating on smooth surfaces is a breeze. But unfortunately, not all roads and boardwalks are smooth. If you know you’re going to be skating over rough terrain, then you’re going to need skateboard wheels that are up to the job. That’s where we come in… We’ve been checking out some of the best skateboard wheels …
Teaching your child to do things for the first time is one of the most satisfying and rewarding experiences you can have as they grow up. There are a few classic steps that are often known as the iconic stages of watching your child grow up, such as their first steps, their first words, the …
Skateboarding has given me everything that I have and created who I am – Rob Dyrdek Skateboarding has always followed its own path and prides itself on its adherence to underground philosophy, and tends to, where possible avoid mainstream culture and ideology. Throughout its rich history, skateboarding has passionately held on to its independent roots, …
When you start riding any type of board, whether it is a snowboard, longboard, surfboard, or skateboard, one of the first steps is determining your stance. Any sport that involves a board includes a process of figuring out how you should stand. There is no defining way to exactly tell what food should be in …
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I consider skateboarding an art form, a lifestyle, and a sport – Tony Hawk Whoever it was that said that fame was fleeting had never skated a pool, tried to grind a rail, or launched themselves into a three-sixty off the top of a ramp. Anyone who has been featured on the cover of, or …
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In skateboarding, you’re never bigger than the streets – Rob Dyrdek If anyone knows how big the streets are, it’s Rob Dyrdek. As a professional skateboarder, they were his domain, the kingdom he rode through and attempted to conquer on his four-wheeled steed. The streets were his master and his mistress and they enabled him …
Dancing longboards are a mixture between traditional longboards and street dancing. Whoever can master the dancing longboard is talented and has to be envied, because it’s a complicated activity to perfect. Longboarding itself originated in Hawaii in the 1950s, when surfers had nothing to do due to flat waves. Skateboards were popular and rising, but …
