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National Portrait Gallery Shaun White. In , Roller Derby officially released the most advanced skateboards of that time. Many parts of the product became more completely with careful research. The skateboarders can easily practice and perform some of the complex techniques. So, it is difficult to assert that surfers invented the skateboard. However, they made a great contribution to the birth of the skateboard and helped the skateboarding sport flourish.
The 60s of the twentieth century was an ups and downs — fluctuations period of skateboarding. In , Val Suf was the first shop to sell skateboards in Hollywood. Val Surf produced handmade skateboards similar to surfboards. It also incorporated an additional skateboard shaft. In that year, another company called Patterson Forbs invented a complete skateboard with a significantly improved shaft.
After that, many famous surfboard manufacturers such as Hobie, Jacks, Makaha, and so on started researching and producing plastic skateboard with a similar shape to the small surfboard. In , skateboarding raised to a new level and entered its golden age.
Many brands of footwear and clothing such as Converse, DC Shoes are also quickly catching up with the trend of skateboarding, while actively developing trendy products related to skateboarding. In , Larry Stevenson founder of the company Makaha invented the kicktail. This is a steep slope at the end of the skateboard for the purpose of assisting the players in better control of the board.
Without kicktail, we can hardly perform Ollie jump along with many other complex movements. Thanks to this contribution, Larry is credited as the first person in the world invented high-quality skateboards. Next, the first skateboarding competition in Hermosa Beach, California was one of the turning point events in the history of skateboarding.
At this time, skateboarding is not simply about gliding smoothly on spacious asphalt roads in the city. Then, many companies began to find and gather many talented skaters into a team. They sponsor them to promote skateboards around America.
This is the time for the top legends such as Danny Berer, Torger Johnson, Woody Woodward, and so on to build their personal name. It paved the way for junior skateboarders to grow in this sport. In , the first skateboarding magazine, The Quarterly Skateboarder appeared. In addition, international skateboarding championships are regularly broadcast on national television.
According to the reports from the board of directors, Makaha company has earned more than 4 million USD in just 2 years from to However, in only a short period of development, skateboarding seemed completely cease in the late s. Skateboarding fell into a period of crisis. Even The Quarterly Skateboarder magazine stopped publishing after the four times. The low quality of skateboard parts especially wheels is the cause of a series of accidents during skateboarding.
The steel and clay wheels make skateboarding tiring and dangerous. Some experts explained that, in the golden age, the companies focused too much on mass production of skateboards. As a result, it took them more than a decade to fix the problem of the skateboard and revive skateboarding.
By the Christmas of s, skateboarding had almost disappeared from our life. A lot of people gave up on this sport. In the end, only a few truly skaters continued to persevere this sport. They built their own skateboard and improved their skills over time. Until s, the Cadillac Wheels company founded by Frank Nasworthy improved the skateboard significantly. They started with the production of polyurethane wheels.
It is a material that is strong, resilient, and resistant to high abrasion. So, skaters can easily control the skateboard and adjust the speed when practicing or moving. It is this initiative that brings skateboarding back to a glorious time. In the early s, The Quarterly Skateboarder magazine revived under the new title Skateboarder. In just a short time, the skateboard industry had many bold innovative ideas. After that, skateboarding began to flourish and quickly became saturated at this time.
Besides the trend to improve or invented the structure of the skateboard, in the second half of the s, a man named Alan Gelfand created the Ollie jump on the skateboard. The invention of this movement has turned skateboarding into a street art sport with beautiful slides and flip now.
From here, many new companies were established. They focused on researching, developing, and improving every part of the traditional skateboard. Moreover, creating and disseminating many complex techniques widely were also important factors. They contributed to the development of skateboarding. Over time, the need to control the skateboard became more and more essential.
So the surface of the board is clearly enlarged, sometimes even more than 10 inches. Besides, many other parts, especially the plank shaft also comprehensively adjusted to meet the new specifications. Furthermore, many companies experimented with new materials such as aluminum and fiberglass. But, there is no better material than plywood from weathered wood.
This wood is durable, flexible, and has a great degree of elasticity. Around the end of , at a skateboarding competition held in Del Mar, California, the boys Z-boys Zephyr team inspired thousands of fans through their style of smooth and skillful skateboarding.
In addition, Tony Alva, Stacy Peralta, Allen Sarlo, Jay Adams, and so on are also veteran skaters who have made the interesting history of skateboarding. The golden age of skateboarding officially came back in the late s with the appearance of hundreds of skateboarding parks.
The skateboarding industry was promoted and raised. However, after that, the premium rate increased so high that most skateboard parks could not afford to maintain operations. Since skateboarding parks gone out, several professional skaters have built backyard ramps to continue their passion of skateboarding. In , Munich city of Germany became the first cradle of skateboarding in this country.
After the first skateboarding park in German, named Munich Neuperlach, was established and many skateboarding magazines were born. Championship competitions were continuously held in Munich city. Although facing many ups and downs periods, skateboarding will never disappear. In , Thrasher magazine was founded. After that, Transworld Skateboarding magazine appeared in the year of s.
For years, many loyal skateboarders strived to maintain the survival of this exciting sport. By the end of the 80s of the twentieth century, all their efforts had paid off. Skateboard publications started to gain triumph.
Many companies boosted production and some cinematic works are inspired by this sport. At the same time, street skateboarding became extremely popular among young people. At that time, with advanced production technology and many complex skateboarding techniques, this sport achieved a proud turning point in its development history. The stringent standards for skateboards continuously improved and strengthened over this years. In particular, Tim Piumarta introduced a concave design on the surface of the board.
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