subject: Skateboard Shop - Past, Present And Future Of Skateboarding [print this page] Longboard : By todays standards they also had problems with the friction due to steel wheels and the wooden wheels broke fairly, quickly when used. Of course, you can already see the problem with wobbling down a hill and crashing and that they were dangerous. More than one personal, the broken limbs and skinned up elbows, hands and knees that is sure.
Although they were mostly made of wooden baskets nailed to a 2 X 4 or plank, these concoctions do make up the precursors to the modern day skateboard. The wheels, which were strapped on generally can off of roller skates; these were the earliest Skateboards. Thus to believe it or not, the historical accounts of skateboarding are around 1900s.
The old skateboards, which were literally Roller Skate Board combinations were Heavy and Hard to Ride and on a steep hill; darn dangerous. Then the Clay wheels which did not last as long really did not come along until the late 1940s or Early 1950s. Then the Either way wood, steel or clay they were very slow compared to the urethane wheels brought forth early.
In general, the Virtual Reality Skateboard Games for the Living Room which will be so close to real that they will be just as fun. Then there will be Interactive Skateboard Parks and for poor weather days also Video Games. Of course as more technology is introduced to the present sport of skateboarding we will see revolutionary changes.
During extreme skateboard competitions we see that riders can choose their own music to get them into the zone and wow the crowds. We also see laser measuring systems which tell of how much air or height each rider coming off a ramp has attained while special timers measure the hang time. The riders will also be able to pick up a complete recorded routine to play on their computer to increase their skills.
As future hover boards come into place all the systems will already be available to make the experience totally awesome. The research gained by all this data can be used by skateboard park designers to make better skate parks, learn which ramps are more favored and to make the skateboard parks safer. These technologies will also help pay for the skate parks upkeep and maintenance; perhaps even fund future expansion projects.
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