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Skateboarding

Skateboarding is an extreme sport which continues to gain popularity over the years. Whether you enjoy riding a skateboard or not, it is fun to watch the amazing tricks skateboard enthusiasts can perform. You can ask questions in this category about the art and the sport of skateboarding.

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Where can you get prete fingerboard?

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What is Tony Hawks signature move?

He has many but is most known for the 900. As he was the first to do it in competition and he can still do them to this day even at the age he is at.

Which retailers sell a kids skateboard?

There are many big name stores that sell skateboards. Look into several of them to determine the quality, brand, and size that is appropriate for the child before deciding on which one to choose. One may also talk to others who have a skateboard to find out how, where, and why they purchased theirs.

How do beginners skateboard?

Beginers should start on just kicking and getting used to riding smoothly. Then you should work your way to turning and small ramps. And eventually dropping in!

How do ripstiks work?

On a ripstik you put one foot on the tinier end. Than you push 3 times with the other foot. After 3 pushes you put you're other foot on. Than you twist or wiggle the ripstik. And there you go you're riding!! Ripstiks take alot of practice but before you know it you'll be a pro! And I suggest if you are a begginger, you wear helmet/knee pads/arm pads/ etc.

ADDITION BY ANOTHER USER:

While above is described how you use a ribstick, it doesn't address how they work.

Underneath the ribstick the wheels are mounted to a surface that is at an angle, so the wheel is pointed back. The wheel is basically a shopping cart wheel, which means that it rotates around an axis perpendicular to the surface it's mounted to. So it's "steering axis" is angled very far back.

In addition to that, the steering axis doesn't go through the middle of the wheel, so it's offset.

What this means is that if you push a ribstick straight forward, the wheels will naturally steer until they're pointed straight back and the ribstick rolls forward.

When the wheels are straight back, the "ride height" (distance between the ground and the ribstick platform) is smallest because the wheel is as high up as possible - tucked right under the ribstick platform.

Now when you ride the ribstick, you're pushing it side-to-side. What this actually does is steer the wheel and push the ribstick platform off the ground. Then when you stop pushing it to the side, it naturally falls back into going straight. It literally FALLS into place because the ribstick platform (and your weight) goes "downhill" as it lowers and as it goes downhill it also speeds up.

So moving the ribstick side to side keeps the wheel in almost the same spot on the ground, but pushes the ribstick uphill, storing energy in it, then when it slides downhill it speeds up and that pushes you forward.

I hope that makes sense. put your ribstick up on a table, get eye-level with the wheels, and push it back and forth to see what I'm talking about. Then let go of it when it's "up" and watch it fall and go forward.

Largest teck deck skateboard collection?

I belive that i have the biggest collection becase i have 456 tech decks and its true!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Can a skateboard be invisible?

go watch the invisible skateboard section of the video "Yeah Right" by girl

Who desighns skateparks?

Most of the time a professional that lives near/or in the same state as you. For example, my local skatepark was designed by Brian Aragon, a pro.

Do my DCs count as proper skateboard shoes?

dude dcs are awesome skating shoes. hey i use them ahah.

Who was a Famous skateboarder of the 1920's?

Skateboarders didn't exist in the 1920's. Back in the stone age (as my kids call it) we took the wheels off of roller skates (the old metal ones that clamped onto your shoes) and put them on pieces of wood to make skateboards. Skateboarders as we know them today didn't become a recognized group/type of sports people until the mid to late 60's when "Sidewalk Surfing" became popular as a way to practice surfing when you couldn't go to the beach, or the surf wasn't "up".

The best built American truck?

The best built American truck is the Ford F-350. It's got the most powerful powertrain, the strongest frame, the best body for corrosion protection, and it comes with a 5 year/100,000 mile warranty on all engines. Whether it's 5.4L Triton V8, Powerstroke Diesel, or 6.8L Triton V10. A dream truck would be a Ford F-350, 5.9L Cummins Inline-6 Engine, and an Allison 1000 Transmission.

How can you keep going straight on a skateboard?

you have to use your back foot and kinda tick tack

How do you hardflip on a Tech Deck?

do a combination of a kickflip and a shove it

Can you grind on wood with a skateboard?

Yes you can, it has to be pretty sturdy and waxed a lot, since a board is wood too its not as good as a metal rail but it still will work.