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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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Are there colleges that teach you how to become a pro skateboarder?

Plenty. John Rattray, and Diego Bucchieri, Dan Murphy, and Jack Sabback. All of them on seriously respectable teams. They have amazing parts. You'd be suprised what they majored in.... :), (hint: Atoms, and Newton, writing, and the past) :)

How is griptape made?

It depends on the manufacturer. Different manufacturers produce it at different places.

How do you build a ramp for the handicapped?

Answer First you need to build a frame for it for the decking to sit on. Need to mount a 2x4 or 2x6 board that goes across the open on the door. Ofset this board down the height of the thinkness of the decking material that you will be using for the ramp top itself. It makes mouting look cleaner if you cut the front top of this board in the angle that the ramp will be heading. This will make it flush at the top. Then you will need 2x4 or 2x6 boards that will be along the sides of the frame. Then you need a board about every foot in between these sides. The sides and middle boards should be cut at angles at the top and bottom so the they mount flush with the top board and the ground. You can just toe-tail these boards to the top door way board. When this is done then just nail or screw the top decking boards down (ramp boards). I hope I explained that clear enough. Good luck.

Are superior skateboards good?

Supra is one of the worst "hyped up" shoe companies out there right now. They sponsor non skaters (not just BMXers, I'm talking stuff like this http://www.upscalehype.com/2010/06/justin-bieber-in-g-star-wood-denim-jacket-supra-society-sneakers/) and if you think I'm kidding, just go and try a pair yourself. If you are a real skateboarder who goes out at least three or four times a week and really puts down tricks- these shoes WILL. BLOW. OUT. The soles are garbage, the synthetic leather they use is garbage and everything about them is garbage. It's hard for me to even believe Erik Ellington backs these hot steaming piles of garbage.

How to get skateboard stickers off?

Answer help your skateboardtry using nail polish remover to take of the spray paint it work on cars so why not skateboard???

Hope it works:)

GOOD LUCK!!!

just buy a new one, its not worth the trouble. skateboards are made of wood, not metal, so i don't think the idea above might work.

I tried this method on my skate board and it took ALL of the paint off, even the original print, and I LOVE it!!! But, if you dont want to lose the original print then you shouldn't do it, but if your ok with it then scrub away!

Who invented the skateboard wheel?

Don't know if there's a special inventor for that.

First they used wheels off roller skates, then eventually someone started making wheels that were almost roller skate wheels, but just a little adapted to do better on a skateboard.

What is a tre flip on a skateboard?

a Nollie treflip or Nollie 360 flip is a Nollie 360 shuvit and a nollie kickflip but my friend Lyle thinks its a since its Nollie the shuvits switch if a nollie backside shuv go's backwards and a Nollie front side shuvit go's forward but and he thinks the all his tricks change because he's regular and i skate goofy like he thinks a varial is a hard flip and he thinks my hard flip is a varial kick flip and he thinks my varial is a hard flip

Are joerex skateboards good for tricks?

Joerex skateboards are pretty good for doing tricks. This skateboard is popular.

What is the difference in between a lipslide and a boardslide?

a fs boardslide is when your slideing backwards on the rail a fs lipslide is where you approach the rail with ith the rail in front of you and you ollie over the rail into a bs boardslide basiclly it confusing at first

What is better the landyachtz Chinook or the landyachtz The switch?

it is a matter of opinion i personally like the evo but i am a funky rider i dont ride like others. Its a fun board. Ride On no matter what board u pick

Is sims a good brand skateboard?

no..... srry boards from toys r us r better then those kryptonics..like 40 dollas.......sk8 no sims]

How do you keep a kickflip under you?

You have you flick harder, because if you dont flick off the side hard enough, your shoe gets stuck to the grip, causing the board to go some random place.

How manys pro skateboarders are their today?

There are fifty three people who make a living completely off of skateboarding. given the number of skateboarders (about thirteen million), the odds of becoming one are slim.

What is a good starter skateboard for a 7 year old girl?

well i doesnt matter that much make sure to get a 7.5 speed deamons are afordable and cheaper so maby one of those will do

Where do you get a good skateboard?

YOU BUY IT!!

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that made me lol. Okay, all you got to do is go to your local skate shop (zumiez, vans, ect.... [target also sells some but they are usually cheap]) and, as the above answer says, you buy it

You actually get it at the store and purchase it. You can get at skateboard shops. All you do is go to the skateboard shop, get the skate board you want and then go to the catier and purchase it. It is as simple as that!!!!!!!!

Where can you find a Tech Deck checklist?

Zero,Blind,Element,Sugar skate, Toy machine, Birdhouse, Enjoi, Bullet, real, hook ups, black label, plan B, Baker, Creature, Citystars,Cliche, Flip, stead ham, PGK, world industries, girl, santa cruz, darkstar, almost, premium, finesse, antihero, 1031, traffix, alien workshop, habitat, zoo york, creation, sk8mafia, stereo, shut, krooked, powell, habitat, chocolate, blitz, LIB, 5boroNYC, ATM, blue print, DGK, expedition one, foundation, mystery, organika, popwar, staab, zero, ATEAM, foundation, pig, reliance, siren, lucero

There are more but I dont know them

WHAT IS ADDIDAS TECH CLIMALITE?

Adidas ClimaLite ® features cotton yarns on the face and synthetic fibers inside that wick moisture from the skin to the fabrics surface for easy evaporation.

Made of 60% Cotton and 40% Polyester

The tags on my ClimaLite shirts from Addidas say that the fabric is 100% polyester. The Addidas website offers ClimaLite shirts made of 100% cotton. Seems Addidas doesn't have a clear idea of what they're making.

Is a 8.25 skateboard deck ok for street skating?

Simply as a measurement: 8.125 is smaller than 8.25

Are skateboards dangerous?

yes...but if you wear the right equipment (which most people dont) its not terriblely dangerous

How do you fix a snapped skateboard?

buy a new one. You can't. No matter what the material the board was made of, the joint to repair it will either be weaker (wood, fiberglass, synthetics), or way too expensive to bother with (aluminum -- but how would you snap THAT? And why are you using a metal board anyway? ;] ). Salvage the trucks at least.