Many snowboarders turned to the longboard in the spring and summer months when there was no snow. The s saw an explosion of boarder culture and interest in all sorts of boarding. Unlike the s, this was no fad. Skateboarding and longboarding have evolved to become a serious sport, with competitions that include downhill racing, the X Games and World Cup Skateboarding.
Lindsay Tadlock began writing in She has worked as a personal trainer for over three years and shares her fitness and nutrition knowledge in her writings. By: Lindsay Tadlock. To understand the proper progression of longboarding, we will discuss all development eras one by one in detail. This is why necessary modifications were made to the traditional design of skateboards to make it an excellent road rider.
Between and , initially, conceptualization took place in Hawaii by a group of active surfers regarding the making of longboards. Firstly, they built a model version small in size with the use of thick plywood. Trucks and wheels were attached to this wooden deck by using random screws. This initial model of skateboard was then used by them in hilly areas where they began their first skateboarding journey.
As we had already mentioned that when the sea waves were not in favor of surfing, surfers wanted to get on the road without skipping their practice. Hilly stations were the first choice of initial Hawaiian surfers for skateboarding hence downhill skateboarding is the early style every tried by skaters. This style is still pretty favorite California and Hawaii as traditional skateboarding style.
Later, with gradual modifications and useful advancements, skateboards were made entirely compatible for street surfing as well. Strong and sturdy trucks and wheels were installed to bear the harsh and frictional surface of concrete roads and streets.
Gradually, skateboarding became quite popular among surfers who were fed up with unfavorable sea weathers. During that initial period of skateboarding, Penny Boards were quite popular and were widely used by most of the surfers. Somewhere around the s, skateboarding on the California coastline became a trend and led to an increased demand of skateboards by surfers. Considering this scenario, many companies started manufacturing skateboards. In , the first exhibition of different models of skateboards was held in California.
A TV show also covered this exhibition and played a significant role in the promotion of skateboarding. With the release of several skateboard models, surfers began to enjoy tricks and drills as well. However, boards were not as durable as expected. Consisted of clay and wheels, the boards were not as stable as surfers wanted them to be. Such kind of wheels was not in favor of regular and energetic surfers who were so much into tricks and drills.
Decks were also not made with high-quality wood hence would break during drills. This scenario led to a considerable reduction in skateboard popularity. In the era of s, colossal progression took place regarding skateboard and longboard advancement. During this era, the design of longboard was modified to make riding more comfortable and more thrilling for the riders.
They focused on their technique of riding and made significant improvements in the traditional design of longboard. According to these experts, longboarding is an art of expression.
It is like a mini longboard in size of between 55 till 76 cm. People usually choose these mini longboards because they are smaller and more easily to carry around and then put them into a locker or elsewhere. Other form of longboards is slalom longboards Slaloming by itself is the action when leaning from inside to outside in order to avoid obstacles.
The slalom longboarders usually are competing who will have the best time, but pedestrian slalom is opposite to competing because they are only maneuvering around the obstacles which are in their way in order to get from point A to point B.
These three are my favorite disciplines within longboarding. So other quite interesting facts about longboards are their history and how they have developed. Longboarding is or also known as sidewalk surfing and it originally came from Hawaii around when the surfers realized that there are some similar things between skateboarding and surfing. They noticed that the way riding with skateboard is kind a similar with waves motion. Soon it became more and more popular among the college-going students.
The students love to perform some amazing, thrilling tricks inside the college area to show and impress their mates. Sometimes, they even arranged longboarding maneuverability competitions and racing events. Those events took place in public and those helped them a lot to promote this form of sports among the mass people. Now a day, we have internet in our hands.
It is not a difficult task for the longboards to find their other fellow mates who are interested in longboarding. The decks of the modern days are very improved than the decks that were used years ago. Previously, things like carbon fiber, bamboo, fiberglass and foam were used to make the decks for the longboards. Those days are over now. Now, the trucks are more precise. Other components are also advanced.
There are dozens of companies, hundreds of varieties in wheels, deck designs, truck designs and other features. Options are limitless. You can choose your favorite one from any one of these varieties.
Due to the advancement of technology, we can see electric skateboards recently. The companies like Evolve, Boosted, and Atom are providing a whole new way of longboarding.
They are giving you the ease and guarantee of hitting your destination with more comfort. Famous longboarders are celebrities now. Longboarding is already an established and popular sport now. People used to cruise and take part in competition riding longboards. But downhill skating has become an underground sport now. There are several reasons behind this. For example, if we talk about downhill skateboarding; we will see downhill skating is categorized as a severely dangerous sport.
But the positive thing is, it is getting popularity and people have started knowing about it. Social media like YouTube have a contribution to get it popular among people.
Longboarding has a very rich and glorious history. Here, we went very briefly through the longboard history. If we see the record, it had faced many difficult times.
Sometimes, it lost its way. But also took birth from the ashes like a phoenix. Many saviors had come to save longboarding in its time of need. Sometimes, it was technology and sometimes, it was people who had the love for longboarding. This is all about longboard history. And it will go a long way partaking the inspiration and energy from its glorious past. You may be wondering about, from where the journey began?
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