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(skateboarder doing a ‘hard flip’)
(‘san diego’ / ‘california’)
(’29 november 2007′)
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*a skateboard is a type of ‘sports equipment’ used primarily for the sport of ‘skateboarding’*
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(it usually consists of a specially designed ‘maplewood board’ combined with a ‘polyurethane coating’ used for making ‘smoother slides’ and ‘stronger durability’)
(most skateboards are made with 7 plies of this ‘wood’)
(a skateboard is moved by pushing with one foot while the other remains on the board, or by pumping one’s legs in structures such as a bowl or ‘half pipe’)
(a skateboard can also be used by simply standing on the deck while on a downward slope and allowing gravity to propel the board and rider)
(if the rider’s leading foot is their right foot, they are said to ride “goofy;” if the rider’s leading foot is their left foot, they are said to ride “regular”)
(if the rider is normally regular but chooses to ride goofy, they are said to be riding in “switch,” and ‘vice versa’)
(a skater is typically more comfortable pushing with their back foot; choosing to push with the front foot is commonly referred to as riding “mongo”, and has negative connotations of style and effectiveness in the ‘skateboarding community’)
(recently, ‘electric skateboards’ have also appeared)
(these no longer require the propelling of the skateboard by means of the feet; rather an electric motor propels the board, fed by an ‘electric battery’)
(there is no ‘governing body’ that declares any regulations on what constitutes a skateboard or the parts from which it is assembled)
(historically, the skateboard’ has conformed both to contemporary trends and to the ever-evolving array of stunts performed by riders/users, who require a certain functionality from the ‘board’)
(the ‘board shape’ depends largely upon its ‘desired function’)
(‘longboards’ are a type of skateboard with a ‘longer wheelbase’ and ‘larger, softer wheels’)
(the 2 main types of skateboards are the ‘longboard’ and the ‘shortboard’)
(the shape of the board is also important: the skateboard must be ‘concaved’ to perform ‘tricks’)
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(‘longboards’ are usually ‘faster’ + are mostly used for ‘cruising’ + ‘racing’, while shortboards are mostly used for doing ‘tricks’)
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