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The Top Skateboard Spots in Indiana
As the largest urban centers in the state of Indiana, Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, Evansville and South Bend all boast populations of more than 100,000. Consequently, they also represent the best places...
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The Evolution of Skateboarding
No one is sure who started skateboarding, but it's a safe bet the first skateboarder would be impressed with the mark boarding has made in popular culture. Today's skateboarders have many options, from...
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How Skateboards Work
Skateboarding is an extreme sport in which athletes can perform tricks on street obstacles and half-pipes, which are U-shaped runways or ramps. To accelerate and build speed, athletes must maintain...
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Skateboarding In Nevada
Nevada is home to an enthusiastic community of skaterboarders. Skaters here have access to a plethora of parks, skate spots, skate clubs and even school skate programs. Whether you're just starting or...
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How to Make Wheel Wells for Skateboards
Wheel wells are small cutouts on the underside of a skateboard that prevent "Wheelbite," where the wheel catches against the underside of the board when tilting it to turn. It's not commonly seen on...
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How to Make Soft Skateboard Wheels Hard
Look closely at a skateboarding wheel and you'll discover a set of numbers followed by a small letter "A." The numbers leading up to the A tell the rider how dense the wheel is. Numbers range on a...
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Places to Skateboard in Wichita, KS
Skateboarding has become a popular sport, especially with inner city teenage boys. Skateboarding has a history dating back to the early 1900s, when skateboards were made of milk crates and...
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5 Steps on How to Kickflip
You can learn dozens of complex tricks on a skateboard, but almost all of them begin with mastering the kickflip. A kickflip involves the board coming off the ground, completing a full horizontal...
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How to Commit to Skateboarding
Skateboarding is a sport that presents challenges to master. In addition to the skill and coordination required to control the board, it's also necessary to learn how to control your fears of getting...
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What Is a Skateboarding Deck?
A skateboarding deck can come in a variety of shapes, sizes and colors, and acts as the hub of the skateboard. The wheels, bearings, nuts and bolts all work together with the skateboard deck to create...
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How to Publish Your Own Skateboard Design
Custom products were usually high-price bespoke items due to the setup costs of creating a single prototype unit suitable for mass duplication. With the advent of computer-aided design, and the global...
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What Is Ditch Riding in Skateboarding?
The sport of skateboarding has inspired the use of a variety of urban surfaces as skating venues. Curbs, stairwells, empty pools and streets are all popular places to skateboard. Concrete ditches, too,...
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How to Be Safe on a Skateboard
During 2009, there were almost 75,000 skateboarding accidents that affected children, according to Safe Kids USA. One of the first lessons any young skateboarder must learn is how to remain safe while...
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Different Styles of Skateboarding
Several different styles of skateboarding exist, all of which take a certain amount of practice to master. Once you have mastered a particular style, you can tackle a skate park or the street,...
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Skateboarding Tournament for Kids in New York City
In New York City, youth skateboarding has attained a distinctive cultural niche status all its own and is increasingly flourishing today. Across the five boroughs and year-round, kids of all ages and...
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Skateboarding in Greece
Aided by the success of the "Jackass" movies and the Tony Hawk series of video games, skateboarding culture has become a global phenomenon. Skateboard parks once were seen solely in America, but more...
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Skateparks on the Beach in California
Getting on some wheels provides a fun way to get around, whether you're on roller skates or a skateboard. Fans of these activities can use skate parks; in California, why not ride and perform tricks...
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Skateboarding Around Westerville, Ohio
The Parks Division of Westerville, Ohio, manages a variety of parks and recreational areas that include volleyball, basketball and tennis courts, an amphitheater, playgrounds, soccer fields, bike paths...
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Skateboarding in New Jersey
Skateboarding is a youth and young-adult sport that's become mainstreamed by ESPN's X-Games and athletes like Tony Hawk. Skateboarders, who once primarily practiced in driveways, streets and vacant...
View ArticleOutdoor Skate Parks Nearest to Keller, Texas
CNN's "Money Magazine" named Keller Texas as one of the 100 best places to live in the United States in 2011. The magazine notes that the city grows because of "an increase in home values and a steady,...
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