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  2. Street skateboarding - Wikipedia

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    Often, skateboards are covered in graphics and decals. Some such decks become highly sought-after collectors' items, especially if the graphic is of cultural significance and/or was created by a prominent artist. [26] Stickers often come with brand new skateboard decks and can be optionally applied to the deck or elsewhere. Stickers are an ...

  3. Penny board - Wikipedia

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    The Nickel skateboard is five inches larger than the Penny board and is suited for beginners because of its larger deck, but still remains lightweight due to its plastic design. [8] Both the Penny board and the Nickel board are lighter than a regular wooden skateboard. [9]

  4. Skateboarding - Wikipedia

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    The first skateboards started with wooden boxes, or boards, with roller skate wheels attached to the bottom. Crate scooters preceded skateboards, having a wooden crate attached to the nose (front of the board), which formed rudimentary handlebars. [8] [9] [10] The boxes turned into planks, similar to the skateboard decks of today. [1]

  5. Skateboard - Wikipedia

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    The metal parts known as skateboard trucks are what hold a skateboard's wheels to the deck. They are made up of a hanger that holds the axle and wheels and a baseplate that is mounted to the board. The hanger and baseplate are joined by a kingpin, allowing the truck to swivel and turn. [16]

  6. List of skateboarding terms - Wikipedia

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    Nose: The front of the skateboard. Tail: The rear of the skateboard, usually measured from the rear truck bolts to the end of the board (usually curved up at about a 10-degree angle from the rest of the deck).

  7. Longboard (skateboard) - Wikipedia

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    Longboarder. A longboard is a type of skateboard typified by longer decks and wheelbases, larger-diameter and softer (lower-durometer) wheels, and often lower riding height compared to street skateboards, though there is wide variation in the geometry and construction of longboards.

  8. Casper (skateboarding) - Wikipedia

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    The front foot rests on the opposite edge of the board near the trucks. The skateboarder then jumps up to unweight the board and presses the edge of the deck with his front foot to make the board flip over. When the board has flipped upside down the skateboarder catches it with his front foot and places his back foot on the now upside down tail.

  9. Skateboarding styles - Wikipedia

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    Park skateboarding encompasses a variety of sub-styles adopted by those who ride skateboards in purpose-built skate parks. Most skate parks combine halfpipes and quarterpipes with various other "vert" skateboarding features as well as "street" obstacles such as stairs, ledges, and rails. The integration of these elements produces a different ...