Sidewalk Surfing Research Paper

technology plays a huge roll in thousands of peoples lives. some ways that technology coexists with my life are obvious; such as my phone which is a computer or my tv, cars, electricity in general. there are technological advancements in just about everything we use or see. from toilet paper to video games. however today lets talk about some advancements in one of my favorite pass times, skateboarding. let us go back to 1958, surfing is a sport that is growing in popularity. but waves have good and bad days. and surfing isn't really a winter sport. the solution to the problem was to find a way to surf on the ground, how sidewalk surfing was achieved was by taking a roller skate and sawing it in half in between the four wheels then take a 2x4 …show more content…
making pebbles less of a problem and the ride is much more comfortable. now that the wheels had been modified to a decent point time to upgrade the other features. companies began to make decks out of fiberglass, wood, metal. the decks shape as originally sora square then becoming more oval shaped then the kicktail the back end of the board was angled up making it easier to turn stop and do tricks. the deck starts becoming what we see today in 1969 with the double kicktail where the front are the back are symmetrical making it not really matter which way the board faces. and then the board gained concave the bowed shape helping board control. griptape is added towards 1980s. the trucks that were made in the 1960s have also been improved in 1974 they started making them with better turning radiuses and diy casting them they were still kinda heavy today there are magnesium hollow axle truck with standard bushings allowing for great turning and a lighter feel. bearings have also been much improved it used to be just little metal balls that came in direct contact with you wheel now there are in cased ball bearings making wheel spin longer and bearings stay