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T games street skating 210/30/2022 ![]() Nasworthy started the company Cadillac Wheels and with the new material it was possible to ride smoother, faster and more comfortable. ![]() Frank Nasworthy’s invention of urethane wheels in 1972 made it possible for skateboarding to come back. The only consistent thing is change and so it came to a point where everything changed for skateboarding. Larry Stevenson invented the “kicktail“, and with it came a lot more possibilities to ride a skateboard. As the popularity of skateboarding began to expand, the first skateboarding magazine “The Quarterly Skateboarder” was published in 1964.Ī next big step was the further development of the shape of the boards. Skateboarders showed their skills in different disciplines like slalom or freestyle and companies started to assemble a team to sponsor the riders. Skateboarding was not just cruising anymore. Especially shoe companies like Vans, Etnies, Converse and DC Shoes developed and manufactured skateboarding related footwear and streetwear.Īnother landmark event in 1963 was the first skate contest in Hermosa Beach, California. From this day on, Vans supported skateboarders from all over the world. One of the most famous skateboarding shoe brand named Vans was established in 1966. Also the clothing industry specialized more and more on skateboarding. In 1963, the publisher of the “Surf Guide Magazine” Larry Stevenson released the first advertisement for skateboards in his magazine. In the same year, the company Patterson Forbes developed the first industrially produced complete boards with more developed trucks. These boards featured a typical surfboard shape and roller skate trucks and were sold as complete boards. In 1962, the surf shop “Val-Surf” in Hollywood sold the first self-produced skateboards. ![]() ![]() Due to the industrial development, the skateboard’s status changed from toy to sports equipment. Particularly affected were the states on the east and west coasts.
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