tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300733497369857258Wed, 06 Nov 2024 03:02:01 +0000Trick Skatingskateboards|skateboarding tips|skater clothing|skate shoes|skate ramps|skateboard contestshttp://gettaboard.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Northern Lights Vintage)Blogger19125en-usnoskateboards|skateboarding tips|skater clothing|skate shoes|skate ramps|skateboard contestsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300733497369857258.post-8003872818702356465Sat, 26 Sep 2009 21:10:00 +00002009-10-07T08:44:58.285-05:00Contests!!!  Win Skateboards & Other Cool Stuff!!! You know you wanna win!  Check out my list of contests below and enter away!  You never know, today could be YOUR lucky day!  Good luck!!!  Check back often because as I find more contests, I'll add them to the list! ===================================== CONTEST ALERT! Element Search & Win Contest!&http://gettaboard.blogspot.com/2009/09/contests-win-skateboards-other-cool.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Northern Lights Vintage)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300733497369857258.post-8977765173641206933Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:52:00 +00002009-09-25T11:16:40.247-05:00--- 15% Off Any PacSun Purchase! Subscribe to the PacSun email list and receive a coupon good for 15% off any purchase! Coupon can be used online or in store! http://gettaboard.blogspot.com/2009/09/15-off-any-online-or-in-store-purchase.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Northern Lights Vintage)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300733497369857258.post-4376678211227882904Fri, 25 Sep 2009 01:58:00 +00002009-09-25T14:36:29.000-05:00Secrets of Skateboarding “Underground Skater Reveals his Secrets to Learning Almost Every Single Skateboarding Trick- In 8 Weeks or Less.” Now you can legally steal his undisclosed master guide and quickly unlock every single trick that once seemed difficult- even if you have never stepped on a skateboard before! Secrets of Skateboarding is a step-by-step master guide that shows you how tohttp://gettaboard.blogspot.com/2009/09/secrets-of-skateboarding.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Northern Lights Vintage)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300733497369857258.post-8906117467500732551Tue, 22 Sep 2009 19:06:00 +00002009-09-23T16:53:02.803-05:00Did you know that skateboarding has it's very own holiday? "Go Skateboarding Day" was created in 2004 by a group of skateboarding companies to promote skateboarding and help make it more noticeable to the world.  It is celebrated every year on June 21st.http://gettaboard.blogspot.com/2009/09/skateboard-holiday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Northern Lights Vintage)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300733497369857258.post-4488259276627751755Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:48:00 +00002009-09-23T16:52:21.053-05:00Skateboard Hardware Mounting hardware is a set of eight 10-32 UNC bolts, usually an Allen or Phillips head, and matching nylon locknuts. They are used to attach the trucks to the board. Some have a different colored bolt to show which side is the nose of the skateboard. Source: Wikipedia (with some editing by the owner of Getta Board blog)http://gettaboard.blogspot.com/2009/09/skateboard-hardware.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Northern Lights Vintage)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300733497369857258.post-4397121087966170009Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:47:00 +00002009-09-23T16:53:31.043-05:00Skateboard Bearings Each skateboard wheel is mounted on its axle via two bearings. With few exceptions, the bearings are the industrial standard "608" size, with a bore of 8 mm, an outer diameter of 22 mm, and a width of 7 mm. These are usually made of steel, though silicon nitride, a high-tech ceramic, is sometimes used. Many skateboard bearings are graded according to the ABEC scale. The scale http://gettaboard.blogspot.com/2009/09/skateboard-bearings.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Northern Lights Vintage)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300733497369857258.post-652326429494207601Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:46:00 +00002009-09-23T17:17:58.924-05:00Skateboard Wheels The wheels of a skateboard, usually made of polyurethane, come in many different sizes and shapes to suit different types of skating. Larger sizes like 65–90 mm roll faster, and also move more easily over cracks in pavement. Smaller sizes like 48–54 mm keep the board closer to the ground, require less force to accelerate and produce a lower center of gravity, but also make for ahttp://gettaboard.blogspot.com/2009/09/skateboard-wheels.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Northern Lights Vintage)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300733497369857258.post-7703575162280216849Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:37:00 +00002009-09-23T17:18:46.161-05:00Skateboard Trucks Attached to the deck are two metal (usually aluminum alloy) trucks, which connect to the wheels and deck.  The trucks are further composed of two parts.  The top part of the truck is screwed to the deck and is called the baseplate, and beneath it is the hanger.  The axle runs through the hanger. Between the baseplate and the hanger are bushings, also rubbers or http://gettaboard.blogspot.com/2009/09/skateboard-trucks.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Northern Lights Vintage)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300733497369857258.post-6083558754487438622Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:35:00 +00002009-09-23T17:19:37.878-05:00Skateboard Decks The underside of a skateboard is known as the deck. In the photo to the right, the deck, trucks and wheels can be seen.  Most decks are constructed with a seven to nine-ply cross-laminated layup of Canadian maple wood. Other materials used in deck construction, fiberglass, bamboo, resin, Kevlar, carbon fiber, aluminum, and plastic, lighten the board or increase its http://gettaboard.blogspot.com/2009/09/skateboard-decks.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Northern Lights Vintage)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300733497369857258.post-8339197803586233168Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:30:00 +00002009-09-23T17:20:04.038-05:00Skateboard Components: Optional, But Nice To Have! There are many optional components available for your skateboard. Some optional components -like grip tape- almost a necessity, while others are used for protecting the skateboard from damage (slip tape, nose guard). Some optional components help the skater to better perform tricks (rails/ribs) and some optional components (lights, spark plates) http://gettaboard.blogspot.com/2009/09/optional-skateboard-components.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Northern Lights Vintage)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300733497369857258.post-6841025027467923828Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:20:00 +00002009-09-23T17:20:46.598-05:00Skateboard Parts If you're new to skateboarding, you may want to familiarize yourself with the names and functions of the various parts of a skateboard. The following skateboard part descriptions focus on the most commonly known parts used in popular, modern forms of skateboarding.  Many niche disciplines exist with exotic or alternative constructions and designs that fall http://gettaboard.blogspot.com/2009/09/skateboard-parts.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Northern Lights Vintage)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300733497369857258.post-3850981935977938518Fri, 18 Sep 2009 18:56:00 +00002009-09-23T17:21:24.506-05:00 Reserve Your Copy Of Tony Hawk: Ride PRE-ORDER Tony Hawk: Ride by November 16th at 11am CST with overnight shipping and get guaranteed delivery on the street date of November 17th - from GameStop.com! EXPERIENCE THE TRUE THRILL OF SKATEBOARDING Tony Hawk: RIDE’s revolutionary motion sensing skateboard controller allows players to physically control the action by performing http://gettaboard.blogspot.com/2009/09/pre-order-hawk-ride-by-november-16th-at.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Northern Lights Vintage)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300733497369857258.post-1084707612122183090Fri, 18 Sep 2009 18:52:00 +00002009-09-23T17:22:04.301-05:00 History of Skateboarding: The 1990s to the Present The current generation of skateboards is dominated by street skateboarding. Most boards are about 7¼ to 8 inches wide and 30 to 32 inches long.  The wheels are made of an extremely hard polyurethane, with hardness(durometer) approximately 99a.  The wheel sizes are relatively small so that the boards are lighter, and the wheel's http://gettaboard.blogspot.com/2009/09/history-of-skateboarding-1990s-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Northern Lights Vintage)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300733497369857258.post-1559842880916229973Fri, 18 Sep 2009 18:51:00 +00002009-09-23T17:22:55.335-05:00History of Skateboarding: The 1990s to the Present A skateboarder "Ollies" over a rubbish bin. This period was fuelled by skateboard companies that were run by skateboarders. The focus was initially on vert ramp skateboarding. The invention of the no-hands aerial (later known as the ollie) by Alan Gelfand in Florida in 1976[6] and the almost parallel development of the grabbed aerial by George http://gettaboard.blogspot.com/2009/09/history-of-skateboarding-1980s.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Northern Lights Vintage)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300733497369857258.post-6287356802774538370Fri, 18 Sep 2009 18:48:00 +00002009-09-23T17:24:25.555-05:00History of Skateboarding: The 1970's In the early 1970s, Frank Nasworthy started to develop a skateboard wheel made of polyurethane, calling it the 'Cadillac', as he hoped this would convey the fat ride it afforded the rider.[4] The improvement in traction and performance was so immense that from the wheel's release in 1972 the popularity of skateboarding started to rise rapidly again, causing http://gettaboard.blogspot.com/2009/09/history-of-skateboarding-1970s.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Northern Lights Vintage)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300733497369857258.post-1816271321005232576Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:48:00 +00002009-09-17T15:48:01.077-05:00Trick Skating See Skateboarding trick for detailed descriptions of maneuvers. A skater performs a switch kickflip off a stairset.With the evolution of skateparks and ramp skating, the skateboard began to change. Early skate tricks had consisted mainly of two-dimensional manoeuvres like riding on only two wheels ("wheelie" or "manual"), spinning only on the back wheels (a "pivot"), high jumpinghttp://gettaboard.blogspot.com/2009/09/trick-skating.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Northern Lights Vintage)0nonoreply@blogger.com (Northern Lights Vintage)Trick Skatingtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300733497369857258.post-6559024521906882669Wed, 16 Sep 2009 18:44:00 +00002009-09-23T17:25:43.096-05:00History of Skateboarding: The 1940s-1960s Skateboarding was probably born sometime in the late 1940s or early 1950s when surfers in California wanted something to surf when the waves were flat. No one knows who made the first board, rather, it seems that several people came up with similar ideas at around the same time. These first skateboarders started with wooden boxes or boards with roller http://gettaboard.blogspot.com/2009/09/history-of-skateboarding.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Northern Lights Vintage)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300733497369857258.post-1038359543130826198Wed, 16 Sep 2009 18:35:00 +00002009-09-23T17:26:34.642-05:00Skateboarding - Definition and A Few Facts Skateboarding is the act of riding and performing tricks using a skateboard. A person who skateboards is most often referred to as a skateboarder, or just skater. Skateboarding can be a recreational activity, an artform, a job, or a method of transportation.  Skateboarding has been shaped and influenced by many skateboarders throughout the years. http://gettaboard.blogspot.com/2009/09/skateboarding-definition-and-few-facts.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Northern Lights Vintage)0