HI299 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Freestyle Skateboarding, Larry Stevenson, Rodney Mullen
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1959, the first roller derby skateboard sold to the public. Larry stevenson and hobie alter began to mass-produce surfing-inspired skateboards. By the 1950s, the surfing craze was in full swing. Enthusiasts realized skateboarding could recreate the feeling of riding a wave. This connection with surfing influenced the trajectory of skateboarding. Maneuvers and style, to terrain, fashion and attitude. Over 50 million skateboards were sold within a three-year period (1960-63) Urged stores not to sell them, and parents not to buy them. The first skateboard contest was held in hermosa beach, ca in 1963. By 1965, proponents of sporting safety in the us pronounced skateboarding unsafe. The skateboarding fad died and the sport entered its first slump. Peaks and valleys in the history of the sport are known as the ten-year cycle . Opened the first generation of skateboarders to develop tricks and style. 1973, invention of the urethane wheel revolutionized the sport.
