Skateboards were invented late 1940s- early 1950s. When the waves were absent, surfers wanted something to do, so they took their talent to the road. This was called sidewalk surfing. A new way of surfing was on the sidewalk as the sport of surfing became really popular.
There are some good skateboarders out there, here are a few: Tony Hawk, Ryan Sheckler, Bam Margera, Bob Burnquist, Paul Rodriguez, and someday, maybe you! Now lets look at different types of skateboards.
