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Longboard: the best type of skateboard for downhill riding | Photo: Shutterstock
The different longboarding disciplines and gear
Over the past several years, longboarding has exploded in popularity.
Skogging: a skateboard pushing technique invented and developed by Chris Yandall | Photo: Gigi Dearmas-Lopatriello
The beginner's guide to the art of skogging
Skogging is a skateboard pushing technique that blends fitness, freestyle, transport, and power training. Although it is easier than it looks, it can also be a skill-builder and intensive workout.
Skate shoes: skateboard footwear rivals the size of the skating industry itself | Photo: Shutterstock
The evolution of the skate shoe industry
Most early skateboarders rode barefoot out. The reason for this was simple. The skateboard was an extension of a surfboard, and you didn't need to wear shoes while you surfed.
Longboarding: a skateboarding style with its own vocabulary and slang | Photo: Villasmil/Creative Commons
The glossary of longboarding
Longboarding is one of the most popular and versatile skateboarding disciplines. Explore its unique universe of expressions and slang words.
Villa Mairea: designed by Alvar and Aino Aalto and completed in August 1939 in Noormarkku | Photo: alvaraalto.fi
Villa Mairea: the Alvar Aalto pool that changed skate history
Aino and Alvar Aalto designed Villa Maire in Noormarkku, Finland, one of the world's most beautiful and famous homes. But skateboarders are mostly interested in the house's swimming pool.
Big Brother: the most controversial skateboard magazine in the history of the sport
The story of the notorious Big Brother skate magazine
If you happened to be involved in the skateboard industry circa 1991-1992, you're well aware of the fact that it needed a good swift kick in the seat of the pants - the magazines in particular.

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