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skaters lingo is unique from pg 18 turer tony hawk for example represents powell peralta not only are company logos found on boards but they also abound on clothing- stickers pens and many other bits of paraphernalia as each part of the board is pro duced seperately it is possible to mix match trade and reuse pieces it also means that all the parts have their own neat names the skateboard consists of a deck on which the person stands wheels trucks or axles hangers base plates which suspend the hangers and risers that help to steady it after getting the basic board you have to pick a bone or two the powell peralta firm calls the guards it manufactures for the deck after bones nose bones tail bones and ribs can all be purchased why do people skateboard mostly because its more fun than walking if you skate someplace and then have to walk there you know how much of a nightmare it is says renown skateboarder kevin staab youre so happy to have that skateboard with you the best way to identify one of these people without actually seeing a skateboard in their hands is by the clothes they wear skateboard designs and clothes are a mixture of heavy metal type skulldragon motifs and surfer palm tree beach wear clothing tends to be loose to allow freedom of movement the most distinctive piece in a skaters ensemble will be the col orful long shorts this is followed closely by highcut running shoes that provide support for the ank les popular desigers in the area of clothes include hot tuna maui local motion and gotcha when asked what part of skateboarding they liked the best most said ramps the standard ramp is a transversal they are made of wood and curve upwards another popular type of ramp is the wave where one side of the top of the ramp is lower than the other the objective of going off a ramp is to get as much air as possible air is defined as the space between you arid the top of tlje ramp once you have got air then you can do tricks such as air walks an airwalk is performed by grabbing the front of the board doing some thing of a split jump then getting it back under your feet and land ing to casually keep rolling down the street some tricks like ollies are done without ramps an ollie is when skater and board jump together when a trick is unsucessful you bail meaning that you dont land on the board and sometimes end up getting nuked or hurt to protect against injury when going off ramps the skaters wear kneepads and sometimes hel mets saftey is important says steve other experienced skaters agree that they also worry about people that go off ramps and dont know what they are doing steves way of life is casual but determined he realizes that skat ing is in someways just a current trend but he wont be left behind when its over he is expanding the stores clo thing to include more for both sexes and in the winter months plans to carry snowboards for surfing on snow other diehard skaters like 15- yearold david pierce agree that skating is a fad at the moment and seem almost annoyed that it has become so popular it will die out in a year or so he says but jh still be skating weekender august j5 1987e19 verticals free shop at home service agp w in d ovv fa s h7 0 n division of scarborough window shades ltd v brampton 4527755 scarborough markham 291b538 2949513 pickering 8313412 ajax 6862200 ntiwunanj imnuninl wawlxiansata