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An extreme sport that is both fun and exciting, street skateboarding comes with jargon that you might want to learn to stay on the cool side of hip. Follow these steps... more »

How to Maintain a Freebord

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Maintaining your Freebord is simple, and is the key to prolonging its life and keeping it functioning properly... more »

How to Make a Skateboard Video

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You want to make a gnarly skateboard video so you'll get noticed and get sponsorship so you can turn pro. It's a fabulous idea, especially if you manage to record some of your coolest moves and tricks. It's also easier than you think. Read this ... more »

How to Push Off on a Skateboard

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Pushing off is a very important part of skating, it enables the skater to get around... more »

How to Build a Jump Ramp

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Build a portable jump ramp for launching into the air, whether on a skateboard, a bike, or in-line skates... more »

How to Build a Jump Ramp

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Build a portable jump ramp for launching into the air, whether on a skateboard, a bike, or in-line skates... more »

How to Buy a Skateboard as a Gift

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Somebody you know and love wants a skateboard? Do them right!.. more »

How to Buy Skateboard Parts

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Skateboarding isn't a one-size-fits-all sport, and guessing may not get you far (ask them what they want!). But if you want to surprise a skater, here's how to do it... more »

How to Buy The Perfect Longboard Skateboard Deck For Cruising

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The term longboard refers to skateboards that are over 40 inches in length. Whether you’re cruising for chicks on the boardwalk, commuting to school, or just cruising around running errands, getting a board to suit your style is essential. ... more »

How to Choose a Hill to Ride on a Freebord

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Since Freebording is just like snowboarding, only on concrete, choosing a hill to ride is similar to choosing a run to ski down. However, there are certain other considerations to keep in mind, including the presence of cars and the absence of snow... more »

How to do a 360 flip on a skateboard

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This trick is usually thought to be pretty hard, but this should soften it up for you..... more »

How to Do a Fakie Big Spin

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This trick is a combination of a 360 Shove It ridden in a Fakie position into a 180 Body Varial that moves in the same direction as the Shove It. The way your body turns in the air with the board (the varial) gives this street trick its name of ... more »

How to Do a Frontside 360 Ollie on a Skateboard

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Possibly the coolest trick ever. Everybody wants to know how to do it!.. more »

How to Do a Nollie Double Kickflip to Backside Crooked Grind

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Impress the best skateboarders with a Nollie Double Kickflip to Backside Crooked Grind. This sequence of skateboard tricks appears hard, but with practice, you'll have it down and ready to wow your friends. Make sure you have your nollies, ... more »

How to do a nose slide on a skateboard

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You'll learn how to do a Nose slide, where the front of the board goes forwared towards the ground---simple... more »

How to Do a Shove-It on a Freebord

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Jump up and shove the board to make it spin 180 degrees beneath you... more »

How to Do a Tailstop to Casper on a Skateboard

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Do a Tailstop to a Casper while skateboarding freestyle. For this trick you should already be good at flipping the board out of the Casper position where the skateboard is caught between your feet on it's side while flipping over. This is a cool ... more »

How to do Ollies & Grinds

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In order to skateboard, many must learn how to Ollie. To Ollie, you first must push your skateboard at a comfortable speed, but knowing that the faster you go, the better the pop. Then you must place your front foot near the middle of your board, ... more »

How to Fall on a Freebord

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Freebording feels just like snowboarding, except you're not strapped in. You may thank the pavement gods for this fact every time you lose control... more »

How to Find Skate Spots in Washington, DC

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You've skated in Portland, Boston and New York, and you want to move on. Why not go to Washington, DC, the nation's capital? Whatever your political leanings, you're eager to try out whatever gnarly skate spots await. Read this eHow and get psyched!.. more »

How to Kickflip on a skateboard

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If you don't know how to ollie, don't learn this trick just yet.. more »

How to ollie on a skateboard

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hot to ollie.. more »

How to Ollie on a Skateboard.

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in this article, you will learn how to ollie (jump) on a skateboard... more »

How to Pump a Longboard (Skateboard)

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Why push when you can LDP! Perpetual board pumping techniques invented centuries ago by Polynesian and Hawaiian surfers, tinkered with on tiny skateboards since the 60's and 70's, and now adapted to modern day longboards. The art and sport of ... more »

How to Skateboard at a Skate Park

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Skateboarding at a skate park is widely considered to be the safest way to practice your hobby. Skate parks provide a large place for you to practice your tricks and routines, and you get to socialize with other fans of the activity. Some skate ... more »

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