Skateboarding bears a resemblance to surfing because the idea originated from the California surfers who wanted to be able to surf on the streets. Skateboards had been created in the early 1900s and were fabricated from wooden planks with roller-skate wheels for mobility and often had handles which caused the board to resemble a scooter more than a board.

In the 1950’s the popular sport had been redefined to fit the lives of those who lived out of the water. It is unknown who officially invented the skateboard – just the circumstances in which it was invented. During this time, the mechanisms on the board had also reached a transition point moving from clay wheels which were dangerous and difficult to control the urethane wheels – which had more manoeuvrability and increased the safety of skateboarding.

The sport had reached its height in popularity than surprisingly a rapid decline occurred. People were no longer skateboarding and the sport had shifted views towards a trendy and hip activity to a dangerous game. Skateboards were hard to find and quality skateboards were even more of a rarity. It wasn’t until the seventies, almost ten years later, that skateboarding was seen as a great pastime again.

Unbelievably, the first skateboards were made from nothing more than wooden boxes with wheels strapped to the flat part. Over time the sport had evolved and the boxes became flattened pieces of wood, which than evolved into planks of thin and flattened wood which are the most similar to the skateboards on the market today.