The country that gave us hot rods and hula hoops has a new fad, skateboards. It looks like some inventor combined skating and skiing. Skateboarding started off as just another toy. What made it into big business was the discovery of a new type of plastic that allowed the skateboards to go faster and maneuver more easily. That is when the wheels really began to roll. With the speed and flexibility of new wheels, every child began to act as if walking was obsolete. The dangers of skateboarding on city streets brought about dozens of skateboard parks where Safety Equipment can be rented. Like a ski slope, there are runs for beginners and half pipes for advanced. And bowls for variety. As in competition, there is freestyle where you invent your own trick. In just a few years, these youngsters have raised the pasttime to the level of professional sport. Practicing to enter a competition, this young man is polishing his freestyle routine. At speeds of up to 60 kilometers per hour, the racers
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