"Larry Stevenson".  In 1963, Larry Stevenson started Makaha skateboard company to mass-produce his surfboard shaped skateboard design.

The first skateboards started with wooden boxes, or boards, with roller skate wheels attached to the bottom

A high-quality skateboard costs about $170 on average. This is when you pay full price for high-quality components, name brand wheels, trucks, and bearings. But if you’re smart with money, you can get that down to around $120.

Here are just a few of the best skateboarding brands.

1. MINORITY
2. Hikole
3. RIMABLE
4. SANTA CRUZ 

Contrary to what you might think, width is the most important part of choosing a skateboard deck, not length or wheelbase. Skateboard decks vary in width from 7.5" to 8.25". The width you need depends on your height, shoe size, skating style, and personal preferences.

Use a socket wrench to unscrew the axel nuts from either side of each wheel before gently removing the wheels from the board.

Gently pry the wheel bearings from the wheels – these will need to be cleaned separately

Use a rag or an old toothbrush to scrub any obvious mud and grime from your wheels, then place them into a bucket of hot soapy water and leave to soak for ten minutes.

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Buying a skateboard can be overwhelming and intimidating when you are first starting out.

If you’re thinking about buying a skateboard you probably won’t regret it. Just cruising around feeling the wheels rolling below your feet will give you freedom and calm like never experienced.

Skateboarding, as we know it, was probably born sometime in the late 1940s, or early 1950s, when surfers in California wanted something to do when the waves were flat. This was called "sidewalk surfing" – a new wave of surfing on the sidewalk as the sport of surfing became highly popular.