This is one of the more interesting devices nowadays are designed for “pushing” the city streets. Given that it was created by the surfing community, perhaps unsurprisingly is his birthplace is Oahu, Hawaii.
The beginnings of this activity later declared as sports, were in their early 50s. Those moments when the waves and the ocean was calm, a few enthusiastic surfers decided to create longbordot – originally composed of wooden beam slightly larger and wider than a skateboard. Longbord first was released in 1958.
Prvovremeno this activity is called “surf side”, ie consisting of slow movements with the possibility of quick and sudden turns. Surfers longbordot used it to exercise its surfer skills so that imitated the feeling of moving through the waves by lying on the beam and pushing his hands. The first anniversary of longbordite were difficult and painful due to the fact that this manner of his driving was dangerous and risky, and the fact that the main components of which was composed were shortcomings remain and rigid.
Several decades later, in the early 70s, the board received its revival and its popularity grew day by day. By the 80s boarding (mostly skate-boarding) became a cult that is often associated with subcultures who were against the government regime and its mode of governance, ie It became part of a new culture and way of life.
The constant development of this “new” culture slowly falling all ideology of conservatives and more and more becoming part of everyday life for many young generations. In the past decade, boarding (sketj and Long) largely lost its negative association, and today is part of life for a huge number of young people.
Longbordingot over 90s enjoying a re-expansion of the market, and it primarily as a vehicle of skaters, surfers and snowboarders.
Today this piece of wood is a vehicle and a type of fashion accessory myriad young kruzhanje through urban areas.