Street

South Bank "South Bank" is situated, on the south bank of the river Thames in London. The structure itself is part of a massive arts complex called "The South Bank Centre". The main skateboarding area is a disused car park. It is a great place to skate and has been the home of British Skateboarding for many years. It is comprised of a large bowl with handrails at the top and a flight of stairs; a big long ramp with steeper, shorter ones beside it; a long grind wall; a huge open space with a great concrete surface. However, there is more : very near the main "South Bank" where u will be attracted due to the vast numbers of skaters ...  Read the complete review

Street skating has given me the best feelings ive ever had in my entire life, the feeling of just pulling off some sick tricks is excellent! Im always at my happiest when skating. The pure adrenaline rush, the excitment of the hrd concrete that could kill you, everything about street skating is perfect and without it I dont think id be as happy as i am! The only problem is when you don't know anyone else that skates and you have no-one to psych you up to do mental tricks! If any skaters out there read this then please email me at vicci@skateboarder.co.uk cos im desperately trying to find some skaters in the uk(due to lack of them in my area) ...  Read the complete review

I’ve been skateboarding for about 2 years now and I defiantly don’t think it’s a sport, it’s a lifestyle. I guess skateboarding started around the 60s, as they weren’t in shops, skateboards were made of a plank of wood and two of your sister’s skates. Normally described as the old school skateboarding era, the early skateboarders didn’t know how to use the Ollie incorporated into their tricks. The Ollie is the foundation of new school skateboarding and is a must-learn for today’s skateboarders. To do an Ollie you must slam down the tail of the skateboard and jump sliding the front foot up the board to level it. ...  Read the complete review

I thought that I'd write on this outdoor sport, as it has made a huge comeback. I can imagine some of you are going, yeah right,we know, there's these kids boarding up and down outside our house all the beedin time. I can only say that if the council pulled their fingers out and provided more skateparks for these(our) kids, then believe me, the kids would prefer to be on the parks practising their tricks. After all, we all provide enough money to the council, via council tax and they do get lottery funds as well. I won't get on my soap-box and go on about the councils, as I'm here to tell you about Skateboarding. My ...  Read the complete review

OK im a skateboarder from merry old England and have been skating for about 7 and a half months. One Saturday night I was out skating around a train station near my house with my friends Tom and Will. There was a rail going down the set of four stairs we were skating. I had ollied the stairs a few times and was trying to build up the courage to try a board slide. I vaguely remember the fall, and I only know the whole story through hearing it from my friends that were there. As I ollied, my front foot slid off the nose and I straddled the rail. Luckily I hadn't committed fully to the board slide so I was spared the discomfort of a "rack". However, ...  Read the complete review