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In 1990 they switched to a glass-reinforced thermoplastic resin (durethan polyamide) for their skates, replacing the polyurethane compounds previously used. This decreased the average weight of skates by nearly fifty percent. In 1993 they developed ABT or 'Active Brake Technology'.A fibreglass post attached at one end to the top of the boot and at the other end to a rubber-brake, hinged the chassis at the back wheel. The skater had to straighten one leg to stop, driving the post into the brake...

In the late 1950's, California surfers invented the skateboard as a means of surfing outside of water. The University of Plymouth was the first university to offer a degree in surfing. Hawaiian surfers prized California redwood as material for making boards long before anyone actually surfed in Southern California. The Beach Boys were high school buddies in Manhattan Beach who pioneered the surf sound of the 1960s. Drummer Dennis Wilson, the only member of the group who surfed, suggested to Beach...