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Although this location has since closed, Modern Skate still has one skate park in Royal Oak. Grand Rapids, MI also had a long-standing Modern skatepark, but was closed in 2011. The Royal Oak park, completed in 2008, features over 1-acre (4,000 m 2 ) of ramps and rails, including a wooden bowl made by world-renowned builders Team Pain. [ 3 ]
The longboard, a common variant of the skateboard, is used for higher speed and rough surface boarding, and they are much more expensive. "Old school" boards (those made in the 1970s–80s or modern boards that mimic their shape) are generally wider and often have only one kicktail. Variants of the 1970s often have little or no concavity. [11]
A skateboard is propelled by pushing with one foot while the other remains on the board, or by pumping in structures such as a pool or half-pipe. A skateboard can also be used by simply standing on the board while on a downward slope and allowing gravity to propel the board and rider.
Mark Gonzales (born June 1, 1968), also known as "Gonz", "the Gonz" and "the Godfather", is an American professional skateboarder and artist. [1] A pioneer in the development of modern street skating, he is considered one of the first street-style skateboarders alongside Natas Kaupas.
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