Fall for Practice
Hitting the big time on four wheels
Keep your board in shape
The best tinx* in think uh nil lulling is
be,ore you lull I X>„'t practice on tlx* pave
men,. hut look lor u soli lawn to practice
lulling
A good lull is when sou don't injure
yourselt Try rolling into a lull Insteadol
lulling llat. put a roll into it so your hods
is more flexible It 's better In bounce than
to sink* utter you lull
ami lighten any loose screws i»r bolts on
voui hoard Skateboards are tlx easiest
wheels you'll ever own to maintain
Check tlx- trucks
tlx units that holi
tlx- wheels to tlx- board I hey need to be
tightIv fastened to the board
"Check to make sure the kingpins are
attached or well-seated into tlx base- plate,
which is attaclxxl to the skateboard I he
kuiepuis are also called action bolts or
suspension bolts
It you begin to lull, lower your body as
close to the ground as possible I his
method rvduees the impact o, hitting the
ground IX, not land on your head or
spine It 's heller to land on the lleshier
parts of your body, like your arms and
legs, and have them absorb most ol ihc
tall
K in g pin
Make sure your board is clean ami In
ol grease or oil Run a cloth ovei the
wheels to get rid ol any pebbles that n
have become embedded in them
It the wheels aien t spinning like tlu
should, replace the bushings Toguaiani
tlx bushint’s last, don l skate in the ran
Base plate
I Mil N \. l ' \
Bob Svhnxl/ei lias
quick leet. but pul sonx- wheels uixlei
them ami watch him move Ihis 22 year
old can spin tlx wheels ot a skateboard
with the world’s best
\t last year’s World I ivestyle ( ham
pionships. Sehnxl/ei , unshed lourth In
piss jK. finished second at the World I tec
style < )|xn Championships I he belter
tlx competition, the be,let I skate."
Sehnxlzei said
Skateboarders tiom I urnpe. Sweden
ami Japan lake the sport more seriously
than \nxricaiis. he added Kiev don t
have suiting Skateboarding is the sport
thev all trv to do well
Helore Schmel/ei got into skateboard
mg. he was the national metis nukkxu
sjx-ed roller skating clum p in the 15 and
vounger division 1 hen the outdoor rink
wheie Ndimcl/ei had been training toi
nine vears shut down "I tell obligated
to buv sonxthing tiom then shop, so I
bought a Kocco tiveslvle board, he re
called S.hmelzei was lb at tlx time
I mil two vears ago Schuxl/er s,x-i,l
even Saturday pel forming street acts with
his pannei Pei Welmdei I hen an agent
caught then act and sigixd them up
Since, they ve ojx-ned loi Beach Bovs.
Wang Chung. Risk Sjvimglield and I ddie
ami I he I ide concerts; appeared w ith
Skateboarder Schmelzer
Now you know why all ol the
skateboarding safety tips suggest wearing
long-sleeved shirts and long pants Protect
the areas ol your body you’re most likely
to land on
Better safe
than sorry
Like any sport in which participants
careen down lulls at the speed ol light,
leap over large objects and even travel
upside down, skateboarding is as danger
ous as it is fun Skaters need to use cau
lion, oi they 'll wind up earning bruises
and broken bones instead ol medals Here
are a lew basic rules ol safety to follow
Choose a board with a blunt edge ovei
a |s>inleil one 'loti II go |iist as last, ami
vou won t inn the risk ol being jabbed
Covei voui body \ thrasher s clothes
should include long jxints and long
sleeved shut, hightop sneakers, knee ami
elbow pads, gloves and a helmet B eesjx
ciallv careful to protect yoursell when try
mg out new moves
Stay away from busy streets Lots ol
skaters are taking to the streets without
realizing the noise from their boards
masks the noise ol oncoming cars Don’t
risk it
Watch out loi hills It's haul to control
vour speed when you head downhill
Don't try to learn everything at once
I .earn one move at a time and don't try
anything that makes you teel uncomforta
ble Like it slow, ami you’ll come out w ith
all the right angles
Schedule
Do you want to
see awesome
skateboarding?
Bob is a p p e a rin g a t th e fo llo w in g lo ca tio n s:
lluev I ewis and I he News, and worked
in 11»>11 v Wisxl
In their lust film, they did skalcboaixl
stunts toi Michael I I o \ in /imA to ilu
I iitm,
We had to leach lov how to
skate, but he dixsii't have much jxiten
Hal." Nclrnxlzei revealed
Now. Schmel/ei and Welmdei |X-rtorm
|s limes a month toi (atcln t, then s,x>n
sot Ms pr.xtice time is really limited
with n,v schedule, said Schmel/ei
Schmel/ei guarantees to lx- at this
veai ’s world comjx-lilion " I he compeli
lii'i, will onlv eel strongei I lie tricks that
aie being |x-iloirrxxl now are lai out liom
what |xople e\|x-cted seveial years ago.
lie evj'l.lined, adding that skateboarding
will wheel on toivvei
Saturday, May 30, Noon,
at Nordstrom in Clackamas town Center
Saturday, May 30,1:30 p.m.,
at 0 Bryant Square • SW Park and Washington
(2 blocks northwest ot downtown Nordstrom)
Here’s yo u r c h a n c e . C h a m p io n
s k a te b o a rd e r Bob Schm elzer is c o m in g
tc P ortland to p e rfo rm som e of th e hottest,
fla tla n d /fre e s ty le b o a rd in ' you'll ever see.
Bob was th e g u y w h o d id th e s k a te b o a rd stunts
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Saturday, May 30, 3:30 p.m.
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at Nordstrom in Washington Square
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in th e m o vte B ack to th e Future for M ic h a e l i Fox.
He also d id those ra d M o u n ta in Dew co m m e rcia ls,
, Sunday. May 31,1:00 & 2:00 p.m.
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at Vancouver Mall in front of Nordstrom
a n d h e has o p e n e d c o n c e rts for th e B e ach Boys!
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