In addition, the skateboard materials research and development to reach the poor and all the point. Hard plastic, aluminum, glass fiber, and even high-tech carbon composite materials are used to prototype skateboard. Ultimately, good impact resistance, light weight, sugar maple, Canada shoulder the historic mission of the new generation of skateboard materials.
In addition, invented by Powell leap obstacles polyurethane wheels and Stevenson patented concave skateboard tail is the third generation of skateboarding to the next level.
The late 1980s, due to the development of skateboarding and skaters skateboarding skills required to improve, in order to adapt to the U-shaped pool (vert ramp) two-way glide need a completely different shape with the first three generations of skateboarding two tilt symmetrical skateboards, this is the fourth generation of the skateboard. Currently only the riders are fourth skateboard. Fourth generation of skateboarding to switch from hard rock maple weight lighter, better flexibility. Skateboard wheels, high hardness, good elasticity, and is more suitable for high-speed taxiing. Weight balance, the fourth generation of the skateboard is more suitable for a variety of flip action.
In the early 1990s, skateboarding into a low period. Updating period is in skateboarding, skateboard from one to two, and thus there have been many previous generation of skateboarding action impossible. This period was the era of skateboarding skills action (technical tricks). The riders who invented a lot of new actions. Meanwhile, in order to make the slide easier flip slide plate surface becomes very narrow, the wheel becomes very small. During this period a typical width is only 7 inches, skateboard wheel diameter of only 39mm. This skateboard is easier to make complex movements, but the smaller wheels hinder its glide performance.