Fingerboards

Fingerboards, or finger skateboards, are miniature skateboards which are driven with two fingers.

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Fingerboards - Skateboards

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A wide variety of fingerboards exist. At one end of the spectrum, there are collectables which usually do not have griptape on the top side and are made almost solely of plastics. These are generally seen as unsuitable for serious fingerboarding, as the individual parts (bolts, axles, and so on) are not removable.

Related Topics:
Griptape - Plastics - Bolts - Axles

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The other main class of fingerboard represents a original more faithful copy of a normal skateboard. These consist of mostly wood parts (though some include hard plastics), have griptape, and are in general very similar to full-size skateboards. It is possible to copy genuine skateboard tricks with the fingers and the use of these particular boards.

Related Topics:
Wood - Plastics - Skateboard tricks

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Enthusiasts assert that fingerboarding is more than playing with a toy and that, due to manufacturing and technical enhancements, the practice is a sport on par with skateboarding.

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Fingerboarding as an institution is said to have begun in Germany with the advent of fingerboard championships, the last of which was delivered in Loerrach in 2002. There are also a number of fingerboard professionals (Martin Winkler, Boris Dietsch, Timo Love), many of whom also endorse and manufacture their own products.

Related Topics:
Germany - Loerrach - 2002 - Martin Winkler - Boris Dietsch - Timo Love

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Miniature fingerboard ramps and props also exist that bear a striking resemblance to genuine skateboard obstacles.

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