A slalomboard is a
skateboard
A skateboard is a type of sports equipment used for skateboarding. They are usually made of a specially designed 7-8 ply maple plywood deck and polyurethane wheels attached to the underside by a pair of skateboarding trucks.
The skateboar ...
, usually 60–80 cm long, with great
manoeuvring capability.
It enables the rider to brake or propel the board without touching the ground. This is achieved by correct body weight placement, together with short, intense swings (sometimes referred to as "
pumping
Pumping may refer to:
* The operation of a pump, for moving a liquid from one location to another
**The use of a breast pump for extraction of milk
* Pumping (audio), a creative misuse of dynamic range compression
* Pumping (computer systems), ...
").
Slalomboards are typically used in
slalom skateboard racing, where riders race through a slalom course set with plastic cones.
Slalomboards are practical as a means of city transportation since the board can easily be taken
onto public transport and ridden on sidewalks.
Skateboards
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