Freeskates
Freeskates is a type of sports equipment made of two separate metal or wooden decks with two polyurethane in-line wheels attached to the underside by a pair of angled trucks. It is referred to as freeskating, freeline skating, or drift skating.[1][2][3][4] HistoryFreeskates were developed in 2002 in San Francisco by Ryan Farrelly, and a patent was filed by Farrelly and Jason Galoob in 2003.[5][6] Farrelly founded a company called Freeline which sold freeskates starting in 2005.[7] Freeline Sports, Inc has since gone out of business.[citation needed] Freeskating is practiced around the world. In 2015, former members of the original brand (Freeline) came together to create JMKRIDE. Based in San Diego, California JMKRIDE aimed to revive the sport. The sport was rebranded to be called "freeskating" to reach worldwide riders. [8][9][10] To ride, the freeskates rider is positioned sideways and move their feet back-and-forth in a motion called pumping to accelerate. Pumping acceleration is enhanced by swinging of arms and hips, providing a counterweight to push the skates. To move forward, the two feet move in a sinusoidal motion with slightly different phase. To turn left or right, the rider would part the feet of their toes outwards or inwards, creating an arc for the skates to turn. Similar to skateboarding, the stance of the rider where the left foot on the forward skate and the right foot back skate is "regular." Conversely, they are said to ride "goofy" if the reverse is true. Gallery
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