It is truly amazing what kids can do to entertain themselves and this is no more self evident than with tech deck ramps. It is a perfect example of a new idea that just took off when introduced to the market and that relies on the imagination of children to play with them. For this reason you can see how it took a creative mind to think up skateboards for fingers.
Tech Deck Ramps History
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That creative mind was 12 years old in 1988 and his name is Steve Asher. Living proof of what children are capable of on rainy days when they can’t think of anything else to do but find a way to entertain themselves. His imagination became a finger skateboard craze and is still growing strong today across the world and is a household name brand.
The first model consisted of cardboard, but since Steve Asher’s dad had worked for the toy industry for many years, one look and he was sure they would sell like hotcakes. This notion was correct and started a whole new line of toys. You can buy over 4,000 different tech decks and tech deck ramps to play with them on.
Tech Deck Ramps Description
The mini skateboards have characters and other designs on them and the tech deck ramps range from simple designs to designs that rival actual skate parks for life size skateboards. A typical tech deck comes with stickers to design your board, mini tools, designer wheels and extra wheels. The whole idea is geared to duplicate a regular skateboard experience, performed with fingers and imagination. You also get a chance to build your own unique looking board and skatepark with all the different parts that are available.
The tech deck craze has become a hobby for some and an obsession for others that chose to collect as many as they can get their hands on. With so many designs on the market today, collectors are looking for older versions still in their packages that have become rare and valuable. There is an official tech deck website where you can check out the designs, plus watch mini skateboards take to the tech deck ramps on video.
Tricks Using Tech Deck Ramps
Kids are performing tricks like the: Ollies, Nollies, Kickflip, Heelflips, 360 flips, 50-50 grind, Noseglides, Frontside/Backside, Crooked/Smooth grind, and many others that don’t have official names. If you are interested in learning more about the tricks that kids are performing, you can watch the videos and learn for yourself. You may decide you want to purchase a Tech deck Mega ramp set to practice new tricks on.
Tech deck ramps and rails are still gaining attention and they have expanded from the toy aisle to the video game section. It’s still hands on, but you are controlling your mini skateboard through a game controller. Kids are finding the game as much fun as the tech decks. When you have a Tech deck there is no end to the possibilities for your own skatepark. Since tech deck ramps are ultraportable, you can take them wherever you want and have fun everywhere you go.