Definitions by Ricky Benda

Hardware 

On a skateboard, the screws and bolts that hold the board together.

You can buy hardware cheap.

Hardware by Ricky Benda May 31, 2005

tre 

Skateboarder abbreviation for 360 Flip. Also known as a tre flip.

In the May 2005 Transworld skateboarder magazine, a really cool guy did a tre down a huge double set.

tre by Ricky Benda May 27, 2005

lipslide 

A skateboarding trick, like a boardslide, except you get on by putting your back truck over the rail first.

Lipslides. These should be learned after F/S Boardslides.

lipslide by Ricky Benda May 27, 2005

boardslide 

A skateboarding trick where you ollie, pull your front truck over the rail, and slide on your deck, perpendicular to the rail. Arguably the easiest grind trick.

The first grind trick my brother learned was the boardslide.

boardslide by Ricky Benda May 27, 2005

Crooked grind 

A skateboarding trick where you ollie onto a rail, land your front truck on the rail, and grind the rail at about a 45 degree angle. Not a beginner trick.

Crooked's look neat.

Crooked grind by Ricky Benda May 27, 2005

Jamie Thomas 

One of the world's best skateboarders. He rides for Zero Skateboards.

Known for: Ollieing the Leap of Faith, flipping large stair sets, and large handrails.

Dude, Jamie Thomas must be the best skateboarder ever.

Jamie Thomas by Ricky Benda May 27, 2005

skate poser 

One who pretends to be a skateboarder. Most of these people are preps. These people can be recognized by their preppy status, and by their clothes. The brands most popular among posers are DC shoes, Element/Bam, and sometimes Circa.

Dude, Mary is such a poser. Yesterday, she was her normal preppy self, and now she is wearing DC.

skate poser by Ricky Benda May 25, 2005