Ngokufana neminye imidlalo yebhodi ethathe izimboni zezokungcebeleka nezokuphila ngesivunguvungu, ezinye izinguquko ezinethonya elikhulu e-skateboarding azange zenzeke ebhodini lokucwaninga, kepha kunegaraji likanjiniyela.
Ngemuva kokufundela ubunjiniyela eStanford University, unjiniyela UGeorge Powell waqala ukuzenzela amabhodi okushibilika e-skateboard ngo-1957. Cishe eminyakeni engamashumi amabili kamuva ngo-1974, indodana yakhe yacela i-skateboard futhi - efana namanye ama-hand-me-downs - uPowell wakhipha omunye wemiklamo yakhe yasekuqaleni egalaji lomndeni.
Vele, okuningi bekushintshile ngaphezu kweminyaka engamashumi amabili kanti isiko laseSouthern California skateboarding lalisezigabeni zalo zokuqala zokuba isiko lokuphila elidumile njengoba kubonwa kumabhayisikobho afana I-Dogtown ne-Z-Boys.
Ngemuva kokuthi indodana yakhe ikhononde ngokuthi ibhodi likayise lokuqala lalingagibeli kahle, intshisekelo kaPowell kwezase-skateboarding yavuselelwa futhi washeshe wabuyela eshabhu lakhe ukuthuthukisa isipiliyoni sokuhamba kahle. Okuphume ekuhlolweni kwakhe kwakuyisondo lwanamuhla le-urethane - uPowell ngemuva nje kwalokho aqale ukukhiqizela abanye abagibeli. Ngokwemvelo, lolu thando olusha olutholakale nge-skateboarding aluholelanga ekudaleni amasondo amabhodi kuphela, kepha nezikebhe ze-skateboard.
"Siklama imikhiqizo yethu sazi ukuthi izoshaywa kukhonkolo."
Maduze ngemuva - futhi ifana ngokumangazayo ne-Apple Computer - Uphawu lwePowell Skateboards luzalwe egalaji lasePowell's California ngenxa yomqondo omuhle nokumaketha okukhaliphile (sibonga ngokuncane ekubambisaneni okusha ne-Z-Boy yangempela UStacy Peralta) ebikhuluma nesizukulwane esisha se-skating esiphikisana namasiko. Amasondo azokwaziwa kamuva ngokuthi “Amathambo” - aqanjwe ngegama lombala wabo wemvelo we-urethane wemvelo - nabagibeli bamathambo kamuva bazokwaziwa njenge-iconic “Amathambo Brigade".
Namuhla, amasondo we-Bones kanye ne-Powell skate decks asephakathi kwezindawo ezithengisa kakhulu namasondo ezitolo ze-skate emhlabeni jikelele.
Kule mini-documentary ekhishwe muva nje (akekho omunye ngaphandle kukaStacy Peralta), uGeorge Powell usinikeza ukubukeka kwangaphakathi ngemuva kwefektri yanamuhla ye-skateboard eyazalelwa egalaji lakhe eminyakeni engaphezu kwengama-40 edlule - enabasebenzi abangaphezu kuka-150 abenza konke ukusebenza kungenzeka. Mhlawumbe okuhlaba umxhwele kakhulu, ukuthi uPowell ukwazile ukugcina konke ukusebenza kungaphansi kophahla olulodwa - okusho ukuthi kusuka ekwakhiweni nasezintweni eziluhlaza kuya kuma-skateboard aqediwe futhi agibelekayo, konke kwenziwa endaweni eyodwa:
UPowell usanda kuhlangana futhi noStacy Peralta futhi namuhla, lonke uphawu lwePowell Skateboards manje selwaziwa njenge UPowell-Peralta.
