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Penny board
A Penny board is a type of plastic skateboard, known within the industry as a short cruiser. The term "Penny" is synonymous with "(Penny Skateboards )," an Australian-based company founded in 2010 by former professional skateboarder, Ben Mackay. Penny Skateboards revived the plastic skateboard category by pairing a high quality plastic deck with cruiser wheels and trucks. This combination now epitomises a "Penny board" in generic terms. Penny Skateboards was named after Ben Mackay's sister, Penny.
Penny boards are composed of several different parts, which are made separately. They can be purchased either as complete, fully assembled skateboards, or in separate parts. Because they are made out of plastic, Penny boards have a lighter weight. They are sold in three different deck sizes, the 22", 27" and 36" longboard. Available in a variety of colours and designs, Penny boards are a popular fashion accessory for teenagers and young adults, influencing clothing styles, music and street culture. Penny boards are often seen in places frequented by young people, such as university campuses and skate parks. They are particularly popular in coastal areas, where people use them to cruise along sea-side boardwalks and footpaths. Penny boards can be ridden barefoot, a practice that Penny Skateboards has promoted via social media and with stickers and t-shirts.
==History==
Some of the earliest plastic skateboards were created in 1973 by Larry Stevenson, a former Venice Beach lifeguard, who developed a line of plastic boards for his brand Makaha. In the 1990s, other plastic skateboard brands such as Stereo Skateboards, Krooked Skateboards and Globe emerged on the plastic skateboard market. Ben Mackay created the Penny board in 2010, from which the brand Penny Skateboards was born. The idea behind the creation of the company was inspired by Mackay’s first ever skateboard, a small plastic cruiser his father bought for him at a garage sale, when he was just five years old.
Mackay first started manufacturing and designing his own skateboards to sell to local skate shops. 〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=https://sites.google.com/a/umn.edu/historpedia/home/arts-new-ideas/from-skateboard-and-longboard-to-penny-board-fall-2102 )〕 Drawing on woodworking and sales skills handed down from his father, he was determined to fulfill his dream of creating his own skateboard brand. The concept of creating a plastic skateboard started when Mackay began experimenting with different shapes and types of boards. He used a variety of materials, such as fiberglass and carbon inserts, as an alternative to timber. The signature durable and responsive characteristics of the Penny board was created by testing out plastic prototype boards. The strength and natural flex of Penny’s plastic formula is what sets Penny boards apart from other types of plastic skateboards.
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