Com and Terminal Velocity Streetboards. Each stop on the tour will include a demo where the skaters perform their best tricks at the local skate parks. The tour group will have many handouts and free things for the crowd, including posters, stickers and product giveaways. Vans will be giving away gift certificates, Bokasmo. The pro skaters will be available after the demos to sign autographs, give personalized lessons on how to do tricks and talk about safety issues.
All demos are free to the public.
The last tour in 1999 drew thousands of spectators, several television news stations and many front-page headlines in local papers. Skateboarding has grown to become one of America's favorite pastimes for young men, with the number of skate parks in the U.S. doubling in the past few years and the number of skateboarders doubling annually since 1997.