A fingerboard is a miniature skateboard. It has moving parts and the company Tech Deck is the most popular manufacturer of fingerboards. They have support from these major skateboard companies.
You can practice may tricks on fingerboards like the ollie, shove it, nose slides, tail slides, flip tricks, grind tricks and so on.
There are many different ramps and obstacles made for fingerboards as well such as the Tech Deck Blind Stair and Ramp Skatepark with Real Metal Rails, Tech Deck 2-Piece Vertical Ramp Set,Tech Deck Skatepark Quarter Pipe & Grind Rail World Industries. They also make street spots like the Brooklyn Banks.
Here are some of the brands that support Tech Decks. World Industries Skateboards, Darkstar Skateboards, Birdhouse Skateboards, Black Label Skateboards, Plan B Skateboards, Girl Skateboards, Chocolate Skateboards, Element Skateboards, Alien Workshop Skateboards.
Here are a few video clips of some crazy fingerboarding competitions. Yes they actually have fingerboard competitions and yes they are sponsored by companies like Tech Deck.
Here is another one
October 1st, 2008 at 4:58 pm
Those are probably the coolest tech deck videos on the web
October 15th, 2008 at 6:11 pm
TIS IS SO COOL AND FUN
December 8th, 2008 at 2:46 am
okay, for those who want to, or do take fingerboarding seriously, i HIGHLY suggest you do some research for top of the line REAL fingerboards, and equipment.
fingerboarding has evolved allot, just type in fingerboarding on youtube, and you will only see about 100/2000 videos where a tech deck is used.
hope this helped, and im glad i could post to help the scene grow!
May 30th, 2009 at 4:54 pm
about that real fingerboard thing, i do agree. i have some old old tech decks from when i was around 7 and i am now 15 and if you can find an old one, they are crafted about 100x better then the new tech decks, they are thinner, lighter, and if u have noticed on the new ones where they make the place for grip engraved, well the old ones do not have that and the griptape doesnt come off in water. i think they work about as good as a berlinwood if you know what your doing. the new ones r crap but if u can get your hands on an old one, do it. you will see what i am talking about. if not get a berlinwood or a flatface.
May 30th, 2009 at 5:01 pm
i just noticed, the olds are about half a centimeter longer then the new tech decks