Abstract: A skateboard apparatus wherein a torsion bar containing an inner pipe, outer pipes and flexible, rubber inserts therebetween assist the user in determining the direction and speed of the skateboard. The torsion bar is connected to platforms on which the user places his feet, and the underside of said platforms contain casters which enable the skateboard and its user to move in linear or non-linear directions as desired with just one initial push from the ground.

Abstract: A skateboard apparatus wherein an attached front wheel rotatable to predetermined limits through use of a stop mechanism assists the user in determining the direction of the skateboard. One or more rear wheels connected to, and whose location is adjustable on, said skateboard rotates unidirectionally frontward or backward, and a brake system attached to the underside of said platform may be used to retard the speed of said skateboard.