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7 skate terms starting with C.
- Carve Going up or down a ramp or wall in long curves instead of straight lines.
- Channel Gap An open gap in a ramp you have to clear in the air, usually with a bar across the top.
- Clips Each individual filmed take of a trick. The basic unit of skate video.
- Complete A skateboard already assembled and ready to ride. What you buy if you don't want to pick every part separately.
- Concave The transverse curve of the deck. Runs from "low" (mellow) to "high" (steep). Defines how much it "hugs" your foot.
- Coping The metal edge (pipe) at the top of a ramp, bowl or quarter pipe. Where you do grinds and stalls.
- Cruiser A skateboard built for getting around comfortably, not for tricks.