I used to be a BMXer and a skater. My BMX years were 1982-84 while in high school and boarding in '86-'88 while in college. I even had a subscription to "Thrasher" magazine and used to paint designs on the bellies of people's boards. Never got very skilled on a board (at least I could ollie) but I was pretty danged good on a BMX. With the heavy winters where I grew up, those sports were always a summer thing since there were no indoor parks in my city at that time.
BMX is more rad than boarding!
Nurchachi, have you ever been snowboarding? I've been skiing since '82 and tried snowboarding in the mid-90s, thinking I'd be good at it because of skateboarding...but I sucked!
Many of my friends have switched from skiing to snowboarding and they love it so much they will never go back.
P.S. River Phoenix's Young Indy has a skater haircut!