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The following is a list of notable companies that produce skateboards and skateboarding merchandise. Companies listed may also be members of the US -based trade association , the International Association of Skateboard Companies and may have skateboarding sponsorship arrangements with individuals, venues or events.
In skateboarding, grinds are tricks that involve the skateboarder sliding along a surface, making contact with the trucks of the skateboard. Grinds can be performed on any object narrow enough to fit between wheels and are performed on curbs, rails, the coping of a skate ramp , funboxes , ledges, and a variety of other surfaces.
In 2014, skateboard distributor Black Box Distribution, owned by skateboarder Jamie Thomas, was dissolved and some of its brands were transferred to Dwindle.In a June 2014 interview with the Jenkem online publication, Thomas explained that Dwindle would take over "the sales, finance, production and distribution aspects" of the Zero Skateboards and Fallen Footwear brands.
In 2002, Gonzales then launched Krooked Skateboards in partnership with the Deluxe company [22] and, as of February 2016, Krooked is an operational company that has released four full-length videos. [23] In 2007, Gonzales appeared in the skateboarding video game EA Skate [24] and filmed a commercial to promote the game's release. [25]
Known as a "virtuoso" teen amateur, Barnes skated professionally from 1980 to 1991, with the Pepsi-Cola Pro Skateboard Team, Walker Skateboards, and Dogtown Skateboards. By 1986, Barnes was one of the top five American freestyle skaters in the United States and was a featured demonstrator at Expo 86 , the world's fair held in Vancouver, Canada .
Mike Smith is an American professional vert skateboarder from Southern California. He is also the founder of Liberty Skates, skateboards. [2] Smith is credited as being the inventor of both the Smith Stop (or Smith Stall) maneuver, [3] [4] (which later became known globally as the Smith Grind) and of the Smithvert, a personalized variation of the invert.
The present roller rink was "designed" circa 1992. [5] [clarification needed] It became the Branch Brook Park Roller Skating Center in 1996, which may have been the year it was purchased by United Skates of America, Inc., who are credited with revitalizing the property.
A grind rail is a railing used by skateboarders, snowboarders, and skiers to do tricks, such as grinds and slides. [1] They are usually square or round. Grind rail used for skateboarding Flatbar used with skis. The two types of rails are: Handrail, a normal handrail on the sides (or the middle) of a stair. Flatbar, a flat rail located near the ...