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At 13 years of age, González came to the attention of skateboard company Flip Skateboards at the Tampa Am contest, held at the Skatepark of Tampa in Florida, U.S.—Flip negotiated a contract with the teenager, who, at that time, was a newly signed rider for a company named Monkey Stix. The Monkey Stix contract had become widely known among ...
Flip Skateboards is a United States–based international skateboard company, co-owned by Jeremy Fox and Ian Deacon. The company produces skateboard hard goods (decks, wheels, bearings, completes, and hardware), soft goods (T-shirts, tops, sweatshirts, hats, beanies, and socks), DVDs, and accessories.
As of July 2014, Saari is sponsored by Flip Skateboards, New Balance Numeric, WeSC, Ricta, CCS, MOB, Destructo Trucks and hOme Watches. [1]In late 2012, the Burton company announced a major restructure in accordance with a plan to focus more closely on its core business; consequently, the skateboard teams of the Gravis and Analog brands were dissolved. [19]
Rowley has produced a signature line of shoes with Vans footwear since 1999, [12] the year when his first vulcanised shoe model was produced. Rowley is credited with re-introducing the vulcanised skate shoe, whereby a new generation of skate shoes were designed with the benefits and functional superiority of the vulcanised process.
Enjoi is a skateboarding company that specializes in manufacturing skateboard decks. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles , California and is distributed by Dwindle Distribution . Founded in 2000 by Marc Johnson and Rodney Mullen , the brand is known for its humorous and satirical designs and has adopted a stylized panda as its logo.
Thiebaud grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and during the 1980s was part of the San Francisco skate scene. Thiebaud not only participated in skateboarding during the early 1980s, but he also led, mentored, and encouraged a group of younger skateboarders including Rick Patterson, Mark Warren and Ben Fuller at Albany High School during 1982–1983 while attending high school, teaching and ...
So I think Jamie really opened my eyes more that you could do more than just skate and get more involved with these companies, you know?" [ 32 ] The top five skateboarding influences, as identified by Muska in 2012, are Christian Hosoi , Natas Kaupas, Mark Gonzales , Pat Duffy, and Nyjah Huston —during the same interview, Muska admitted that ...
Video Days is a skateboarding video by Blind Skateboards released in 1991, which is often credited as the most important skate video of all time. [1]Video Days is the first movie/video directed by Spike Jonze and stars Mark Gonzales, Guy Mariano, Rudy Johnson, Jordan Richter, and Jason Lee.