Brand Stories

Behind the Brand
Behind the Brand: Bones Wheels
The name Powell Peralta has been synonymous in the skateboarding world with constant innovation in the manufacturing department since the 70’s.
With this in mind, it is fitting to say that George P...

Behind the Brand
Behind the Brand: Loaded Boards
The birth of one of longboarding’s most active brands is rooted in the similarly active mentality of Don Tashman. Leading to the inception of Loaded Boards, the founder carried his steadfast intere...

Behind the Brand
Behind the Brand: S-One Helmets
For those who choose to launch a brand of helmets, the name of the game is providing quality protection that could prove to be the difference between life and death.
To be at the top of this game, ...

Behind the Brand
Behind the Brand: RipTide Sports
To become the only aftermarket hardware company with an available upgrade for every discipline in skateboarding, odds are, you have to do your research. In the case of RipTide Sports, this is preci...

Behind the Brand
Behind the Brand: Moonshine Mfg.
Born on the factory floor of a shop otherwise used for manufacturing kite and wake boards, the founders quite literally started moonlighting in an effort to get one of the most prominent new brands...

Behind the Brand
Behind the Brand: Remember Collective
If you asked any of the hundreds of brands in skateboarding why they got in the game, most would say ‘for the fun of it.’ While doing it for fun seems like the intrinsic answer, few companies truly...

Behind the Brand
Behind the Brand: Blood Orange
In the San Francisco Bay Area, the years surrounding 2010 proved to be one of the most pivotal eras in downhill longboarding’s history as riding styles from the local scene gained exposure across t...

Behind the Brand
Behind the Brand: Paris Trucks
When you envision one of the largest longboard truck companies in the game, you might not think it was actually a street skater who conceived the idea for a game changing new truck.
However, that w...

Behind the Brand
Behind the Brand: DB Longboards
For many, the wooded mountains of the Pacific Northwest are a source of inspiration and relaxation.
For the DB Longboards crew, it’s the meandering roads that flow down and around these mountains t...