Baker Skateboards
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Baker Skateboards is a skateboarding
company founded by professional skateboarder Andrew Reynolds and creative founder Jay Strickland in 2000. Its main products are skateboard decks, clothing, and wheels.
Baker was under Blitz Distribution but in 2007, Reynolds (along with fellow pro skateboarder Jim Greco
) started up the Baker Boys Distribution which dos not houses four companies owned by past and current Baker riders/associates. These companies are Shake Junt (created by Shane Heyl) which was eventually discontinued due to lack of interest in them, Brigada Sunglasses (created by Andrew Reynolds), Deathwish Skateboards (created and owned by Erik Ellington
and Jim Greco) and Methamphetamine skateboards.
Baker has since changed distribution labels from Blitz to Baker Boys.
Skateboarding
Skateboarding is an action sport which involves riding and performing tricks using a skateboard.Skateboarding can be a recreational activity, an art form, a job, or a method of transportation. Skateboarding has been shaped and influenced by many skateboarders throughout the years. A 2002 report...
company founded by professional skateboarder Andrew Reynolds and creative founder Jay Strickland in 2000. Its main products are skateboard decks, clothing, and wheels.
History
In 2000 Andrew Reynolds left Birdhouse Skateboards and started Baker Skateboards with Jay Strickland, along with Blitz Distribution as an investment partner to distribute their own products). In February 2002, with pressure from Strickland to make good on Reynolds' promise of 50% ownership, Reynolds purchased the shares of Baker owned by Blitz to become the sole owner. Reynolds' promise to Strickland went unfulfilled, and Strickland left Baker to concentrate on his own company, Bootleg Skateboards (with the name taken from Strickland's first video, Baker-Bootleg released 2 years before Baker skateboards started) under NHS Inc., which has since folded.Baker was under Blitz Distribution but in 2007, Reynolds (along with fellow pro skateboarder Jim Greco
Jim Greco
Jim Greco is a professional skateboarder. He currently resides in downtown Los Angeles.Greco has appeared in videos such as Zero's "Misled Youth", "Baker Bootleg, "Baker 2G", "Baker 3" and "Baker Has A Deathwish"....
) started up the Baker Boys Distribution which dos not houses four companies owned by past and current Baker riders/associates. These companies are Shake Junt (created by Shane Heyl) which was eventually discontinued due to lack of interest in them, Brigada Sunglasses (created by Andrew Reynolds), Deathwish Skateboards (created and owned by Erik Ellington
Erik Ellington
Erik Ellington is a professional skateboarder. Ellington is goofy footed. He currently resides in Hollywood, California.Ellington was/is a member of the "Piss Drunx" c...
and Jim Greco) and Methamphetamine skateboards.
Baker has since changed distribution labels from Blitz to Baker Boys.
Pros
- Andrew Reynolds
- Braydon Szafranski
- Kevin "Spanky" Long
- Bryan Herman
- Terry Kennedy
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- Jeff Lenoce
- Justin "Figgy" Figueroa
- Don "The Nuge" Nguyen
- Sammy Baca
- Theotis Beasley
- Shane Heyl
Filmers/Friends
- Beagle One-ISM
- Brian H.
- NeckFace
- Christian "Fluffy" Watson
- Reno
- Tech Lock Jones
- Atiba
Videos
- Baker Bootleg (1998)
- Baker 2G (2000)
- Summer Tour 2001 (2002)
- Baker 3 (2005)
- Baker Has a Deathwish (2008)
- Baker Has a Deathwish Summer Tour Video (2009)