To check out the latest Santa Cruz offering from Basement Skate, click here. The current team includes Blake Johnson, Devin Flynn, Emmanuel Guzman,Eric Dressen, Erick Winkowski, Fabiana Delfino, Henry Gartland, Jake Wooten, Jereme Knibbs, Justin Sommer, Kevin Braun, Maurio McCoy, Steve Alba, Tom Remillard, Tom Knox, Tom Asta, Yndiara Asp & Zion Effs.įor the latest team antics click here. Not to mention countless iconic signature deck graphics! Jim was also behind the SC Dot logo, Independent trucks infamous iron cross logo, OJ wheels and Slimeballs logos. The screaming hand logo was penned by Jim Phillips and is one of the worlds most recognized skateboard logos. The company grew as one of the most recognized brands in the world with riders like Jeff Grosso (RIP), Rob Roskopp, Christian Hosoi, Jeff Kendall & Duane Peters flying the flag. It was founded by Richard Novak, Doug Haut, and Jay Shuirman in the 1970’s. The Santa Cruz Skateboards brand, distributed by NHS, is one of the oldest continuous running skateboard companies in the world. Rob was frustrated at what he regarded as a bunch of suits dictating what mountain biking was, so he rented a workshop the size of a one-car garage and forged his own path making his own bicycles, the first bike was the Tazmona dual-suspension bike. Santa Cruz Bicycles was founded by skateboarding legend and MTB fanatic, Rob Roskopp. Everslick decks are also 5 times stronger than a standard 7-Ply maple and their graphic application on top of the polymer layer yields bright colours and high contrast graphics that look great for longer. We've been building quality bicycles since 1994. Rob Roskopp At the age of 19, Rob Roskopp travelled from Ohio to California with just 800 in his pocket with the intention of going to university, but within a year was sponsored by Independent Trucks as a pro skater. A traditional popsicle shape pressed with epoxy resin on a 7-Ply hard rock maple and features an additional ‘ Everslick‘ polymer coat for drastically reduced friction while sliding. The Roskopp Pseudo Everslick 8″ is a new-era ‘Screaming Hand’ graphic from Santa Cruz Skateboards. Santa Cruz Skateboard Deck Roskopp Pseudo Everslick 8″ Check out it being put through it’s paces in the clip below. But his ugly face graphic is still as popular today as it was back in the 80’s and has resurfaced on the latest Santa Cruz Rob Roskopp Pseudo Everslick deck. These days I’m not sure how much Rob skates as he runs things for Santa Cruz Mountain Bikes. His ugly face deck is one of the most recognizable graphics from the era. The man mountain that is Rob Roskopp was one of the best known skaters in the 1980’s.
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