We were pretty stoked to head up to Anaheim for the Skateboarding Hall of Fame and Icon Awards show, which was conveniently near the Vans Skatepark.  2012 inductees included Dogtown/zboys Jay Adams and Peggy Oki, photographer Glenn Friedman, punk band Black Flag, skater Danny Brewster, designer John Humphrey and Frank from Cadillac wheels.  The crowd was full of skateboarding industry veterans, pro skaters, companies, fans, etc.  VIP ticket prices were $100 each, which got us a table up front and some Wahoo’s dinner.  In true skateboarding fashion, people were interrupted on the mic by people yelling something stupidly funny or just annoyingly stupid, Jay Adams left before receiving his award, etc.  A highlight for me was meeting Chuck Dekowski of the legendary punk band BLACK FLAG, one of the greats with lead singer Henry Rollins whom I’ve also met a few times over the years.  Skaters in the room included Tony Alva, Jay Adams, Christian Hosoi, Steve Caballero, Eddie Elguero, Steve Olsen and many more.  Industry friends included Steven Van Doren, George Powell, Dale Smith, Schmiddy, Michael Brooks, Doog and many more.   The auctions items were incredibly lame and I don’t really think much money was raised as a result.  With all those powerful industry players in the room, a much better job could have been done.  Oh well, at least some $ was raised!  This week was also a part of the IASC International Association of Skateboarding Companies yearly retreat in combination with the Vans ProTech Pool Party.

We would like to thank all of the amazing companies who pitched in to help out with our charity benefit for www.grindforlife.org including Hensley’s Flying Elephant Pub and Grill for hosting it.  A special thanks to intern class 12 who have really helped out the most.  Considering it was a Thursday, we had a good size turnout and raised $1130.

Thanks to Haro Bicycles, Movietickets.com, Volcom, Klen, Buster Biofuels, Spy, Vans, Sole Tech, Sanuk, Stance, Hookit, Hoven, Lifeproof, Redination, Aerialt, Knockaround, olloclip, Rerip, Angelprint, Rockstar Energy drink and Deuce.  A special thanks to the bands BARBARIAN OVERLORDS and THE WARNED.

4/22/12 is EARTH DAY; please celebrate with us!

Changes WE Can Make:

1. Plant a tree in your yard or start a garden.
2. Simply stop using pesticides and use chemical free cleaning products. 
3. Turn off lights and electronics when you leave the room and buy energy-saving, electronics, appliances and lighting.
4. Reduce, Reuse and Recycle, Recycle, Recycle 
5. Shop and Buy Green. Be a consumer that uses your dollars to support companies and products that are better for the Earth.
6. Lower your thermostat in the winter and raise it in the summer. Make sure your house is well insulated.
7. Stop buying bottled water and use a reusable bottle.
8. Reduce your water consumption – lawn, bathroom, kitchen and washing your car are good places to start
9. Start a compost in your back yard or on your rooftop.
10. Buy foods locally and in season.
11. Ride a bike, walk, jog, or run.
12. At holidays and birthdays, give your family and friends the gift of saving the earth ~ donate to an environmental cause in their name.
13. Get off junk mail lists. GreenDimes can get you started. They’ll even plant a tree for you!
14. Buy products that use recyclable materials whenever possible.
15. Bring your own bags to the grocery store. 

There are certainly many more things we all can do to make a difference. The most important thing is we each take the time and make the effort. Please pass along to others and let’s help be the change that we want to see in this world; we only have 1 planet – let’s respect it and count our blessings.

BAMBOOSK8 SETS SIGHTS ON WORLD EXPANSION

 Oceanside, April 13^th, 2012:  BambooSK8, the top sustainable skateboard company on the planet plans to expand its customer base significantly by supplying skateboards to customers of Bambootility.com, with a reach of over 70 countries. President and owner Geoff Koboldt said, “We are excited to form another strategic alliance with a bamboo media company that is furthering the advancement of bamboo as an alternative resource in the production of a myriad of products around the world.” The collaboration of BambooSK8 and Bambootility, will allow them to join the ranks and sell their product next to some of the most celebrated and coveted bamboo companies in the world.

Sharing similar missions it’s no wonder these two companies would join forces to deliver an amazing product to the consumers.  BambooSK8 is well known for specializing in making high quality skateboards from sustainable bamboo. They produce an incredible product that is lighter and stronger on average than traditional maple skateboards. With such an outstanding product, high level of customer satisfaction and positive image, it’s no wonder they have been chosen to promote sustainability to an intrigued global audience.

BambooSK8 has made a name for themselves by promoting and educating others on the wonderful benefits of living a “green” lifestyle, beyond just selling a sustainable product.  The company regularly donates a portion of their deck sales to charitable organizations that range from the National Wildlife Association to The American Red Cross to Grind for Life to Standup For Skateparks to Musicares, as well as donating 1 skateboard for every 100 sold.

BAMBOOTILITY MEDIA

Bambootility Media is an online global eco media, entertainment, and consulting company who sells bamboo products to over 70 countries around the world, in hopes to, bring bamboo products to a broader audience. They also provide bamboo consulting in areas such as climate, industrial design, architecture, packaging, health & nutrition, and more.

 BAMBOOSK8

Oceanside, California’s BambooSK8 is an ecological skateboard brand and manufacturer of high quality skateboards made from sustainable bamboo from managed forests.  They are social entrepreneurs who believe that giving back to their communities is as equally important as profits.  They service core shops, brands and individuals around the globe while providing a solidified partnership and unique experience with each.  They have been a part of action sports and skateboarding our whole lives and now passionately hope to inspire others to take actionable steps towards our preserving our natural environment.

If you would like to learn more about BambooSK8, please contact:

Geoff Koboldt- President

www.bamboosk8.com

info@bamboosk8.com

If you are using the code that was released for a 2 for 1 deal for the next 2 weeks, please understand that it requires a minimum purchase of $74.  So, if you order 2 graphic decks = $60 + 1 tshirt at $14 = $74.  Then, you get -$30 applied, so you pay $44 for 2 decks and a shirt.  Killer deal!!!

Trevor will take you through the various parts of what makes a bamboosk8 bamboo  skateboard deck good to what the company is all about… well done!

Ride the Beat Tour 

Event Title: 

Scion Presents “The Ride the Beat Tour.”

Hosts:

Bam Margera, Greg Lutzka

Date, Time, Location:

March 31^th, 4-8:00pm, Cream City Skate Park in Butler, Wisconsin

Event Description:

Milwaukee’s first professional skateboard competition. Skaters from all over the country will come to show off their skills, in hopes, to win the first place trophy! The skaters would shred to the best music provided by DJ Cut up!

Funding:

Event was sponsored Toyota Scion and promoted by Aziz Promotions.

Event follow-up:

Over 15 skaters attended this competition which was well under the estimated 100 skaters that the event predicted. Initially, the event was to be held at the US Cellular Arena located in downtown Milwaukee. However, due the over estimation of ticket sales and participants, the event was moved to a significantly smaller venue.  Overall, the event would have brought in more people if the promoters would have enlisted more marketing tactics and were better organized.  Nonetheless, new events are always a gamble so we hope next years event can pull it together.  We sent 2 of our Midwest interns over from Wisconsin and Illinois.

People began to show up at about 3:30 to pick up tickets and stand in line for the doors to open. As they did and were looking for VIP passes, the promoter was nowhere to be found, which is never good. He, also, was not reachable via cell phone. The event was to begin at 4pm yet, it did not being until 5:15. Greg Lutzka MC’d the event, as well as participating in some of the runs with the competing skaters.  Greg is always a great guy!

The competition consisted of 15 skaters completing runs two at a time while the judges scored their tricks based on style and difficulty. It was divided into three sessions that lasted 20 minutes each.

Bam Margera entered the facility at 6pm and began to sign skateboards and take pictures. We were able to get through the line, get our pictures and boards signed in less than 5 minutes.  We like Bam and all the Jackass stars but Bam seemed a little out of it – we hope all is well with him.

Team riders Ryan Strader and Mikee Brown competed at the PHOENIX am  showing you all how it’s done on a bamboo skateboard from BambooSK8.  Ryan took 12th place!!!  Check out all the amateur contest action at www.phxam.com.  Learn more at www.bamboosk8.com/team

Critical wildlife habitats and the health of human beings rely on abundant water levels in America's rivers and lakes

, the very rivers and lakes from which much of our drinking water is supplied. Hidden industrial uses of water can

threaten water levels - I was surprised to find out that it takes over 30 gallons of water to produce just one cup 

of coffee.

There are so many ways we can all shrink the size of our water footprint. Please join The Nature Conservancy in

promoting World Water Day - we’d truly appreciate it if you all could post and tweet the Water Footprint of an

American http://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/habitats/riverslakes/explore/water-footprint-of-an-american.xml

Save $10 by using code: bamboowwd

You must purchase at least $40 on the website, in order for code to work.  

Code will expire on March 25th.

Many of you probably don’t realize all that goes into planning out an event, as you just show up and see all these tents and stages set up.  For those that actually put on the event, it is a ton of work and often you are hedging your risk that people will actually come out and participate.  As a sponsor, there is a lot of planning involved to ensure you have all the items to set up your booth, the right mix of decks and graphics to sell, ensuring your employees show up at the right times, promoting the event ahead of time, putting up banners, logistics to get everyone to the event, minimizing our pollution by carpooling, minimizing our trash, etc.  Knowing the weather had a 100% chance of rain, we were a little worried but nonetheless, we knew we had to brave it and be there to support not only the event which benefits the YMCA and GRIND FOR LIFE but for that one kid who might get educated on our bamboo decks.  In years past, it was always exciting to literally see every 1 out of 3 kids walking around with a BambooSK8 deck – many of which were purchased to get autographs from their favorite pro skaters – guys like Tony Hawk, PLG, Bucky Lasek, Andy Macdonald, Christian Hosoi, Steve Caballero and many more.  Well, this year the rain came down hard and the winds blew like crazy, but we stood strong and still persevered.  This said a lot about our company and the others who didn’t wimp out.  Honestly, there are plenty of people in the world whose conditions are far worse than a little rain and wind, so who are we to complain at all.

A highlight for us was when Tony Hawk sent someone from the YMCA over to our booth and said “Tony Hawk wants your Capped Langur deck…what does he have to do to get it?”  We were like, “Duh – just give him one.”  As a result, he autographed a deck made out to us, which was very kind of him.  Tony is a legend and has done a lot of goodwill towards building skateparks and helping kids getting healthier through the exercise of skateboarding.  It would have been nice to see him skate today, but the weather didn’t permit it.  Other legends included Duane Peters, Steve Caballero, Tony Magnusson and Christian Hosoi.

Another highlight is always seeing the future young pros – skaters like Austin Poynter and Allysha Bergado.  Both of these kids skated for me on Termite Skateboards years ago when they were very young and I’m always excited to see their growth as people and as skaters.

All in all, we had a great day – we sold some skateboards, raised some money for charity, met some new fans, educated others on bamboo, hung out with our friends, networked with other brands, had some free Bull Taco and some free Jack in the Box.  Later that night, we all partied at the Hard Rock in San Diego with everyone – PLG, Tony Hawk, Bucky Lasek, Mike Rogers, etc.

Thanks to Chris Conway, Mike Rogers, YMCA and many more.  We’ll see you next year!!!

www.clashatclairemont.com – Saturday, March 17th

Come check out Tony Hawk, PLG, Andy Macdonald, Bucky Lasek, Austin Poynter and other great skaters tearing it up at the YMCA for the 6th annual Clash event benefitting Grind for Life and the YMCA.

BambooSK8longboardcontest

Got some artist skills?

Want to make some cash?

BambooSK8′s first longboard contest design contest…

Ecotistic magazine features BambooSK8 in its magazine promoting sustainable skateboards among other great ecological promotions that help better planet earth.

We are excited to launch new sweatshirts and beanies.  Action sports enthusiasts will enjoy the sleek fit of the beanie and the comfortable sweatshirt with BAMBOOSK8 on the front and the logo on the back.

Here are some quotes from the kids and some pics of the boards…..from Taunton High School on the East coast.

C.C. – “A great idea to show imagination”

F.C. – “It was fantastic”

C.T. – “It was a wonderful experience, I loved it”

J.C. – “I liked it, it was my favorite project of the semester”

L.J. – “It was one of my favorite projects, it was really fun to make your own design”

J.G. – “It was wicked fun, really easy to do, I think every kids would one day want to design their own skateboard.”

BAMBOOSK8 is featured on SESHDAY.com for the next 3 days – check out the significantly reduced pricing on the bamboo longboards.

http://www.seshday.com/invite/?r=42341  - USE THIS INVITE CODE

BambooSK8 is very proud to again support the Clash at Clairemont event on March 17th 2012 at Krauss Mission Valley YMCA in San Diego.  Event goes to support GRIND FOR LIFE – a wonderful charity to help kids with cancer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpBIWcVIGpU       <— Great NBC video featuring Mike Rogers of Grind For Life and Geoff Koboldt of BambooSK8

Visit:  www.clashatclairemont.com

Message recieved: February.21.2012 at 5:11:55:: 

Contact's Name: Ian Deans Location: riverdale 

What size deck? 7.75 What style of skater are you (street, vert, pool, freestyle)? street 

How much do you weigh? 155 How was the POP in comparison to other decks? the pop its so good mad goood u get so high 

Did the POP help you get higher air for your tricks? for sure How was the razer tail? non not so far 

Did you experience any pressure cracks? nope How long did the deck last? its going good How was the performance overall? 100000 

Would you give a thumbs up to these decks? If not, Why? i whold Will you be purchasing another BambooSK8 deck? duh u the sponsors and i love them 

Where did you hear about BambooSK8? hookit

xxxx

Message recieved: February.21.2012 at 5:08:06:: 

Contact's Name: Zachary Hunter Nezbeth Location: Bedford 

What size deck? 7.5/ 7.75 What style of skater are you (street, vert, pool, freestyle)? street, vert ,and freestyle 

How much do you weigh? 90 lbs How was the POP in comparison to other decks? allot better weigh higher 

Did the POP help you get higher air for your tricks? very so! 

How was the razer tail? not that bad Did you experience any pressure cracks? no 

How long did the deck last? still lasting after almost after a year 

How was the performance overall? 5 star great 

Would you give a thumbs up to these decks? If not, Why? yes because the pop is fantastic great preeminence all around 

Will you be purchasing another BambooSK8 deck? yes already have Where did you hear about BambooSK8? hook-it

xxx

Message recieved: February.21.2012 at 4:43:24:: 

Contact's Name: Judah Benjamin Smith Location: Bowie texas 

What size deck? 7.75 What style of skater are you (street, vert, pool, freestyle)? street, freestyle 

How much do you weigh? 123lbs How was the POP in comparison to other decks? i was great, amazing it is as good as almost double impact 

Did the POP help you get higher air for your tricks? Yes very much How was the razer tail? perfect 

Did you experience any pressure cracks? no!!! 

How long did the deck last? has not broke yet How was the performance overall? 10 is is amazing 

Would you give a thumbs up to these decks? If not, Why? Yes Two thumbs up 

Will you be purchasing another BambooSK8 deck? yes!!!!!! they are amazing 

Where did you hear about BambooSK8? hookit.com

www.ridethebeattour.com

We recently had one of our Midwest interns head over to check out the skateboard action at 3rd lair’s Southern Slaughter event in Minnesota.  3rd Lair has done a great job over the years holding a ton of events including the King of Groms for young skaters (groms, termites).  Congrats to our buddy Yasha who took 2nd place.  Yasha is a level 3 Eco Tribe skater on Hookit.com for BambooSK8 and skated our OWL&Cat deck.

We are incredibly stoked to release our newest 4th generation bamboo skateboard.  All of the testing over the past 6 months has revealed this to be the very best quality bamboo deck yet featuring new design layout, more concave and incredible POP.  Website will be updated soon to reflect the availability of decks and graphic decks, which includes a new Sutsu Owl&Cat short deck graphic and a 44″ pintail Quatzelcoatal graphic.  We think these are the best skateboards in the world based on strength, pop, sustainability and price.  Let us know what you think!

Due to the holiday break, our offices will be closed from December 24th to January 2nd. Please get all your orders in now before 3pm on the 23rd. All orders after that we will ship on Monday, January 2nd. Wishing you all seasons greetings from all of us at BambooSK8 – thank you for choosing us for your skateboards needs. Happy 2012!!!

We plan to have the new batch of bamboo decks ready to go around the 2nd week of January; maybe sooner!! This includes short decks in all sizes from 7.5-8.5″ including a new graphic. Longboards – pintails, square tails, double kicks and locker cruizers. We have an awesome new pintail graphic representing the mayan aztecs. We have some changes to our shopping cart happening over the next 2 weeks so we apologize if you experience any errors. If you want to place an order over the phone – feel free to call us at 760 967 4990.

We are updating our website very soon with all of the new changes to our team.
Note that Jeff Wright does not skate for us and hasn’t since October 2011 but we are still selling his decks until they are all gone… FYI – they are discounted.

BambooSK8 team ready to destroy the competition (not the forest) at Tampa Am

Oceanside, December 1st, 2011: BambooSK8 couldn’t be more excited for its team riders, Matt Cartledge and Ryan Strader to be competing this weekend against 200 of the best amateur skateboarders in the world at the Tampa Am in Tampa, Florida.
When team manager Nate Wooldridge was asked why it is so important for Ryan and Matt to be at the Tampa Am representing BambooSK8, he answered, “Because it is simply the biggest amateur competition of the year and anybody that is important in the industry is going to be there.” No doubt that BambooSK8 is banking on this by sending their 2 best skaters who are a part of a newly developed team for 2012. It is the company’s goal that strong results in this competition will be the catalyst to bringing the brand to the forefront of the skateboard industry as more skaters will recognize the extra POP and the incredible strength that bamboo skate decks provide for their skaters and fans of the eco-minded brand.
Matt and Ryan who have similar styles are known for being down to skate any terrain whether it is ledges, manual pads, big gaps, handrails, weird obstacles, you name it and they will both skate it. Recently Ryan just landed a frontside 270 to switch frontslide boardslive shuv; a monster of a trick. Matt’s style has been compared to Sierra Fellers while Ryan’s has been compared to Chris Roberts. Ryan Strader is from Austin, Texas and, in addition to BambooSK8, is sponsored by Capital Skate Park, DVS, Good Life wheels, The Shop in Oak Cliff, Silver Trucks, FKD Bearings. The 18-year-old Matt Cartledge is also sponsored by Bunger Sayville Skate Shop, and is from Wantagh, New York.
The Tampa Am is hosted at the Skate Park of Tampa, also known as SPoT. The park has gained recognition over the years from hosting Pro and Amateur events that have featured riders such as Bob Burnquist, Bucky Lasek, and Danny Way. The Skate Park of Tampa has been open since 1993 and has hosted the Tampa Am annually since 1994. This year’s event starts at 9:00 am Thursday, December 1st and goes until 9:00pm on Sunday, December 4th. The Skate Park of Tampa is located at 4215 East Columbus Drive in Tampa, FL.
For more information about BambooSK8 please contact:
Geoff Koboldt – President
info@bamboosk8.com
www.bamboosk8.com

About BambooSK8:
BambooSK8 is an ecologically-based skateboard brand and manufacturer of high quality skateboards made from sustainable bamboo from managed forests. They are social entrepreneurs who believe that giving back to their communities is as equally important as profits. They passionately hope to inspire others to take actionable steps towards preserving our natural environment.

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