ASR IS DEAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  The vibe was mellow and good but we didn’t see hardly any buyers walking around – proof that the economy still sucks!  We did catch up with many old friends, which is always great.

BambooSK8 will be at the Maloof Money Cup at the Orange County Fair in the KICKER booth from Wednesday-Sunday this week.

BambooSK8 will be at the US OPEN in Huntington Beach this weekend.

BambooSK8 will be walking around the ASR crossroads trade show next Saturday 14th.

BambooSK8 will be at the VANS Warped Tour in San Diego on the 10th and Pomona on the 11th.  Stop by the CONCRETE WAVE booth.

Due to our hectic schedules, BambooSK8 (Geoff, Martin, Aaron, Jeff and Bri) only got to spend 1 day at ASR/crossroads this year, but 1 day is really all you need. Everything is still shrinking as business is declining for most companies, but I will say this – everyone looked good and happy unlike the prior ASR’s. Things were more upbeat for sure and our interns had a good time learning more about the role of trade shows. Crossroads was moved this year to the parking lot across from the convention center and the energy was definitely better by keeping the skate crowd together, although I didn’t see much business going on..nor a whole lot of skating for that matter. We chatted with many old friends, a few international distributors, and some legends like Christian Hosoi. I’m actually glad we didn’t do a booth this year, because all we had to do was walk around with our bamboo skateboards and people came up to us to learn more. Still, an enormous amount of respect given to us for our decks, so thank you skateboard community for being more loving towards the green. Overall, nothing really new product-wise, but I’m still waiting for some new technology (social media or application) to be incorporated that advances the skate community and inspires them into the new decade. 13 million skateboards in the USA but where are they all at? I don’t see them on the Internet as much… I don’t see them twittering… Myspace is dead… magazine subscriptions are declining… so who will lead the way down the yellow brick skateboard road?

BambooSK8 will not be displaying their products at the ASR trade show in February. We have made a strategic decision to put our money into alternative ways such as our support of a booth at the Vans Warped Tour this summer. We are planning to visit ASR/Crossroads on Wednesday February 3rd though and would be happy to meet with all interested shops, distributors and individuals. You can meet us near the Starbucks around noon. Email info@bamboosk8.com

ASR – where do we start?  Smaller than ever…  You could literally walk it all in a day and be done.  But what fun would that be?  Lucky for us, we had a booth with other green companies in the ASEC green room, full of carnival surprises.  It seemed we created a lot of excitement this year for our new 100% bamboo longboards, and of course our new 100% and 70% bamboo short decks.  People were also excited to learn about the Green Washed Ritual music project – check out our music page for more details. 

Our booth – bamboo fence, bamboo seats, bamboo poles, recycled wood and metal, decks suspended by fishing line, etc.

Greg, Mark, Wyatt, Geoff, Andrew and Shawn

Kevin (Vans), Mark, Kennen and Cristina

Girls with our deck…

The Monster Energy girls… w/ Jo, Nathan and Andrew

http://www.fox5sandiego.com/videobeta/watch/?watch=78c1010a-6abd-4aba-ad69-1b522c37b4b4&src=front

BambooSK8, Out of Step Entertainment and New World Artist Management pre-Launch the Green Washed Ritual at ASR

20 free digital songs from around the world to promote sustainability

SAN DIEGO, September 9, 2009 – BambooSK8, a leading developer of eco-friendly bamboo skateboard decks, announced today that they have just launched a digital music compilation “The Green Washed Ritual”.  This launch coincides with the introduction of 5 revolutionary new bamboo skate decks, and will serve to celebrate the company’s presence at the ASR tradeshow in San Diego, booth #2627, inside the ASEC Green Room.

“Music has the powerful ability to inspire change and there is no better time than now to make life-changing moves towards a more sustainable future – one bamboo skateboard at a time, one download at a time,” said Geoff Koboldt, president, BambooSK8.  With the caliber and diversity of bands involved, this compilation has the potential to ignite awareness that no other medium has been able to attain in the action sports world and for that we are sincerely stoked.

Matt Philips of Silverback Music, who represents the artists Slightly Stoopid, Fishbone, Pepper, Rebelution, the Expendables and the Beautiful Girls said, “We are proud to have our artists involved with this innovative project and I respect that BambooSK8 is thinking outside the box!  We are finally moving in the direction where music can be used to benefit the environment, which is an exciting time for all.  I look forward to seeing companies continue to progress like this, and happy to have our artists contribute to this great cause!”

This revolutionary and energetic compilation consists of a wide variety of genres of music, as well as an eclectic mix of both major and indie label artists who have graciously donated 1 song each to promote sustainability.  These artists include CKY, Fishbone, It dies today, Slightly Stoopid, Sex and Patriotism, Theory of Disorder, Rebelution, Story of the Year, Dropout Year, Buck Brothers, Doxy, Social Dropouts, The Beautiful Girls, The Expendables, Madina Lake, Arthur Autumn, The Takeover UK, Vallenbrosa and Avery Watts.  Record labels include Roadrunner, Epitaph, Rykodisc/Warner Music Group, Law, Controlled Substance Sound Labs, Nightmare, TrustKill, New Ettiquette/The Orchard, and DKE.

BambooSK8 will provide access to download all 20 digital songs for free with the purchase of either a bamboo skateboard or a bamboo t-shirt off of their website at www.bamboosk8.com

These five brand new eco-friendly skateboard decks by BambooSK8 have been highly anticipated—three 100% bamboo longboards, and two short boards: one 100% bamboo, the other a 70% bamboo hybrid; always with amazing pop and durability. 

About BambooSK8

BambooSK8, a manufacturer to the skateboard industry, is breaking new ground (without hurting the environment) by using bamboo, a truly sustainable and environmentally conscious natural resource, to create decks of the highest quality and the lowest eco-impact. BambooSK8 is headquartered in Oceanside, CA and has collectively over 30 years in action sports. For more information please contact:

Geoff Koboldt – President

geoff@bamboosk8.com

www.bamboosk8.com

BambooSK8 will be at the Action Sports Retail show (ASR) in the ASEC green room…stop by and see our new longboards and brand new short decks (70% and 100% bamboo).

BambooSK8 had an awesome time at ASR in the (ASEC) Action Sports Environmental Coalitions GREEN ROOM.  Again, the booth was mostly made from bamboo and featured our latest 100% bamboo decks with deeper concave.

You will find BambooSK8 at the Blackbox Distribution Crossroads retail show this coming week on Wednesday 21st.  The event will feature about 40 different brands in the skateboard industry.  This is a major shift to get skateboarding out of ASR or at least it seems like a political move.  Anyhow, the event will run from the morning and into the evening, being open to the public after 6pm.  So come on down and skate the massive mystery/zero ramp and say hello to all of us at BambooSK8, although we won’t have a booth – just walking around with 100% brand new bamboo decks.

Black Box Distribution
2777 Loker Ave West Ste-A
Carlsbad, CA 92010

Earlier this year, we attended the 1st of its kind – the IASC industry summit at Camp Woodward West.  The importance of this event was all the top brands and manufacturers in the industry to discuss key issues such as the creation of more skateparks, environmental/sustainability – going green, how to make ASR better, dealer/shop issues, government regulations, and so much more.  The initial speaker the first night was Pierre, owner of Sole Technology.  The highlight though was a guy from Harley Davidson who helped turn their company around years ago - his presentation was very inspiring and fostered a lot of thinking about the similarities between chartering a Harley Davidson and skating your favorite brand.  The 3 day event was largely successful and we enjoyed skating, bowling, and other fun activities, and most importantly networking.

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Pierre of Sole Tech

Gary Ream – owner of Woodward and Ron

Paul Schmitt – Createaskate and Ron