Foundation Skateboards

Foundation Skateboards History

Foundation Skateboards was created in 1989. The company sponsors a talented pool of both amateur and professional skaters often featured in magazines and videos. They are seen traveling during global tours and competing in skate contests. Foundation Skateboards thrives on creating innovative skateboard products and supporting the skateboard culture. The Foundation brand is housed under the Tum Yeto distribution company and is also the sister company of Toy Machine Skateboards, Pig Wheels, Ruckus Metal Trucks, Deathbox, and Dekline Shoes.

The Foundation Skateboard label came up with a creative idea back in 1996 to build the World’s Biggest Skateboard. It took some years to build but was finally completed and big enough to capture the official Guinness World Record on October 4, 2004. The giant wood skateboard is 10 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 3 feet tall. It has fully functioning trucks and bushings with a double kick deck. The wheels are imitation Crager dubs with low profile tread. It has made appearances at the Goofy vs. Regular Contest as well as on the TV show, Ripley’s Believe It or Not.

Foundation Skateboards Construction Technology

Foundation has a wide variety of skateboard designs and graphics suitable for all skateboarding styles.

• Fiberlam construction is made of 2 high performance thermoplastic composite layers on the top and bottom of the skateboard and 5 inner layers of rock hard maple ply. This technology helps to minimize flex and skateboard breakage. The outer layers are longer lasting and fatigue-resistant, which are also slippery and provide increased sliding ability. The construction is environmentally friendly and uses no Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC).
• Fiberprime is the same concept as the Fiberlam construction, only it uses 6-plys of rock hard maple and 1 layer of high performance thermoplastic on the top of the skateboard deck. The deck is just as environmentally friendly as Fiberlam and uses no VOCs.
• VICE Mold construction is a new design that encompasses a deep skateboard deck concave. It has a pocketed nose and tail that helps with an overall better control and feel. It gives the skateboard deck a longer lasting pop and a stiffer feel.

Foundation Skateboards Team Riders

Gareth Stehr, Angel Ramriez, Sierra Fellers, Don “The Nuge” Nguyen, Correy Duffel, Mike Rusczyk