Flip Skateboards

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Flip Skateboards is an internationally-based skateboard company, owned by Jeremy Fox, Ian Deacon and Geoff Rowley. The company manufactures skateboard decks, wheels and clothing. Flip is distributed by Blitz.

1 Facts
2 Team
3 Skate Videos
4 External link

[edit] Facts

Flip Skateboards originally started in the UK in the 1980's as Deathbox Skateboards . The original name 'Deathbox' is a term used for the swimming pool overflow channel in the form of backyard pool skating.

Flip moved from the UK to California in 1994, (although the team at the time, Geoff Rowley, Tom Penny, Rune Glifburg, and Andy Scott moved in 95) and went on to become one of the world's biggest and most well known skateboard companies.

Four members have won the prestigious Thrasher Skater of the Year Award: Bob Burnquist in 1997 (Though he was sponsored by Anti-Hero at the time), Geoff Rowley in 2000, Arto Saari in 2001, and Mark Appleyard in 2003.

[edit] Team

Tom Penny
Ali Boulala
Mark Appleyard
Geoff Rowley
Rune Glifberg
Rodrigo Tx
David Gonzales
Arto Saari
Bob Burnquist
Lance Mountain
Shane Cross
Louie Lopez
Nolan Kmita
Eric Fletcher
Pro skater PJ Ladd was on the team until recently when he left for the newly resurrected Plan B Skateboards.
Other pro skaters that recently parted with Flip were Andy Scott (One of the original four),Bastien Salabanzi, Alex Chalmers, and Danny Cerezini.

[edit] Skate Videos

Sorry - 2002
Really Sorry - 2003
Extremely Sorry - In Production

Flip is currently filming their third team video which is due out in 2007. The video is named Extremely Sorry following on with Sorry and Really Sorry.