santa cruz skateboard

SANTA CRUZ SKATEBOARDS THE HISTORY

Santa Cruz Skateboards without a doubt is the oldest and most durable skateboard brand to ever exist in the world. The creation of the Santa Cruz Skateboards brand dates back to 1973 by Richard Novak, Doug Haut, and Jay Shuriman.

Everyone in the world knows the Californian brand., generations have used their boards that especially in the 1980s were sold worldwide.

The number one brand in the world is still active and solid in the skateboarding business.

Definitely the iconic logo of the Santa Cruz brand is “screaming hand” designed by Jim Phillips back in 1985, still the main logo of the American brand. The logo is recognized virtually all over the world by skateboarders, becoming a worldwide symbol.

“SCREAMING HAND” LOGO

The “screaming hand ” logo was used in 2013 in a fashion show and many garments were designed with the iconic logo on them, the whole Skateboard community revolted against this abuse and those who did this act had to apologize admitting the mistake.

Recently Santa Cruz Skateboards celebrated 40 years of skateboarding. Back in 1973 precisely Mr. Novak, Dough Haut and Jay Shuirman founded NHS.

SANTA CRUZ SKATEBOARD THE HISTORICAL VIDEOS

We all know the iconic videos such as “Street On Fire”, Speed Freaks”, “Risk It”, “Wheels on Fire” , videos that have made skateboarding history, logos that have become legendary from Screaming Hand to Classic Dot.

Santa Cruz was not born just to make business and money but, every product that is made is made with love and a solid passion for skateboarding. Every person who works within NHS truly does so out of a love for skateboarding. This commitment has led the brand to be legendary even today.

In 1973 they made the first skateboard production using trucks and wheels from the skates and bearings they were able to create the first skateboards that went down a storm in the islands of Hawaii, after the first order more came in. From that moment the road was marked to become the number 1 brand in the world.

A SKATEBOARD TEAM MADE OF LEGENDS

The brand has always had legends on its pro skate team, beyond the classic logos every graphic that was produced for a pro board immediately became an undisputed icon.

Pros of the caliber of Eric Dressen, Jason Jesse, Tim Brauch, Rob Roskopp, Tom Knox, and Christian Hosoi have shot for the SantaCruz skateboards team.

These skaters really made skateboarding and its history great and first and foremost legends like Hosoi cleared magic tricks in vert like “christ air.” While in street there was Tom Knox who in the late 80s styled like no few with tricks like hurricane grind and all the various types of no comply.

Today’s team consists of big names, one above all is Tom Asta one of the strongest street skaters of the last 10 years. Today we also find in the team Jake Wooten just joined the family and Maurio Mc Coy a young and very powerful skater with tricks to make you cringe.

In addition to them we find prominent names such as Eric Winkowsky, Kevin Braun, Tom Remillard, Jereme Knibbs, Tom Knox, Emanuel Guzman and Fabiana Delfino.

SKATEBOARDS SANTA CRUZ CLOTHING

Santa Cruz in addition to making professional skateboards also makes cruisers and longboards. The longboards and cruisers that Santa Cruz produces are colorful and very beautiful with superior quality Santa Cruz cruisers are made to last and always give you maximum performance.

To top it off SantaCruz skateboards provides for designing a clothing line ranging from t-shirts to sweatshirts and many accessories .

The clothing items feature the legendary timeless logos that have been in demand all over the world for more than 30 years.

SANTA CRUZ SKATE THE LEGEND

If you have never skaited an iconic Santa Cruz board we at PleasuresMilano invite you to do so without hesitation, from the classic constructions to the super technological VX you will surely find a difference in quality. Very beautiful and high performance boards that are built with the finest Canadian maples that come from environmentally sustainable forests.

SantaCruz also founded the historic skateboard truck brand independent truck co , also produced by NHS , in addition to Independent also slime balls wheels are an OG brand of wheels created by Santa Cruz skateboards.

If you want more information about Slime Balls wheels go to our Skate dictionary and read our articles that will help you in choosing your ideal set up.

SANTA CRUZ SKATEBOARD DECK VX

If we compare a standard 7-ply maple board (the classic 7/plys). The VX board on the other hand has 5 plies of wood only and in addition has two “Quad x tecnology” plies. Quad X Tecnology consists of a mixture of carbon fibers and fiberglass fibers intertwined together.

These super fiber layers are put one as top layer and the second one first bottom layer, when you try a Vx you will be incredibly satisfied with their quality.

With this technology VX skateboard decks are much thinner than a regular skateboard, also VX decks have a longer life with an extremely high pop and performance.

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