Zero Skateboards
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Zero Skateboards is a skateboard company located in Carlsbad, California. Zero manufactures skateboard decks, wheels, bearings, clothing, and accessories.
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[edit] History
Zero started out as a clothing company in 1996 by Jamie Thomas while he was skateboarding professionally for Toy Machine. It evolved into a full fledged skateboard company with Thomas leaving Toy Machine and becoming Zero's first pro.<ref>http://www.twsbiz.com/twbiz/industrynews/article/0,21214,708120,00.html</ref> As the team grew,
Thomas started a new company, Mystery Skateboards in October 2003, headed by Zero pro Adrian Lopez. Ryan Smith and Lindsey Robertson, who were amateurs at the time for Zero, also went to Mystery.
Zero decks are manufactured in Tijuana, Mexico, by Cinco Maderas, which is also owned by Thomas.<ref>http://www.twsbiz.com/twbiz/industrynews/article/0,21214,708321,00.html</ref> Zero is part of the Black Box Distribution family, along with Mystery Skateboards and Fallen Footwear.
Zero has won Thrasher Magazine's King of the Road competition three years running, in 2004, 2005 and 2006. Zero pro Chris Cole won Thrasher's S.O.T.Y. Award (Skateboarder of the Year) in 2005.
[edit] Videos
Zero has released five videos:
- Thrill of it All (1997)
- Misled Youth (1999)
- Dying to Live (2002)
- New Blood (2005)
- Anthology (2006)
New Blood was a Best Video award nominee for the 8th Transworld Skateboarding awards.
A special edition of New Blood was released in 2006 with additional footage.
[edit] Team Riders
[edit] Professional Team
- Jamie Thomas
- Jon Allie
- John Rattray
- James Brockman
- Tommy Sandoval
- Chris Cole
- Ben Gilley
[edit] Amateur Team
- Keegan Sauder
- Sheldon Meleshinski
- Tony Cervantes
- Garrett Hill
[edit] Previous Team Members
- Matt Mumford
- Erik Ellington
- Aaron Harrison
- Scott Copalman
- Jud Ferguson
- Jim Greco
- Benjamin Brock
[edit] References
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[edit] Trivia
- Billy Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins wore a similar black t-shirt with the word "ZERO" imprinted on it. Many people incorrectly assume that Corgan is associated with the skate company. He began wearing those shirts in 1995. In addition to that, his shirt had a star under the "ZERO."
- In the Disney-Pixar film Toy Story, the character Sid Phillips wears a shirt with a skull similar to the Zero skull.
