George Powell President Skate One Corp
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 ก.ย. 2024
- (Visit: www.uctv.tv/) George Powell spent the first ten years of his career in the aerospace industry before founding his skateboard company in 1976 at the age of 33. Powell is credited with 4 patents, 2 of which helped to define contemporary skating. He has also been responsible for the development of a number of skateboard product innovations like the introduction of high-rebound skate wheels, double radius (rounded edge) skate wheels, industry leading Bones urethane wheel formulas, Bones Swiss Bearings, Bones Double Action Truck Bushings, AirLam skateboard deck laminating presses, and in partnership with Stacy Peralta, the skateboard video genre. Series: "Technology Management Program" [7/2015] [Business] [Show ID: 29499]
The past was more creative than we think. Some of them were cooler than most people that you meet today. They didn't have technology like we have now. They had tapes single photo cameras. These days...snap and its online. There days, we had to save for a month just to have a good photo, sometimes we had to pay for the crappy ones too. Be thankful for what we have.
George Powell is a genius and a living legend! Keep the products coming! I'm still a fan of Mini Rat!
It's awesome how other types of skateboarding are coming back like freestyle
Skateboarding wasn't just about skateboarding. It was also about the outdoor gear, shoes , clothing and events. It was also a family of friends that brought us together.
who says skateboarding is a menace to society. powell peralta got me out of selling candy and nunchucks in middleschool to selling skateboard stickers and t-shirts in highschool. lol
54t4n5w0r5tn1ghtm4r3 way back in the days powel peralta never had the logic of team skaters...this was the bones brigade...hehe...they are all legend now wich tend too shade actual skaters...but this go way further than having a team of skaters...i personnaly would be greatly honored to skate for powell peralta.
That seemed as though it was only 5 minutes long. Wish it was two hours long. Would love to have been there and asked a question about the bonite xt debaucle, us 80’s kids were a part of.
I agree. I do know a bit of insight about that from George himself; It was the middle of the launch ramp craze. They had been receiving a ton of returned broken skateboards. They broke just in front of the rear truck. The bonite thing was to try to strengthen their skateboard decks. They ended up going back to all wood, but added 'bumps' near the rear trucks.
Great content. George is a great guy
what about that bonite tho?
My first board was called a banana board...something like a penny board.
10:30 starts interview
He skipped right over the part where everyone left powell peralta because of his predatory mgmt and mishandling of riders