Girl Skateboard Decks
Who is Girl Skateboards
One of, if not, the best known Skateboard brand to come out of America. Founded by Mike Carroll and Rick Howard in 1993. Both Mike and Rick had recently left World Industries and started what was soon to be known as the USA’s biggest Skateboard company.
It’s no secret that the companies logo is that of a ladies' restroom. Though we are still left wondering how the logo came to be there are some rumours.
- over a business meeting, one of the members pointed to the ladies restroom as a joke
- the founding members were told they skated like girls
Either of these could be true. Neither really matter now. Girl Skateboards has stood the test of time and in 2023 the company will be 30 years old!
Girl Decks
Pressed and prepped in the Dailan Huahong factory. Girl's decks are constructed in the industry-standard 7-ply Canadian Maple Wood with Epoxy resin to hold the ply together. With every drop, they release a series of 93 Til decks and pro-one-offs.
The 93 Til series is the longest standing team graphics to of been released. The template is featured in every drop with colours and veneers varying every time. Keeping a classic timeless is exactly what Girl does.
Girl features the largest variety in skateboard shapes. Concave, wheelbase, tail & nose lengths change throughout the 20 shape codes offered by the company.
Crailtap has kindly provided the “Crail’s Complete Shape Guide” this app lets you find out the particulars about the deck you enjoy the most. You’ll also discover “who’s on board?”. Finding out which pro skates which shape or has helped develop it and the shapes specific features.
Click here to use Crail’s Complete Skate Guide
Girl Skateboards Team
Being such a long-standing company with an amazing reputation and a huge amount of respect means one thing. Everyone wants to be sponsored by you. Girl gets sent a huge amount of sponsor me tapes every week and standing out means that skater needs to be extremely special.
The Girl Skateboards Team consists of:
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Mike Carroll
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Rick Howard
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Jeron Wilson
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Rick McCrank
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Sean Malto
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Mike Mo
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Cory Kennedy
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Andrew Brophy
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Tyler Pacheco
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Simon Bannerot
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Griffin Gass
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Niels Bennett
Past skateboards have consisted of skaters such as Paul Rodriquez, Eric Koston, Guy Mariano, Alex Olson, and Brandon Bibel.
Being an active company for nearly 30 years, Girl has seen a lot. They’ve also recorded a lot of skating too. 34 skate videos to be precise.
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2003, Yeah Right
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2012, Pretty Sweet
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2020 Nervous Circus (Griffin Gass and Niels Bennett announced as Pro for Girl)
This is a concise list of what would be considered by many as the best full-length feature films released by the company.
