Baker Skateboards: Difference between revisions

=uvsuvfwuf7208In 1999 Reynolds went to a secret lunch meeting with Tony Hawk & Per Welinder and started Baker Skateboards without J.Strickland's knowledge or any of the original riders. In 2007, the skateboard deck brand signed a distribution deal with Blitz Distribution, the company that, at the time, was distributing Birdhouse and other brands, such as Fury and [[Hook-Ups Skateboards|Hook-Ups]] (Blitz had originally been formed by [[Per Welinder]] and Hawk to distribute their own products). As of 2008, the brand was the top-selling brand under the Blitz Distribution umbrella.<ref name="Mad">{{cite web|title=Andrew Reynolds' Madness – Epicly Later'd|url=https://www.vice.com/en_au/epicly-later-d/andrew-reynold-s-madness|work=Vice|publisher=Vice Media|access-date=19 January 2013|author=Patrick O'Dell|format=Video upload|date=January 2008}}{{Dead link|date=June 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In regard to the original Baker logo, Reynolds has credited the design to co-founder J Strickland and stated that it represented a motley company that consisted of talented skateboarders.<ref name="Mad" />