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== History ==
In 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 Skateboards|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" />
[[Leo Romero]] left the Baker team in April 2009, and his departure led to a great amount of discussion among skateboarders and fans. Romero was awarded ''[[Thrasher (magazine)|Thrasher]]'' magazine's "Skateboarder of the Year" trophy in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|title=SKATER OF THE YEAR 2010 WINNER|url=http://www.thrashermagazine.com/articles/videos/2010-soty-announcment/|website=Thrasher|publisher=High Speed Productions|access-date=21 July 2014|format=Video upload|year=2010}}</ref>
[[Riley Hawk]], son of professional skateboarder and company owner [[Tony Hawk]], joined the Baker team in 2012 after riding for his father's company, Birdhouse.<ref name="Hawk">{{cite web|title=RILEY HAWK is PRO!!!|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bYfrNJiCSU |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/1bYfrNJiCSU |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|website=RIDE CHannel on YouTube|publisher=Google Inc|access-date=23 July 2014|format=Video upload|date=6 December 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
===Baker Zone===
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