About me: HISTORY
Ladera Longboards began as an experiment- a rusty jigsaw, a sheet of plywood and a passion for skating sprouted into the community of proggresive board riders that Ladera is today.
2001 marked the foundation of the company by a 16 year-old determined to produce a long skateboard superior to the over-priced, poor-performing boards available at the local skate shop. With roots in a woodshop class project, Ladera boards quickly became a local favorite among students and skaters in the San Francisco Bay Area.
“Ladera” means slope or hillside in Spanish. It is also the name of a small Northern California town with legendary hills. The first stages of research and development began in Ladera, and the team continues to session there today.
When the technical hills of Ladera, Oakland, and the Santa Cruz mountains demanded high performance set-ups, premium components such as Abec 11 wheels and Randal speed trucks became essential. Optimizing control, feel and performance for all ability levels, Ladera Longboards stood apart from the low-end boards available at local skate shops. All boards were, and continue to be, rider tested and approved to this high standard.
Decks were originally handmade in a Ladera, California basement. When college was added to the equation, the company moved into a couple dorm rooms in San Luis Obispo and Santa Cruz. These unlikely locations were the birthplace of the homegrown Ladera downhill movement.
Now operating out of the Bay Area, with a distribution hub in Southern California, Ladera Longboards remains passionate about redifining the capabilities of each and every rider.
MISSION
High end manufacturing and a growing relationship with up-and-coming artists of all mediums defines where Ladera Longboards is in 2007. Ladera now ships boards to over 28 US states, and is represented in Europe. The Rooted Artist Designs (RAD) program creates unique opportunities for up-and-coming talent. With a downhill team made up of elite Bay Area riders and a progressive
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Mordium's New Debut Album is now available for Purchase on our myspace. CD's or MP3's can be purchased via our merch booth. Check it out and let us know what you think.
Late last night or early this morning, somebody broke into Britlyn Coleman's Bronco and took Brianna Coleman's NEW surfboard. The car was parked at their home in the driveway in Pacific Palisades/Malibu area.
Here is the board description:
Scott Anderson Surfboard Farberow Model - pin tail color: Cake White Board is new and in great shape Dirty Wax job Large GONZ! sticker on it black fin 9'2" Longboard Stolen from Pacific Palisades 1/19/2009 Custom made surfboard.... Scott wrote on the board "FOR NANI" (located by the top of the fin box).
THANKS FOR KEEPING AN EYE OUT FOR THE SURFBOARD. CALL BRIANNA AT 310-871-6357
BRIANNA "NANI" COLEMAN AND STEPHANIE MCLEAN-COLEMAN
will u send me some new ladera stickers??? i still have the one on my truck but i need more!! i gotta represent duhhh hahaha hows it goin down in so cal??
