Blind Skateboards

Blind Skateboards

Blind is a skateboarding company founded by Mark Gonzales, in 1989 under Steve Rocco's World Industries empire. The name "Blind" is an intentional slight to Mark Gonzales' former sponsor Vision Skateboards. Craft, Kevin [http://www.skateboardermag.com/skateboarder-news-features/features/16thgsgnz/ 16 Things You Didn’t Know About Mark Gonzales] , Skateboarder Magazine] He has since left the company and today the company continues under the ownership of Dwindle Distribution.

Blind markets decks, wheels and accessories as well as clothing. The company's logo is a stylized grim reaper.

Team

Pros
*James Craig
*Jake Duncombe
*Jake Brown
*Ronnie Creager
*Jani Laitala
*Danilo CereziniAmateurs
*Filipe Ortiz
*Grant Patterson
*Morgan Smith
*Mike Down
*Brett Wetmore

Previous Team Riders
*Mark Gonzales
*Kris Markovich
*Guy Mariano
*Jason Lee
*Rudy Johnson
*Tim Gavin
*Henry Sanchez
*Josh Kasper
*Danny Way
*Corey Sheppard
*Carlos Ruiz

Videography

*Video Days (1991) (VHS)
*What If? (2005) (DVD) (Video Days was featured as an easter egg, and again as a separate disc on the special edition re-release)

References

External links

* [http://www.blindreaper.com/ Official web site]
* [http://www.dwindle.com/ Dwindle Distribution]
* [http://www.vertandstreet.com/ Vert and Street]


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