Pink is in?

 

Pink skateboards decked out with black skulls and crossed swords are flying off the online store shelves of Cool Girl Skateboards of Huntington Beach. But when it comes to the male-dominated world of bricks-and-mortar skate shops, the boards are often hitting a wall.

Owner Frank Davern believes he's just begun to tap into the demand for lighter-weight boards for girls. The longtime skater said the website, at www.coolgirlskateboards.com , was not meant to be his main sales vehicle. It was designed to support wholesale sales to skate shops. But finding wholesale buyers for the Pirate Girl, Femme Fatale and Black Flower Power boards among the young guys buying for independent shops hasn't been easy. "I'm making money, but I should be delivering pallets of boards to my distributor instead of boxes," Davern says.

The 45-year-old entrepreneur, an Orange County native, stumbled onto the unmet need for a girls' skateboard by accident.
A 2004 write-up in a German skateboard magazine about his original website, which is devoted to the international music and party scene as reported by young women around the world, sparked a flood of inquiries from readers who assumed that the site, at www.coolgrrrls.com , was selling skateboards. This story is from latimes to read this full story please visit www.latimes.com


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Updated: Friday, 14 December 2007

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Skateboarders Showing Thanks

 

Skateboarders Showing Thanks

At the Bear Valley Park District meeting held on Tuesday, Nov. 20, many people showed up to thank the Park District for the new skateboard park in Sugarloaf. In spite of the repair closure within 9 days of the grand opening, both skateboarders and parents came out. Several skateboarders informed the board that since its opening; it has been well used throughout the daylight hours. The cracks in the skateboard foundation apparently did not bother the users.

General manager Reese Troublefield had thought that the foundation would only have to be repaired twice a year, which was a surprise to him that it occurred so quickly. In spite of the cracks, many of the skateboarders were pleased that the Park District repaired them so quickly, with only one day of the park being closed.

Among those who spoke about the skateboard park was Pastor Don Foor of the Community Church. His church had replaced the parking lot and allowed skateboarders to skate there, to opposition from his parishioners. To much surprise to the doubters, the skateboarders have shown themselves to be watchful and respectful of the property; and once called the sheriff about vandals. “I’m proud to have the kids on our lot”, Foor stated. When Foor was a child, baseball fields were in the highest demand; however skateboarding is the culture of today's children, he said. It is Foor’s belief, like so many others who spoke, that the valley needs at least two more skateboard parks. This story is from bear valley news for more on this stroy please visit  www.bearvalleynews.com

Updated: Saturday, 08 December 2007

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