ISSA - International Slalom Skateboarding Association

Would you be at all interested in a small company just trying to get a start in the business? Or are you partial to big brand names because you don't think the little guys can make a board?
If you like smaller soul companies, then check out the following website:

http://1945ind.blogspot.com/

this company was started by me and my friends in Santa Barbara, CA, USA. we want to bring these boards to the public so that people will realize how much cooler solid wood boards are than those hi-tech carbon composite foam whatever they are. Luca Giammarco rides solid oak decks for TS and they are awesome for him. check out this link to read the story about him and his solid decks.

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oh, and don't forget to go to the STORY PAGE on the 1945 site listed above. i think you might find it interesting. thanks,
ben and the rest of the 1945 crew.

P.S.-- i almost forgot. we are looking for some sponsors for our company. like someone to pay the site costs like this one. we can;t even afford to run an actual website(which is why we are running off of a free MSN group page) so if you are interested in helping us in any way, just drop us a line at himotomas @hotmail.com

Answer the poll. Do it!...Please....Thanks.

Hey Ben,
I find it hard to answer your poll because neither one of those statements is true for me. Some massed produced stuff is crap, but there are companies that pay attention to quality and mass produce some good stuff. When it comes to slalom, almost nothing is mass produced. Definitely not decks. Even the "big" slalom deck makers are really, really small companies.

A lot of people seem to like a stiff plank for TS, so I think there could be a market for your boards. The key will be getting them under people's feet at races. Go to as many as you can and show off your stuff!

Good luck!

I like my own boards but I dont have a fancy garage just a back yard and a saw horse.

good luck with it.

your board looks nice, but your poll doesn't really allow you to vote for either. I have boards from big(ger) companies and I work for a small skate company. Basically, if a board is good, it's good. Doesn't matter to me who made it.

Thanks for responding. I agree, now that i think about it, i didnt really give poeple a chance to answer because some mass produced products are really nice. anyways, thanks for your input, and if you want (and i want to), i can email you guys some pictures. just post your email on this thread and i will send some pics.

http://1945ind.blogspot.com/ ... this is the site for our little company...we cant afford a real website yet so right now we're just using Blogger.