The only description was "small skateboard, no brand found." That wasn't true, though. This was a Locker Board. You can plainly see it on the middle sticker.
What's a Locker Board? It's a home project that a young man turned into a business.
"Carson Kropflof San Clemente, CA started Locker Board in October 2016, when he was 11 years old. He had just begun middle school and wanted a skateboard that fit in his backpack and locker... Now, he's designed the only non-folding, sustainable skateboard on the market that can fit inside a backpack, appeared on Shark Tank, and landed Sir Richard Branson as his investor." - from https://www.lockerboard.net
Since it was designed by a kid, I thought Char would think the Locker Board was neat. The auction's final bid was $5.99, so it wasn't much of a risk. She and I watched the videos about Carson on his website when the Locker Board arrived, and Charlotte was pretty excited to own one.
The previous owner had written "Vans Skate Park" in silver paint on the grip tape, so I offered to replace it with a grip tape of Char's choice.
She choose red grip tape. That wouldn't have been my first (or tenth) choice, but it's not my board. (Must. Be. Supportive.)
Wow. That is red, alright. I figured that we might as well roll with the red theme, and I added red, rubber risers...
... and some Sector Nine red wheels.
To complete the project, we applied the all-important skateboard sticker. This is serious business, and we spent about ten minutes debating where we should put the Sector Nine logo. Charlotte choose where she wanted it to go in the end, and I had to agree that it looked nice there.
Her Locker Board is done, but we'll have to save riding this for a later date. Char needs to figure out how to ride a proper sized skateboard first.
That's okay. I just like putting projects like this together.
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