Interview - Bacon Skateboards

1.Fast and furious greetings from Perú Hell,Colin! Hows going the things at Bacon Skateboards?
Great! We are on our 15th year of selling skateboards!

2.Tell us how is formed Bacon Skateboards? Hows been the beginnings?
My friend in college and i discussed starting a skateboard company in the early 90's but didn't do anything. He started spray painting boards with an artist friend of his in 2003 and told me to join him in 2004!

3.Influences and motivations to keep strong Bacon Skateboards into underground skaetboarding?
Skating with friends and helping support skaters who are also your friends is the most important thing!

4.What you think about DIY? How many DIYs have your city?
Portland, OR has one of the first DIY's in Burnside Skatepark! We also helped build Brooklyn Street Skatespot (RIP) There are tons of backyard concrete private DIY ... too many to count!

5.Bacon Skateboards have a crew?
Yes! our team is Zach Cusano, Chuck Pontone, Taylor Hoagland, Adam Ottenberg, Dustin Brown, Brian Hamm, Scotty Englund, Frank Richardson and the Legend, Tim Johnson! I hope i didn't forget someone!

Zach Cusano

Chuck Pontone

Adam Ottenberg

Brian Hamm

Scotty Englund

Frank Richardson

Tim Johnson

6.Colin,explain some more about the underground and diy skateboarding scene of your city
It's simple. It's easier to ask for forgiveness than permission. If you think that what you are creating is adding a benefit to the neighborhood and providing something that will make people happy and healthy, you have to do it. The local government doesn't have your immediate interest in mind, you have to take it yourself!

7.You still destroying boards and knees? you prefer street? or bowl?
I am now 46 and it seems each year i get more beat up. I don't skate as much as i used to but I prefer transition... a good small mini ramp with friends and beers is probably my retirement pla

8.Where underground skateboarders can find merch of Bacon Skateboards?
We sell to the 3 big online US stores, CCS, Skatewarehouse and Tactics but we also sell to your local skateshop as much as possible. Sometimes its hard for small shops to support underground brands because it doesn't have the same marketing power as the bigger brands. We also sell direct from Unheardpdx.com

9.Morbid future plans at Bacon Skateboards?
We will keep supporting local and our friends in skateboarding until we're all dead

10.Thanks for your time in this interview Colin,last words!
Thank you for reaching out! If anyone wants to contact when they come to Portland, we will try and show them a good time!
http://www.baconskateboards.com/