Baker Skateboards is an American skateboarding company founded in 2000 by professional skateboarder Andrew Reynolds. The company's main products are skateboard decks, soft goods, accessories, and wheels. History In 1999 Reynolds went to a secret lunch meeting with Tony Hawk & Per Welinder and started Baker Skateboards without J.Strickland's knowledge or any of the original riders. In 2007, the skateboard deck brand signed a distribution deal with Blitz Distribution, the company that, at the time, was distributing Birdhouse and other brands, such as Fury and Hook-Ups (Blitz had originally been formed by Per Welinder and Hawk to distribute their own products). As of 2008, the brand was the top-selling brand under the Blitz Distribution umbrella. In regard to the original Baker logo, Reynolds has credited the design to co-founder J Strickland and stated that it represented a motley company that consisted of talented skateboarders. Leo Romero left the Baker team in April 2009, and his departure led to a great amount of discussion among skateboarders and fans. Romero was awarded Thrasher magazine's "Skateboarder of the Year" trophy in 2010. Riley Hawk, son of professional skateboarder and company owner Tony Hawk, joined the Baker team in 2012 after riding for his father's company, Birdhouse. Baker Zone The RIDE Channel, a YouTube skateboarding channel cofounded by Hawk, announced on March 15, 2013 that a new series, entitled "Baker Zone", would commence on March 18, 2013. The series features video productions from the Baker company, such as "Weekend Warriors," "Piled Out," "Trash Compactor," and "Dumb Ass Park Footy". Team Members of the company's professional skating team include Andrew Reynolds, Kader Sylla, Riley Hawk, Elissa Steamer, Tristan Funkhouser, Zach Allen, Tyson Peterson, Rowan Zorilla, Kevin Long, Jacopo Carozzi, Casper Brooker, and Justin Figueroa. Former team members included Antwuan Dixon, Jim Greco, Erik Ellington, Leo Romero, and Terry Kennedy. Bakerboys Distribution In the early 2000’s, Reynolds and fellow professional skateboarders, Jim Greco and Erik Ellington, established Bakerboys Distribution, a company that distributes many brands, some of which are owned by past and current Baker riders: Baker Skateboards Shake Junt Happy Hour Shades Deathwish Skateboards Volume 4 Heroin Skateboards Palace Skateboards Hammers Death Lens Illegal Civilization Ashbury ABC Hat Co. Birdhouse Skateboards Call Me 917 Gnarhunters Formerly with the Blitz distribution company, Baker's distribution was newly managed by Bakerboys in 2011. The Palace skateboard brand, which won the "Brand of the Year" award at Europe's Brighton