Plan B Skateboards

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Plan B Skateboards is a skateboarding company.

In 1991, skateboarding was entering a new era. Some of the best new professional skateboarders wanted to start something that was different from the majority of skateboard companies and reflected their personal attitudes and views. They decided to start Plan B. The project was led by Mike Ternasky and featured team riders Danny Way, Matt Hensley, Rodney Mullen, Mike Carroll, Sean Sheffey and Rick Howard. Mike had a heavy involvement in the skateboard industry, was a close friend of Danny Way's and was the perfect fit for such a ground-breaking company. Adding top riders like Colin McKay, Pat Duffy, Sal Barbier, Ronnie Bertino and Jeremy Wray throughout the early 90's, Plan B was the company that all other skate brands were compared to.

In 1994, tragedy struck when Mike Ternasky was killed in a car accident. Plan B was left in the hands of Danny Way and Colin McKay. Dealing with the death of their friend, Danny and Colin tried to keep their focus on their skateboarding careers while keeping the brand going. Proving to be too difficult, they decided to temporarily shelve the brand.

In 2005, Plan B, in association with Syndrome Distribution, was relaunched with a new squad of elite skaters, Paul Rodriguez Jr., Danny Way, Colin McKay, Ryan Gallant, PJ Ladd. Pat Duffy, Darrell Stanton, Brian Wenning were later added to the pro roster, and Ronson Lambert became the team's first amateur. Wieger van Wageningen became the first international team rider after the demise of his previous sponsor, The Firm, and eS Game of SKATE winner Alex Mizurov joined the international team as well. Stanton later left the team for Element Skateboards in August 2006. As of January 2, 2007, Plan B made a press release to confirm the addition of Ryan Sheckler to the team. March, 26, 2007 Angel Cardenas a local skater in Bakersfield has just been added to Am team in Plan.B Plan B debuted their lastest promo film, Live after Death, at the September 2006 Action Sports Retailer Expo. It is viewable online on Plan B's website, downloadable as a Podcast from iTunes, and also included on DVD with the puchase of select Plan B decks. Their first major skateboarding film, Unquestionable, will be released some time in the future.