Team Rider of the Week: Birry!

Meet Billy Reed! He is called Birry by some and loved by all.  Billy has been skating for 16 years and has been riding with us at sPACYcLOUd and Skate Girls Tribe for a little over a year. 

Billy is a role model and everyone in local skate community looks up to him. He loves to help people and has many talents including playing the drums in his band 'Shamans of Sound.' 

He has participated in many local skate events including 45 miles fundraiser for diabetes and several parades. In July 2016, Skate Girls Tribe was visited by female leaders of Afghanistan and Billy helped out with skateboarding instructions. 

Billy's passion for skateboarding and helping others propels everything he does.  Recently, Billy has had the opportunity to start teaching skate lessons. "Go Skate contacted me and now I have a client. It's not about the money, I am really passionate about skateboarding."

Team Rider of the Week: Matty!

Matty (or Maddie) is a 17 year old skateboarder from the DC/MD area. She has been riding with us since early 2016. Matty has been skating since age 5 and learning tricks since age 12. She participates in multiple extreme and independent sports including skateboarding, gymnastics, and horseback riding. 

She is accomplished in all those fields, placing 5th in her most recent skateboarding contest and even qualifying for the National Junior Olympics in gymnastics in 2011 and 2012.

                  

She also likes to sing, dance, and play several instruments. Matty is a major activist for women's rights, animal rights, and social and racial equality. She loves nature and animals, especially her rat Koji. 

Matty helps with planning events for sPACYcLOUd and Skate Girls Tribe. She has also been working as a skate instructor at Rockville Skate Camp. Matty is incredibly active in the local skate community.

She is always welcome to answer any questions about everything sPACYcLOUd!
You can find her on IG at @froz3nbabies and on FB as Maddie Launais. 

sPACYcLOUd Going Hemp!

sPACYcLOUd's first hemp products are here! Whether you are a skateboarder, bicyclist, or worldly traveler, we got you covered!

As the premier plant fiber, True Hemp or Cannabis sativa has served mankind for thousands of years. This venerable fiber has always been valued for its strength and durability. Materials made from hemp have been discovered in tombs dating back to 8,000 B.C.E. Christopher Columbus sailed to America on ships rigged with hemp.

Betsy Ross sewed the first American flag from hemp. In fact, its combination of ruggedness and comfort were utilized by Levi Strauss as a lightweight duck canvas for the very first pair of jeans made in California.

Due to the porous nature of the fiber, hemp is more water absorbent, and will dye and retain its color better than any fabric including cotton. This porous nature allows hemp to "breathe," so that it is cool in warm weather. Furthermore, air which is trapped in the fibers is warmed by the body, making hemp garments naturally warm in cooler weather.

 Hemp is an extremely fast growing crop, producing more fiber yield per acre than any other source. Hemp can produce 250% more fiber than cotton and 600% more fiber than flax using the same amount of land. The amount of land needed for obtaining equal yields of fiber place hemp at an advantage over other fibers.

Being an environmentally conscious company, we feel that using hemp fabric is the right move for us. It is well aligned with sPACYcLOUd philosophy.

Stay tuned for updates.

Welcome To the Team, Pro Skateboarder Justyce Tabor!

We are very excited about Justyce Tabor​ joining our team! Justyce is a professional skateboarder from Washington. She was competing at Exposure Skate in 2015 and we fell in love with her right away. 

 Justyce got unique artistic style, down to earth personality, and go-getter attitude. She loves working with kids and recently launched her own skateboard clinic in state Washington. Justyce will be rep'n sPACYcLOUd on West Coast!

Welcome to the team Justyce! 

Introducing sPACYcLOUd Ruben Najera Signature Fleece!

Finally, sPACYcLOUd Ruben Najera's signature fleece has arrived!  

Ruben Najera is an American professional skateboarder, actor, and filmmaker from El Centro, CA. He has starred in numerous music videos, movies, and has been featured in skateboarding DVDs and magazines. Ruben has been a recurring signing guest at the world famous San Diego Comic Convention. He has numerous pro signature products in the market including his very own Powerbar box which was sold in the largest chain stores in the world (Walmart, Target, Etc.) alongside Blake Griffin of the Los Angeles Clippers. You can currently find him on billboards in the Philippines for Draven shoes, and very soon playing the role of "Diz" in the movie "SKATE GOD" coming out summer 2016. His current sponsors are Six Starz Skateboards, JNCO denim, PowerBar, Draven shoes, Driscolls Skateshop, Sworn Wheels, Snuggbuds headphones, Peter Grimm headwear, Gripgum, Khiro bushings, Nitro bearings, S1 Helmets, Etcetera insoles, Nebula Eyewear, and sPACYcLOUd!

The fleece is made of 100% extra soft ring-spun combed cotton. It is extra thick for extra warmth, yet breathable. Patches are made of custom printed fabric using comics by Johnny McHone, an independent story teller, artist and animator from North Hollywood, California.

Ruben Najera's fleece in made in USA. 

Photography by Weaver

Ruben Najera signature fleece is available at http://goo.gl/8qlQec

To learn more about Ruben, visit http://www.rubennajera.com/