U13 Membership

Meadow Brasil

Age: 11

Hometown: Burlington, Ontario

Years Riding: 2

Stance: Goofy

First Complete: Revive Youth Complete

Current Setup: Comacan Deck, Retna Wheels, Industrial Trucks, Bronson Bearings, Philly’s Hardware, AMGrip Griptape 

Top 3 Favourite Tricks: Kickflip Rock, Backside Air, Frontside 180 Down a Set

Favourite skate spot: CJ’s Skatepark, Waterdown Skatepark, Ashbridges Skatepark 

Biggest skate influences: Fay Ebert, Hailey Rudolph, Mike Seifert

Top 5 Favourite Skaters: Andy Anderson, Fay Ebert, JD Sanchez, Manny Santiago, Sky Brown  

Current Sponsors: Caravan Board Shop

Past Sponsors: Mom & Dad

Current top track on the playlist: Up! by Forrest Frank & Connor Price

Favourite Quote: "It might not come easy, it might not come fast, but if you stick to it, failure will not last." - Rob Brasil/Dad

What you’re doing when you’re not skateboarding: Building things and Speed Cubing

Socials: Instagram - @meadowshreds

Discount Code: MEADOWSHREDS

 

13-35 Membership

Carlo Borg [aka Strive]

Age: 22

Hometown: Brampton, Ontario

Years Riding: 10+

Stance: Regular

First Complete: Flip deck, Independent trucks, Spitfire wheels, Bones Reds bearings, Grizzly grip tape.

Current Setup: Doll 8.25" deck, Independent trucks, Spitfire Wheels, Bones Reds bearings, Grizzly grip tape.

Top 3 Favourite Tricks: kickflip, pop shuv, nollie three shuv

Favourite skate spot: Is a local one block near where I live, next to a gas station. Perfect size for practicing any tricks down a gapped object.

Biggest skate influences: Vincent Nava from 10c41, Fillepe Mota from Primitive

Top 5 Favourite Skaters: Vincent Nava, Lido Junior, Nyjah Huston, Mason Silva, Cody Davis

Current Sponsors: Caravan Board Shop

Past Sponsors: None

Current top track on the playlist: Levi Bloom - Brave

Favourite Quote: "Why worry about yesterday when your future success lays ahead of you tomorrow" - Strive

What you’re doing when you’re not skateboarding: Either writing music, editing, or spending time with family and loved ones.

Socials: Instagram - @cb.strive @ruthless.roots | TikTok - @ruthless.roots @cb.strive | Youtube - @cb.strive

Discount Code: CBSTRIVE

 

Ty Head

Age: 24

Hometown: Owen Sound, Ontario

Years Riding: 22+ [I broke my elbow jumping on a new deck on the couch when I was 2 years old.]

Stance: Regular

First Complete: Bam Margera 7.75”

Current Setup: Gnarmy 8.5” deck, Independent trucks, Retna wheels, Shake Junt bearings and grip, Philly’s blue hardware.

Top 3 Favourite Tricks: heelflip, back crook shuv out, treflip

Favourite skate spot: Anywhere!!!

Biggest skate influences: Tj Rogers, Neen Williams, Sean Spragg

Top 5 Favourite Skaters: Tony Hawk, Rodney Mullen, Paul Rodriguez, Neen Williams, Tj Rogers

Current Sponsors: Caravan Board Shop, Assbrand

Past Sponsors: Reborn Skateboards

Current top track on the playlist: DMX - The Rain

Favourite Quote: “It’s not about how hard you hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward.” — Rocky

What you’re doing when you’re not skateboarding: I’m a stay at home dad of my 2.5 year old boy and my 2 dogs, just being a dad and cleaning and doing the most. I’m also a sponsored finger-boarder!

Socials: Instagram - @reckless_nonsense @reckless.fb

Discount Code: TYHEAD

 

Justin Minard

Age: 28

Hometown: Owen Sound, Ontario

Years Riding: 24+

Stance: Goofy

First Complete: Girl 8.0”

Current Setup: Caravan 8.25” shop deck, Krux DLK inverted kingpin trucks, Element 52mm/99A all terrain wheels, Bronson G3 bearings, and Grizzly grip.

Top 3 Favourite Tricks: laser flip, monkey flip, early grab handplant

Favourite skate spot: Niagara Falls Skatepark has always been my favourite place to ride, could be in the fish bowl for hours at a time.

Biggest skate influences: My biggest skate influence was an old homie that’s sadly gone now: Matthew Taylor King. He taught me all my old school tricks, and—no matter what—to always lend a hand to other skaters and be a good person because you never know what people are going through. And my old friend Gage, who always reminds me, “with one push creativity is born”.

Top 5 Favourite Skaters: Bam Margera, Rodney Mullen, Mike Vallely, Daewon Song, and Corey Duffel.

Current Sponsors: Caravan Board Shop, Slipz Skate Wax

Past Sponsors: Reborn Skateboards, Proteus Co Clothing

Current top track on the playlist: MGK - Last November [just really relate to it from my past, and went through something similar]

Favourite Quote: “With one push creativity is born.” — Gage

What you’re doing when you’re not skateboarding: When I’m not skating and not at work selling cellphones, I enjoy getting out for walks, going fishing, and spending time with the boys. I have also gotten back into art/painting again, and enjoy spending time with family.

Socials: Instagram - @justinminard1 @justin746.fb | Youtube - @justinminard1

Discount Code: JUSTINMINARD

 

Ivory Lee Springer IV [aka Captain Krons]

Age: 29

Hometown: Windsor, Ontario

Years Riding: 17

Stance: Regular

First Complete: ATM deck, Independent trucks, Spitfire wheels, Bones Reds bearings

Current Setup: Comacan deck, Independent trucks, OJ wheels, Rx bearings, Film rails

Top 3 Favourite Tricks: backside bag lady, 50-50 frontside shuv, blunt pull-in

Favourite skate spot: The park.

Biggest skate influences: My biggest skate influence is the homie, Craig Odette. Always pushing me to be the best version of myself.

Top 5 Favourite Skaters: My closest homies are my favourite skaters.

Current Sponsors: Caravan Board Shop, Amateurs in Paradise

Past Sponsors: Bliss Skate Shop, Ferda Skate Co, Slipz Wax, Anchor Leaf

Current top track on the playlist: Anthropologies - QWAN

Favourite Quote: "Who's skating?" - unknown

What you’re doing when you’re not skateboarding: Usually hanging with my son, art, gaming, growing plants and flowers.

Socials: Instagram - @captainkrons

Discount Code: KRONS

 

Sean Spragg

Age: 35

Hometown: Meaford, Ontario

Years Riding: 23+

Stance: Goofy

First Complete: World Industries 7.75”

Current Setup: Caravan 8.5” shop deck, Tensor trucks, Retna wheels, MOB grip

Top 3 Favourite Tricks: 360 flip, kickflip backside tailslide, 50-50 grind

Favourite skate spot: Any parking lot

Biggest skate influences: Mitchie Brusco

Top 5 Favourite Skaters: Mitchie Brusco, Chet Thomas, Stevie Williams, Daewon Song, Chad Muska

Current Sponsors: Caravan Board Shop

Past Sponsors: Hidden Skateboards, TROUBL3 Skateboards

Current top track on the playlist: Atreyu - Lip Gloss and Black

Favourite Quote: “Whoever smelt it dealt it.” — old proverb

What you’re doing when you’re not skateboarding: Working, fishing, spending time with family.

Socials: Instagram - @spraggsean

Discount Code: SEANSPRAGG