PARADISE BAMBOO COLLECTION
Nothing says Sector 9 Bamboo quite like colorful, island vibes. We wanted to revive some of our Bamboo roots (get it?... ‘cause it’s a weed) and thought someone living the island lifestyle would be ideal for creating this collection. With that in mind, we’ve once again collaborated with waterman and artist Kenny Vidinich, head of OneVibe Creative Studios, which is located on the waters of Maunalua Bay in east Honolulu, O'ahu. Taking inspiration from the local flora, fauna, and more importantly waves, Kenny created some amazingly detailed and colorful illustrations of some epic surf spots. We’re super stoked to bring his island paradise back on full display with a returning classic shape in the Snapper, as well as perennial heavy hitters in the Striker and Maverick.
RIDING STYLE
Carving
Cruiser
DIMENSIONS
Length: 34.0”
Width: 8.75”
Wheelbase: 21.0”
COMPONENTS
8.375” Gullwing Mission Trucks
61mm 78a Nineballs
ABEC 5 Greaseball Bearings
0.25” Recycled Plastic Risers
1.25” Hardened Steel Bolts
Clear Grip
FEATURES
Bamboo & Maple Hybrid
Caramelized Bamboo Stringers on Top Ply
Kicktail
Art by Kenny Vidinich
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The story of the 9 Ball starts in a La Jolla backyard in 1993. Our house consisted of a bunch of good friends, a pool table, mini-ramp, ping-pong table and shaping room all across the street from some nice smooth hills down to the local reefs. As you can imagine, since the house had all of these fine features, it became quite the hangout spot. At the time, we had a friend from Hawaii who used to always razz people by calling them "Nineballs." One day he called to see what was going on at the house, but we were all out "studying," so he had to leave a message on our answering machine and asked, "What’s going on over there at Sector 9?", which to all of us meant a house full of "Nineballs." Coincidently, one of our favorite neighborhood hill cruisers, that was a snowboard-turned-skateboard, had recently been stolen. A few replacement boards were almost finished and just needed the finishing touches of a logo… The answering machine message was heard, and "Sector 9" not only had a nice ring to it, but also seemed fitting, so it stuck. When people saw us skate by on these boards, the interest was immediately apparent and we started making skateboards in the backyard. Lots of learning, and a couple of evictions later, we were forced to move into our first warehouse that would become the Sector 9 skateboard factory.