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About Madrid Pro Designs

The name Madrid has been an icon in the skateboarding industry ever since somebody decided to stick four wheels to a piece of wood. Jerry Madrid made the successful transition from surfing to skateboarding back before it became fashionable. Since then, Madrid Pro Designs has developed into one of the top leading deck manufacturers in the world.

Jerry Madrid started out shaping surfboards in his parents garage in Norwalk California. Skateboarding is an offshoot of surfing, so when the waves weren't good, Jerry enjoyed riding the streets instead of the water. With his passion for shaping boards, it is no surprise that his shaping surfboards turned into shaping skateboards. Jerry Madrid started making skateboards out of fiberglass in the late 1960's. He developed different types of laminations, shapes, and dimensions. Using the knowledge gained from making surfboards, Jerry Madrid turned to making skateboards for friends and laminating anything from stickers, magazine covers, or posters onto the decks. In the early 70's Jerry brought his brother Jeff Madrid into the picture to help with new designs.

The Madrid brothers finally got a break when their father bought a piece of industrial property in Santa Fe Springs and allowed them to take over one corner of the building for their own shop. From this point on, Jerry and Jeff gradually started to build up the tooling equipment for their business. They actually made their own presses, machinery, and shaping equipment. Wood skateboards didn't become popular until the early 70's, and at this point the Madrid brothers were already on the ball designing more shapes and designs for decks. The Madrids pioneered the development of the concave shape skateboard, which had very high demand by the mid 70's

Finally, after establishing themselves as innovative and consistent leaders in the skateboard industry, Jerry and Jeff formed their company, Madrid Skateboards in 1976, which became incorporated in 1984. Their main ambition was to sell to private labels, which are OEM (original equipment manufacturers), selling their boards to other companies. In 1977, skateboarding got very popular, leaving a great deal of room for Madrid Skateboards to get into a strong position in the industry. In 1977, Jerry and Jeff's other brother, Jim, joined Madrid Skateboards as the CFO and Executive General Manager, giving Jerry and Jeff time to concentrate on designing the new and improved projects that would lead Madrid Skateboards to success. Madrid researched and developed their products before going to large companies such as SIMS and SANTA CRUZ to manufacture boards for them.

Madrid skateboards has since become Madrid Pro Designs, and has done nothing but achieve a well-respected and well-deserved name in the skateboard and surf industry. Madrid Pro Designs still uses their traditional recipe for making skateboards, with a few modern improvements here and there. They're located in Huntington Beach, California and doing business at an incredible rate. They are producing more products and generate more business than ever before. At Madrid, they have made and still make boards for just about anybody and everybody you can think of. They make the tooling and shaping machinery themselves, giving them the ability to innovate and design new and improved concepts for implementation into the skateboarding industry.

When it comes to decks Madrid know how to make them. They still make their decks out of hard maple or birch. These woods work well because they are dense, which means they that they adhere well with their glue and laminating material. They have many different shapes and designs that carry the Madrid label and also have shapes and designs that they create for other companies.

Since Madrid Pro Designs has been so dedicated to manufacturing some of the best skateboard decks in the industry, they decided to make improvements to the underside of your skateboard as well. For quite some time now, Madrid Pro Designs has contributed to the development of great trucks. One of their truck lines is the Cadillac high performance line. There is no question as to why these trucks have been rated as, “#1 and #2 best all around truck” in Big Brother Magazine.

Their Cadillac trucks are made from a super high-grade aluminum poured around an already-set, high-grade still shaft for incredible durability and weight. After being poured and set, these trucks are heat-treated for superior strength and then smoothed out for a great look. Most trucks weigh in at about thirteen ounces. Their Cadillac trucks weigh only 10.8 ounces, one of the lightest trucks in the industry to date. These trucks are made to stand tall so that spacers are not needed (also cutting down on weight). They have Cadillac Silver Clouds, which are polished and buffed out for that shiny Cadillac look. They also make Cadillac Classics, and for longboards, they use the Cadillac Invaders. The Invaders are designed for maximum turning capacity, and are on of Madrid's best sellers. They created these trucks to be used on all of their various sized boards, short or long, to be sure that you get the maneuverability and quality you would expect from any Madrid Product.

Skateboarding just wouldn't be the same without a great set of wheels. At Madrid, they have a full line of wheels ranging in size for all board riders to enjoy. They make short board wheels ranging from 50mm to 60mm with a durometer of 99a. Madrid also produces street wheels for long boards ranging from 61mm to 76mm with a softer durometer of 78a for the smooth cruisin’ feeling.

Another product that you can currently get from Madrid Pro Designs is Fly Paper, which has been a standard in gripping your skateboards for the past 20 years.

The Future For Madrid Pro Designs

Madrid Pro Designs has been a strong company for over a quarter of a century now. Wood decks have become the staple product in the skateboarding industry. Madrid promises to continue to manufacture quality skateboards and work hard to design the best possible product for a long time to come. As a company that creates the tooling and machinery for its own designs, which are on the cutting edge of technology and product development, Madrid Pro Designs will proceed to help form new and improved instruments for the skateboard, surf, and snow industries.