Mike Vallely Skateboard Setup (2026)

Mike Vallely is an American professional skateboarder and musician from Edison, New Jersey, born June 29, 1970. He was discovered by Lance Mountain and Neil Blender at a vert contest at Mount Trashmore in Virginia Beach in 1986 and joined Powell Peralta's Bones Brigade, turning pro in 1987. Vallely was among the first to develop double-kick skateboard shapes at World Industries in 1989, directly influencing the modern popsicle deck standard. He founded Street Plant Skateboards in 2015 as a fully independent, family-run operation, and served as lead singer of hardcore punk band Black Flag from 2013. He was inducted into the Skateboarding Hall of Fame in 2021.