Hamboards - Shark Tank Audition

On October 11, 2013, Hamboards appeared on Shark Tank. This is our audition tape for the show. The Hamboards crew bears their hearts explaining what Hamboards is and why they want to be on the show! Here you'll get a behind the scenes look at the family behind your favorite surf-skate brand.

[@thefuumanchuu]

I stalk your videos whenever I'm bored, and I really want one

[@bodhi8260]

Neat to see an audition tape. I'm glad to hear you guys are doing well.

[@Johnnytotal]

I got the 5'7" Pinger a year ago and gave my surf buddy the Fish on his birthday on Dec. 21 . . just before he went w. his family to the Dominican Republic. Heard that he didn't wanted to leave XD. Thanks for changing my view on longboards!

[@MrLimo-ii8rp]

I got the Huntington Hop. In England longboards and massive skateboards are considered an American thing. Every kid in my village wanted a ride. Thank you so much for such a great ride.

[@hamboards]

We'll be at the UK Ultraskate next week. Join us if you can. www.ultraskate.co.uk

[@MrLimo-ii8rp]

@@hamboardshell yeah! Just a bit 50/50 since I’d love to ride for 24 hours, be great training, but like idk how to tune the board bc when I push on the ground, the board sometimes turns into me when I’m tired, and when I carve/pump, the board just doesn’t gain speed. I’m also sure I’m using the correct technique. If you have any ideas please let me know. Otherwise, imma have to find out how to loosen or tighten these trucks

[@TheHumanSwissArmyKnife]

I love all the boards they make and like Pete said, you can bring a piece of surfing home with you each day. My offices are in the middle of the warehouse working around a younger crowd and I live around the office warehouse on my Hamboard. In fact, I end up having to look for my board if someone jumped on or I can't leave my office. I love my HOP but I favor my pescadito. I ride home when I drop my board off for service, and ride to the local place to eat. It runs over any object and keeps my true and on my feet at the ripe age of 60 and been skating on and off since I was 8.

[@BruceJC75]

It really is the only board that looks like riding a wave.

[@danieledwards3144]

Picked up a Pinger the other day! Looks so sick

[@A1P36]

Hi just my got my first Hamboard, a Huntington hop, with the red Baron paint job. I live in the North of Edinburgh here in Scotland or Doublewetsuitland (in old Pictish tongue) on the Firth of Forth and I have about 3 miles of a great surface to skate on from Gypsy brae to Cramond and can't wait to give it a try, love the videos, my new tutorials. Up yer kilt Paddy 😍

[@Justin-Hill-1987]

I like how this skateboard brand feels less "extreme" (like modern skateboarding) and more "Skaterdater" (as skateboarding used to be an outgrowth of surfing, also called "sidewalk surfing") as they aim for the "barefoot skateboarding" crowd...

[@hamboards]

Thank you!

[@bryanronaldo1]

I think this would make a great hit in australia

[@philorida]

I am so interested. I'm in flat ground Florida and I'm going between classic and pinger. ???

[@kylewattssurfing3266]

Awesomeness yes

[@TheCaptain008]

That wheel bite though.

[@Fatelvis2]

they have cut out in the board you can see it at 3:07 I have the same trucks but on a AKZ squirt

[@gratefulant2489]

How he didn’t get wheel bite 3:05 amazing.

[@Fatelvis2]

at 3:07 you can see the cutout in the board to stop wheel bite I have the same trucks but on a different board

[@MajinVarok]

video is nice, I would just add some more... power to the voice of hamboards, besides that, awesome vid!

[@MajinVarok]

I'd also try to make it a bit shorter (editor talking here, I know what people want to see, and usually they don't stick around for more than 3 and a half minutes before getting distracted more easily)

[@BillAnt]

So someone using the Hamboard, is it called a Hamburger? xD

[@joeymoorehead197]

They were on shark tank already though.

[@paulrabara1246]

Everything is good, except for the shot where the guys breaks a bunch of coke bottles. There's no need for that silly, unprofessional clip.

[@RuiSilvaPT]

Was going to mention this exact moment where the build-up crumbled within an instant. So they paddle barefoot on the street and sidewalks, most certainly advocating people to not through garbage on the floor so you can ride safely and this guy shreds a dozen of bottles? This isn't Die Hard's Nakatomi Plaza and no one wants to be Bruce Willis with his feet all messed up! Think before you do crap like this...

[@jacobborn731]

I'm interested in those boy's

[@santianzo2861]

you forgot to say "no homo"

[@13allnet]

LOL

[@666CorpseRot]

get a pair of flip flops from the dollar store and go for a walk in the in the sand, then go home and walk around your house barefooted and you'll have tracked the beach all over your house and then you don't need to buy a big huge board that you can't do much on

[@OneDollarPerOneView]

You made absolutely no sense!!!

[@666CorpseRot]

OneDollarPerOneView It's a much better way to bring the beach home, cost way less

[@OneDollarPerOneView]

Oic so why don't we just buy a bag of sand two giant palm trees and a couple huge over sized margarita glasses and a hammock and basically make our own beach in the back yard then add in a blow up pool fill it with 25 cent gold fish aka the koi fish of broke ass people and then sip tropical drinks all day while suntanning on the warm sunny beaches of paradise :D

[@666CorpseRot]

OneDollarPerOneView well I was thinking of a way that's cheaper and not as stupid as the ham board lol