Monday, September 21, 2009

Lucky Scooter Parts Bio



Within the last couple of months a company has started to burst out onto the scene, and with some of the best riders on the west coast behind them, it’s easy to see why. That company goes by the name of, Lucky Scooter Parts. To shorten things I’m going to refer to them as LSP. LSP was started in Sammamish, Washington a little over a year ago. The owner of LSP, Brian, had a son who had been purchasing Wee Scooter parts, and after dealing with the shipping costs and exchange rates, he confronted his dad with the idea to start the company. A company that could produce quality parts, and get them to people quickly without them being robbed on shipping costs. The idea would soon become a reality in Lucky Scooter Parts. Today LSP is still based out of Sammamish in Washington, with 50% of their products being made there at a local shop, and the other 50% coming out of Phoenix, Arizona.


The first scooter part to come out of LSP, was the “Nork Fork”. The first prototypes were said to be quite rough looking, but they did their job, in that they performed extremely well. Although they started but one product, they now have a complete line of scooter parts. From various types of bars, and forks, to deck reinforcements, and the newest edition the Lucky Deck. How do we know all of these are top quality though? Well, that’s simple…because the riders testing these parts before they’re released…is the Nukk Crew from Sammamish. James Gee, Blake Bailor, Jessee Ikedah, Evan Yamada, and Brent Reid are some of the high level riders that make up the Nukk Crew. They have known and supported LSP for a long time now, and personally test the prototype parts before they are released. Each time giving feedback and input on all of them, to ensure that when these parts are released they are as durable and dependant as can be.
(Nukk Riders James Gee, Jessee Ikedah, and Blake Bailor)


LSP sees a lot of promise in the sport of scootering. They see it as one of the fastest growing action sports, and believe that to keep that momentum going riders need to continue to push themselves, push the limits of tricks, but also the equipment needs to continue to evolve and progress. That is where they are doing their part, and doing it well. LSP feels that the sport is still seen as people who ride around “Razor Scooter Toys”, they want to do their part to shed that stereotype, and push beyond it. Possibly starting with branding our sport as “Freestyle Scootering” Which I think would be a good start.


As for future plans for LSP and things to look out for, there’s quite a lot. The Lucky Deck just came out recently and is getting a lot of people’s attention. With its unique design, and considering its CNCd from a block of aluminum it’s easy to see why. A handful of other parts are soon to be on the way, including complete scooters that you can buy at local bike shops and other stores in the WA area. LSP’s plans span further than just expanding and improving on their company and parts. They want to start talking to some big companies about sponsorships, and getting them involved with the sport. Soon they are starting an organization known as “FreestyleScootering.org” that they hope will combine the riding community and other companies to help push the sport forward. Two LSP Teams are also currently in the works, and with a dream to start a facility in the future much similar to that of Rob Dyrdek’s Fantasy Factory, which will include an indoor street section and vert section. We can all only hope that LSP stays true to their hopes, plans, and dreams.



Keep checking Inside-Scooters.com for more updates on Lucky Scooter Parts!





Written by Steven Tongson

13 comments:

  1. I would have appreciated if you wouldn't use the phrase "being robbed on shipping costs", i feel i've been touched since that was written right after where it said they bought stuff from WEE Scooters. It was their choice to get parts from an over-Atlantic company. I know shipping is in the states is like 10-15 bucks for a set of handlebars, but try sending handlebars over the Antlantic ocean for less than $15, you won't succeed. It costs around $27 to ship a set of handlebars from Estonia to the USA for example (not including packaging materials nor handling) using the national post, but vice versa is even worse: the american national post (USPS) asks $34 dollars to ship from the States to Europe. That's 26% more. Do you have any idea how much it costs to get parts to Europe, while all the European Union countries have to pay 18-22% VAT (Value Added Tax, number depends on the country) on top of everything? Think about that.

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  2. Despite what i said, nice article.

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  3. I see where you're coming from, however, I don't think it was a direct attack on yourself, or WEE. It's on a group of Companies, that like to charge a lot for shipping...where as now some companies like Lucky and soon DSA shipping is free.

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  4. Yea, since the parts itself bring them enough income to make the shipping "free". It's a simple advertisement trick.

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  5. Lucky seems to be yet another truly legitimate scooter company. I love what they're doing and can't wait to see what more they're gonna bring.

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  6. i like the forks but im not too shore about the deck it looks ugly but strong

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  7. i might get on not sure anyone who has tell me wat there like pls

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  8. i have a lucky deck, they are really strong. and they are pretty light aswell, and they whip really nicely, they whip alot better than tsi and pheonix decks

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  9. everyone seems to think pheonix is the best there is but i dont see anybody doin 360s off 12 sets or pulling inwards over frikin huge ledges to flats like the lucky crew does.im sure pheonix decks could handle tht but wouldnt last as long as lucky decks.thts just my opinion.

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  10. how much is shipping to AUS?

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  11. i like lucky scooters. im trying to get sponsored by them im trying super hard for my edit hopefully they will accept me

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