Reese Forbes

Home town: Gaithersberg, Maryland

 

Sponsors:

Skate Mental, Nike SB, Quiksilver, Independent

 

Stance: Regular

 

Short Biography

A true East Coast powerhouse and an official O.G. of WashingtonD.C.’s PulaskiPark scene, Reese has been influencing the skateboarding populous for years. His powerful style and freight train speed has kept him on fellow pros’ favorites lists for over a decade. His epic part in Dan Wolfe’s Eastern Exposure 3 showed the world true East Coast style with maching lines through Pulaski, pole jams, and shralping on any chunk of urban terrain. Reese is known for his enormous pop too, and was the reason for the rebirth of the high ollie contest in 2000, the Reese Forbes High Ollie Challenge. Reese continues to skate big and fast and is influencing a whole new generation of skate rats.