Meet the companies behind the lighting, shotcrete, rails, and wheels at a skate park in San Jose, California. Lake Cunningham Regional Skate Park, San Jose, California | February 11, 2012 | 5:04 p.m. Wheels Bones Skatepark Formula wheels, manufactured by Santa Barbara, California-based Skate One, are made of urethane formulated to resist abrasion
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