our 2001 ride
THE SHRED SLED.
A converted school bus. Also our home on the road, our event venue, our mobile workshop, and the most recognizable thing about Beyond the Board.
a beacon for joy
When it rolls into a city, the goal is simple.
Put a smile on people's faces. Make them curious. Get them to walk up and ask what this thing is.
The world had gone quiet and gray in 2020 and 2021, and we wanted the Shred Sled to be a bright, unapologetic light driving into the middle of it. A beacon for joy.
how it got built
Six weeks. One bus. A friend named Isaac.
In the summer of 2021, founder Brandon DesJarlais decided to spend a windfall from a Facebook commercial on a school bus. The idea was to tour the country and host free skate events. He had six weeks before the first tour was meant to begin.
The first call he made was to his friend Isaac.
Isaac and Brandon had worked at Guitar Center together back in 2014. Brandon had been shooting Isaac's music videos for years, and eventually taught Isaac how to use a camera. That side gig grew into a real business for Isaac, and along the way Isaac built out his own van, then upgraded to a bus. He was one of the few people Brandon knew who'd actually done it.
The call went something like this: "I want to do this thing. I want to leave in six weeks. What are the odds if I buy a bus you can help me out?"
Isaac laughed. Then he said, "Everyone asks me that. But here's the deal. I love you, and you've done so much for me. If you actually buy a bus in the next couple of days, call me back. We'll figure it out."
A few days later, Brandon was in Phoenix buying a bus off Craigslist. He drove it up to Isaac's property in Oregon, and the two of them spent the next 30 days building the Shred Sled from the inside out.
the art
Painted by Kid Wiseman.
The original paint job is by San Diego artist Kid Wiseman, whose work turned the bus into the rolling visual identity for Beyond the Board. In 2023, longboarder and artist Tobyato, based in Singapore, added a mural that's still on the bus today.
what it does
Ready to throw an event almost anywhere.
The Shred Sled houses four-plus team members on the road and carries around 30 skateboards. Across four national tours, the bus has driven more than 50,000 miles and supported 300+ community activations.
50,000+
miles driven
300+
community activations
4
national tours
~30
boards on board
If you see it parked somewhere,
knock on the door.
Someone will say hi.