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Northwave is a sporting equipment manufacturer, and was started in
Piva bought the company name, Northwave, which originally stemmed from a
Gianni Piva had wanted to add snowboards to his company for many years, and after over 10 years of being in the snowboard industry, Northwave started up Venue snowboards.
Due to the such high success in the
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, Italy
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by Gianni Piva and is owned by the Piva family.
Shoes and boots
The company first started out as ashoe
A shoe is an item of footwear intended to protect and comfort the human foot. They are often worn with a sock. Shoes are also used as an item of decoration and fashion. The design of shoes has varied enormously through time and from culture t ...
manufacturer in the early 1980's, when they produced shoes for other companies. In the late 1980s when snowboarding
Snowboarding is a recreational and competitive activity that involves descending a snow-covered surface while standing on a snowboard that is almost always attached to a rider's feet. It features in the Winter Olympic Games and Winter Paralympi ...
was first starting to take form, Piva started to manufacture snowboard boots for other snowboard companies. Piva later developed his own brand of boots.
Acquisitions
Piva bought the company name, Northwave, which originally stemmed from a wind surfing
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company in Hood River, Oregon
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, United States
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.
In 1991 Northwave came out with its own line of snowboard boots. In the mid-1990's Northwave bought Drake bindings, which was an already established binding company. Drake bindings were viewed as very well designed and quality built, but had poor distribution. In mid-1997 Drake bindings became part of Northwave but kept its original brand name.
In 1998 Bakoda Design Logic snowboard accessories, was added to the company. Bakoda was originally started in the early 1990s by the Royes brothers. Northwave bought the company, leaving the brand with its originally established name.
Snowboards and cycling shoes
Gianni Piva had wanted to add snowboards to his company for many years, and after over 10 years of being in the snowboard industry, Northwave started up Venue snowboards.
Due to the such high success in the action sports
Action sports, adventure sports or extreme sports are activities perceived as involving a high degree of risk. These activities often involve speed, height, a high level of physical exertion and highly specialized gear. Extreme tourism overl ...
industry, Piva decided to develop cycling shoes
Cycling shoes are shoes purpose-built for cycling. There are a variety of designs depending on the type and intensity of the cycling for which they are intended. Key features include rigidity, for more-efficient transfer of power from the cyclist ...
. So, in 1993, Northwave cycling shoes started in production.
See also
*Sportswear (activewear)
Sportswear or activewear is clothing, including footwear, worn for sport or physical exercise. Sport-specific clothing is worn for most sports and physical exercise, for practical, comfort or safety reasons.
Typical sport-specific garments ...
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{{Sports equipment brands Shoe companies of Italy Italian companies established in 1991 Sportswear brands Sporting goods manufacturers of Italy Italian brands Shoe brands Companies based in Veneto