About Slowride
How we got here. (We didn't start in an office)
The origins
From skateshops and construction to vintage racing and workwear.
Donny Donovan started his first company at 19 years old selling blank skateboards while delivering pizzas. He was a able to sell his old VW bus and open his first skateboard shop called “Pharmacy Boardshop.” At 19 years old in Hesperia, California
The Beginning
Since he was young, fixing and restoring old cars has always been what interested him the most. He bought, sold, and worked on vw busses with his friends since the early 90s
In 2010, he started his construction company, building custom homes in the high desert. During this time he had went from fixing and restoring old VWs to racing and destroying them.
Over the years of owning a skateboard shop while being on and off job-sites and wrenching/racing vintage cars on the side, his experience and knowledge led him to want to develop a workwear brand inspired by vintage racing that is comfortable and durable.