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Claus Grabke

Claus Grabke is a German skater from Gütersloh who was one of Europe's leading vert and all-round skaters of the 1980s. He rode for Madrid, Powell Peralta and Santa Cruz, whose Exploding Clock model of his is a well-known graphic, and designed much of his own artwork. He later moved into music, and in 2024 became the first German inducted into the Skateboarding Hall of Fame.

Sources: juicemagazine.com, juicemagazine.com, sportschau.de

Decks in the archive
26
Years
1987–2026
Brands
3

Sponsors over the years

From Claus Grabke's decks in the archive: first pro deck Santa Cruz “Grabke Exploding Clock”, 1987.

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    Santa Cruz1987–1990, 2025

    5 decks: Grabke Exploding Clock, Grabke Melting Clocks, Grabke Holding Back Time, Grabke All Around…

  2. Powell Peralta Claus Grabke Blem Shape 287 SP0 skateboard deck: A red flaming angry face with blue war-paint stripes sits beside the name Claus Grabke in blue and red letters curving down its side. Powell Peralta logo at the bottom of a white old-school deck.

    Powell Peralta2019–2024

    3 decks: Claus Grabke Blem Shape 287 SP0, Claus Grabke Blem Shape 287 SP0, Claus Grabke Yellow

  3. Madrid Retro Glow In The Dark Series Claus Grabke deck

    Madrid2022–2026

    5 decks: Retro Glow In The Dark Series Claus Grabke, Retro Metallic Limited Edition Claus Grabke, Claus Grabke Shof, Claus Grabke Time Warp 50Th Anniversary Shof…

Plus 13 reissues of Claus Grabke's graphics (Santa Cruz, Madrid, Powell Peralta, 2015–2026).

1980s (3)

1990s (1)

2010s (4)

2020s (18)