Originally founded in 2008, ÜBER Skateboards was a household name in German (and European) skateboarding all throughout the first half of the 2010s, including a stellar debut full length in 2012. But at some point, things got pretty quiet and it seemed like the brand had folded… Well, it hadn’t! In 2018, the brand moved from Hamburg to Berlin, found a new home over at Quarter Distribution and has been rebuilding ever since, with Max Ritter and Simon Büßem at the helm of operations, plus Joel Peck and Julian Lopez behind the lenses. Add a fresh new team into the mix as well as a new video and let’s just put it like this: the German legacy brand is back on top of their game and we’re all here for it.

Daniel Spiegel: I wasn’t there for the filming missions and trips, because my hip wasn’t fully healed up yet. But just recently, I got to meet the guys and gals in Berlin for a whole week of skating and for the video premiere, of course. For me personally – I’m the oldest guy on the team and I’ve been missing my teammates from Hamburg from back in the day –, it felt amazing to finally have a fresh new team around me. The boards have always been the best, for real! But that doesn’t really matter all that much if you can’t enjoy skating them together with some people. The handover from Hamburg to Berlin took a while, but ÜBER’s back now… and we’ve even got a full Austrian squad, haha! I was pleasantly surprised by how well everyone got along right from the start and during those Berlin days, I’ve taken especially Tobi and Emma into my heart. But don’t worry guys, I’ve got a big heart for all of you, haha! Emma also showed me some of her art at the video premiere and all I can say is that you better watch out, this young lady’s got some serious talent! Anyways, I’m really looking forward to some more trips all together! Love you all…

Fabian Trojer: I’ve been around the team for the first time during our Vienna tour. That’s when I tried the backside noseblunt on that road salt container. It took me forever, but everyone’s been super supportive and at some point I just rolled away. That same evening, I had to go back to Innsbruck, cause I had the admission interview for my physiotherapy studies. Once that was done, I came back on the tour, though. We’ve spent a few more days in Vienna and on the last day, since it was raining pretty badly, Juli went through all the footage and brought the bad news: my truck had briefly touched on the make. It was more of a backside overcooks than a backside noseblunt. But Joel’s photo was a backside noseblunt – it was a sick one – and that’s the trick I had wanted to do. So, despite the weather, we went back to the spot, got like an hour of no rain and most importantly got a real backside noseblunt. Thanks again to Juli, Joel and everyone who kept me hyped up! Oh and on a sidetone: I couldn’t be any more stoked that Patricc’s on the team now, too! We’ve basically known each other for ten plus years and there were times – when he still lived in Innsbruck – when we skated together every single day. Looking forward to get on tour together! 

Patricc Wolf: Our trip to Berlin was über sick, haha. For real though, the team’s not only ripping, but they’ve also got their hearts in the right place. I was the new guy on the trip, but I directly felt welcomed. I’m stoked to be a part of the team now and mad respect to Juli and Joel for killing it behind the lenses day in and day out! 

Eric Ulrich: Everyone on the team is pretty rad, but Marvin Rausch is just on another level of radness. The first time we’ve met, he tried to bomb a massive dirt hill and literally ate dirt. We’ll be visiting each other’s hometowns sometime soon.

Tobi Schmidt: Getting to know everyone on the team has been epic! So much support and so much love for each other, after just a few days of skating together. That’s what skateboarding’s about! 

Alva Matulich: During our first full team meeting in Berlin for the premiere of the video, I went back to a spot that I had been battling with for a while already. I had actually been there two times before. It is not even very big of a spot, but it’s complicated to skate. I wanted to heelflip it. The first time I went there, I gave it about 15 tries, the second time probably 40 to 50 tries until I was completely destroyed. The night before, I could barely sleep cause I was just imagining myself doing it the second time around. But well, that’s what skateboarding is like sometimes. The day the full team arrived in Berlin, things felt different, though. So we went back to the spot and everyone tagged along. I just made sure to arrive a bit earlier than everyone and once everyone was there, I gave it a go. All them boys hyped me up so much and I rolled away after like six or seven tries. I’m not sure when or where it will come out, but it’s been one of the best heelflips I’ve ever done. I’m very grateful for the power that everyone gave me and so very happy to be able to connect with such beautiful people through skateboarding. Thank you ÜBER and thanks to all my friends!

Simon Büßem: In my everyday life, skateboarding often just turns into a „job thing“, unfortunately. But when I’m with the team, it feels like leisure time again. These people are so much fun, and I think that the video shows it pretty well. A big shout out to Juli and Joel! The two of them put so much time and energy into the project, traveled a lot, stacked and edited gigabytes of footage/photos and took good care of the team. It took us ten years, but ÜBER is finally back on track. The brand is really close to my heart and it’s just so nice to see how hyped everyone is. The future will be awesome, thanks to everyone involved! And special shout out to Max Ritter, he’s made it all possible.

Julian Lopez: First of all, big love to the full team. It’s amazing to see how everyone has grown together in such a short amount of time, even though we’re all living pretty spread out all over Germany and Austria. Fasten your seatbelts, this ist just the beginning!

Marcel Rieger: For a long time, there wasn’t much going on. I got on a little after the good old days and for quite a while it was only Daniel Spiegel and myself. But once Max Ritter took over with Quarter Distribution, everything got kind of restarted. Max got Joel Peck involved as a photographer and Juli Lopez as a filmer. Simon Büßem joined as the team manager and ever since we’re getting things rolling again. We did our very first trip with the new team to Hamburg. That’s where the brand originally comes from. I’ve never been there before and it’s one of the best cities ever. So many spots and such a legendary trip! And from there on it just kept developing. I put in a good word for Patricc Wolf and Fabian Trojer and I mean, we’ve got them on the team now and they are killing it. We’ve had our first full team meeting in Berlin, everyone’s down with each other and we’ll keep it going from here on. I’d be keen on working on a full length with everyone…