"Union Wheel Co. was a urethane brand from Southern California in the nineties. Founded by Rich Metiver there were some heavy hitters on the team: Eric Koston, Andrew Reynolds, Mike Vallely, Kris Markovich, Matt Beach, Ethan Fowler, Josh Friedberg, Jerry Fowler, Todd Congelliere, Jeremy Klein, Tom Boyle, Willy Santos and more. Union started around 1992 and 1997 was their last year with any output." -Kingpin Mag