2010
Where it started.
I got a skateboard for Christmas in 2010. Within weeks it was how I got to school and how I explored my hometown. It felt like freedom, and it still does!
One skater.One annoyingproblem.
I've got around on a skateboard since 2010. This is how the bit after the ride, with the board stuck under my arm, turned into five years of sketches, prints and prototypes, and into Clippy.
Made by one skater
The road so far.
Tap a year and ride along.
2019
More than a hobby.
By 2019 my board was the fastest, most reliable way I had of getting anywhere. Not a toy. Transport!
2020
The Frustration.
The ride was never the problem. Everything after it was: into the shop, onto the bus, up the stairs, board under my arm the whole way. I kept asking why nobody had fixed it.
2021
The idea that wouldn't go away.
it started as a sketch. Then a print. Then another. Over the next few years it turned into an obsession: Sketch, prototype, test, rework, repeat.
2023
Building Clippy
I taught myself manufacturing, product design and the business side from scratch. Long nights, failed prints and a lot of starting again.
2025
A movement, not just a product.
89 people backed Clippy on Kickstarter. Not enough to pay for the mold, but enough to know I wasn't the only one who wanted this. The bigger goal got clearer too: get skateboarding taken seriously as active transport.
2026
The launch.
The Founder Edition: 50 hand made, tested and finished by hand. All 50 sold within 48 hours!
This chapter isn't written yet.
2027
What comes next?
More riders, better infrastructure and skateboarding counted as real transport. If you ride, you can help shape what comes next. Drop 02 is where it starts.
Drawn by a skater.
Clippy, Founder Edition
| Part | Clippy Founder Edition |
|---|---|
| Designed by | Alfred, Civil Engineer & Skater |
| Body | 3D printed PETG, reinfroced with 1/4 iinch steel |
| Hooks | Hold your truck hanger. Fit 120mm hangers. |
| Latch | Holds Clippy on your bags top handle. |
| Tools | 10,13 & 14mm chrome sockets, plus a metal L-tool. |
| Made | printed, assembled and checked by hand. |
| Run | 50 number |
| Time invested | 2,500+ Hours over 5 years. |
| Protected | UK registered design |
Tap a line with a yellow mark to find that part on the drawing.
Where does a skateboard belong?
I work on roads for a living. This is how a street looks to me from a board. Tap a space.
The footway.
Shared with people walking. Fine for rolling slowly, but a board wants to go faster than walking pace, and pedestrians deserve their space.
The cycle lane.
Right speed, right width, built for light vehicles. To me this is where a skateboard fits best, but it's rarely designed with skaters in mind.
The road.
Mixing with cars and buses. Possible, but most people will never feel safe enough to ride here.
Bikes got lanes. E-scooters got trials. Skateboards are still waiting.
Skating is transport.
- 3x Faster than Walking!
- 1/2 Effort of Running!
- 10x More Portable than a Bike!
- Integrates Active and Public transport seamlessly
- The only transport people do for fun!
Clippy is one fix for one annoying problem. The bigger goal is getting skateboarding counted as real active transport: in how paths are designed, in how cities plan, in how people see the kid rolling past the bus stop. It starts with making it easier to skate more often.
Drop 02 is coming.
The Founder Edition went to the list first. Drop 02 will too. Get on it and you'll hear before anyone else.
Founder Edition: 50 of 50 gone.