Known for pushing boundaries, 686 has been a leader in engineering technical gear for the active-minded community for the last thirty years. What started as Southern California-inspired sketches from the board sport obsessed and innovative mind of Mike Akira West, 686 has grown to the creative and pioneering company we know today. Since the moment of his first design sketch, Mike continues to run the show with the same passion he started it with. To this day, 686 has remained independently rider owned and operated.
