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Snowboarding
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Should You Wear A Helmet Snowboarding?
Whether to wear a helmet or not is a very old debate in the snowboarding community. In the past, snowboarders wearing a helmet were often frowned upon and regarded as …
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Lib Tech Box Knife vs Capita DOA: Which Snowboard Wins?
In this post we take a comparative look at Capita’s Defender of Awesome (DOA) and Lib Techs Box Knife, two highly versatile all-mountain snowboards. The Box Knife has the edgehold …
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Best Snowboard for Speed: Which Board To Choose For Bombing?
If you enjoy bombing down groomers on your rails, you may be wondering what type of snowboard works best for fast riding. Fast and aggressive boards typically have a cambered …
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What Is An Aggressive Snowboard? Stuff You Should Know
If you’re looking for a new snowboard, you might be wondering what all the talk about “aggressive snowboards” is about and whether such a board is for you. Whether you’re …
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Capita DOA vs Ultrafear Faceoff: Which Park Snowboard Wins?
The Defender of Awesome (known as the DOA) and Ultrafear are two of Capita’s most in-demand park snowboards. The Capita DOA is a true all-rounder freestyle snowboard consistent in most …
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Arbor Element vs Burton Custom: Which One To choose?
Arbor’s Element and Burton’s Custom series are two of the most versatile all-mountain boards on the market. These directional twin boards shine on groomers, in the park, pipe, backcountry and …
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Surf Skate
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New Globe Surf Skate Releases: The Costa, Zuma, Chromantic
Globe is among the world’s largest and best skateboard and longboard manufacturers and distributors. Their longboard and cruiser lineup is impressive, both in number of boards and in quality and …
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Surfskate vs Longboard: An Obvious Choice?
Are you trying to decide between a surf skate or a longboard? Whether you’re a newbie or a veteran, this post will help you understand the key difference and which …
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Swelltech Surfskate Review: The Ultimate Surf Trainer [2023 update]
Swelltech’s surfskates are special longboards specifically designed for surfers. They provide one of the closest experience to wave surfing in the market. Surfers widely vet the Swelltech surfskates and consider …
Longboard Carving & pumping
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Loaded Tan Tien Review: The Legendary All-Around Longboard
The Loaded Tan Tien has earned a lot of respect in the longboarding community over the 10 years since the first version was launched. It’s a highly-regarded mid-sized symmetrical drop-through, …
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Longboarding Uphill: How To Do It
As longboarders, we enjoy cruising and pushing on flat ground or carving down milder or steeper hills. However, most riders come across some uphill sections during their longboard commutes or …
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Skateboard Pump Track: Everything You Need To Know
Over the last few years, skateboard pump tracks, a new kind of skatepark course, have emerged and are attracting increasing numbers of skateboarders and longboarders everywhere in the world. A …
Surf / SUP / Wake
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How Do You Get More Push Wake Surfing?
Modern motorboats are able to create a wake that mimics a never-ending natural ocean wave. While some boats might produce a large enough wake to ride behind without a rope, …
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How To Choose The Best Wakeboard For Cable Park
If you’re a newer wakeboarder, or one who usually rides behind a boat, there are important wakeboard gear differences to consider when choosing gear for the cable park. A good …
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How To Pull A Wakeboard: Essential Boat Driver Skills
The art of wakeboarding is like a tandem dance between the wakeboarders and the boat driver. Being pulled by someone who knows how to drive a boat for wakeboarding is …
Longboarding Gear
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Loaded Symtail: Pumping & Carving Bliss 2.0 (Feat. Freestyle)
The Symtail is the latest addition to Loaded’s lineup. It’s a beautiful midsize symmetrical shape strongly focused on carving and pumping mixed with some freestyle and dancing capabilities. This topmount …
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Loaded Overland Review: Hybrid Longboard For Tricks & Freeride
The Overland is Loaded’s iconic midsized hybrid longboard. Over 6 years after being first introduced, it’s still one of the best hybrids boards on the market. The Overland is touted …
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Finless Skateboard Co. 28″ Mini Cruiser: Handmade With Love
Finless Skate Co. builds unique, hand-made skateboards that celebrate traditional surfboard designs. The brand was created around a real passion for surf heritage. Each board is made from solid wood, …
Longboard Cruising & Commuting
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Longboarding Uphill: How To Do It
As longboarders, we enjoy cruising and pushing on flat ground or carving down milder or steeper hills. However, most riders come across some uphill sections during their longboard commutes or …
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Best Skateboard For Cruising: 8 Rides You Won’t Forget
For most people, cruising on a skateboard means riding around in an easy-going way for the sake of riding and sightseeing, as opposed to riding your board for speed, transportation, …
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Longboarding In Houston: Best Places To Skate In Bayou City
For my next trip to Houston, I once again decided to research some good places I could go longboarding there. Houston has few hills and a lot of bad pavement, …
Beginner Longboarding
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Skateboard vs Snowboard: A Hard And Cold Comparison
Is skateboarding similar to snowboarding? These two sports are similar in many ways, and knowing skateboarding can help learning snowboarding and vice-versa. There are also major differences between skateboarding and …
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Choosing The Best Double Drop Longboard: Low Ride Galore
There is a lot of confusion among newer longboarders with regard to so-called double-drop longboards and what they’re good for. I also get asked how to choose a double-drop longboard. …
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Best Longboard For Beginner – Know Your Riding Style [2023]
As a beginner longboarder, you may have a hard choosing a first longboard. There are so many brands and models, and so many factors to take into account. This post …
Dancing & Freestyle
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Best Longboard For Tricks: 3 Top Boards For 3 trick styles
Recently, someone asked me if you can do tricks on a longboard. “Tricks” are technical maneuvers you perform on a longboard other than simply rolling. Sure enough, there are always …
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Loaded Tarab II Review: Lofti’s Dream Dancer Reloaded
Longboard dancing is a fantastic discipline that combines carving, board walking, and elements of freestyle. The Loaded Tarab is one of the best dancer boards out there, a high-performance board …
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What are the 8 best dancing longboards? [2024 Update]
Longboard dancing is a visual, flowy and skillful discipline that involves fluid cross-stepping and balancing tricks while carving on the board. These stepping tricks are often called “flatland” tricks, different from …
