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Snowboarding
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4 Top Snowboards For The Halfpipe: Clean Lines, Speed, Pop
Picking out a good snowboard is always dependent on your style of riding and competency level as well as your weight and height. You may need a different snowboard depending …
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Ride Superpig vs Lib Tech T.Rice Orca Snowboard Smackdown
The Ride Superpig and Lib Tech Orca have a few technical similarities. Both are all-mountain directional boards with a medium to stiff flex. They have wide noses and shorter lengths …
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Arbor Whiskey vs Element: Which To Choose?
Arbor’s Whiskey and Element snowboards are some of their best priced all-mountain freestyle boards. Both boards are directional twins with a medium flex and will set you back $450. The …
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What Are The Top 5 Snowboard Terrain Parks In Canada?
So you’ve seen someone on TV do a cork frontside 360, and you want to try it out for yourself. However, you don’t want to go to any old basic …
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Best Snowboard For Groomers: Choosing A Board For Packed Runs
While groomers are the perfect playground for beginner snowboarders, they can also offer more capable riders a range of terrains to enjoy. From man-made moguls to icy steeps to corduroy …
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Switching From Snowboarding To Skiing: Why & How To Do It?
Judging from the number of skiers on any mountain, skiing is undeniably more common than snowboarding among the general public. Skiing is often seen as easier to learn than snowboarding …
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Surf Skate
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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 …
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Skateboard Surf Adapter: Turn Your Board Into A Surfskate
If you’re an ocean surfer – or would like to become one, a skateboard surf adapter can make your existing skateboard, longboard, or cruiser ride a lot like a surfboard …
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Carver Grain Surf Skate: Precision Carving with Natural Wood Aesthetics
The Carver Grain Complete surf skate stands out for its natural beauty and performance, designed with a nod to the aesthetics of wood grain. The board’s visual appeal is only …
Longboard Carving & pumping
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Best Globe Longboard: 10 Hand Picked Boards Reviewed
Globe is one of the largest skateboard and longboard manufacturers and distributors in the world, and for a reason. The brand’s longboard and cruiser lineup is impressive, both in terms …
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Arbor Dropcruiser Review: A Stylish Mid-Size Commuter
A while back I saw someone cruising on an Arbor Dropcruiser longboard, I was really impressed by how fluid and comfortable the ride seemed to be, so I decided to …
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Short Longboards: Why They’re Great – And How to Choose One
Longboards come in all kinds of sizes. The term “short longboard” may sound like an oxymoron, but short longboards are a very capable and functional type of longboards. Why would …
Surf / SUP / Wake
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Can you Wakesurf Without Ballast?
If you have a boat with no built-in ballast, you may not want to invest in fat sacs to improve your surf wake. Or, you may need the storage space …
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Can You Ski Or Tube From A Wakeboard Tower ?
If you have a wakeboard tower set up in your boat, in addition to wakeboarding, you’ve likely tried – or thought about trying – pulling a skier or an inflatable …
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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, …
Longboarding Gear
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Blind Skateboards Review: The Legend Lives On
Blind Skateboards is a renowned brand and a skateboard industry pioneer created in 1989 by Mark Gonzales under the ownership of World Industries, Steve Rocco’s distribution company. In the late …
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How To Remove Grip Tape From Your Longboard: An Easy Guide
After riding your longboard for weeks or months, your grip tape may start to wear off, particularly if you do a lot of tricks and sliding. Even if it’s still …
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Do You Need Risers On Your Longboard? (When And What Size)
If you just got a longboard, or ready to order one, you may ask yourself whether you should get riser pads along with your deck or custom setup. If you’re …
Longboard Cruising & Commuting
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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, …
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Best Santa Cruz Skateboards Cruisers – Comparison Guide
Santa Cruz Skateboards is one of the oldest most influential and most prestigious skateboard companies in the world. Founded in 1973 by three surfer friends in Santa Cruz, California, initially …
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Skateboarding To Work: Why It Can Be A Great Option
So you’re pondering the thought of getting a skateboard for going to work everyday. You’re wondering if it’s a crazy idea or if skateboarding to your office is a reasonable …
Beginner Longboarding
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How To Skateboard At Home
Are you considering skating inside due to bad weather or quarantine? Whether you’re just starting out or have extensive skating experience, this post will provide some juicy tips on how …
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Can You Teach Yourself to Skateboard? The things you need
Skateboarding is considered an extreme sport, albeit certainly one of the most accessible and popular ones. Most people teach themselves to skateboard through practice and watching others. You can learn …
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Best Skateboard For 8-Year-Old: What Size, Safety, Price
Recently, my sister mentioned she wanted to get a skateboard for my 8-year old niece. She said many of her friends with kids the same age were also interested in …
Dancing & Freestyle
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Loaded Mata Hari Longboard Review: Dancing & Freestyle 3.0
The Mata Hari is Loaded’s latest freestyle-oriented dancing longboard. It’s a more compact and lightweight board compared to Loaded’s all-time dancing king, the Bhangra. The Mata Hari is a specialized …
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Choosing The Best Longboard For Freestyle: Everything You Should Know
Longboard freestyle is a broad – and sometimes blurry – riding style encompassing different riding styles. Street skating and flip tricks, technical sliding, bowl and skatepark riding, longboard dancing, all …
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Loaded Tarab Review: The Ultimate Dancing Machine (replaced by Tarab II article)
Longboard dancing is an awesome discipline that’s all the rage these days, particularly in Asia and Europe, and quickly picking up in the US. The Loaded Tarab (Amazon page) is considered …
