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Snowboarding
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Do I Need To Buy New Snowboard Or Ski Bindings?
It’s essential to learn the signs of equipment deterioration before it’s too late. Checking your equipment will allow you to either repair or replace parts of your bindings before hurting …
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Cold Feet Snowboarding: How To Stop Suffering
When you’re out snowboarding, do you often find your feet, especially your toes, getting really cold? It’s a common problem among snowboarders. Many snowboarders experience this, even when the weather …
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Union vs Burton Snowboard Bindings: Battle Of The Titans
If you’re looking into snowboard bindings, you’ll inevitably come across the two big names, Union and Burton. Both are well-known in the snowboarding world for their quality and features. Union …
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How Much Should You Pay For A Used Snowboard?
If you’re a newer snowboarder, chances are you aren’t able or willing to spend over $1000 for snowboarding gear. you may wonder how much you should pay for a used …
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Powder Board Size: Should You Ride A Wide Board For Pow?
Powder days are one of snowboarding’s greatest joys, but riding deep powder takes the right gear. There’s so many different pow boards it can be intimidating. Most proficient riders recommend …
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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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Surf Skate
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Hamboards Surskate Review: Classic For Land Surfing
Hamboards are very special longboard skateboards with a classic surfboard look and feel. Hamboards are much bigger than regular skateboards and longboards and with a very unique retro style reminiscent …
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Best Carver Skateboards (The Real Brand!) Comparison Guide
Last updated 07/2023 Carver Skateboards has pioneered the surfskate since 1996 and is still the most iconic surfskate brand out there. Carver is the first name that usually comes to …
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Slide Skateboard Review: The Affordable Quality Surfskate
If you’re new to surf skating and looking to pick your first surf skate, you’ve probably heard of the Slide skateboards. While Slide is not as publicized as other surf skate …
Longboard Carving & pumping
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Carver Skateboards Review: The Pioneers Of Surfskate
Carver Skateboards has pioneered the “surfskate” market and to this day, remains a leader in the segment in spite of the growing number of surfskate competing brands. Carver continues to build top-quality …
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How to Choose the Best Surf Skateboard: The Complete Guide
Surf skateboards, aka surf skates, are a special kind of beast. Not your normal skateboard, not your longboard, they claim to be the closest thing to surfing on the asphalt. …
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The Best Longboard For Cruising: My Top 5 Cruiser Choices
As I was leisurely riding along the beach on my favorite pintail the other day, someone stopped me to ask me what makes the best longboard for cruising. I suddenly …
Surf / SUP / Wake
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Learning To Surf At 30: Is It Too Old?
So you’re in your 30s and you dream of learning to surf. Most of the learners you see, however, are kids or teens, and you keep being warned about how …
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Is Surfing Harder Than Skateboarding? Yes It Is, Here’s Why
There have always been ongoing debates in the board sports community about which of surfing and skateboarding is more challenging. Skateboarding was created initially as a means to cross train …
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Best Mastercraft Surf Boat
If you’re looking for a Mastercraft surf boat that generates a nice surf wave with good push and length, you have quite a few options depending on your budget. See …
Longboarding Gear
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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 …
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Slide Skateboard Review: The Affordable Quality Surfskate
If you’re new to surf skating and looking to pick your first surf skate, you’ve probably heard of the Slide skateboards. While Slide is not as publicized as other surf skate …
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Loaded Vanguard Video Review: Best Pure Carving & Pumping Longboard of The Last Two Decades
Brand new video review Loaded Vanguard page My in-depth review post The Loaded Vanguard is the ultimate carving and pumping machine. Unparalleled for high-energy flex and snowboard-like feel – a …
Longboard Cruising & Commuting
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Loaded Fathom Review: Distance & Commuting (Bracket Setup)
If you’re looking to take your distance skating to a whole new level, a distance platform made for brackets is the way to go. The Loaded Fathom bracket setup is …
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Z-Flex Skateboards Review: Boards With A Cool Retro Vibe
Z-Flex is a legendary skateboard brand and one of the longest-running skateboarding companies out there. Z-Flex was co-created in Santa Monica in the 1970s by Jay Adams, an iconic skateboarder …
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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 …
Beginner Longboarding
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Drop-through vs Pintail: Should You Even Be Asking?
For years, there have been endless debates about whether newer longboarders should choose a drop-through or a pintail longboard, either for a first board or for specific riding needs. Which …
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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 …
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Longboard Truck Placement: How Should I Mount My Trucks?
If you need to assemble a longboard, mount new trucks onto a deck, or even order replacement trucks, you need to figure out truck placement. How do you know if …
Dancing & Freestyle
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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 …
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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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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 …
