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Snowboarding
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The Best Snowboard for Choppy Snow, Bumps, and Moguls
While choppy snow and moguls are not typically something snowboarders seek out, they are often difficult to avoid. Opinions aside, being able to ride in varying terrain can improve your …
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Why Do My Leg(s) Cramp When Snowboarding?
When you’re snowboarding, it’s not unusual to feel cramps in your legs. These cramps can hit after hours of riding without any trouble. Your weaker leg usually starts to cramp …
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Are Old Snowboards Any Good? Why They Can Offer Great Value
Snowboarding can be an expensive sport, and for those boarding only a few weeks each year or for children who are still growing, buying brand new equipment isn’t necessarily the …
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Burton Stylus vs Hideaway: Which Women Snowboard Wins?
There’s no better brand for entry-level boards than Burton, and the Stylus and Hideaway female-specific snowboards are no exceptions. With a flat profile and soft flex, these boards offer unrivaled …
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Can You Do Tricks On A Stiff Snowboard?
We snowboarders often face a dilemma when choosing a board that can handle a mix of riding styles – e.g. freestyle/park, carving, powder, trees etc. If you already own a …
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How Long Does it Take to Learn Snowboarding? (With Data)
Many factors affect how long it will take a newbie to learn snowboarding. Depending on your skills, fitness, and whether you take snowboard lessons or learn with friends, Learning basic …
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Surf Skate
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Surf Skate Trucks: The Complete Guide (updated 2023)
If surfskating the streets is your goal, there are quite a few surf skate truck systems out there to choose from. While getting a complete surfskate is definitely an option, …
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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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Surfeeling Surf Skateboards: The Hot Brazilian Surfskate
Surfeeling is a newer member of the growing family of surf skateboards on the market – street surf-style cruiser skateboards that let you slash on concrete with an ocean surfboard …
Longboard Carving & pumping
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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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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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Mastercraft vs Malibu: Who Makes The Best Wake Boats?
If you’re in the market for your first boat new or used, you may feel at first like there’s a huge range of options with many boat builders offering an …
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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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Wakeboarding vs Wakesurfing: Which is Easier & More Fun?
Wakesurfing (or wake surfing) is getting increasingly popular each year and constantly gaining traction compared to wakeboarding – wakesurf gear sales are on the rise while wakeboarding is declining. More …
Longboarding Gear
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Enjoi Skateboards Lineup Review
Enjoi Skateboards is one of the newer core skate brands co-created by Rodney Mullen and distributed by the Dwindle Distribution, a world-leading board sports distribution company now part of the …
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How To Choose The Best Sliding Longboard Setup
Longboard sliding is probably one of the trickiest skills to learn for a longboarder. Many riders slide either to control speed or as part of their riding style. What are …
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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 …
Longboard Cruising & Commuting
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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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Loaded Poke Review: Why I Love This Cruiser
If you’re wondering why I chose the Loaded Poke for this review, it’s simply because I love this little guy. Defined by its creators as an “urban explorer”, it’s designed …
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Longboard For Transportation: Why It’s A Fantastic Option
With everyone around the globe trying to help preserve the environment, stay healthy, and reduce energy costs, more and more people are taking longboards for transportation. Although not everyone is …
Beginner Longboarding
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Skateboard vs Longboard: An Obvious Choice ?
Trying to decide whether to get a longboard or skateboard? Welcome to the world of hard choices and multiple possibilities. Let’s start with the basics: A skateboard will be shorter, …
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Why Should You Get A Longboard? My 7 Honest Reasons
The other day, as I was riding around on my longboard, I got thinking about the reasons that got me started with this awesome sport. My personal goals for longboarding …
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Average Skateboard Speed: How Fast Do We Ride?
If you’re considering riding a skateboard for your next trip across town or for your daily commute, you may wonder what kind of speed you can achieve on a skateboard. …
Dancing & Freestyle
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What is Freestyle Longboarding ? Tips for Beginners
Freestyle longboarding is the most acrobatic, “stunty” of longboard riding styles, with constant board flipping and spinning tricks. It’s the closest to traditional street skateboarding, although freestyle longboarding has a …
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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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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 …
