Board News
Snowboarding
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5 Snowboarding Tricks Every Longboarder Will Typically Master in No Time
If you’re a longboarder looking to dive into snowboarding, there’s a lot you’ll find familiar, but also some technical changes that make it exciting. Your knowledge of weight distribution, momentum, …
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Can You Use A Freestyle / Park Snowboard For All Mountain?
So you’ve just found that awesome Ride or Burton park & freestyle snowboard at a killer price. Only problem is, you don’t really ride park, you only ride on groomed …
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Can You Snowboard With Regular Boots?
Newer riders are often tempted to use their regular winter boots or a pair of hiking boots for their first few times snowboarding to postpone investing in proper snowboard boots …
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Best Burton Snowboard: Which Board Should You Choose?
This post may have affiliate links, which means I may receive commissions if you choose to purchase through links I provide (at no extra cost to you). As an Amazon …
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Best Snowboard For Trees: What To Look For
Running a tree line fast with frequent hard turns is one of my top snowboarding things. As an intermediate-level rider, I love tree riding trees – as well as groomers …
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Snowboarding Alone: Pros & Cons (According To Riders)
You’re standing at the top of a pristine snow-covered peak, the crisp mountain air filling your lungs as you gaze down at the untouched powder below. You’ve got your board …
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Surf Skate
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Carver Ghostnet 31″: A Surfskate Made From Fishing Nets
Every season, Carver introduces new innovative deck models with original templates and molds. This year, they pushed the boundaries further. Recognizing the limitations of wood deck construction, including restricted compound-curve …
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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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Surfskate Survey Results: What Surfskaters Are Saying
Here are all the results from the survey including individual comments! Note: if you hadn’t yet, take the survey and add your brick here.
Longboard Carving & pumping
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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 …
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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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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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Can Skateboarding Improve Your Surfing? (Beyond The Obvious)
Wondering if and how skateboarding will make you a better surfer? A skateboard or surf skate is a fantastic tool for improving your surfing. It allows you to learn good …
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Choosing The Best Wakeboard/Surf Boats for Saltwater
When wakeboarding and wakesurfing in pure saltwater or in an ocean inlet of brackish water, the salty water can have lasting negative effects on your boat. While most wake boats …
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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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Mindless Longboards Review: 13 Boards Worth A Look
Created in 2005, Mindless Longboards is a UK-based longboard brand (one of the few). The company designs and develops quality longboards which riders often compare to major brands such as …
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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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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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Pantheon Ember Review: A Tiny Distance Commuter Longboard
When it comes to commuter longboards, most people think of big, comfortable, low riding drop-throughs with big trucks and wheels that you can push on painlessly for hours. Or, for …
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Longboard vs cruiser : what’s the difference ?
So you’re on the market for a longboard. You’ve already ruled out the street skateboard option because you need something more versatile and comfortable to ride, and you’re not into …
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Longboarding In San Diego: The Best Spots For Longboard Skating
As I was planning a work trip to San Diego, I thought I’d look for some places where I could go longboard skateboarding during my stay there. After some research, …
Beginner Longboarding
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How to Stop on a Longboard : Survival Guide
If you’re new to longboarding, choosing the right longboard to start with was probably your first concern. Next priority? How to stop on your longboard and avoid crashing and hurting …
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What is Carving on a Longboard? A Closer Look at Street Surfing
You may have stopped in the street to watch these guys or gals moving on their longboards in a fluid and flowy ride, maintaining rhythm and speed without their foot …
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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 …
Dancing & Freestyle
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Loaded Bhangra V2 review: Still The Top Dancing Longboard
Why do so many riders agree the Loaded Bhangra is still one of the very best dancing longboards on the market, even 10 years after its first launch? For many …
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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 …
