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Snowboarding
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A Guide to Freestyle Snowboarding: What You Need to Know
Are you intrigued by freestyle snowboarding? Wondering if this spectacular discipline in which riders are constantly throwing big airs and crazy spins, or jibbing over obstacles like skateboarders, is for …
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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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Are Stiffer Snowboards Harder To Ride?
One of the questions that frequently comes up with newer snowboarders is whether a stiffer snowboard is harder to ride. If you’re a proficient rider, a stiff board is going …
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Struggling With Toe Side Turns Snowboarding?
Toe side turns can be incredibly frustrating when you’re learning to snowboard. Unlike heelside, which allows you to see where you’re going, toeside forces you to look backwards over your …
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How To Live A Snowboarding Life (aka Da Real Life)
So you want to live the snowboard lifestyle. Snowboarding is your passion and you want to build your whole life around it. Options are broad and range from from being …
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Longboarding vs Snowboarding: Are They Similar?
How easy is it to snowboard for a longboarder? To longboard for a snowboarder? How different are these two awesome sports? Snowboarding and longboarding are very similar for riding stance …
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Surf Skate
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Flow Skateboards Review: The New Surf Skate On the Block
Flow Surf Skates is a hot newcomer on the surf skateboard market. Flow skateboards, like other surfskates, are designed to emulate the feeling of ocean surfing on concrete through tight …
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Landyachtz Surfskates Review: A Carver Alternative?
Photo: Landyachtz For us surfers and surfer wannabes, seeing a new quality surfskate hit the market is always a thrill. Landyachtz is undoubtedly among the best longboarding brands on the …
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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 …
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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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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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 …
Surf / SUP / Wake
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Lib Tech Crak’n Wakesurf Board: A Red Hot Ride for Advanced Surfers
If you’re chasing the ocean wave feel on a high-pèrformance wakesurf board, the Crak’n wakesurf board is worth a close look. Check it out here on Evo ($899) Built by …
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Mastercraft vs Nautique: Which To Choose? (Ski, Wake, Surf)
Mastercraft and Nautique, two household brands and industry leaders in the world of power boats for towed watersports. Choosing between these two titans isn’t easy. The main criteria are: Let’s …
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What Is The Best Nautique Boat For Surfing And Wakeboarding?
Nautique is renowned for the high quality and craftsmanship of the boats they make and for their great performance for wakeboarding and wakesurfing. People looking for a first surf boat …
Longboarding Gear
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Arbor Pocket Rocket Review: A Hot & Stashable Mini-Cruiser
The 27″ Arbor Pocket Rocket a super-compact mini-cruiser for zipping around campus or the neighborhood, navigating tight or crowded sidewalks, getting to and from the train station, and carrying all …
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6 Best Drop-Down Longboards: Low, Fast & Stable Rides
Drop-down aka drop deck longboards have a special shape that makes the section of the deck where you stand on (aka the standing foot platform) closer to the ground than …
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Best Landyachtz Longboard By Riding Style [2023-2024]
Most riders agree that Landyachtz ranks among the top longboard brands on the planet. With roots in hardcore longboard racing, they’ve always been on a mission to make top-quality boards …
Longboard Cruising & Commuting
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Longboard Pumping: the Alternative Riding Style
You may not hear about longboard pumping all that often, yet it’s a hot and ongoing topic among those longboarders who’ve discovered it. Longboard pumpers are just as passionate about …
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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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Loaded Icarus Review : A Carving & Pumping Machine
If you’re considering the Loaded Icarus, you’re probably looking for a high-quality drop-through longboard with solid flex, primarily for commuting and carving yet versatile enough to let you do some …
Beginner Longboarding
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Best Longboard For Dog Pulling: 4 Compelling Options
Getting pulled on a longboard by a dog is awesome fun for both the longboarder and the dog, but you need to have the right equipment for it, including the …
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How To Fall Off A Longboard Without Hurting Yourself
Last week-end, I was riding my Loaded Poke at a quiet pace on the beach sidewalk, when my wheels hit a bump and I face planted against the sidewalk, cutting …
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How To Make A Balance Board To Improve Your Boarding Skills
We all love riding boards, but sometimes the weather or time constraints get in the way of hitting the streets or beach for longboarding or surfing. Also, if you live …
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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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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Longboard Dancing : a Close Look at Stylish Riding
Alongside the cruising, freeriding, downhill and freestyling longboarding styles, another fascinating discipline has been gaining a lot of traction over the past few years: longboard dancing. Often viewed as an …
