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Snowboarding
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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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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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How To Plan A Snowboarding Trip: Real Tips From A Rider
Planning a snowboarding trip is always a challenge, especially the first time. With this post, I want to share my personal experience of planning a snowboarding trip. I’ll provide some …
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Can You Wash Snowboard Boot Liners?
After a long day on the mountain, the last thing you want to think of is looking after your snowboard boots. However, without correct cleaning and drying, your snowboard boots …
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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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13 Awesome Ways To Meet People To Snowboard With
While snowboarding is an individual sport where riders hone their own skills, many of us are looking for a friend to go ride with and share the experience and passion …
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Surf Skate
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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.
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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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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 …
Longboard Carving & pumping
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Best Sector 9 Longboards: Comparison Guide [2023]
Based in San Diego California, Sector 9 Longboards has been in the market for nearly 30 years and has established itself as one of the largest quality longboarding companies in …
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Landyachtz Chief Review: An Amazing Pintail Cruiser
I’ve been riding my Landyachtz Chief longboard for months and I’m more and more in love with it, so I thought I’d write a post about it to share my …
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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 …
Surf / SUP / Wake
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Tige vs Mastercraft: Choosing The Best Wake & Surf Boat
Mastercraft and Tige are two household brands and industry leaders in the world of powerboats for towed watersports. When trying to choose between the two, the main criteria are generally: …
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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 …
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Best Online Surf Training: How OMBE Rocked My Surf Life
I’ve been surfing for a couple decades but in spite of some glorious waves and stories, I must admit I’m a pretty average surfer. This gets confirmed when I see …
Longboarding Gear
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Best Globe Skateboard Completes: 2024 Full Comparison Guide
Globe is a well-known skateboard brand you’ll often find at your local skateshop. Yet, despite its reputation as a top skateboard company, you may be curious about the actual quality …
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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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Jucker Hawaii Longboards Review: Boards With A Tropical Vibe
If you’re a surfer or a landlocked skater dreaming of tropical vibes and perfect waves, Jucker Hawaii longboards will likely appeal to you. Jucker Hawaii Longboards was started in Hawaii …
Longboard Cruising & Commuting
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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 …
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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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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 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 …
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7 Awesome Drills to Boost Your Longboarding Balance
Balance is the foundation of longboarding, it affects everything from your stability during rides to your ability to maneuver. When you’re on your board, a solid center of gravity helps …
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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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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 …
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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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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 …
