Snowboarding
How Long Does A Snowboard Last? The Durability Hard Facts
As an extreme sport, snowboarding takes an inevitable toll on one’s equipment. If you are in the market for your own equipment or feel like your current snowboard has lost …
Can You Learn To Snowboard By Yourself? What Riders Say
Floating over powder and carving through corduroy lines might look easy, but snowboarding can be difficult to learn. The age-old debate of whether you can teach yourself to snowboard continues …
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 …
Surfskate
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 …
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.
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 …
Surf / SUP / Wake
5 Best Wake & Surf Boats Under $100K: Why These Are So Good
If you have $100K to spend on a new surf and/or wakeboard boat, there are certainly many options available to you, but finding the boat in that budget that has …
Can I Learn Surfing On My Own? Not Easy But Can Be Done
If you want to start surfing, you’re probably wondering if you can learn to surf on your own or if you should start with a surf instructor. The answer depends …
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 …
Beginner longboarding
Cruising on a Longboard : Everything you Need to Know
When one thinks about longboarding, for most people the first thing that come to mind is cruising. If you’re considering getting into longboarding, chances are you plan to initially use …
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 …
Land Paddling For Beginners: 8 Steps For Getting Started
If you’re attracted to land paddling and wonder how to get started with it, you’re in the right place. Land paddling is an amazing longboarding style which gives you a …
Longboard Gear
Landyachtz Switchblade Review: The Immortal Freeride Longboard
The Landyachtz Switchblade has been around for over a decade, yet it remains a highly regarded longboard for freeride and fast downhill riding, as well as for comfortable all-around transportation. …
Magneto Longboard Review: 10 Longboards Of Astounding Value
Magneto is a newer, up and coming brand in the longboarding industry. Based in Carlsbad, California – where the history of skateboarding started. The Magneto tradename was bought back from …
Dusters Longboard Review: California Skate, Surf & Sun
Dusters California makes high-quality longboards and cruisers with a very unique look and feel compared to other brands. Besides creating very functional boards for all types of riding – from …
Cruising & commuting
Pintail vs Cruiser: Which Has The Most Awesome Ride?
A question than comes up a lot is, should I choose a cruiser or a pintail or my longboard. Pintails and cruisers have very distinct shapes and characteristics that make …
Learn To Skateboard At 40 Or 50: You Can Do It Too
So you’re in your 40s or 50s and have this crazy dream of learning to skateboard. You may be wondering is skateboarding is for you and if learning it at …
Landyachtz Dinghy Skateboard Review: What Riders Say About It
If you’re out there looking for a compact longboard skateboard for cruising and moving around, the Landyachtz Dinghy cruiser board is definitely worth considering. It has been around for over …
Carving & pumping
Loaded Tan Tien Review: The Legendary All-Around Longboard
The Loaded Tan Tien has earned a lot of respect in the longboarding community over the 10 years since the first version was launched. It’s a highly-regarded mid-sized symmetrical drop-through, …
YOW Surfskate Review: Top European-Made Surf Skateboard
YOW Surf is a leading surfskate brand. According to the surfskate survey conducted by this site, YOW surfskates come right behind Carver in terms of popularity. In this post, I …
Skateboard vs Snowboard: A Hard And Cold Comparison
Is skateboarding similar to snowboarding? These two sports are similar in many ways, and knowing skateboarding can help learning snowboarding and vice-versa. There are also major differences between skateboarding and …
Dancing & freestyle
Loaded Kanthaka & Kut-thaka Review: Shrinking The Freestyle City Slasher
The Loaded Kanthaka is an impressive longboard if your roots are is in street skating. A remarkable hybrid construction, comfortable concave, rockered profile, and deep wheel flares, make it as …
Landyachtz ATV Review
If you’re a street skater who commonly cruises across town on your street deck, or if you’re a longboarder looking to hone your street tricks skills, then you need to …
Arbor Pilsner Review – Short & Sweet!
Imagine a regular skateboard that you could actually cruise on comfortably for hours in the city or on campus, while slashing and jumping like on a regular street board… If …