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Can You Stretch Tight Snowboard Boots? Don’t Dump Them Yet!

Comfortable snowboard boots are arguably the most important gear a rider should own. Brand new snowboarding boots should fit very tightly without constricting the blood flow in your feet. Buying …
Snowboarding Without Snow Pants: Yay or Nay?

Any snowboarder will tell you that having the right gear can make or break your riding experience. Spending a day riding with soggy or ice caked pants is no exception …
Salomon Huck Knife vs Assassin: Which To Choose?

Salomon’s Huck Knife and Assassin snowboards are two of the brand’s most acclaimed all-mountain freestyle snowboards. The Huck Knife is an intermediate freestyle board for those looking to improve their …
Snowboard, Boots, Bindings: Which Should You Buy First?

Whether you’re just starting out or upgrading your equipment, one of the first decisions is determining the order of purchasing your core snowboard gear: boots, bindings, or snowboard. While a …
How Fast Can You Snowboard? The Surprising Facts

Learning to snowboard fast can have a big impact on your confidence levels when advancing in the sport. How fast you can get down the mountain depends on the weather …
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 …

Surfskate vs Longboard: An Obvious Choice?

Are you trying to decide between a surf skate or a longboard? Whether you’re a newbie or a veteran, this post will help you understand the key difference and which …
9 Best Skateboards For Surf Training (2023)

Skateboarding and surfing are closely related. The feeling of riding a skateboard has a lot in common with that of riding a wave on a surfboard. Surf skateboards – aka …
What Is The Best Surfskate For Cruising And Commuting?

Looking to spice up your cruising sessions with some surf-style carving and pumping, but wondering if you can really cruise on a surf skate? If (like me) your definition of …

Short Longboards: Why They’re Great – And How to Choose One

Longboards come in all kinds of sizes. The term “short longboard” may sound like an oxymoron, but short longboards are a very capable and functional type of longboards. Why would …
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 …
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, …

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 You Wakeboard Without A Tower? Yes You Can

If you’re considering getting into wakeboarding, you may have access to a boat that’s not fitted with a tower or an extended pylon. Is it possible to wakeboard behind a …
10 Skateboarding-Inspired Wakesurfing Tricks That Will Blow Your Mind

Wakesurfing has taken a lot of ideas from skateboarding, bringing cool tricks from the street to the water. When you mix surfing with the precise moves from skateboarding, you get …

Drop-Through vs Drop-Down Longboard: Which to Choose?

Are you trying to choose between a drop-through or a drop-down (aka drop deck)? You may have ruled out the regular topmount longboard option for various reasons (less stability at …
Ghost Longboards Review: Coolest Ride On Earth? [2022]

Ghost longboards is known for building high-quality, U.S-made clear see-through acrylic longboard decks that are very smooth riding and accessible to riders of all ages and skill levels. These boards …
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. …

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 …
How To Choose The Best Cruiser Longboard: A Helpful Guide

You may have noticed the term “cruiser” is used to designate all sorts of skateboards and longboards these days – sometimes it seems like everything is a cruiser. In reality, …
Long Distance Longboarding: Getting Started with Travel Skating

You may have heard the term “long-distance pushing”, “long-distance pumping”, or just “LDP” before. These are part of the overall long-distance longboarding riding style, another fascinating, athletic, and sometimes extreme branch …

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 …
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 if skateboarding is for you and if learning it at …
Drop-through vs Pintail: Should You Even Be Asking?

For years, there have been endless debates about whether newer longboarders should choose a drop-through or a pintail longboard, either for a first board or for specific riding needs. Which …

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 …
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 …
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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