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Should You Lean Forward Or Back Snowboarding? [Answered]

Newer snowboarders often feel confused about whether they need to be leaning forward or back when riding. Going down a slope can be scary and a natural behavior for newbies …
Cheap vs Expensive Snowboard: How Different Are they?

If you’re looking a to buy a new snowboard, you are probably faced with an endless range of options, with prices ranging from super low to insanely expensive. But are …
Can A Beginner Ride An Advanced Snowboard?

If you’re a newer snowboarder looking to buy a snowboard, you may be tempted to choose a board based on brand, looks, or graphics. You may also have found a …
4 Top Snowboards For The Halfpipe: Clean Lines, Speed, Pop

Picking out a good snowboard is always dependent on your style of riding and competency level as well as your weight and height. You may need a different snowboard depending …
Snowboard Travel: Bring Your Own Board or Rent From Resort?

Are you getting ready for an awesome snowboarding trip? Before you hit the mountain, you have a big decision to make: should you bring your own snowboard or rent one …
The Best Snowboard for Choppy Snow, Bumps, and Moguls

While choppy snow and moguls are not typically something snowboarders seek out, they are often difficult to avoid. Opinions aside, being able to ride in varying terrain can improve your …

Swelltech Surfskate Review: The Ultimate Surf Trainer [2023 update]

Swelltech’s surfskates are special longboards specifically designed for surfers. They provide one of the closest experience to wave surfing in the market. Surfers widely vet the Swelltech surfskates and consider …
Which Carver Skateboard Should I Choose?

Whenever someone looks into getting a surfskate, Carver is generally the first thing that comes to mind. Carver skateboards have been around for so long, their board quality is undeniable, …
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. …

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. …
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 …
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 …

Mastercraft vs Malibu: Who Makes The Best Wake Boats?

If you’re in the market for your first boat new or used, you may feel at first like there’s a huge range of options with many boat builders offering an …
How To Choose The Best Wakeboard For Cable Park

If you’re a newer wakeboarder, or one who usually rides behind a boat, there are important wakeboard gear differences to consider when choosing gear for the cable park. A good …
Can You Use A Surfboard As A Paddleboard?

If you’re looking to get started with stand up paddling (SUP), you may be wondering if you can use a surfboard as a paddleboard. Perhaps you have a big old …

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, …
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 …
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 a UK …

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 …
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 for longboarding. Pintails and cruisers have very distinct shapes and characteristics that make for …
Best Santa Cruz Skateboards Cruisers – Comparison Guide

Santa Cruz Skateboards is one of the oldest most influential and most prestigious skateboard companies in the world. Founded in 1973 by three surfer friends in Santa Cruz, California, initially …

ReVive Skateboards Review: The Web-Born Skate Brand

ReVive Skateboards was founded and is run by Andrew Shrock and Aaron Kyro, two skateboarders from Cincinnati who have become famous in the skateboarding community through Andy Schrock’s uber-popular Youtube …
Skateboard vs Longboard: An Obvious Choice ?

Trying to decide whether to get a longboard or skateboard? Welcome to the world of hard choices and multiple possibilities. Let’s start with the basics: A skateboard will be shorter, …
Skateboarding At Night: Why and How

Many skateboarders ride at night, and for good reasons. You may choose to go skateboarding after dark because that’s when you have the most free time, because the streets and …

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 …
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 …

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