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 their discipline as...
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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...
Downhill Longboarding : The Adrenaline Lifestyle
If you’ve recently gotten into longboarding, you may be intrigued about this downhill thing everyone is talking about when the subject of longboarding comes up. If you’re an extreme sports kind of person...
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 artsy...
How to Choose The Best Longboard for Commuting
Many skaters are fanatic about riding their longboard to work every day, commonly traveling distances of a couple of miles to over 10 miles each way. If you’re reading this, you may be excited about the idea of...
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...
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 your board to cruise...
What is Freeride Longboarding ?
If you’re new to longboarding, you may be wondering what freeride longboarding is and how it compares to other longboarding disciplines. Freeride longboarding involves downhill riding although at low to moderate...
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 even touching ground for pushing, looking like their...
Understanding Longboard Types : Know Your Riding Style
So you want to get into longboarding (or you’re already hooked) and you’re considering getting yourself a new longboard. Before you do this, you need to understand the types of longboards that exist on the market...
