Board News
Snowboarding
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Arbor Whiskey vs Element: Which To Choose?
Arbor’s Whiskey and Element snowboards are some of their best priced all-mountain freestyle boards. Both boards are directional twins with a medium flex and will set you back $450. The …
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The Most Popular Backpacks for Snowboarding (Rider’s Favs)
Many snowboarders like having a backpack to carry drinks, snacks, extra clothes, tools, and sometimes even beers so they don’t have to stop at the lodge or car. Choosing a …
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Never Summer Ripsaw vs Chairman: Which Snowboard to Choose?
The Never Summer Ripsaw and Never Summer Chairman snowboards both have a hybrid camber profile known as the Ripsaw Rocker Camber. This involves an exaggerated rocker between the bindings and …
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11 Solid Tips To NOT Get Hurt Snowboarding (#11 Is Tough)
As we boardriders all know, snowboarding comes with its share of risks, for beginners like seasoned riders. Among the most common injuries we face are those to the wrist and …
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How To Choose The Best Snowboard for the East Coast
“Ice Coast” is commonly used to refer to the U.S East Coast for snowboarding, and for good reason. A combination of humidity, low elevation, and weather conditions create hardpack and …
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Why Do My Leg(s) Cramp When Snowboarding?
When you’re snowboarding, it’s not unusual to feel cramps in your legs. These cramps can hit after hours of riding without any trouble. Your weaker leg usually starts to cramp …
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Surf Skate
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Carver New Zapp Series Mini Surf Skates
Carver has released a new line of surf skates called the Zapp Series Minis, specifically designed for kids and lighter riders. Carver’s new mini series has been designed to fit …
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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 …
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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. …
Longboard Carving & pumping
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Skateboard Pump Track: Everything You Need To Know
Over the last few years, skateboard pump tracks, a new kind of skatepark course, have emerged and are attracting increasing numbers of skateboarders and longboarders everywhere in the world. A …
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Skateboard Surf Adapter: Turn Your Board Into A Surfskate
If you’re an ocean surfer – or would like to become one, a skateboard surf adapter can make your existing skateboard, longboard, or cruiser ride a lot like a surfboard …
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Arbor Zeppelin Review: A Beautiful Compact City Carver
The Arbor Zeppelin is a beautiful-looking drop-through carving and light freeride longboard designed to be lightweight, quick and responsive for campus and city riding. The Zeppelin is a performance drop-through …
Surf / SUP / Wake
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Is Surfing Harder Than Skateboarding? Yes It Is, Here’s Why
There have always been ongoing debates in the board sports community about which of surfing and skateboarding is more challenging. Skateboarding was created initially as a means to cross train …
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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 …
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How To SUP Surf: Beginner’s Guide To Stand Up Paddle Surfing
Are you a stand-up paddleboarder looking to learn to SUP surf? Surfing waves on a SUP is a very different sport from flatwater SUPing. To surf waves on your SUP, …
Longboarding Gear
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Best Loaded Board: Ultimate Comparison Guide [2023 update]
Loaded boards are considered among the best longboards out there. They are high-end boards with high-quality, innovative, and durable materials and construction. They have advanced shapes and features for very …
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Sector 9 Longboards Review: The Coolest Longboards On Earth?
Sector 9 is no doubt one of the most popular longboard brands out there. Their lineup has a very strong focus on carving, but also includes some really stunning freeride …
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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 …
Longboard Cruising & Commuting
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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 …
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Longboarding In Los Angeles: Where to Longboard Skate In The City Of Angels
A few weeks ago, I once again decide to make a work trip coincide with a longboarding experience, so I started researching places for longboarding in Los Angeles. L.A. is …
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Longboarding Uphill: How To Do It
As longboarders, we enjoy cruising and pushing on flat ground or carving down milder or steeper hills. However, most riders come across some uphill sections during their longboard commutes or …
Beginner Longboarding
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How Much Do Longboards Cost? A Helpful Price Guide
How much should you spend on a longboard? If you’re asking this question, you may be a beginner looking to buy your first longboard. You can get a longboard for …
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Best Longboard For Beginner – Know Your Riding Style [2023]
As a beginner longboarder, you may have a hard choosing a first longboard. There are so many brands and models, and so many factors to take into account. This post …
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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 …
Dancing & Freestyle
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Loaded Bhangra V2 review: Still The Top Dancing Longboard
Why do so many riders agree the Loaded Bhangra is still one of the very best dancing longboards on the market, even 10 years after its first launch? For many …
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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 …
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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 …
