Andy became a bit of an overnight star last year when he landed the first clean double backflip. He has since been shooting with Bing (the search engine) to make a mini documentary. He rides like a demon in the video and stomps some pretty awesome tricks as well as taking some stacks!
Harry Jessop has put together this video of the first round of the downhill series. This is something that the ATBA have been really pushing for in recent years and finally seem to have put all the pieces together. Enjoy the video! Round 2 will be on 18th August 2012 at Llanwrtyd Wells, Wales.
The Polish mountainboard scene have come together to create a movie of their 2011 season. They have a load going on over there including their own events, centres and mountainboard demo centre.
For the last few years mountainboarders have been exhibiting at Breakthrough in Moscow – a giant action sport festival which showcases a whole bunch of sports from skateboarding, bmx, mountainboarding to FMX and even snowmobiling! This year there was MBS riders from France, Holland, USA and the UK. Check out this lil video of the event!
Every year we have a World Mountainboard Day. This is a day where we make sure we get out on a board and have fun with friends no matter what. The great thing is that mountainboarders all over the world will be doing the same and that is what makes it special. It is amazing to then see all the photos and videos that surface online in the days afterwards. This year we would like to make WMD bigger than ever! Centres and riding crews all over the place have their own little events so you dont have to travel far. Just help us out by doing your bit and spreading the word and riding your board!
We sent a bunch of Atom Retroh boards down to Tom Kirkman and co in Cornwall and this is what they sent us back. The Atom Retroh is the plastic moulded 70s style mini skateboard.
A new film by Push Kiting features MBS Pro Kite Team riders Lewis Wilby, Dave Ursell and AJ Philipsen in yet another epic kitelandboarding movie filmed in Frinton. As always these guys are at the forefront of land based kiteboarding pushing themselves and their equipment as hard as possible. Look out for never seen before tricks and some massive kiteloops.
The guys at the ATBA UK have as always been working hard to keep on top of things and have just launched a new website. The refreshed look is a great step forward and will no doubt be worth the effort. Here is what they had to say:
Just in time for Christmas, we’ve got a new website. It should make it easier for riders to find information about competitions and for new riders to find out about mountainboarding in their area and sign-up for the new Free Introductory Membership Offer.
Harry Jessop has put together this video which really shows what racing is like. Racing has always been and probably always will be one of the more popular disciplines when it comes to mountainboarding. In terms of competition entries there are regularly more than twice as many people racing than in the freestyle. There are many important elements to being a great racer. The start is important – if your not out front early on then you have to work a lot harder, but it can sometimes pay off. The start is a massive burst of energy. It is almost always followed by a roller section. This is where the technique really comes into it. A great racer can build a lot of speed on rollers, where as a bad racer will lose speed.
The turns are the most tactical part. You want the fastest line but at the same time, you need to stay out of the melee. If a rider goes down you need to be able to get around him and not just pile into him, slowing yourself down. Despite all the technique, and fitness, luck is still a major factor. On race day it is all about not making mistakes.
Enjoy the video, and share it to help show the world how much fun mountainboarding really is.
Last February Tom and Mick Kirkman headed out to Moscow where they hold a massive mountainboard exhibition in an arena. In their downtime they get to live it up and hit some cool spots around town. One of which was this epic mini ramp. These indoor ramps are great places to ride in the winter when the weather is a bit grim.