Archive for the ‘MBS’ Category
Thursday, December 17th, 2009
This is an issue that seems to confuse a lot of people. Countless times on the various forums and at events people have discussed decks and what pop really is. It gets mixed up with flex and stiffness. We have therefore asked some of our riders and R&D team to contribute answers.
AJ Watkins:
Pop is the amount and speed of return from the deck that has been pre loaded by the rider.
Joel Lee:
1. The sudden burst of energy that a deck releases after a rider “loads” it. 2. The spring effect that a rider gets from a deck off the lip of a jump.
Tom Kirkman:
When I say pop I dont mean flex – they are two completely different things. For me its the way a board responds as you jump off the lip. For example on a soft, flexy deck you lose half your monentum/power when you hit the transition because it sags so much, but people think these decks are poppy. Your legs should be doing the jumping not the board because flexy pop is unpredictable and will invariably throw you off.
Lewis Wilby:
Pop is when a rider uses the deck of a mountainboard to increase the height of jump by putting pressure/ flexing the board out of shape then allowing it to return to its original shape. A board with more pop would be the one that reflexes up the fastest with the most amount of power. For me the best pop is from a board that is stiff but with the right amount of load will flex down and push me up as fast as possible.
Tuesday, December 15th, 2009
After years of wanting them and months of developing them we finally received stock of our all new MBS Pro Gloves. These are by far the best gloves available today for mountainboarding (in our opinion anyway!).
Features include:
- Leather wrist strap for support
- Nylon wrist guard to protect your palms
- Double layer leather palm with 2mm padding
- Breathable, stretch fabric top for comfort
- Towelling on the thumb
- Soft inner lining
- Double stitched and built to last
Check out MBS PRO GLOVES
Tuesday, December 8th, 2009
I know we have way over 1k happy kiters and mountainboarders who love MBS. Please tell all your friends about us so we can get our fan count to over 1000. At this point we are at 961. Lets see if we can do it by the end of the day!
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Tuesday, November 10th, 2009
Thats right people. You heard it right. After months of struggling to keep these in stock for more than 2 minutes we have had another delivery and cleared all the back orders. If yours are looking shoddy now is the time to upgrade. The heelstraps themselves have been tweaked slightly to include thicker padding (very marginally) and a couple of other minor tweaks. They are essentially still the wicked heelstrap that everyone knows and loves.
For all the details see FX Pro Heelstraps.
Tuesday, October 13th, 2009
We often get people asking for cheap mountainboards. It is not really our specialty – we always try and make the best mountainboards. We spend countless hours on research and development, then even more on testing. Our team has to be happy with our products and we have to be comfortable they are ready to take to market. Sometimes we do have some cheap mountainboards on offer though. These can be found in our Garage Sale section. Right now you can find a 2008 Core 90 for only £175 – a 25% reduction. Remember though, in the long term you will be much happier if you buy the right board for your size and what you want to do with it!
Monday, September 21st, 2009
We have been involved with many demonstrations and exhibitions to promote mountainboarding round the UK and Europe. We have now created pages which showcase what we do and how we do it.
MBS Mountainboarding Big Air Show
We provide a package combining professional management and organisation, the best riders, and a well built and safe demonstration ramp. Our ramp set up is fully checked by health and safety standards and is regularly maintained. A full check up is carried out before each demonstration. The team are experienced and know how to work the crowds.
Find out more about the MBS Mountainboarding Big Air Show.
MBS Mountainboarding Hire and Ride/Have a Go
Our hire and ride team are all ATBA-UK qualified instructors and have first aid certificates. Our fleet of boards is modern and well maintained. We provide full protective equipment in a range of sizes. We can be flexible in terms of how we run the area and have done a wide range of events catering for a wide age range. We have equipment for anything from age 7 upwards.
Find out more about the mountainboarding hire and ride.
Thursday, September 10th, 2009
Brakes on mountainboards has always been a divisive issue. The truth of the matter is that most people learn and ride without brakes. Mountainboard centres have large open slopes with no obstacles and there is plenty of space to powerslide to a stop. If you are riding trails or tracks then you will not have that space to throw a big powerslide in. This is when brakes come in handy. Steeper runs especially benefit from the additional stopping power.
In terms of boards with brakes we offer 4 options. For junior riders we have the MBS Atom 85x. This is a pretty basic board but perfect for small riders who would find larger boards simply too heavy. For entry level riders we have the MBS Atom 95x. This is a full size adult board, but only of entry level specification. It is not suited to bombing down alpine tracks. The big mountain option is without doubt the MBS Comp 95x. This board comes complete with everything you need including a V5 brake system, 9″ wheels and all our most bombproof components.
Sunday, July 5th, 2009
We have finally found time to redo our website which had been running since 2005. It was tired and terribly outdated making updating hard and far from quick. Our new site is simple and easy to navigate. We hope to be able to keep everyone updated on all things going on at MBS and in mountainboarding and kiteboarding. We want to be able to help events and centres promote themselves in order to help continuing to develop the sports and communities that keep them alive.
In order to help us get information to you in a timely manner we would very much like it if you could sign up to our newsletter. We do not wish to spam you with offers on our products, just simply keep you in the loop with what is going on. If you feel the information we send you is not relevant then you can easily unsubscribe or better yet – let us know what we are doing wrong.
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Monday, April 27th, 2009
The latest craze online is Twitter. It is getting massive and more and more of you are tweeting. We were feeling kind of left out so we are getting involved and tweeting too. You can follow us on Twitter by visiting twitter.com/mbseurope and clicking on the “follow” button.
Thursday, November 27th, 2008
Video over the web has become such a big thing in the last couple of years. Many of you will already know about our Youtube channel as we have had one for a while now, but for those who dont know – we have a Youtube channel. This is simply a place where we can share videos with you guys and you can easily share them, comment on them, rate them and find other related videos.
See the MBS Europe Youtube channel.
