Remember this shot of Mick Kirkman from last winter? Has anyone done that this year? Plenty of snow about!

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We took Jamie on just over a year ago. He was one of those riders we never saw much but impressed us every time we did. He is by far one of the most stylish riders out there and is really talented. His style is heavily influenced by his skateboarding background. In the last year we have started taking Jamie along to some of our MBS Pro Ramp demos where he has shown he has the ability to perform when needed and play up to the crowd too. This is a difficult transition for many riders who are used to riding by themselves or in small groups. The pressure created by a crowd can be truly immense, and conditions are frequently not ideal. Only the top riders stand a chance.

Jamie has also been performing well at competitions coming 4th overall in Elites and 1st in U18 in the UK series in 2009. His local newspaper the Carmarthen Journal have recently interviewed him on his views of mountainboarding. Read the article here.

The guys over at myCornwall.tv have done a really nice interview with Cornishman and Mountainboard World Freestyle Champion Tom Kirkman. They talk to him in his back yard and show some footage from the summer when he was riding at his best. Tom tells us a little about himself, his love for mountainboarding and his aspirations.

Lewis has run his own Lewis Wilby dot com website for a couple of years now. He has kept all his media information updated and a bunch of cool pictures and videos. He has just done a big update getting loads of videos of him from over the last few years together. The videos range from the early Blade and Sabre days to the more recent videos by KiteFreeStyle and PushKiting.

Check out Lewis Wilby’s Videos.

Last week Mick Kirkman gave us a video tutorial on doing super cool laid out backflips in the quarter pipe. Now Tom Read has shared his tips for doing his signature huge front flips. When we do demos all over the country with the MBS Pro Ramp this trick is always a crowd pleaser. Tom is also famous for his super smooth style and how easy he makes everything look.

Read through Tom Read’s front flip tutorial

Funsporting.com a German based online action sports magazine have profiled a bunch of top MBS mountainboarders over the last few months. Check out the interviews for:

• Tom Kirkman
• Tom Read
• Marco Daehler
• Rhys Crilley

They have also done a write up of Winterberg mountainboard centre.

A new video from MBS Pro Kite Team rider Mark Berry plus friends. The video was shot during June and July 2009 at Goring Gap in Worthing. Mark shows off his usual style with massive airs, lots of spins and some huge kite loops. This showcases exactly why our riders need the MBS Pro 90 kiteboard. Let us know what you think.

We have team riders all over Europe. The usual suspects tend to receive more exposure than many of our other riders but that is normally due to how often we get to see them and how popular the sport is in their country. We like to try and support all our riders though and give them all some exposure. Marcin Skubisz is a team rider from Poland. Check out this gallery for some great shots of him.

We had a little day where we invited the trade as well as the locals to come down to Bugsboarding and try out the new board range. On top of this we set up the MBS Pro Ramp for the first time this year so the team could get some practice in before their first proper show at the Outdoor Show. It was also a good opportunity for new team riders to have their first runs on the ramp and get used to it. It takes some guts to go for it!

The team tested out all the boards and we got a few shots of it too. The boards stood up well to the abuse. Everything came together well. The weather was beautiful. the riders were on top form and we also had Craig Helen come down to take some shots. One of these was our catalogue shot for the year.

See more photos of the MBS Team riding at the Bugsboarding demo day.

It is great having Leon over in the UK. Leon Robbins for those who don’t know is a legend in the mountainboarding world. He is one of the big names, and personalities who pretty much everyone knows. Our top mountainboard, the Pro 100, is his signature model. Leon’s style is very aggressive and powerful. Rhys is one of our up and coming riders who helps us out with a lot of promo work. A lot of people who have seen the MBS Pro Ramp or been to the British Championships will recognise his voice, as he is often on the mic commentating and pumping up the crowds.

See more photos from Leon and Rhys’ session at Bugsboarding.