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.
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We have just put some ex demo boards up into our new garage sale area! I am sure the boards will not last too long as they are at amazing prices!
The Board-Mag has just launched last week. It is an online board sports magazine which covers mountainboarding, kiteboarding, longboarding and snowboarding. There are not many outlets for mountainboard media at the moment so we hope everyone will rally behind Board-Mag. They are currently looking for contributors to send in content. This can be anything from a one off travel report to a regular column about your local mountainboard club or scene.
Make sure you check out Board Mag and if you can – contribute something!
The ATBA-UK is a very important part of the UK mountainboard scene. They organise and run all the competitions which are amazing fun and also an essential part of the scene. Over the last couple of years the ATBA-UK have been working very hard to bring down the competition entry prices. They have managed to negotiate a great number of discounts and deals for members this year. Benefits include:
How much does it cost?
Membership to the ATBA-UK is annual, from 1st February 2011 to 31st January 2012 – so the earlier you get in the better.
Dan Wilson over at Remolition has put together a pretty comprehensive history of mountainboarding covering the period from 1990 to 2000. He goes through all the different brands and people involved in inventing and pushing mountainboarding from day one. It is a great read if your snowed in or bored at work/school/home.
Random photo of the Chinese news showing a mountainboard in the background. Maybe we will start to hear of some Chinese riders soon!
Rhys has just uploaded this video of some of his old footage. The video shows the likes of Tom Kirkman, Alex Downie and Ollie Morrison riding demos in Morzine, France and Cortina, Italy. There is loads of freeride footage too. The video includes on of Tom’s early 720 attempts.
Toby was one of the original MBS riders and has been working here over the last winter. He is now on a mission to cycle 3000km in 30 days and raise £3000. So far so good. He is halfway through his cycle and over halfway towards raising his target amount.
An ex pat website in Shanghai is hosting a full blog for him which he can update whilst he is out there. There are loads of photos and reports of the places he is visiting.
Toby Rides Blog
