Inspirational stuff

There are lots of guys – and girls – out there who can do amazing, breathtaking and, frankly, unbelievable things on a bicycle. Thanks to the wonders of YouTube, they can now post clips of their tricks and skills for fans on the other side of the world to marvel at. No-one has managed this quite as successfully as Danny MacAskill, the Scottish trick cyclist who recently signed sponsorship deals with both Red Bull and Continental tyres. Not bad for More

Snowboarding Tips For Having a Blast on the Slopes

There are some steps you can take to help make your own snow boarding experience simpler and more rewarding. To begin with, take lots of ibuprofen with you to avoid the pains and aches that will most likely happen before your second day. Next, do not disregard the significance of a great pre-boarding stretch out.

Focus on your clothing. It is a lot more vital that you dress for temperature, water resistance as well as mobility compared to style. Mobility More

Starting Out: Try Freeriding

So you want to go snowboarding well first you will have to learn a few things before you can learn to do a 360. You may see yourself flying down a steep mountainside but before you can do that it is best that you learn how to freeride. It’s much like learning how to use currys discount codes to get the best deals once you do you will only get better at it.

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BMX Debate

BMX is getting huge. For years, the 1980s have been heralded as the greatest time for BMX: a time of big helmets, skinny quarter-pipes and bad fashion consisting only of colours which really hurt your eyes to look at them. But that’s all changing in 2010, of course.
BMX is possibly even bigger now, and for those who value success in monetary terms it’s quite clear that the money is rolling in.
Why, then, is it, that BMX riders are More

Basic BMX Tricks Explained

BMX is more popular now than ever before, and with it the sport – if you want to call it that – is progressing faster than ever. Nowadays, hundreds of riders pull off tricks with ease that took the professionals of the 1980s much longer to accomplish. And let’s be honest, the names of these tricks are confusing at best.
While you hardly need any specialist equipment for BMXing, just a bike and maybe some old running clothing, some More

The New Level: BMX And Jamie Bestwick

For years, one name was synonymous with big air and big, scary tricks in BMX: Matt Hoffman. Hoffman is largely held responsible for inventing and perfecting the majority of BMX vert (half-pipe to the non rider) tricks, from flairs (backflip with 180 twist, coming in forwards) to more technical tricks that form the staple of everyday riding even today. And for many years Hoffman ruled vert, and it seemed that nobody else would ever compare.
That was, until an Englishman More

Snowboarding Subculture

As the development of any activity progresses, it influences the fanbase it has and brings certain traditional manners to be followed within the community that practices the activity. This is what happened with the snowboarding aswell as it started developing more rapidly and gathering more and more fans across the globe.

This history of snowboard is a determinative element in the formation of the subculture in question. The 20th century was the time when snowboarders started to appear on the More

Bmx-Tastic-Brilliant!

I used to love BMX riding more than that moment when you realize that the piece of paper on the floor right next to you is, yes, a five pound note and nobody else has seen it! And I’ll tell you why: BMX riding involves – and this is something that few people outside of BMX know about – all the parts of your brain and body working in unison together to make sure that you don’t get killed or More

For The Attention Of: Extreme Fun Junkies

Snowboarding is fun; skiing has its moments (mostly moments where you are thinking, ’man chalet val thorens is up itself’); rock climbing is worthwhile; skateboarding and BMX-ing are somewhat engaging; and then there is sandboarding…

Sandboarding has been around for many years but is a slowly emerging phenomenon. It contains many similar principles to snowboarding, however, sandboarding is fortunate enough not to include layers of polar precipitation: though it does bring with it the chaos of sand at high speed, More

Snowboarding Tips For Everyone

In any type sport, having the right equipment is necessary for good performance. Snowboarding is no different and below will point out some of the necessary pieces of equipment you need for your next snowboard holiday.

Finding the right size board is essential. Snowboards come in all different size for both adults and children. There are different boards for different tricks as well such as alpine boards, race boards, free ride boards and freestyle boards.

Alpine and race boards More