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Freeboarding is amazing

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StreetsOfRage
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http://vimeo.com/14513851

This is the best thing ever, i am now trying this sport

new boarding im getting

thank you Polar, i dont know your NS name, but thanks for introducing me to the sport :P

anyone else freeboard here?
May 27 2011 11:52AM
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deleted5
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http://vimeo.com/14513851
May 27 2011 11:52AM
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StreetsOfRage
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can you embed it for me. its being lame.
May 27 2011 11:53AM
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Elg
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how does that work?
May 27 2011 11:59AM
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DockEllis
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Directions. from Sam Trowbridge on Vimeo.

May 27 2011 12:04PM
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i.ski.troll.
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there are actually 6 wheels, two wheels in the middle of each truck on a spindel type deal so they can spin a whole 360 degrees. they also hang down a bit lower so thats how you can power slide and butter like a snowboard.
May 27 2011 12:05PM
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Mike-O
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So there are bindings? How do you brake?
May 27 2011 12:12PM
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eldridge
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not full strap in bindings
May 27 2011 12:13PM
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Mike-O
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Hmm, well, if I saw someone board down the street and then turn 180 by swiveling and not slowing down, I'd have to pick up my jaw from the pavement.

I'd probably have similar thoughts as people who saw skiers go switch the first time.
May 27 2011 12:15PM
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Elg
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so you brake by sliding the "normal" wheels while rolling on the extra 2 in the middle?
May 27 2011 12:28PM
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spidermanatadesk
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Skateboard for people who can't ollie?
May 27 2011 12:29PM
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JakeAssBeatClap
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things are so gay. congrats with your purchase of a 200 dollar complete you get to buy new wheels about once or twice a month so have fun with that. you cant use them unless you have worthy hills. stoppings a bitch. the "tricks" you saw in the video are the only tricks you can do on them. Honestly huge waste of time go buy a real skateboard and learn how to land real skateboarding tricks. i hate kids at CU who are like yeah i skate and i'm like no way whats your setup and theyre like oh i got a loaded its dope. its like no you dont skate you ride a longboard to and from class. sorry you cant succeed at skating longboarders go eat one
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and no hate on your purchase youll have fun but in my opinion its a waste

May 27 2011 1:33PM
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JamesR
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inb4
May 27 2011 1:52PM
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soup
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frends of mine picked these things up like 4 or 5 years ago when they first came out and I initially thought that as Im a longboarder, but its just an alternative to longboarding and oyu can slow down which in itself is worth it.
May 27 2011 1:55PM
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solitaryman
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You're sheltered.  If you slide a longboard sideways you can stop very efficiently.  To the OP get a fucking longboard you can do the same shit with 4 wheels if you have the balls and skills.
May 27 2011 1:59PM
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Alistair.
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Don't be such haters.. As long as you enjoy yourself doing it, who gives a fuck?

Looks pretty sick man! Have fun!
May 27 2011 2:03PM
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BMB
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How the fuck do u slow down without eating shit?
May 27 2011 2:07PM
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Shlogan
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ive ridden one, really fun for carving but i really dont see any point in just ollying over shit like they do in the video. it not like it would be very nice to land on because it has to be leaned over to one side or the other all of the time.
May 27 2011 2:12PM
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solitaryman
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Lean back or forward.  Apparently it's really easy to get tossed HARD on those things and a good way to kill yourself by cracking your dome on the pavement if you're too cool to rep a helmet.

Get a longboard some slide gloves and a helmet.

May 27 2011 2:14PM
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3-6-steeze
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My friend has one of these. he says bails hurt like cock, but it looks like fun i guess
May 27 2011 2:16PM
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EricaMN.
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i skate and longboard a lot and this looks absolutely sick!
it might just be me but it looks like some of the most fun you could have on a skateboard
May 27 2011 4:55PM
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zagfan5
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btw for everyone still asking how this thing works, here is a video explaining freebords. (bord, not board)



i have one and enjoy it. great for real steep stuff. but the learning curve is kinda weird. takes a solid 5 or 6 days of hiking hills and riding down to carve a hill to top bottom. basically think of it as the snowboard learning curve and you got it right. hand slides and all that jazz will take a lot more than 5 days to get down tho. its mostly about committing to the slide and leaning into it. kinda scary tho at decent speeds.

last thing. you can catch your edges. and yes, when you catch em, you dont stop too. shit hurts





May 27 2011 5:09PM
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I.B
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LONGBOARDING IS BETTER
May 27 2011 5:21PM
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zerospinskier
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Haha. I laugh at your unnecessary hate. It is just a different sport. Why compare it? Skateboarding can be fun, longboarding can be fun, freebording can be fun. Why compare them and fight to the death trying to convince the other person that your sport is better? That is like fighting over religion...
May 27 2011 6:04PM
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Flying~Squirrel
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its like a ripstick: a lot of fun but gets old quick cause you cant do much with it
May 27 2011 6:20PM
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JewRad
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my friend has one of those, it's much harder than they make it look, you'll fall on your ass many times.
May 27 2011 6:36PM
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.AR6rider.
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lol
May 27 2011 6:39PM
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StreetsOfRage
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dude trust me i skateboard. last year i was attemting a backflip out of a half-pipe (i know not the best idea but i thought i had it) and i broke my wrist, fuck insane. but yea i love skateboarding, i love snowboarding, so why not try to snowboard (freeboard) all season long. i could fucken freeboard to the skatepark and then skateboard with a real skateboard. my opinion this is something new that pretty much no one has heard of, and i would love to give it a try.
May 27 2011 9:34PM
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