MBS Riders,
Hey riders! May marks the start of summer and this could be mountainboarding's biggest summer yet. We're just getting back from an awesome trip to Kansas (Ride Tour Event #1) and it got us super stoked for the season.
Looks like Snowmass is really stepping up their mountainboard program this year with a new mountainboard trail, permanent boardercross course and updated terrain park. A big thanks goes out to Snowmass for their continued commitment to the US OPEN MOUNTAINBOARDING CHAMPIONSHIPS (the 3rd consecutive at Snowmass). Read on for more info on Snowmass' cutting edge mountainboard program.
All riders looking to get their hands on the 05 boards, if you haven't ordered a board already, make sure to register for this month's sweepstakes prize - a Comp 6 complete! Also in this month's eNews check out May's Kiteboaring Ad before it hits the newsstands, get info on this month's events, learn how to get our NEW Catalog and Sticker Pack and check out photos and art from riders all over the world. Again, lots going on this month. Hope to see you out there.
Have a safe and dirty May!
Jason Lee - MBS Mountainboards
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REGISTER TO WIN A MBS COMP 6 - RETAIL VALUE $449.95
Fill out our online sweepstakes form for your chance to be this month's lucky winner.
This new shorter version of the Comp 16 is a kiteboarder’s dream and a junior riders’ holy grail. Its reduced spin weight is sure to be a hit with adult freestylers as well.
The Comp 6 features T1 tires, RockStar hubs, F3 bindings, Matrix trucks and a Sandwich Composite deck.
APRIL'S SWEEPSTAKES WINNER - Bryon Shaffer - Du Bois, PA
Bryon's the lucky winner of April's sweepstakes board, a Pro 16 - Leon Robbins Signature Model. Man was he psyched. Bryon's been riding for over two years on an Ambush Warrior. Talk about an upgrade!
** A reminder to all sweepstakes entry people: It's important to check your email during the first few days of each month to see if you receive a notice from us. The first two people drawn in April's sweepstakes didn't respond back to our notification email so we had to keep picking. And lucky for Bryon he got back to us quickly. **
2005 PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT - KITE / GRAB HANDLE - $19.95
The Kite market is taking off and MBS is once again in the driver’s seat. MBS’ new grab handle gives kiters and mountainboarders the most ergonomic product available for doing one-foot and no-foot tricks. Is a 360 varial possible? Buy an MBS Grab Handle and find out. Includes mounting hardware. Compatible with 2005 Pro 16, Comp 16, Comp 6 and Core series decks.
SNOWMASS RESORT - STEPPING IT UP IN 2005!
Good news for the Colorado mountainboard scene! Snowmass Ski Area is stepping up its ongoing commitment to our sport this year by adding a new trail and a new terrain park designated for mountainboarding. The new trail will be serviced by a newly shortened and more mountainboarding friendly Burlingame chairlift that will take you down a twisting and turning singletrack back to Snowmass Village. The lift will open in July, and will run FREE for the summer of 2005. The new permanent site for the on mountain terrain park will feature a DirtBoarderCross course to be used for the upcoming 2005 US Open Mountainboarding Championships on August 11-13. The Burlingame terrain park at the base of the lift will be recreated as well with new features and railslides for use by the Camp Snowmass mountainboarding program and the Big Air Slopestyle site for the Championships. The parks are being designed and constructed with input from the Camp Snowmass Mountainboard instructors and the US Open staff to insure the best riding experience for all abilities of riders.
- Free lifts starting in July
- New shorter Burlingame lift
- New Mountainboard trail from top of lift to Village
- New Mountainboard race course/ freeride park
- Burlingame Terrain park/slopestyle arena at bottom of lift
- US Open in August
- Camp Snowmass all summer and special 2 day camp prior to Champs
A big thanks goes out to Mitch Stegall for keeping the dream alive at Snowmass.
AUSSIE KITEBOARD VIDEO CLIP! - GOSHEN COMPLETELY GOING OFF!
One of the early test riders of the 05 line is completely going off. Goshen Watts of Melbourne, Australia put together a 1 minute video clip of some amazing riding. Can you say 1440s? I don't think I've seen anything that's going to get you more psyched to get out and kiteboard than watching this clip.
Kitepower - Eastern Park Session - 4mg (Opens in Quicktime)
Pro 16 Feedback: "I fitted the Leon Pro deck to a set of 9" Strikers last night - and the board is awesome. So solid, tracks upwind like nothing else, and goes faster over more ground. No problems pulling 720's and getting this thing seriously off the ground. Having a big sess later today."
Rider: Goshen Watts Photos: Andre Limsowtin
MBS IN KITEBOARDING MAGAZINE!
Be the first to see MBS' latest kiteboard ad featuring MBS' NEW Kite focused Comp 6. We're excited to be addressing this fast growing and amazingly cool market. If you don't have a kite already, now's the time to get one.
RIDE TOUR STOP #1 - South Haven, Kansas "The Jewel" - April 30th
WOW! What an event! A big thanks goes out to Zak Heberly for hosting this event and making the Boardercross course exciting and the Big Air jump one of the largest in Ride Tour history. This event had it all, from boardercross racing and freestyle to pig wrestling and fire jumping. What else could you ask for? Flaming pig big air?
PRO RESULTS:
Boardercross Big Air
1st - Jereme Leafe 1st - Jereme Leafe
2nd - Joel Lee 2nd - AJ Lawson
3rd - Dave Stiefvater 3rd - Dave Stiefvater
OTHER EVENTS COMING UP IN THE RIDE TOUR SERIES:
Cedare Ledge, PA - June 25th
The Holler, NC - July 23rd
For information on upcoming events contact Justin Rhodes at info@mountainboardshop.com
180 ON HOMELESSNESS - SLOPESTYLE EVENT - ATLANTA, GA - MAY 14
The 4th Annual 180 On Homelessness™ is coming to Atlanta, GA this year. This year it is a Slopestyle Jam format, so be ready for a wide array of madness!
4th ANNUAL SANDHILL RANCH RACE
Mountainboard Race & Big Air Competition - May 21st
First Indoor Skatepark Mountainboard Competition - May 22nd
This year, California’s longest running mountainboard contest, Sand Hill
Ranch Boardercross Race, will be expanding to include a second day of
high-action freestyle competition at the Ramp Rats in Petaluma. Sand Hill is
located approximately fifty miles east of San Francisco in Brentwood and
Ramp Rats is about the same distance from San Francisco to the north.
Contact Dan Dworkin for more information and to register.
TENNESSEE MOUNTAINBOARDING CHAMPIONSHIPS - May 21st
The TN championships are coming up. With the sickest track in Tennessee this event is going to rock!
Featuring: Boardercross - Big Air - Big Prizes
Live DJ - Concessions
15 dollar admission for riders, plus 8 bucks insurance.
Spectators are free.
Prizes for all!
Loction: ETSU downhill BMX/Mountainboard track
Contact: Michael Largent
Machismo: Action Sports Connection
(423)474-2814
dirthurts@hotmail.com
BOULDER RAIL JAM & DISTANCE JUMP CONTEST
- Boulder, CO - May 30th (Memorial Day)
Back at the Bolder Boulder 10K for the 4th consecutive year MBS is hosting a Rail Jam and Distance Jump Contest for Pro and Amatuer riders and Learn to Ride sessions open to all ages and all riding abilities. So whether your a seasoned pro or someone looking to get on a board for the first time make sure to come out on Monday, May 30th (Memorial Day).
An estimated 60,000 people attend the RaceDayEXPO each year.
Schedule:
- 7:30 - 8:30 - 1st Learn to Ride Session
- 8:30 - 9:30 - Pro and Am Practice Session
- 9:30 - 10:30 - 2nd Learn to Ride Session
- 10:30 - 11:30 - Rail Jam Contest
- 11:30 - 12:30 - 3rd Learn to Ride Session
- 12:30 - 1:30 - Distance Jump Contest
Location:
University of Colorado at Boulder, Campus
Across Colorado Ave, just South of the Folsom Field (Race Finish)
Specs:
Tower: 18' Roll In Tower
Rails: 12' Rainbow Rail - 12' Slant Rail
Distance Jump: 2.5' kicker
Judging:
Rail Jam - Riders start atop our 18' roll-in tower and can hit one of two 12' rails. Riders are judged on originality, level of difficulty and execution. Riders get three attempts and are judged on their two best runs.
Distance Jump - Riders start atop our 18' roll-in tower and hit a 2.5' tall launch ramp located 20' from the end of the roll-in transition. The idea to to go as far as possible. The mark is from where the back tire lands. Riders get 3 launches and the furthest distance is used.
Contest Entry Fee: 5$
Prizes for 1st - 3rd place
All riders must fill out an MBS Liability Waiver. Riders under 18 years of age need to have a parents signature.
For more Expo information or Directions click here.
To Pre Register for the Mountainboard Contests email Jason Lee at jlee@mbs.com
Jeremy Grant, AR
Photo by Micah Dekone
"I've been riding for about a year now. I'm from CO, but go to school in AR. In the summer I ride ATV trails in CO and during the school year I ride hills on campus at John Brown University and enjoy jumping a ramp I recently built. I love mountainboarding because it gives me a chance to get away, enjoy God's creation, and have a wicked awesome amount of fun!"
Ryan Jones, OR
Apparently Ryan loves to go riding with his dog and a keg.
MOUNTAINBOARDER / MASTER GUITAR BUILDER - MARK SMITH, PA
Mark works at the Martin guitar factory and has been riding for over 7 years.
Ben Ottley - Richmond, VA
"I'm Ben Ottley. I got my first board when I was 11 and really got into it last year. Currently I'm riding a Comp 16, and an old Comp 26. I'm getting the new Leon Pro soon because my board is almost done for. I ride wherever I can like all the bmx coarses/jumps around, anywhere with a nice hill, rail or jump. I have a pretty sick coarse in my back yard with two rails, two big jumps and I'm building more everyday. I board everyday. The only boards I ride are MBS. I do every boardsport out there and mountainboarding is definately one of the best."
Nick McCoy - Folsom, CA - Tattoo
MBS supporter Nick McCoy showing off his latest piece of art. Nick rides for California Board Life in Folsom, CA.
Phil Cyphers - Hampton,NJ - Photo Collage
"I'm 16 years old and have been riding mountainboards for four years this summer. I own a MBS Sol 16 and a Razor. I mountainboard as much as possible which is usually everyday. I do a lot of freestyle and downhill. I'm always trying to find the next big hill or the next big jump."
GIVE US THE DIRT! We want your artwork, photos, news, crazyness, strangeness, local events, stickers in odd places, local riding spots, you name it. If it has anything to do with mountainboarding or MBS we'd love to post it. Please send anything cool to Jason Lee for possible inclusion in future Rider eNews.
FRONT-SIDE NOSE ROLL 180!
Step 1: Pre-Wind - Head into the jump centered on your board. Wind your upper body 90 degrees.
Step 2 & 3: Unwind and Shift Weight - Throw your arms around into the direction you want to spin. At the same time shift your body weight from centered to over your front wheel. This will help stick your front tires in place as the rest of your board rotates around them.
Step 4: Ride Out - Now you should be riding out switch. One of the
subtleties of this trick is to ride out straight and not under rotate or over rotate. The faster you go the quicker you'll want to spin.
Variations: Slide 180 and Jump 180 to be covered in future Trick Tips
HEX KEY TAPING FOR QUICK SUSPENSION TWEAKS!
OK - If you want a quick tweak of your Matrix trucks but don't have your complete tool kit on you or you don't want to carry hex keys in your pockets try taping a 4mm hex key to the top of your deck. It's kind of ghetto but it has helped me out at many races. Especially when you are just trying to dial in a course and you don't know if you need a really stiff setup or a more maneuverable set up.
So the next time your at the start gate and need to make that last little tweak you can do it quickly.
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Send your Tech Tips or cool ways to tweak your board to jlee@mbs.com and we'll post them in future eNewsletters.
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Q: I'm considering getting either a Core1 or Core 8. Can I put Matrix trucks on them later if I want to? I like it that the Core's are really light weight but figure I might want to get more extreme and upgrade later.
Thanks, Lewis Haught
A: Sure. That's the nice thing about the Core 1 and Core 8, they have predrilled holes for for both Matrix and standard skate trucks.
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Send your questions to jlee@mbs.com and we'll do our best to answer them.
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GET YOUR 2005 CATALOG, POSTER AND NEW STICKERS
This years' brochure includes an 11X17 poster of Leon Robbins going sky high and information on our entire product line. With 12 boards in our lineup there's something for every rider! Click here for more details on our Catalog Request Program.
PIC OF THE WEEK
Look for the Pic of the Week on our website News Scroller located near the bottom of the Home Page.
***RIDING DISCLAIMER*** Mountainboarding is an inherently dangerous sport. Always use protective gear while riding including a helmet, elbow pads, knee pads and wristguards. Always ride within your ability and use common sense.
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