Hey Riders!

Welcome to the November edition of the MBS Rider eNewsletter. With daylight hours getting noticably fewer it makes you want to ride even more. So in honor of this change please try to ride during lunch at least once every week this month. Now for all you Southern hemisphere riders that are getting more and more daylight please think about us as you go on about your normal after-work riding sessions.

Regardless of what hemisphere you live in we hope this newsletter finds you in good health and good spirits. We're a tight knit community and we all have to stick together. So the next time you pull a new trick or ride at a new spot or discover a new way to tech your board let us know so we can help share it with the rest of the mountainboarding crew on planet earth.

Read on for information on our latest Sweepstakes offer, New Products, Mountainboard News, Kiteboard News, Tech Tips and the world debut of the The Ultimate Sellout's new Single "Keep Shakin' That Bump".

Jason Lee - MBS Mountainboards


Pumpkin carving by Rufus.

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OCTOBER'S SWEEPSTAKES WINNER - Josiah Criswell of Commanche, OK
Josiah was psyched to win last month's sweepstakes. Josiah's favorite places to ride are the many gravel roads in the "middle of nowhere". Which is apparently located near Comanchee, Oklahoma.

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ALL NEW MBS APPAREL
FEATURING NEW ZIPPERED HOODY, HAT, 2 LADIES TOPS by Bella and American Apparel, RETRO LISCENSE PLATE T, JUNIOR T & MORE.





US OPEN MOUNTAINBOARDING CHAMPIONSHIPS AIRING ON ALTITUDE TV

As we speak the 30 minute TV program covering the 3rd annual US Open Mountainboarding Championships at Snowmass Village, CO is airing. Check your local listings at www.altitude.tv but a brief airing summary follows.

Thurs - 11/03/05 - 7:30am,  Thurs - 11/03/05 - 3:30pm
Wed - 11/09/05 - 9pm,   Fri - 11/11/05 - 1am,   Tue - 11/15/05 - 7:30am
Thurs - 11/17/05 - 2pm,   Thurs - 11/24/05 - 7:30am

NEW ITEMS ON MBS' GARAGE SALE PAGE - Make sure to check this page often as we constantly update it with "demo" or "closeout" products.

NEW HAMSHIRE UNIVERSITY FEATURES US PRO RIDER JEREME LEAFE IN DOCUMENTS PROMOTING UNIVERSITY.
"Talk about high "board" scores. Jereme Leafe has a unique way of combining academics and athletics. As one of the world's top mountainboarders, he has championships in both slalom and big air, and has performed between such acts as Moby, David Bowie, Ashe and Busta Rhymes. As a mechanical engineering major at UNH, he is preparing himself for someday entering the business side of the sport. "I'll compete as long as I can," says Jereme, a Pro MBS rider. Then I see myself using what I've learned in my material sciences and other classes at UNH to engineer the lightest, strongest, and fastest board out there."

MBS KITEBOARDING AD FEATURES UK RIDER MARK BERRY

Jeff Quick - Kiteboard Video
right click here and select "save target as" to download. (532k .wmv file)





IF YOU DON"T HAVE A KITE YET CLICK HERE AND GET ONE.

EVENT REPORTS:

Dirtstar Gathering - Salt Lake City, UT
"I had a lot of fun even riding in the rain....Thanks to MBS, GI, and Salty Peaks. But mostly thanks to Van The Man. It was fun and I would love to do it again. The House/ Condo was super sick, along with the spots to ride. It was the perfect way to end a great season if you ask me. Also thanks to Lisa for the food. I hope we can do something like this next year."   Devin G. - Captain Insane-0


                                                  Van DeWitt jumping the Gap at Tanner Park



White Air Extreme Sports Show - UK
With a 20' roll-in and 6' kicker set with a 20' gap the MBS demo team took the top three places and best trick of the weekend. A rider judged comp saw Renny Myles, Joe Dickson and new signing Tom Read impress the crowds with top tricks and sick style. Joe was corkin' his 540's and Renny spining massive 360's and loads of coping tricks on the quarter pipe including a 270' to truck stall off the booster box. At the end of the session the best trick was won by Tom Read with huge back flip 180's under flood lights. - Report by AJ Watkins

Silly Hill Mountainboard Contest - Czech Republic


Rider: Martin Zelinger  Photo: Jirka Tarant

"After almost a year of hard work we built the first Czech mountainboard park called Silly Hill and we could finally organize a contest. Only one contest in our county this year was in expectation of many riders and they've got an opportunity to compete against each other." Click here of the whole story by Vampy

Pro Rider Leon "The Robot" Robbins - Halloween costume.

Leon said the only disadvantage of this costume was the fact that it was nearly impossible to hold a beer.

Collum Glynn - Bristol, UK

Gene Lott of the Dallas Dirt Mafia - Looking for that Stale Fish grab and some Northern Texas Team members.


Rider Gene Lott    Photo: Hal Samples

Yo, what's up people? My name is Gene Lott. I am one of the co-founders of the Dallas Dirt Mafia mountainboard team of N.Texas. Starting in 2006, we're going to have ride days and demos every month. As we increase interest in our sport and grow we hope to host events in our area. If you are a rider in the N. Texas area, contact me. We ride every weekend. I will announce more details as I get them.
Please feel free to email me at Dallasrider911@sbcglobal.net

Erik Hopmans - Netherlands





MBS test riders - France



The photo was taken at a board test for retailers near Valence south of Lyons. The day was organised by Karine Nicholas who also took the photo. On the right is Benjamin Guichere the president of the new local mountainboard association which is also working with the French AMTB.




Team Irie - Colorado Springs, CO



Team Irie has been ripping up the Colorado Springs trails for over a year. The line up for the picture is (left to right) Steve-O "Haggar" Hagedorn, Isaac "The Crash Test Dummy" Pardo, Paul Johns, and JD "the rolling hippie" McGrew. 

Not pictured: Steve Rivera and Dominic.

GIVE US YOUR DIRT!   We want your team pictures, 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.



HOW TO DO A DIRT POWERSLIDE

A powerslide is one of the most basic but yet important mountainboard manuevers. Before the advent of a hand-held braking system the only way to really stop was to inititate a hard powerslide. As well, ripping a powerslide is just plain cool. Throwing dirt and debris into the air as you finish in a cloud of dust. Not a bad way to come to a stop.

Step 1: Carry a bit off speed into this manuever. If you are not going fast enough you won't be able to make your board slide out.


Step 2: Start initiating your turn by leaning heel-side. In this example Joel is riding regular foot and is reaching down and grabbing his toe side edge of his deck.


Step 3: Complete your slide by continuing to carve in your original direction and at the same time taking a bit of the pressure off your back wheels thus allowing the "slide" to happen.

Next step: Try your powerslides on all types of terrain including grass and pavement.

Click here to view other Ride / Trick Tips.

PREVENT FLATS USING "SLIME" PRODUCTS.

The best way to fix flats is to prevent them from happening in the first place. There are several products on the market but the fine folks at Slime have got it pretty dialed in. Their SLIME Tube Protector is a lightweight durable strip of extruded polyurethane that fits between the tire and the tube. It protects from nails, glass and thorns. Spend less time working on your board and more time riding it.

Click here to check out all the Slime products and where to get them.

Click here to view other Tech Tips.

Send us your Tech Tips or cool ways to tweak your board or if you have any questions let us know and we'll do our best to answer them. Send all questions or Tips to jlee@mbs.com

Q: "What are the most important pieces of protective gear to wear while mountainboarding?" Ryan Blankinship, Porland, OR

A: We reccommend wearing it all. Helmet, Elbow Pads, Wrist Guards, Gloves, Knee Pads, Long Sleeve Shirt and Long Pants. This way you are covered for any level of riding. But if I we're to only have two pieces of equipment to wear it would be #1 Helmet and #2 Gloves. That way you can always lay down a hard powerslide to stop yourself.

WORLD DEBUT OF THE MBS IN-HOUSE BAND "The Ultimate Sellouts"

Download the first track from their debut / farewell album entitled "Selling Out"

"Keep Shakin' That Bump" (3mg MP3) right click and select "Save target as"
Joel Lee and Patrick McConnell are the driving force behind what could be the biggest sell out band of all time. Only time will tell.

DIRTBOARD RIDERS MOUNTAINBOARDING FORUM
This site is a must for mountainboarders looking for more information on races, riders, new products, events, places to ride, other people to ride with and just plain nutty mountainboard talk. I check this site every morning trying to take the pulse of the mountainboarding world.



"WHEN THEY WE'RE YOUNG" MBS Team riders fighting off the occassional raging bull. Leon Robbins, Mitch Stegall, Jason Lee, Austin Robbins and Mike Dodge.

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 / Kiteboarding 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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