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TRANSITIONS!
Transitions are everywhere. Whether you're a student making the transition from middle school to high school, or from college life to work life. Whether you're moving from one part of the country to the other or from one part of the world to the other, everyone wants a smooth transition. And here at MBS, as the seasons transition from Summer to Fall, we're making a transition from our old offices to our new offices. Transitions are everywhere!

Every mountainboarder wants a nice transition....especially on dirt jumps. You want a smooth transition from the flat ground to that smooth kicker that will send you gliding through the air. You make your stylish grab and spot the landing looking for that smooth perfectly angled transition that will make you feel as if you were flying the entire way. Try to make your transitions smooth..... in your riding and in your life.

We got some big things coming up here at MBS, our biggest event of the year is right around the corner. As riders converge from across the country and around the world we welcome everyone to see our new place and the fantastic work that has been done on the epic "MBS Backyard". Thanks Matt and Fritz.....you're providing a world-class terrain park for riders for world-class riders.

Again, there's a lot going on at MBS and we're psyched you're a big part of it.

PRODUCTS - EVENTS - NEWS - PHOTOS - VIDEO - SWEEPSTAKES - CONTESTS - ARCHIVES



In case you missed an incredible issue of the MBS eNews this year click HERE to see each month and get up to date on all the things MBS!





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WE'VE MOVED! Our new showroom and offices are located at:  212 Sutton Lane, Colorado Springs, CO 80907 About a half mile away from our old offices....but don't worry, our Terrain Park stayed in the same place.

USA MOUNTAINBOARD EVENTS - CLICK HERE





MONTHLY RIDE SESSIONS AT THE "MBS BACKYARD"

Lots of new things happening at the "Backyard" and by "New" we mean "Big"! And by "things" we mean "jumps, rails and funboxes".

The Next FIRST Saturday Event is Sept 6th! Come out and rock out! This is the first time the track will be ridable after the last session of building.



Click HERE for pictures from past Smackdowns!



ALTITUDE CUP MOUNTAINBOARD CHALLENGE! Sept 13th
at Colorado's newest mountainboard park! The guys and girls from Altitude Sickness in the the heart of the Rocky Mountains are promising to build an awesome mountainboard track. Can't wait!

Sept 12th (Practice) and 13th (Competition)
Boardercross and Freestyle events open to all ages and abilities

Empire, CO  209 Main Street - Minton Park

altitudesickness@msn.com

303-489-7699

TRIPLE CROWN STOP #3  - The MBS "Fall Classic"
Colorado Springs, CO - October 4th and 5th
The third and final stop of the Triple Crown of Mountainboarding points series taking place in the birthplace of mountainboarding. 2 days of ultimate riding to cap off an amazing summer of riding. Saturday features Freestyle and Rail Jam while Sunday completes the event with the Ultimate Downhill. This competition is open to all ages and abilities.



For more information stay tuned to www.mbs.com/triplecrown.html
or contact Jason Lee at jlee@mbs.com

**There is a special deal for lodging provided by Super 8 Motel on 1-25 and Garden of the Gods. Call Pat at 1-719-838-0904 and mention the mountainboard event and you will get your room for 39.95 each night. But call to reserve your rooms soon as they can book up quickly. **



INTERNATIONAL MOUNTAINBOARD FREESTYLE INVITATIONAL
MBS Backyard Terrain Park, Colorado Springs, CO - October 4th

Taking place in the foothills of the Rockies in Colorado Springs, the Mountainboard Freestyle Invitational will bring together the world's best riders from the US, UK, Russia, Japan, France, and the Czech Republic to participate in a truly unique event in a one-of-a-kind event. Produced by OneFive Media and MBS Mountainboards, the Invitational will take place under the stars, with dramatic lighting and infectious live music to provide a spectacle unlike anything seen in the world's fastest growing action sport.

      
Filmed in High Definition, and edited for television and webcast, the event is certain to impress experienced mountainboarders and those new to all-terrain boarding.

For more information go to www.imfi-usa.com or

email Evan Carlson at info@imfi-usa.com
For current Rider Invite list click HERE




ITALIAN MOUNTAINBOARD EVENTS - CLICK HERE



For more information contact Guido at info@4wr-mountainboards.com

23-24 September:        Gromo Spiazza: Boardercross



FRENCH MOUNTAINBOARD EVENTS - CLICK HERE



13-14 September/re 2008: Woody Wood Rider (Fécamp - 76)



GERMAN MOUNTAINBOARD EVENTS - CLICK HERE

 

05.09.-06.09.2008 'German Outsport Challenge 2008' in Neuenrade / Sauerland.

Click HERE for more details on the German Event Series



BRAZIL MOUNTAINBOARD EVENTS







X-TOWN MOUNTAINBOARD EVENT
South Brazil - September 27-28th

For more information click HERE



FAT FACE NIGHT AIR AT BUGS BOARDING!

MBS EUROPE PRO RIDER RENNY MYLES TAKES GOLD!



“While Rebecca Adlington was re-writing the record books in the pool at Beijing, Renny Myles was in somewhat less exotic climes – namely Gloucestershire – becoming a world champion mountainboarder.

Renny won the Fat Face Night Air at Bugsboarding, a tournament that drew athletes from around the world in a sport he describes as "literally a cross between skateboarding and snowboarding". In less-than-ideal driving rain and against 60 international competitors, Renny was named Mountain Board World Freestyle Champion.”

For the Renny's complete story click HERE

For a complete write up by Rhys Crilley and Fat Face Night Air video click HERE



FRENCH CHAMPIONSHIPS - ROUND 1

"The first round of the French championships was held in Compiègne. After the rain on Saturday morning, a beautiful sun arrived, pleasing all participants and spectators, riders grabbed there boards and headed to the starting gate........."

For the entire write up, pics, videos and results click HERE.


Write up and pics sent in by Diego Anderson



"TRAILER PARK" EVENT REPORT BY AJ "Bear Cub" Lawson

“What is this? A mountain skateboard?”

"I was headed down South out of Pittsburgh when a baggage handler was peeping my ride. It’s probably the closest someone has come to accurately describing my mountainboard. I’ll give that guy 20 stokens.

Why head South in the summer-time? Hows about a good old-fashioned southern style tiki party to go along with some awesome mountainboarding to get your motors running?...........”

For the complete event wrap up by AJ Lawson click HERE

TRIPLE CROWN RESULTS AND PICS

Stop #1 - Kaos in Kansas - Click HERE for results and pics.

Stop #2 - US Open - Snowmass - Click HERE for results and pics.

RESORT SPORTS NETWORK BROADCASTING TO OVER 20 MILLION VIEWERS FEATURES MBS COMP 90
This segment runs from June to October.



Click HERE to see the MBS "Gear" episode.



SKYWEST IN-FLIGHT MAGAZINE

1.7 million flyers look through this magazine each month.

Last month's issue had a nice clip on the US Open in Snowmass, CO

"Other recreational opportunities abound. Ski lifts give mountainboarders access to adrenaline pumping adventure. This extreme sport, also known as all-terrain boarding is a lot like snowboarding—without the snow. Last year, Snowmass, the first Colorado resort to open lifts and trails to mountainboarders, hosted the U.S. Open Mountainboarding Championships. Camp Snowmass offers the nation’s largest mountainboard summer camp for kids."



"EPIC" KITEBOARDING MAGAZINE

Check out pics and a write up from the Ohio Kite Rave.....including mountainboard action. Click HERE to read the magazine.






Tony Foss keeping the sport alive up in Nova Scotia

Click HERE for the story.





Kitefreestyle.com - Check out this land kiteboarding travel segment featuring top pro kitesurfers giving the boards a try for the first time. Cool footage as the team makes their way from the UK to France for land kiteboarding competition.

September's Sweepstakes Board - CORE 90 - MSRP $259.95

August's Sweepstakes Board Winner - Mitchell Martin, GA





DBX - Mountainboard Forum - The Original Dirt - USA

Talk to other riders around the country and around the world!



MOUNTAINBOARD.NET - GREAT RESOURCE FOR ALL THINGS DIRTY





BRAZIL'S #1 MOUNTAINBOARD PARK

TOM STURM - Austrian Alps

Photo by: Mani Berger

Austrian riders are encouraged to contact Tom and his team HERE

ALEX BEATRIX- at French Resort Monistrol Sur Loire

Photo by: Mikael Gramont   www.mountainboard.fr

BRANDON GOODE - Holly Pond, Alabama

BEN RYE - UK






JJ KEATON - Bonney Lake, Washington






KODY STEWART - Silverthorn, Colorado







MATTHIAS "MATT" DE CLERCQ - Le Touquet, France



Photo sent in by Karine

CRISTIANO TRAFFICANTI, Peru

Driver and mountainboarder by day. DJ by night.





SEAN HALSTED - Park City, Utah

"These pictures are from an event at the National Ability Center in Park City, Utah. Andy Soule and I were there as coaches from the Disabled National Nordic Ski Team, teaching some new athletes about riding the mountainboards as a cross training tool for cross country skiing." R. Sean Halsted

SHAUN ANDERSON - Tacoma, Washington

JOSH COLE - Hooterville, California






JON SEVER - Teaching at Hidden Valley Ski Resort, PA



For some early Fall mountainboarding contact Andy Roberts at retail@hiddenvalleyresort.com or 814-443-2696




Brandon Johannes on why he likes mountainboarding.

"Every day I get to ride with my friends, maybe learn a new trick or scare myself a lil, makes me feel like a winner. Mountainboarding is for fun. Follow what makes YOU feel good and it will always reward you in the bestest of ways.

SPENCER FROM G4G IN OREM UTAH


Spencer apparently needs a lot of energy to talk to his customers.  : )




THE PUSH! COMPLETED.
These guys did 25 sports in a 18 hour period including a mountainboard segment. Check it our HERE.







Art by: Devin Garland - "Cliff backflip to wedge transition"




Art sent in by Bernardo at Gladiators of Dirt Mountainboard Club





GIVE US YOUR DIRT FOR FUTURE ENEWS!

We want your team pictures, artwork, photos, news, craziness, 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.

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***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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