Mountainboarding
Mountain boarding, also known as dirtboarding or all-terrain boarding, is a well established extreme sport. All you need is a mountain board and a good hill or designated course but if you can’t find one of them then other terrains will do. Try a BMX course or mountainbike trail.
Of course when there are no hills or other options available to you, a rider can take hold of a rope and have it attached to a bike or an ATV and be towed along for a nice ride. Just add a few jumps and you've got yourself a whole lot of fun … and maybe a little pain!
Mountain boarding came out of snowboarding when riders were bored when there was no snow around. The only differences are the wheels, the hard ground and the temperature. This is a very accessible extreme sport. Just find a hill!
There are two different types of mountain boarding styles:-
• Free Ride - Riders take on a variety of terrains from grass and dirt hills to downhill mountain bike courses.
• Racing – This tends to be either slalom, riders weave between poles in the fastest time, a BMX race course or a time trail downhill course.
The boards consist of four inflatable wheels, trucks, suspension, board and feet straps. The size of the wheels depends on the type of boarding you will be doing. Free style/free ride mountain boards generally use a 8” wheel, where as downhill and racing boards go for the larger wheel. Mountain boards are also used in Kite Land boarding. Check out the review on the AIR section.
Where to go, Cost and Equipment
Where
Apart from a massive hill check out :
www.ivyleafmountainboarding.co.uk In Cornwall.
www.bugsboarding.com in Gloucestershire
Cost and Equipment
Helmets - Start at around £20
Boards - Start from £100 and go up to around the £500 area.
Check out www.ufopowerkites.com for good deals on your board.
