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An Introduction To Mountainboarding

A general introduction to the great sport of mountainboarding. Mountainboarding is like a large skateboard with huge wheels.

Author: Fredrick Garer

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Mountainboarding may also be referred to as off road boarding, all terrain boarding, or dirtboarding. An average mountainboard is like a large skateboard with oversized wheels that instead of being underneath the board they extend out from under it.

There are many different styles of mountainboards, all varying in deck size and style, bindings (some may be metal, some velcro, some strap you in like a snowboard), wheel size and style, and truck style (bushings vs shocks).

Generally, smaller and lighter boards with smaller tires are better for freestyle riders and land kiteboarders. The bigger, heavier boards with bigger tires are better for freeriders. The middle sized boards are all around boards. Also, bigger riders will need bigger boards, and smaller riders will need smaller boards.

Most mountainboards have four wheels, but there are some boards that only have two, and there are even some that have three wheels.

The best part about mountainboarding is the freedom to board anywhere.

You don't have to wait for snow like in snowboarding, and you can't just do it on cement like in skateboarding. With a mountainboard you can board down paved roads, dirt roads, gravel roads, trails, grass hills, pretty much anywhere (science still applies however). The world is one giant mountainboard park, with unlimited mountainboarding possibilities.

About Author

Author is a frequent mountainboarder and the owner of http://atbriders.com/ a mountainboarding community created so that mountainboarders from around the world could have a place to gather and share pics, videos, and make friends.

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