A bit of downhill history
Gordan, from Llanwrtyd Wells Events Committee, brought his old Ground Hog board to Dave the downhill competition to show us a bit of mountainboarding history.
Dave Vs. Goliath
Goliath is a big bad downhill track a couple of miles away from Dave. Think we a need a ride-off between Dave and Goliath to see which track is best. Put it on the ‘to do’ list.
What do I need for a Downhill Competition
Checklist for Dave, the ATB-Wales & ATBA-UK Downhill competition
- Pallets
- Hammer
- Gaffa tape
- Leatherman
- Tent pegs
- Tarp
- Spade
- Medals
- Paperwork
- Pens
- Batteries
- Rubber gloves
- Ice packs
- Blood donor keyring
- Warning signs in Welsh
- Diet coke
- Blog enabled phone
Proper freeride action
A bit of freeride mountainboarding in Gloucestershire.
Makes me wish I could freestyle
Creams Teas and Jam at Knockhill Mountainboard Centre
Sweet vid of Round 1 of Cream Teas and Jam at Knockhill.
Ironsides BoarderX Track
Rode Ironsides Court Farm BoarderX Track today with Raph, Simon, Duncan and Morris. The ‘Orange Run’, as it’s known, is a comfortable bx track with the usual rollers and berms. I’m not really into riding boarderx but it was a nice ride, and a great place to be on such a nice day.
SS20 Mountainboard Team video
My last video, strangely the most successful on youtube getting loads more views than all the others. Glad I don’t bother making videos anymore, there are a lot better film makers out there…
Countdown to ‘Dave’, UK Downhill Mountainboarding
Seven days, 120 hours, 7200 minutes. This time next week we’ll be kicking off at ‘Dave’, the first UK downhill Mountainboarding competition since 2005. Everything I’m seeing is telling me that Downhill is coming of age. More people are riding with brakes, and not because they haven’t developed the skills to go fast but because they want to do more on a board than you can without a brake. People are going further, higher, steeper, and longer, and they are doing out there on their own. It’s time to start getting them all together.
This year we have ‘Dave’, a pretty cool little downhill track and comp in it’s own right but essentially a test case and our first attempt at getting all those downhill-orientated people into competition riding. We already have leads on future DH comps in the Lake District and Scotland. All we have to do is get enough people into downhilling to make it worthwhile. So, if you’re thinking about coming to ‘Dave’, take a look at all this and do it.