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January 30, 2012

Murgo Makes News

Newly anointed Freebord Pro Team Rider, Tyler Murgo, is making a splash in his hometown with inclusions in two of his local newspapers, East Bay RI and Bristol Phoenix. Both stories announced Murgo's appointment to the 2012 Freebord Pro Team. You may also remember a previous article written about Murgo's…
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January 19, 2012

Freebord Featured in Smorgasboarder Magazine

Big props to the guys at Smorgasboarder Magazine in Australia for writing a great feature about Freebord. These guys really did their research and took the time to learn how to ride our boards, which definitely showed up in their article. Thanks, Mark! Check out Smorgasboarder's latest issue at www.smorgasboarder.com.au…
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January 17, 2012

More Love for the 2011 BSV Winners!

Back in early January, the Calaveras Enterprise did a story about Darren Baca and Adam Stanton winning the 2011 Freebord Best Submitted Video Contest. Last week, another Sonora, CA local paper, the Union Democrat, wrote a little follow up piece about the BSV-winning duo. Nice work again, guys! Check out…
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January 3, 2012

Freebord in the News

Darren Baca, one-half of the 2011 BSV winning team, got some press this week in his local newspaper, the Calaveras Enterprise. The story features Baca and Adam Stanton, the rider from their BSV video "Home," and talks about the work that went into the shoot and Baca's production company, Real…
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December 14, 2011

Freeborders in the News

Props to Tyler Murgo (US) and Owen Carless (AU) who were featured in their local newspapers this week. The Campbelltown Macarthur Advertiser hit Owen up for a story on freebording in Campbelltown where, "people visit Campbelltown from all over Sydney to use the long, steep, smooth hills with no traffic…
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December 7, 2011

Freebord in Sports Illustrated Kids

Sports Illustrated Kids featured Freebord in their latest Gotta Get It Guide holiday gift guide. We're stoked about the coverage in a national magazine but pretty disappointed in the weak description: "By combining a skateboard and a caster board, this setup allows you to carve turns in a new way."…
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October 18, 2011

Freeborders Featured in Denver Post

Colorado freeborders Jake Dunkle, Adam Samokishyn and Zane Schaefer were featured in the Denver Post. The article takes a look at how the boards work, the Colorado Freebord scene and a few anecdotes about some of the riders' first falls -- nice pitch on the helmets, Zane! Check out the…
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September 19, 2011

Freebord Video Featured on Mountain Weekly News

Mike Hardaker from Mountain Weekly News posted the video from Freebord Represent Tour 2011 -- Chartreuse. Check out the post here to see Mike's shout out to Up Z'Air Productions and his comments about the use of helmets in the video. Thanks for preaching the word on helmets, Mike! https://vimeo.com/43430646
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August 10, 2011

Unofficial Networks Covers Freebord

Props to the guys at Unofficial Networks for the great article. Nice to see all the positive comments coming through. Still baffled by the  Freebording "looks a lot like rollerblading" comment though. Not really seeing the parallels. Freebord | Snowboard on Pavement! Riding down steep streets on traditional longboards was the closest…
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July 21, 2011

Snerds Freebord Review

Great review from our homies at The Snerds.com, a blog written by four snowboard instructors who report on the latest gear, resorts and industry events. Our boy Carlos did pretty well for his first time on a Freebord - check out his tips below as well as a short video he…