November 7, 2008
From the Vault: Find It
Some of you may remember this little gem from years back: Freebord- Find It from Freebord Mfg. on Vimeo.
October 27, 2008
FRA Winners
Congratulations Bob Glashan - Freebord Rider of the Year 2008 And Florian Bonin - Freebord Rookie of the Year 2008 See you all again in '09... Freebord Rider Awards Video from Freebord Mfg. on Vimeo. Flow, Bob and Arnaud pose with their trophies FRA Party
October 27, 2008
Downhill Jam Winners
Who had the best downhill steez? No surprise here... 1st Place: favored to win Justin Oliver 2nd Place: rookie no longer Steve Draper 3rd Place: up and coming ripper Martin Hernandez (click pics to enlarge - thanks Shun for snapping the shots)
October 25, 2008
Winners of the Ramp Competition
Congrats to all who entered - these guys threw it down last night at the opening of the FRAs and walked away with some nice loot. 1st Place: Florian a.k.a. FLOW 2nd Place: Bob a.k.a. BOOB 3rd Place: Steve Draper a.k.a. DOGGER
October 22, 2008
And the nominees are…
Ladies and gentlemen - your nominees for the Freebord Rider Awards 2008: Rookie of the Year Cyril Calgaro (France) Florian Bonin (France) Arnaud Debluze (France) Ronnie Ridderberg (Norway) Rider of the Year Arnaud Blin (France) Roberto Lopez (Spain) Justin Oliver (USA) Bob Glashan (USA) Sam Trowbridge (Australia) Don't miss it…
October 21, 2008
From the Vault: The Edge
This one was so deep in the vault, we don't even know wtf this is or where it came from. anyone? The_Edge_Inc by FreebordVideos
October 17, 2008
FRA Contests – Rules and Format
Contest Rules and Formats: Everyone MUST sign a waiver ahead of time AND wear a helmet while competing - NO EXCEPTIONS WILL BE MADE If you are under 18 and want to compete, you must have a parent or guardian sign the waiver BEFORE you come to the rider awards.…
October 17, 2008
Franky Snow
Franky Snow is a famous French cartoon on TV, and in comic strips. We had the surprise to find a Freebord in a recent issue where Franky goes to a board shop. We'd love to see more freebording action in his cartoons. Shop owner: "Do you want a Freebord at…
October 16, 2008
Schedule for FRAs 2008
Here we go...more details on the contests coming soon! Freebord Rider Awards Schedule - October 24-25, 2008 Friday, October 24th 5:00 p.m. Riders and Friends of Freebord BBQ @ the factory Beer and food to welcome you to SF Freebord Warehouse 455 Irwin St. #104 San Francisco 7:00 p.m. Freestyle…
October 15, 2008
Schralping
Check this old school steeze. Totally radical dude! Tommy Guerrero, Kieth Cochran, Camden Scott, Piere, Orb and more CBS (City Boys Shred) skaters riding The Dish and HP Ramp at the dawn of 43!!! In case you don't know, Orb (in the yellow shirt) invented 43 which led to the…
October 14, 2008
Freebord featured on Sports
French magazine 'Sport' wrote two pages about Freebord in this week's issue. Sport is a very widely spread magazine, and the article is all about the ride and the ride locations : Enjoying the 21 turns of the Alpe d'Huez, or going down the Mont Ventoux at high speed is…
October 13, 2008
From the Vault: Snowboard the Streets
Old promo video from 2003: SNOWBOARDtheSTREETS Uploaded by Freebord
October 8, 2008
BSV…1,2,3
The votes are in and we officially have our winners of the 2008 Freebord BSV. Congratulations Arnaud Blin for his video "Warning"!! The judges loved your bomber style, kick ass riding, and amazing landscape of the crazy hills of Europe. See it one more time. Coming in a very close…
October 7, 2008
Switzerland Represent
Special guest post today from Swiss rider Dominic aka Gwenvael: 25 riders from Switzerland, Austria and Germany recently rolled out to the first Represent Switzerland ride. Located in the heart of the Swiss alps, on the top of 11km of Swiss cheddahhh, the group had a hella sick weekend. After…
October 2, 2008
ISU Freebord Club
Jake McFarlin and John Eaton decided there weren't enough Freeborders in Iowa. So they took it upon themselves to start their own Freebording club on the Iowa State University campus. Now they're spreading the word and recruiting new members with the help of a little PR. Great job guys...keep it…
October 1, 2008
Ceska Freebordky
What happens when you put two Czech pro snowboarders on Freebords? Mayhem, that's what. Check out Roman Dlauhy and Darek Bergman on their FIRST FUCKING DAY of Freebording. These guys rip!! Thanks Michal... Darek a Roman first days on freebord Uploaded by FreebordingCZ
September 25, 2008
BSV Website Live – Top 5 Revealed
We didn't leave you hanging for too long... The 2008 BSV site is now live - go there to see who made the top 5! Judges for this final round are: Steen Strand, Freebord Founder Nick Hamilton, Director of Photography and Video, Transworld Snowboarding Keir Dillon, Pro Snowboarder Pat Bridges,…
September 24, 2008
BSVs – Top Ten Announced
Thank you to everyone who submitted for the BSVs this year. We're continually impressed with the quality of videos you guys send in and appreciate how much time and effort you put into them. Whittling down from the numerous submissions wasn't easy, but alas, there can only be one winner.…
September 18, 2008
Save SLC Skate Ramps!
We've just learned that the Salt Lake Valley Health Department has passed an ordinance to ban all skate ramps on residential property in Salt Lake City. Citing noise pollution as a half-assed reason, the SLVHD is now going around enforcing the law on residents of SLC. From SKATEDAILY.net: Apparently, a…
September 17, 2008
BSVs – Entries Due this Sunday
Don't forget - your 2008 Best Submitted Video entries are due by 11:59pm Pacific Time this Sunday, Sept. 21st. Upload your 2 minute video to DailyMotion and email the link to [email protected] to qualify! Reposting the rules as a reminder: What else you gotta know: - Video submissions must be…