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One of Czech’s biggest online action sports mags reviewed Freebord this week and lived to tell the tale. Highlights from the (roughly) translated article below. Nice Job Honza!

Freeride.cz - Freebord Review

Since I got the opportunity to test Freebord, I have really wondered how this device works. Certainly it is not a toy which you can learn in five minutes, but if you have the skate and snowboard ride down you can combine these two types of movements together, and you won’t have many problems in the journey to Freebording.

Probably the first positive aspect when I compared it with longboarding for example, is the absolute control of speed while driving downhill.  If you get some uncertainty, it’s not be a problem for you slam any steep hill, and stop just like a snowboard. One of the greatest assets is the binding that holds your feet, so you can do various ollies, 180 or 360 - everything is on your creativity. If you have more certainty you can  combine these tricks in a downhill run. Just like snowboarding.

Certainly there are negatives, for me it was certainly two. Freebord can not be compared to skateboarding as a standard means of transport, plus six wheels is more resistance than four, so after you push a little bit you roll to a stop much faster. That is unfortunately closer to snowboarding. Also, If you do not have the option of a trip by car or other means, it is also necessary to walk back up the hills. However, most of us know well from Freeride trips, you can get to the mountain for free but you still have to pay for a lift ticket.

Freebording is interesting entertainment, which supplies a ride that is very close to snowboarding. For not so high a price (when compared to other setups) you can recall the pleasant movement of smýkaných curves, 360s, a sense of interconnection, and the body movements. Try and see.

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, Editor, Snowboarder Magazine
Jeff Clark, Big-wave Surfer and Founder of the Mavericks Surf Contest
Yale Cousino, Pro Snowboarder

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. Without further ado, here are your top 10 Best Submitted Videos for 2008 (in no particular order):

Summer 2008 - Sylvain Chedotal (France)
Just Play - Florian Bonin (France)
A Day in London - Ben Marshall (UK)
BSV 08 - Jamie Dawson (Canada)
Zeitgeist - Manou Gicquel (France)
BSV 08 - Florian Greth (Germany)
Warning - Arnaud Blin (France)
Descend - Mike Hoppe (USA)
Aquest Any Si - Roberto Lopez (Spain)
BSV - Daniel McDonagh (UK)

Congrats to everyone in the top 10! Looks like the French got it on lockdown this year - but thanks to Mike Hoppe for representing the USA…

We’re doing something a little bit different this year before we move on to the final round of elimination though. Our guest judges, who are generously donating their time to this competition, have asked us to separate out the top 5 videos that stood out above the rest for their review. That means only 5 videos will be featured on the BSV website and only those 5 will be considered for the first, second and third place prizes. We’ll be announcing which 5 videos made it, along with the judges when we launch the BSV website on Friday.

You have exactly 12 hours to finish your masterpiece.

Email the DailyMotion link to videos@freebord.com by 11:59pm PT tonight to qualify.

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If your old setup is trashed and you’ve been mowing lawns all summer saving up for that G3 Elite, consider an easier option: get one for free.

Head over to Huck Magazine’s website and enter to win a complete Freebord setup. All you gotta do is give ‘em your email and answer a simple question. Good luck!

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 couple of city officials dropped by the home of skater Nick Hale just weeks after he’d re-layered his mini ramp with brand new Skatelite to inform him of his now-illegal structure. As a result, he has launched a new website, SLCMiniRamp.com to round up support against this very unfair and unjust ordinance.

Go to SLCMiniRamp.com now to sign the petition against this weak sauce law!!

The Freebord crew rolled out to support Steen last night at the very exclusive Icon Aircraft A5 unveiling party. Complete with three levels of interactive displays, working prototypes, free booze and a mini-burger bar, this party was about as baller as they come. Check the pix:

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 videos@freebord.com to qualify!

Reposting the rules as a reminder:

What else you gotta know:
- Video submissions must be less than 2 minutes.
- You may submit as many videos as you want, but all videos must be in no later than September 21st.
- Videos will be judged on three criteria: entertainment value, quality of filming/editing, and quality of riding.
- All videos must be hosted at www.dailymotion.com, and tagged as Freebord BSV08. Then email a link to the video to videos@freebord.com by the deadline.
- You must also save a full-quality version of your video on your computer for your entry to be eligible to win. (we may request it at some point )
- Freebord Manufacturing will do the initial round of judging, narrowing the submissions down to a top 10. From those final 10, a panel of outside judges will select the winner.
- The winner will receive one roundtrip ticket to fly to San Francisco for the Freebord Rider Awards on October 25th, 2008. Other second and third place prizes will also be awarded.

Any questions? Send an email to videos@freebord.com or call us at 415-285-2673.

Check out last year’s winner and finalists: www.freebord.com/bsv. Think you can do better? Bring it on!!

Official Stuff:

By entering this contest, you agree to be bound by the following terms and conditions:

1. All entries must be of original design and personal execution. Freebord Manufacturing shall not be responsible for lost, late, mutilated, misdirected or corrupted files. Entries that are incomplete are not eligible. Participants agree to be bound by these rules and all decisions are final. Freebord will not accept late submissions due to technical difficulties, and furthermore, third party sites are not responsible for late submissions due to technical difficulties.
2. All entrants release Freebord and their respective affiliates, subsidiaries, directors, officers, employees, agents and all others associated with the development and execution of the Contest from any and all liability from injury, loss or damage of any kind resulting from participation in this promotion or acceptance or use of the prize.
3. By submitting a video to this contest, all participants transfer automatically to FREEBORD, who accepts full and entire rights to the use of the video submission. All of the results and proceeds of your entry hereunder shall be owned by Freebord Manufacturing. You hereby assign all rights, titles and interest therein to FREEBORD and relinquish all claims to any right, title or interest of any kind associated with your submitted video and its use by FREEBORD.