Freebord News

New one from Chris Rotax and Tom Vayianos:

Lil’ outtake from a segment Chris Rotax was filming back east with Tom Vayianos. In it Chris is interviewed about the Freebord ride.

Check out our boy Roberto in the first ever Freeride competition in Galicia, Spain this Saturday, July 12th. According to this flyer, there’ll also be bici-cross, ximnasia ritmica (sounds sexy), and even playstation for all you non-athletic types. Sure it’ll be a blast…good luck Mantequilla!

Freebord Team Rider Profile

Name: Stephen Howell
Age: 19
Location: West Ozz

Freebord setup - what do you ride? I religiously ride 80cm decks, right now it’s a Revolt with S2’s, Slashers and Joyride 84a centres, soon it will be a Riot 80cm.

Your signature Freebord move: It’s my best linked combo …Jump to nose press up onto raised platform + 5-10m press + 180 off 1.5m drop.

Influences in life? Definitely my mum, she raised the family like a hero. Not only is she a fantastic mother but she’s one of my best friends too. But more importantly just trusting God.

If you could have any company sponsor to go along with Freebord who would it be? Maybe a parachute company? I wanna go BIG. Nah I know It seems repetitive but I would actually like to be sponsored by a shoe company, probably DC as well.

Worst bail? I was riding an Alpha and I don’t think it had bindings. I was just learning and I was “confidently” “bombing” a hill (I really wasn’t good at all) and I got stuck floating on my centre wheels and just froze up. I ended up catching a heel edge, falling back and knocking my head bad (it bounced back pretty aggressively) and then I nearly got run over.

Words to Live By: LET GO

Your favorite freebord rider out there? It would have to be Mavick, he goes so hard that self-preservation goes out the window, he is also a legend.

Top 5 songs of all time?
1. Overture - Patrick Wolf
2. American buy feat. Kanye West - Estelle
3. Feels like Home - Newton Faulkner
4. Reflect the storm - In Flames
5. Selling the drama - Live

Only less then a year ago I started dialing in the 50/50 grind on a Freebord. Although it seems like a fairly hard trick to accomplish, after watching this footage you can see the grind is quite simple - once locked in it coasts like a rollercoaster. In this video of my attempt to hit the 18 stair ledge all I needed was my trucks to lock-in and I’d be on my way, but it didn’t happen until after the 4th try.

The first thing that went wrong was my speed; I was rolling way too fast into this ledge. The slight down lip at the edge of the set only increased my speed making me over shoot my placement of the front truck. Since the ledge is so narrow the front truck rolled over the other side putting me in a front board. Instantly the board stopped, and made me catch my backside edge tossing me upside down to the last 10 stairs. After 2 more attempts I realized that I was going into this with too much speed and locked in correctly on the 4th try. I “almost” made it even though I landed with my feet first I crumbled to the ground, so its back to the park for more practice.

Freebord Team Rider Profile

Name: Bob Glashan
Age: 20
Location: Hollister, CA

Your best Freebord move: I can ride your mom with no handle bars.

Influences in life? H-Crew, the city of San Francisco, Freebording, and B5 for the crew.

If you could have any company sponsor to go along with Freebord who would it be? Trojan condoms, wouldn’t even tell people what I’m sponsored at just say “Mr. Trojan is breaking bread bitch”.

Worst bail? Not really a bail but i got smashed by a car in Daly, broke the windshield and the wiper but didn’t get hurt at all somehow.

Duncs: jackass or genius? The only thing genius about duncs is how masterfully he pulls off being a jackass.

Words to Live By: Just go until you find out where you have been headed.

Your favorite freebord rider out there? Macca or Andrew, Macca’s got the insane breakneck style of trying tricks that are above him and not giving a fuck that he’s going to get broke and its worth it at the end of the day because he seems to get them before hes to broke to move anymore. Mad respect to guys out there putting it all on line every day like him. Andrew just cares so little about being good, only about having fun which has turned him into one of the most calmly powerful freeborders out there. It seems that if he bothers to attempt the move he’s going to stick it the first time - then he walks away like its nothing. Doesn’t care about respect or bragging rights just cares about 6 wheels.

Freebord Team Rider Profile

Name: Arnaud Blin(g)
Age: 22
Location: Nancy, France

Freebord setup - what do you ride? Revolt 80, S2 bindings

Your best Freebord move: Riding in the subway to escape from the ticket inspectors.

Influences in life? Fengshui

If you could have any company sponsor to go along with Freebord who would it be? Any rider owned brand that can pay for gas…

Worst bail? I can’t remember it… must’ve been pretty bad.

Your favorite freebord rider out there? The children of Bob and Mike would be a total killer. It’s too bad I heard they can’t have kids together.

Any tips for riders out there? Always have fun! Ride with your friends and try to look for new locations all the time.

Freebord Team Rider Profile

Name: Luke Howell
Age: 23
Location: Melville, Western Australia

Freebord setup - what do you ride? Corporate 80/Elite 80, S2 Bindings on outside holes, Slashers, Joyride centers, max rocker, Bones Reds all round.

Your signature Freebord move: Even though it’s a handslide, and even though I never do them anymore, it has to be a Trinitygunn. My favourite move is a simple old revert 3, I always say to my brother (Stephen Howell, Pro Rider), that they just work so well.

Influences in life? My family, friends, good people I meet, Freebording, everything that happens every day.

If you could have any company sponsor to go along with Freebord who would it be? DC Shoes. I go through shoes pretty fast, and I love DC’s. Plus they have that Mountain Lab, maybe I would get to go there!!

Worst bail? That gap wipeout at the start of ‘December’, riding with the locals and John Laudin and Nate Abrego on their Tour Down Under. It was a fairly basic jump over a wide kerb, then into a drop. I think I caught my back trucks on the kerb, which threw me forwards off the board. I couldn’t get my feet under me so tried to take it a bit with my hands, but that didn’t last very long and I ended up sliding a bit on my face. I was ok after it, just a little dizzy, but Laudin had to drive because I couldn’t really see.

Any tips for riders out there? Practice, Practice, Practice and don’t give up until you get where you want to be.

Duncs: jackass or genius? Jackass! Jackass!

Words to Live By: Respect

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Freebord Team Rider Profile

Name: Sam Trowbridge
Age: 17
Location: The Wild fuckin’ West(ern Australia)

Freebord setup - what do you ride? Mainly a Revolt 75 at the moment

Your best Freebord move: Feel like a bit of a twat saying what my ‘best’ Freebord move is, but probably my quick 3’s or press pivot presses.

Influences in life? Weed, speed metal, liquor and beer! (Only Duncs will get that..) But in all seriousness, I’ve got a bunch.. freebording being one of them!

If you could have any company sponsor to go along with Freebord who would it be? Vans shoes for sure.. I’m a bit of a sneaker fiend and Vans are my favourite.

Worst bail? I never seem to have any spectacular bails.. I always fall doing stupid/simple shit. Probably one of the worst though was riding a golf course path out in the hills with Luke and Macca though. I kept gaining speed, but the path was so lumpy that if I had have tried to slide I would have caught an edge and a tight corner was rapidly approaching. I was going too fast to take the corner, so I jumped off and tried to run it out, but was going too fast to run and ended up diving/falling into a bush and getting fucked up on the branches. Worst part was, it wasn’t on camera!

Duncs: jackass or genius? Clearly both! Best dude though..

Your favorite Freebord rider out there? I don’t have a favourite. I dig certain people’s styles and things they’re doing, but I’m not gunna name drop.

Punk or hip hop? Both! Open your minds fooools!