IMO, this'll wrongly teach new riders how not to turn on a snowboard. There doesn't seem to be a proper feeling of a snowboard's "edge hold" with that skateboard
That's my main frustration with freebord.... I'm hoping that the 5X I've ordered will carve more similarly to a snowboard. Otherwise, I recommend the carve board/streetboardz for training carving and edge transitions.
One good way to find good spots is to look up some of the steepest neighborhoods in your area on your maps. The other way to go about this is to simply drive around and get yourself intentionally lost. I've found some of my favorite spots to Freebord EVER completely on accident! 😅
I tend to do similar to Alpha, walk or cycle around my city and then stop when I find a spot. I really enjoy the whole process and can easily spend a full day doing it. You'll also start seeing spots everywhere once you start 😂
F this brings back some great memories! I should really dust off my freebords and start riding again this summer. Too bad my homecountry of the Netherlands is such a fucking pancake with no mountains :(
Imo the worst part to learning to Freebord is wrist sprains which is also a common injury for the Snowboard. The main difference is the snow won't graze your skin but idm those so much 👍
I really want to go to the San Francisco Freebord event. I've already gotten in contact with Mike Hoppe on Facebook, and now its a question of how I'm going to make the trip to California.
Looking forward to the next snowboarding video
heck yeah dude!!! looking forward to the tricks vids.
IMO, this'll wrongly teach new riders how not to turn on a snowboard. There doesn't seem to be a proper feeling of a snowboard's "edge hold" with that skateboard
Definitely true, for sure there is a region on snowboard that doesn't exist on the freebord. The "edge" region is much more extreme on a snowboard 👌
That's my main frustration with freebord.... I'm hoping that the 5X I've ordered will carve more similarly to a snowboard.
Otherwise, I recommend the carve board/streetboardz for training carving and edge transitions.
What's a good way to find good spots near you? Any community resources?
One good way to find good spots is to look up some of the steepest neighborhoods in your area on your maps. The other way to go about this is to simply drive around and get yourself intentionally lost. I've found some of my favorite spots to Freebord EVER completely on accident! 😅
I tend to do similar to Alpha, walk or cycle around my city and then stop when I find a spot. I really enjoy the whole process and can easily spend a full day doing it.
You'll also start seeing spots everywhere once you start 😂
@@easy_riders That too! Another thing you can use is an app that lets you see the topography of your area, and where the steepest parts are.
Center basing, that's a new one.
Flat basing, cheers for the correction.
@easy_riders As the name implies, I call flat bottom. Flat basing sounds more correct, however.
F this brings back some great memories! I should really dust off my freebords and start riding again this summer. Too bad my homecountry of the Netherlands is such a fucking pancake with no mountains :(
You definitely should, come to some events too, Freebord is back and better than ever 😎
@@easy_riders Where are you based out of?
UK :)
@@easy_riders Ah sick, I went to the UK Spread the shred in 2017! Got a video of that on my channel :)
Enjoy spending most of the time learning on the road instead on the snow
Oof you're right
Imo the worst part to learning to Freebord is wrist sprains which is also a common injury for the Snowboard. The main difference is the snow won't graze your skin but idm those so much 👍
+1 concrete is literally more dangerous than powder or slush
I really want to go to the San Francisco Freebord event. I've already gotten in contact with Mike Hoppe on Facebook, and now its a question of how I'm going to make the trip to California.
That's great to hear! You'll make so much progress if you get to ride with him 👌
@@easy_riders I know! That's why I really want to do it! Plus I get to be in a large group of other riders and coast through San Francisco! 😁
@@justalpha9138 Can highly recommend! The SF guys are amazing and will make sure you have an unforgettable trip!
It’s not “difficult” to learn. And snow is FAR more forgiving that asphalt
Probably quite subjective really 👍