Sunday 25 April 2010

The Sunday Papers: 25th April 2010

 All the time things are happening in the mountain board world.  Videos are released on-line, articles produced, interesting forum posts emerge.  All things that may not necessarily warrant a posting in themselves, but are collected all here in one place for your perusal.  Rumours, half-truths and downright lies...I give you The Sunday Papers!  Read more after the jump.

 US Mountainboarder beaten up by large group of skateboarders.  Ongoing news and discussion by the Surfing Dirt Forum.

NEW and IMPROVED projectdoc.co.uk site is now live! check it out here http://www.projectdoc.co.uk. News straight from Callum posting on the ATBSports forum.

New brake system from Trampa?  The Remolition front page seems to suggest so and the promise of "Rem feature coming soon".

Events in the next couple of weeks: 1st/2nd May 2010: Round 1 of the ATBA-UK International Series 2010, Edge Mountainboard Centre, Much Wenlock, Shropshire, TF13 6P.
Want more European event information?  Visit the International Mountainboard Association website here.

Ride the Hill's Vert Jam last weekend sounds as though it was a huge success - video footage here from Rob Phillips, and for giggles - the 'fails' here.

Back and bigger than ever: "The International Mountainboard Film Festival is open to anyone, of all ages around the world armed with a video camera".  Three competitions including King of 60 Seconds - Film Challenge, "Rotation" The main 4-10minute Film Challenge and X-Sports Challenge - 2 min film about any sport.  Details from the ATBJunkies here.  Plus, view their new DVD trailer on the same page.

Received the April edition of the MBS Newsletter?  If not, read it here, or better still, sign up for the newsletter here.

Ride all day on the cheap - Make your own Homemade Sports Drink, straight from the pages of BikeRadar.

Got anything you want to add to next weeks 'The Sunday Papers'??

1 comment:

Leap before you look said...

Is that an Allen Key in your drink? You're a proper mountainboarder.