BFC DVD - A Cheeky Request

According to various folk on the tinternet, last weeks Ride the Hill Vert Jam was the first opportunity for folks to pick up the new BFC DVD, the same cheeky chappies that brought us the free classics 'Filmogenic' and 'Like this'.

Basically I'm asking if anyone has a copy that they could send me if I send them a stamped address envelope?  I'd be much grateful and it will mean I can get a review up on here ASAP! 

No worries if not, otherwise I'll have to get my arse down to one of the centres and try my luck there.

Cheers for reading!

Edit - looks as though Ride the Hill can sort me out...watch this space...

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.

Allen Keys - noSno

Following on from a previous post regarding the use of Allen Keys for standard MBS boards, I said that I'd do a similar thing for noSno.

Simples!

An extra tool may be a small screwdriver to insert or remove the grub screws, but apart from that, that's it!

Edit: Okay, so you may want to change a flat tyre, so will probably want a 5mm Allen Key for this part (assuming a Primo Compsite hub), but apart from this, that's definitely everything!

ATBA-UK: Are you a member?

The benefits of being a member include: 

• 5-10% off purchases at several UK mountain board shops
• Discounts at several Mountain Boarding Centres
• 10% discount on insurance from Sports Cover Direct
• Save money when entering ATBA-UK competitions, e.g. day members entering both disciplines at all 4 events = 4 x £65 = £260.  ATBA members entering both disciplines at all 4 events = £125.
• The satisfaction of supporting the mountain board community and the hard work done by many unpaid individuals who make sure these events take place.

So there you go.  Do it because it only takes a couple of purchases over the year to make your money back, or do it because it gives you that warm glow of supporting a worthwhile organisation.  Either way, do it!

Visit the ATBA-UK here, or download the application form directly from here.  You know it makes sense!

Downhill Action: Bardonecchia mountainboard downhill 09 Video

One for the wishlist of places to ride, nice downhill on-board vid from the headcam of Daniele Avanz with a good indications of the various track surfaces and conditions.


Bardonecchia mountainboard downhill 09 (prove) from Daniele Avanzi on Vimeo.

Lazy afternoon session at Darley Park

So, when the wife says that she's meeting her mate down the park to walk the dog and push the pram round for a bit, and I was welcome to bring the board and just ride for an hour or so, there seemed no good reason not to.

Darley Park, for those that haven't been is a great place to learn to board.  A large open grassy space with a reasonably shallow 100m decent with the occasional tree to slalom should you desire along with the odd undulation here and there.  Popular with people to sunbath, fly kites, play football, push the pram or jog.
Now this is fine spot for beginners but a bit boring for anyone who's been on a board more than a couple of times.

This got me thinking about how best to spice up a tame slope or your regular spot that you know far too well....

1: Ride switch!  Always a useful skill and another thing that I am totally useless at.  Something that I plan to write about in the future under the title: 'Riding Switch - The wii fit method for success!'.  Watch this space...

2: Take a ramp!  I used to have a nice little ramp that I found one day in the grounds of an abandoned Harry Ramsdens Fish and Chip restaurant.  I figured that as the site was recently sealed off, that whoever had left it was unlikely to come back and it was mine for the taking.  Donated the ramp to KMC as I was there most weekends and didn't have the space at home at the time.  KMC closed and I forgot to take my ramp : (  I might have to build a ramp at some point....

3. Take some cones and set up a slalom course.  I saw some mini ones once in a supermarket for sale for kids to dribble a football round.  Intended to buy some.  Forgot.  Admittedly not the best anecdote ever.

4. Ride someone else's board.  We did this at Hemlock Stone the other week and I got to ride both Marvins board (Comp 16 with loose trucks with white egg shocks front, green trampa dampas rear IIRC), and Jaspers board (Comp 95 with F2 bindings IIRC) and scared myself silly.  Good suggestion Roger!

Erm....Can't think of anything else right now.  Feel free to add your comments below on how you spice up your local spot!

So, in conclusion, how did I spice up riding Darley Park yesterday?  Did I use this excellent opportunity to become proficient in either regular or goofy stance?  Did I bollocks.  I did what I always do when there's a crowd of impressionable teenagers at the park - bomb the hill as fast as possible rather than do anything that'll leave me landing on my arse and looking a right wally.  Why????  God knows.  Still, it's all good exercise and pint afterwards went down lovely - Cheers!

Excellent Cheddar Round Up @ Remolition

In a fitting end to what could have been, Roger S has written up a nice article regarding the ATBA Downhill Championship Cheddar course and how it was all progressing before things went a bit pear shaped...

Read about it all at Remolition here and cheers for the name check! I'm just glad that I got to ride the course one way or another.