It was that time of year once again for the team at Australian Mountainboarders to head up to the beautiful Sydney Park to provide Mountainboard Lessons for the City of Sydney. Formally known as 'Sydney Rides the Park' the newly rebranded 'Big Adventure' sure was an adventure. Rock climbing walls, cycling lessons, food trucks are just some of the many attractions The Big Adventure had to offer.
We arrived to a perfect spring day. After the hill was set up for our lessons the boys had a quick test ride. We were fortunate enough to have guest appearances from international pro riders Nicky Geerse from Holland and Evan Carlson from America join us for the day. The hill was freshly mowed and made for big airs and fun powerslides. The boys put on a great unofficial show and people started queuing up at the gate. 10 o'clock rolled around and it was time for our first lesson.
Already fully booked after the boy's short demo we were underway! Our first lot of riders were super pumped as they padded up and ran to the top of the hill for their first ride. Our lessons are broken down into 3 main sections; pads and a safety briefing, learning how to steer and stop and to finish work on any extra skills participants would like to further.
After each lesson had finished we had another line of people waiting to have a go. We had so many people that we were pre-booking lessons that were scheduled later in the day. The best thing was seeing several riders return from last years event eager to get back on a Mountainboard. The lessons were so popular that we ended up booking out all six of our lessons and put on an extra lesson so no one would miss out! The team had taught over 250 people how to ride Mountainboards in only a matter of hours. Everyone left looking very stoked on the new skills they had learnt and I'm sure we will be seeing many great new Mountainboarders come out of Sydney.
A great time was had by all and we can't wait to return next year!
Words by Dylan Warren
Photo and Videos by Nicky Geerse
Check out the video here:
NOT The Beaconsfield Bash
Well it was beautiful day to gather as a community once again for the one and only
‘Beaconsfield Bash’, which is usually held in obviously, Beaconsfield, Victoria!
However, unfortunately, the council this time did not allow for the ‘event’ to go ahead in
Beaconsfield as we needed an event permit prior to the day. We all weren't impressed
with what the council had done as it is such a good way for children/ adults of the local
community to connect through this growing sport of Mountainboarding.
Although our original location wasn't permitted for us to use, we still came up with another
cool hill in Casey.. roughly 10 minutes from the usual spot! The whole day was pretty
much just a huge session.. still with lessons, still with free board hire, still with a rad variety
of ramps/ rails AND to top it off, 2 visiting pros all the way from the states.
The cancellation of the famous Beaconsfield Bash still didn’t stop people from coming
down and having a blast! The pros put on an amazing show and were shredding all day as
well as the children, who learnt a bunch of new tricks, made new friends and of course,
had fun!
Check out even more photos I shot from the day on the Australian Mountainboarders Facebook page by clicking HERE
The Beaconsfield Bash usually consists of an amazing BBQ, mini competitions for all
different age groups and levels, free lessons from our team riders, free mountainboard hire
and as mentioned above, a massive set up of different sized ramps/ rails in which suits all
levels! So, if you ever have wanted to give mountainboarding a go, then this is the place to
be!
Keep updated and find out when the next up & coming Beaconsfield Bash will be held
using these links below!
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/ausmountainboarders
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/ausmountainboarders/
WEBSITE: https://www.ausmountainboarders.com/events/
EMAIL: ausmountainboarders@gmail.com
Words by Leyton Bowen
Instagram: @Leytonbowen
Mountainboard Demo in China!
G'day guys its Dylan here writing to you from China!
Last weekend we flew out to Chengdu to the MDSK Hip Hop Festival. Maybe one of Chengdu's biggest music festivals, it attracts hip hop fans across the nation... and they all rapped in Chinese (quite funny, especially the rap battles)
Anyway we were there to promote both Mountainboarding and Snowboarding with our friends at King of the Mountain. Our set up was quite legit. Sponsored by Corona we had a bar, cafe, food a DJ and a small retail shop.
The Saturday of the event we set up the snowboard display. The team hauled in a truckload of ice to fill the slope. Which was quite nice as it was stinking hot! 6 o'clock rolled around and it was time for the boys to start the show. The Dj was pumping out some crazy electronic music and the vibe was set for the afternoon... crazy. It took the guys a minute to get used to the slope as it was made out of ice but once they had it figured out the tricks started going down. KOTM had organised riders from China, Japan and Canada to fly out to throw down. The boys were spinning off and on the rail, switch tricks and even some flips. Many hi-fives were given and selfies were taken and the show turned out to be a huge success with the crowd wanting more.
Sunday rolled around and it was time for the Mountainboard show. Early that morning the snow had melted and some modifications to the ramp were made. It was time to ride! The ramp was pretty fun in the end after I deflated my tires almost to nothing so I wouldn't land to flat! I managed to do some fun grabs a few 180's and a couple of 360's. The crowd was stoked! We may have even got bigger crowds than the Saturday. After the demo was finished we invited the crowd into the arena to try Mountainboarding. I taught a bunch of kids how to ride for the first time and they were all naturals. The Mc kept the crowd entertained with information about Mountainboarding and it seemed like a lot of people are going to buy Mountainboards now.
After talking with some of the local riders it seems there is already a growing Mountainboard scene here in China. They organise their own ride days and are promoting Mountainboarding all over the country with similar events like this. Keep an eye out I think there will be some sick riders coming out of China in the next few years.
So now i'm back on the mountain in Changbaishan. After 2 weeks of enviromental delays we are finally ready to get started on the new Mountainboard park. We are doing another demo for the governor next week, so who knows that may just be my next Blog post....
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Cheers and Shay Shay
ya boi - Dylan Warren
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Sydney - The Big Adventure 2017
It's that time again where the team at Australian Mountainboarders head to Sydney to do another Mountainboard workshop!
We have visited Sydney the past two years to provide Mountainboard and extreme sports entertainment for the Sydney Rides the Park Festival. This year the event has been recreated and is now named 'The Big Adventure'.
The adventure begins on the 7th of October. Held in the leafy surrounds of Sydney Park, St Peters the event promises to be a celebration of the outdoors and active lifestyles. Australian Mountainboarders will be providing FREE Mountainboard Lessons on the hill. Carve the grassy slopes at a free 20 minute workshop at 10am, 11am, 12pm, 1pm, 2pm or 3pm. Register at the top of the hill. Suitable for ages 6 and above.
You can find more information here:
https://whatson.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/events/the-big-adventure
We cant wait to see you there! We will have some jumps and obstacles set up. So if you are local rider in Sydney come down for a jam!
Check out the video from last year here: