Freebord: "Learn to Ride"

[@LittleGiant1999]

To all the people that are complaining that this is not longboarding, well you are right. But you are ALL missing the point because it is meant to act as a simulation for snowboarding. Either way think what you want, in no way is this guy trying to go against longboarding.

[@brendanfarrell6292]

I surf, wakeskate, wakeboard, long board. Been doing it all for many years brought a freebord and i love it! They are really hard to get the hang of because i find that they are easier to control with more speed but speed on something that you have no idea how to control is abit sketchy... all the haters are just keyboard warriors get off ya desk and become a freebord warrior.

[@pistonedape7140]

Dude this is tough

[@ryanwilliams6478]

brendan farrell So what I’m hearing is, first try absolutely bomb a hill to get the hang of it 🤘🤘

[@ryanalfonso875]

Is there any way to ride these things on flat ground?

[@ryanwilliams6478]

ryan alfonso Not without a motor like they have in top notch boards that sell for like $1,000-1,500. It’s hard to ride flat ground bc, like the comment said, you need some speed in order to enact the “slide” feeling. For sure get the hang of heel-toe slides by just sitting on a table or bench with the board underneath you and practice the slides - then bomb the hill! (Progressively going higher on a nice hill till you can handle the whole thing) Good luck!

[@Climber39]

Steep learning curve for sure, especially if you have no background with snowboarding. I'm 40 years old, and I got the hang of it... eventually. It took a couple weeks, But once you start linking turns and slides it's great. So much fun I couldn't stop laughing and smiling. Invest in protection. Pads, helmet and wrist guards are a must in the beginning.

[@559danh]

I learned at age 50. Thankfully I’ve been snowboarding since 1985. After several struggling runs with lack of control, I changed to riding it exactly like it was a snowboard and had immediate success. I definitely prefer well paved roads opposed to old fractured pavement. Definitely helps when you’re “jonesin” for snow. Totally agree on full safety gear.

[@marekbabik2791]

@@559danh but like i see they are not very popular these days ... even tho the summerboard revive that kind of board .

[@marekbabik2791]

@@559danh can u even generate some speeds just from sliding and carving? like surfskating or at least some of?

[@jimvincent1374]

I appreciate that Freebord has put together this beginners guide, it will help point new comers in the right direction. However, I feel that an updated vid may be in order to address some common mistakes that beginner riders make. Maybe even an intermediate vid into how to do more advanced movements, such as spins. My local Freebord scene is flooded with beginners selling freebords because they can't grasp it. Based on my demographic, I feel this is due to a combination of a lack of snowboarding knowledge/technique and minimal tutorials on how to ride it not like a skateboard. More videos please!?

[@freebord]

+Jim Vincent on the way

[@jakeroberts5428]

Yea man speed is your friend! I was really frustrated when i first started, i wanst getting slides, only carves. Then you really need to step it up a notch before you can slide. Try loosening the kingpin as well. I found once i bought my full protection gear my confidence shot up alot and thus speed increased.!

[@skateshredslide1151]

Take this from me, freebording is the hardest thing i've ever tried to learn.. But i stuck with it! And now I'm not too bad.. So if you get frustrated,(I guarantee you will) don't quit! It's so fun.

[@shadowlag55]

You know what is even harder than that? find someone who also wants to start learning this awesome sport and enjoy together...

[@ferrisxb9r]

Well composed tutorial video. You could apply the same format to pretty much anything. Basics, gear, methods etc. Nice work, you should be proud.

[@floeniugnip8097]

That Looks just like snowboarding omg *-* I have to get thisss

[@Kazzzzzo]

+Flo ENIUGNIP Yeah, isnt it cool?

[@floeniugnip8097]

ye awesome

[@copypastecopypaste]

You'll notice the difference when you fall.

[@EvanDaGr8]

+copypastecopypaste LOL

[@izmizzle]

I can imagine... Would definitely wear knee and elbow pads if I went out to do this. Can't imagine slipping and hitting the pavement going 20 mph without looking like hamburger meat afterward.

[@ViolinNoobie]

This tutorial is great! :D I subscribed

[@tylergavin4757]

Every hater here hasn't snowboarded, obviously.

[@nullpro7435]

Tyler Gavin yeah

[@cashandphoenix6576]

Tyler Gavin fax

[@dickyow]

Well no duh

[@trex2957]

I'm thinking every snowboarder that says this is just like snowboarding slides all their turns and can't find their edge.

[@paulhuthmann8824]

Agreed

[@abel2088]

Im a long boarder and looking to get a freebord!! Very Informative!

[@Soysaucemoto]

So is catching a rock or crack similar to catching an edge snowboarding? If so... OUCH!

[@jaydi2790]

OMG!!!! this is awesome!!! I found my Summer activity while I wait for WINTER!!!!love it!!!

[@alexw9552]

Its so hard :( or in others words its the dark souls of snowboarding

[@aerickgomez]

Dope how to man. Considering getting one. Been snowboarding awhile and have been thinking about it for some time.

[@Mr360Sam]

This is so much harder than I thought it would be! So awesome though, cheers for the tutorial, it's helping me alot!

[@Betafigo]

you're right, i've never ridden a freebord, but one day i' ll do that! i think is awesome!

[@mat1124]

Looks like a one-way ticket to broken-anklesville.

[@ColorfulCubes]

getting a job for the summer, cant wait to buy one of these, i've been snowboarding two or three times before but it's just too expensive to go very often, plus i live in deleware.

[@dacasman]

catching edge on a skateboard. sounds fun.

[@jr.conroy]

dacasman It's called highsiding.

[@hekx1]

dacasman Rode one of these for a few years. One day woke up in a hospital a week later after having been life-flighted from an incident I cannot remember. These things are god damned dangerous

[@ianward5342]

Ken Eyre well... their less dangerous if u know how to use it b4 u go on big hills and if you WEAR A GOD DAMNED HELMET YOU IDIOT. Hope u had a full recovery. xoxo- me

[@MrJypsye]

+Ian Ward lol

[@kratomsaveslives502]

This looks awesome. It looks so close to the feeling of snowboarding

[@AvatarChrist]

does it feel like snowboarding?

[@bradenishee4422]

in my experience, the more I ride and the better I get the more it feels like a snowboard.

[@Serenity-up4ip]

Once you are moving it feels a lot like snowboarding but going from standing to moving is much harder and feels different to a snowboard

[@Here4IVIusic]

Sickkk Video, Never skateboarded or snowboarded, but im looking into getting into this habbit

[@charliecorleon]

John Hill, where you at boy?

[@jackgreen1357]

somewhere

[@ChaosShadow00x]

Hey, not a bad tutorial. Very good explanation of the basics, which i'm still learning. I learned to carve first but thats because my hill mellows out and ends in an uphill slope.

[@DragonDire09]

But will it blend

[@danj4503]

😂😂😂😂

[@AUSSIESURFER_]

I have no idea what this comment means

[@danj4503]

Boss bodyboarder just when people put random shit in blenders to see if it blends... like kittens

[@MrMutant1122]

+Boss bodyboarder Then you are to young for the internet.

[@MrMutant1122]

+apache Banksy well that i guess... but it used to be a youtube channel where some guy who is selling blenders would put a bunch of stuff in it to see if it blends. I don't know if there still making them tho.

[@MrMobieleauto]

I see Sölden on your board awesome! Been there a couple of weeks ago it was great

[@roteranoran6850]

this is like an an longboard mixed with ripstick and snowboarding?

[@jarehelt]

It's a longboard that swallowed a ripstick, but it rides like a snowboard

[@E4tenHaus]

The entire purpose of a freebord is that it feels like a snowboard so you can snowboard in summer... I think

[@soolenia9844]

Its actually a land snowboard simulator.

[@Dymindntheruff]

really good quality video! I like the edits, camera angles...really great video nice job!

[@philm5380]

Great. Now I just need some hills… :(

[@philm5380]

***** Northwest Ohio/Southeast Michigan: Pretty much the flattest place ever but good idea, I'll check it out.

[@734wheeler5]

@@philm5380 hell no it’s not lol you’re not looking in the right places. Ann Arbor

[@yopranay]

Wow this looks like so much fun! Too bad I live in Kansas

[@Codgerism]

People who talk shit about freebording don't snowboard.

[@artizan18887]

you're so damn right

[@TransomeTrav]

Codgerism I don't snowboard, and I think it looks pretty sick.

[@jjf3934]

Thank you

[@Biltospill]

+Codgerism no, its more like, people who talk shit about freeboard, know how to skateboard. I can do more with 4 wheels and my feet free from binding than you can do with 6 and attached to the board. Show something that is impressive and perhaps you can capture some attention.

[@Codgerism]

Biltospill No, you can't snowboard on the road with 4 wheels and no bindings but you can with 6 wheels and attached to the board. Also don't assume that I don't skate just because I freebord. They're completely different sports with different purposes; skateboards are good for skating, freebords are good for snowboard simulation.

[@bruceplunkett5261]

Ok, I turned 60 this year and had a stroke 15 days before my birthday. Skated,surfed and biked my complete life. Now I have some kind of vestibular problem. i. e. My balance is coming back but slowly. This is the first time I've seen this board and it looks like it's going to be my goal to get one and learn to ride it! I live in Maryland. Where can I get this? Still in therapy so I've got some time but this looks so fun! Thanks.

[@freebord]

Sorry to hear about your stroke but good to hear you're stoked and determined to get back on a board! Unfortunately, we do not have any retailers in Maryland but, if you'd like, you can order from our online store here Store.Freebord.com

[@Omenxiiii]

How fast do you annihilate your wheels?

[@Ben-ph3gb]

with their wheels that they suggest buying it takes a long time, but there are steps to take to prevent flat spots like not staying on the edge for an extensive amount of time.

[@Ben-ph3gb]

Okay I bought a freebord and I can attest that what I said before still is true. The wheels take a long time to wear down and I use them each day vigorously. The wheels will need replacing but not soon. Some pros also said in a video reply that it takes months for their wheels to need replacing but they are going super fast and they know they always will have access to new wheels so they don't need to take as good of care. with these types of boards you can control the amount of pressure you put on the wheel when power-sliding so you can increase longevity of the wheel.

[@shofarsogood7504]

@@Ben-ph3gb hmm maybe they updated the wheels. My experience was different. My wheels were shot in less than a month. Like two hard stops and they were done. But like I say I have one from when they first came out with the red wheels.

[@jackidman]

Ahh, I bought one but only tried a couple of times, about to pick it up again. I realise now that I was using upper body rotation like I do on a snowboard and was getting all out of shape, here you show counter rotation for turns, I think that will help me a lot.

[@luzindapflueger]

Hey, nice video! I'm seriously thinking of buying one of those boards. But there are a few main questions I have: Can you also slide/ride a road which is a little rough? and can you dissamble the center wheel to ride it like a longboard? Thanks in advance

[@SuperArcher2345]

this just gets me more excited for snowboarding season!

[@mycatis4257]

SuperArcher2345 I skateboard. Funny how I'm the opposite of you. For snowboarders it's like "can't wait till winter!". But skaters it's the opposite, funny.

[@heberrojas4065]

Mycatis42 you can still skate in winter,there is something called a indoor skate park

[@darcus2418]

braille

[@rengarstoner7126]

Lance

[@mattyKallday]

#skategod

[@itzzarr8926]

First tryyyy

[@bigjai]

Aaron

[@snowbaord]

kyro

[@Devinmhayward]

freebording looks so sick i need to try this asap

[@ElketheElk]

really needed this when i started!

[@alexterrel9594]

PEOPLE. THIS IS NOT LONGBOARDING. Hur dur. Its built to be more like snowboarding. so stop saying grow a pair and longboard

[@schubidu22]

WOW carving looks soooo fun!!!

[@aoivalx]

How am I suppose to free board or snow board if there's no hills and no snow in Florida

[@teddyscapers2845]

Leif tech is the answer

[@allthingsthetford]

Parking garages

[@thhpoo3602]

U don't 👍👍👌💁

[@johnguzman7425]

Meth

[@Ghostyfrost9688]

summerboard.com

[@Hardstylemitsch]

you got an "Ötztal" sticker on your board! very cool, it's just 1 hour from my hometown :)

[@PandaXspress147]

is the stopping the same feeling as stopping on a snowboard?

[@freebord]

+HybolistikTiger very similar

[@JayPoppy7]

can u ride a freebord on flatlands too? or is it just for hills like snowboarding?

[@yurisuika]

Haha the opening is on Nyes Place, you can almost see my house from there. This is a bit safer than casterboarding down the hills of Laguna like we do, with those you either ride it out or eat shit.

[@gwailotus9219]

@yurisuika: how is casterboarding different than freeboarding? details please. maneuvering and board physical details

[@JoseCuerv01]

awesome video, thanks!

[@chenghanli2541]

I know how to play snowboard and longboard, do I have to start to learn this whole thing again if I buy a freeboard?

[@freebord]

Good to hear you like playing Snowboard! So do we! It's a little different because it's not a snowboard and it's not a skateboard, it's its own thing. Go here if you have any more questions or feel free to shoot us an email! freebord.com/faqs/

[@IamtheWV17]

Unconfirmed User you will have to learn again.... takes about as long as snowboarding... at least for me. Put in 3 solid afternoon sessions and you'll start feeling comfortable.

[@pabl067]

Great job!

[@MrShazzzamable]

is this good for streets other than hills

[@svinkammstein]

i think this is enjoyable on hills "only"

[@FruitnutSB]

oh that's why your hooked in those binding sort of things, the training wheels elevate the board off the ground to get that rocker side to side motion when riding.

[@alaricluethi2734]

I snowboard already, so would I get the hang of it really quickly?

[@Nace63]

+Alaric Luethi your less a beginner than a skate or longboard beginner .

[@AliShafiYouTube]

Finally a video on HOW to freebord and not just videos of people freebording, even tho thats cool too haha

[@elkoalah]

music name??

[@Losorrells]

braxton im in little rock and just bought one although im on vacation till the end of the summer but we need to meet up for sure im just now learning

[@janzubek6364]

rip the wheels

[@erikreid8459]

Great video!!! Maybe the next video could be some trick tutorials...like the 360 slide!!

[@lukasmisanthrop8557]

honestly.. scary af. like hardcore snowboarding..

[@redbeardedt3437]

Yeah, but no one asked you.

[@poemedufeu]

RedBearded T no one asked you or the person who started this comment thread

[@redbeardedt3437]

Yeah, but no one asked you.

[@poemedufeu]

RedBearded T so you're just going to repeat your comment instead of a rebuttal to my comment. Ok.

[@redbeardedt3437]

"Yeah, but no one asked you." is my rebuttal. It's all I need.

[@Hosunlee89]

This looks like snowboarding on asphalt. Freaking awesome. Snowboarding is my jam, so this looks super enticing.

[@Africanfrogs]

Bought one then sold it. Way harder then it looks, coming from someone that use to be a semi pro snowboarder

[@jackgreen1357]

ur cool

[@jshlnd14]

#IsoundlikeagirlwhenIlaughREALLYhard ^^ That's me right now

[@DjofDeVos]

semi pro PFFF lel i cant even walk i go down hils LOL

[@strubbleler]

matey you shouldnt compare snowboarding to this, just as longboarding and skateboarding are completely different from each other,.

[@christofferrasmussen6533]

Yes he should because that's the whole point. It's a board for the road that acts and feels like a skateboard, so of course he should compare boarding to this. He might be bad and wrong, but it's a good comparison.

[@AlexanderEngler]

Just bruised my right big toe learning it. Can't walk but will try again.

[@lev9432]

Anyone here cause of Langa? ;))

[@holynutcup]

if you like snowboarding this helps out alot for the off season

[@smokeymcpot851]

I MISS MY FREEBORD!! Definitely not for everyone, don't dog on it if you cant get it! Keep trying!!

[@sniperfun23]

When i was young i started skat3 boarding, then as i got into highschool i longboarded, and i still am btw, but in colleged i traveled and did stuff like surfing and snowboarding, but i have never ever heard of freeboarding, idc how hard it is it looks too damn fun to pass up... nuff said.

[@jordangilbert9422]

so make long story short. if you can snowboard you can ride this. so once you know how to do this . you can now snowboard

[@cedtup]

I just got my freebord today and it's freaking hard! I snowboard and I'd say I'm pretty good, about intermediate; I longboard as well. But this is way harder than both. People in these freebording videos make it seem easy....

[@Gravitythewolf]

Hmm yea it does look easy... I rather stick with my long board

[@OneCleans13]

the only thing that would suck is replacing the wheels all the time :/

[@freebord]

Actually, you don't have to replace the wheels as often as you would think. :-)

[@RussellSchaare]

***** How often would you have to replace them if you were skating regularly?

[@freebord]

Most guys go several months of pretty hard riding

[@Tminesallday]

***** Do you have to ride it on a hill, because when i skate i want to hit stairs but i cant ollie :P

[@RenoLaringo]

WOW!!! Didn't know about such boards. What a BRILLIANT idea. I don't think there could be a better way to simulate snowboarding. It's crazy! I LOVE it. I must put my feet on something like this one day. That must be such a thrill! Excellent excellent. You have pretty amazing skills dude plus it's just a beautiful and smooth ride. I got hooked by the concept at first sight.

[@marekbabik2791]

and did u ? how it feels ? how long did take u to learn? ....

[@RenoLaringo]

@@marekbabik2791 I didn't yet... Broke my ankle on a regular surfskate board so I still have to wait for that to happen 🥴

[@justalpha9138]

​@@RenoLaringoDid you end up getting one? I'm considering getting one.

[@RenoLaringo]

@@justalpha9138 I didn't. I can't skate no more. So now I'm trying myself on photography. Hope I won't get a projector falling on my head this time lol.

[@justalpha9138]

@@RenoLaringo I'm considering getting one of these boards.

[@youpoopedyourtube6075]

Yeah let's flatspot my wheels!

[@youpoopedyourtube6075]

Flatspots happen with hard wheels all the time... Above 101a too..

[@birchcakes]

+_ Justinlbdr _ To be fair the wheels that could be flatspotted aren't the wheels your weight is actually riding on. They only touch the ground when you lean the board to slide/carve and you aren't putting that much weight on them to do that. The caster wheels are what takes most of your weight, and those aren't going to be flatspotted.

[@airsofttarriest]

this is awesome!! what would the best size for me be?

[@xxaman561xx4]

I thought he had a hole in his neck at the beginning

[@Monkeyb00y]

DUDE! I totally thought that too LoL

[@charlesbelville5090]

How do we know he doesn't?

[@dr.philyamamoto9688]

Are you in San Diego?.... that's a great hill.... The electric skateboard from Leif Tech seems to have come from your Freeboard...thanks... great video.... :)

[@BloodNuke67]

So it's a longboard trainer?

[@ginge428]

no it's meant to simulate snowboarding or as close as you can get to snowboarding on tarmac but I see how it could help with longboarding techniques

[@Balls119]

no, its a snowboard simulator, we get that you think youre more skilled since you ride a longboard.

[@morebeauty]

that's an excellent instructional video bro. A+

[@dojomama]

I WOULD LIKE TO SEE ANY OF YOU "REAL SKATERS" OR "LONGBOARDERS" CARVE DOWN A HILL LIKE YOU CAN WITH A FREEBORD. And I mean like actually carve, like on a snowboard. Not longboarding's idea of carving. And I'm saying that I actually want to see this. You don't have a video of it being done. Don't waste my time. Time to put up or shut up longboarding elitists.

[@jr.conroy]

Kevin Walker But why carve, when you can slide...?

[@tylergavin4757]

Ever heard of downhill freeride?

[@birchcakes]

+Kevin Walker I've seen some longboarders that can do continual 180 slides down a hill and do some crazy long slides, but that is beside the point. Freebords aren't meant to be like skateboards or longboards at all! They are meant to feel like a snowboard that rides on pavement and in that respect they do exactly what they were made to do because they feel just like a snowboard. Which means they feel absolutely nothing like a longboard. I can't see why people don't understand this.

[@retardmode4808]

No this is how you flat spot and waste wheels. Longboard sliding isn’t supposed to be like snowboard sliding. Longboard sliding is used to turn gradually using the lack of friction between the ground and wheels. Snowboards have little to no friction with the snow and the bottom of the board and can carve very nicely. Longboards have to have speed, the higher the speed the less the friction. As you slide you loose speed and gain friction. Snowboards don’t need as much speed to carve.

[@ar3na86]

Kevin Walker haha okay a bit of an over reaction to somthing thats not paying the bills

[@amfromch]

the moves looks very close to snowboarding :-) sure give it a try once!

[@sttomms9174]

All i can see is people wiping the fuck out on this thing

[@mazon33]

Is it easy/possible to do with no skating or snowboard experience?

[@alexislegrand181]

If you try snowboard it will hurt, if you try this board it will hurt harder

[@Sk8forsocks]

LONGBOARDS ARE BETTER

[@freebord]

tips fedora

[@cateatsushi3008]

+Freebord Well it is something different to do that looks cool

[@SergiNicolas]

just different

[@jarehelt]

in what way

[@luochenghuang7538]

Pretty cool stuff!

[@Anonymous5211987]

WHAAAAAAAT?!?!? I CAN'T HEAR YOU OVER THE EDITING!!!

[@BadAssDownUnder101]

gonna try a few of these pointers tomorow mainly the shoulders and turns out the entire time i had been doing the wrong thing with my trucks... need to loosen them up a fair bit now lol

[@DanDann]

i swear I thought that was a toilet at first...

[@marshalltompkins8541]

I think this is a very helpful video

[@Arschnart]

Why the heck is this called "Freebord" the only thing you can do is like slide down a hill with safety wheels on a Ripstik and feet bindings which doesnt give you actual "freeness" at all

[@victorheintz9835]

the original board had no bindings. they put them on for when one of there friends had cancer for safety.

[@briantsang1831]

This is actually pretty neat, I think it would be a nice alternative to longboarding when you're feeling tired or whatnot

[@jaredbrockmann5585]

so its a ripstick

[@Yert3223]

Lol no sir

[@birchcakes]

+NiTrO Kaous Haha, I see where you're coming from but nah. It feels nothing like a ripstick.

[@LardNut]

Some nice places up in Clermont area.

[@HINTERHOF333]

No skill needed .-.

[@freebord]

Marc have you tried one?

[@HINTERHOF333]

I have a longboard and I do freeride and stuff like stand up slides. In comparison to longboarding I would say that you don't need skill.

[@IpadGamer10]

Marc I do slides in my longboard and picking a freeboard up was really wierd. Im getting the hange of it but I would never say there ia no skill needed (I snowboard too)

[@NeverenCH]

Marc Could you tell me your reasoning behind that assumption ? It just seems pretty unfounded since you dont even have any argument besides "I have a longboard" which doesnt really make sense.

[@HINTERHOF333]

Listen, if you compare longboard sliding and this… you can say that theres nearly no skill needed, if you have expirienced snowboarding or longboarding (freeride).

[@MBlayze]

i skate, snow, long, and am now attempting to freebord. i say attempt because this is harder than all the others plus surfing put together. and whats worse thats concrete waiting for you when you go down at top speed. not water and not snow. mad props to the dude that rock these boards because they make me feel like a tard

[@LAprodns]

Seriously, longboarding with training wheels haha

[@goldenTym]

... do longboards only use 2 wheels.. the point of this is that most of the time you are pivoting off the 2 center wheels and the other wheels are so you can carve deeper. Longboards are flat 4 wheels... so much easier. its like whats easier, driving a car or riding a motorcycle... yeah

[@theendlessdaydream6442]

Please consider doing and updated/extended version of learning to ride with this latest batch of freeboards released to the market. Tutorial content seems limited and so are meetups with other people who could help teach you since this is such a niche product. This video is a good start but I think it needs to go further into how the weight distribution of each foot, your body, and your head play a role in controlling the board.

[@freebord]

Hey mate! Thanks for the comment, get in touch with @freebord.europe on instagram. They are running the thing now and they could create the content. Also, there's a big tour worldwide to ride and meet the community every summer!

[@evaskoala6352]

Wow this feels really like snowboarding!

[@aimeeadamd]

this is cool i have never seen these before

[@XTwittyX]

holy crap this is cool, I love that... that has to be amazing feeling !!!!!!! can I get tracks like this in normal shops??

[@TheBarrettCompound]

I need to get one of them ASAP! Badass! I can see this being in the X-Games someday, Freebord big air, racing, slope style sort of street course, that'd be tight!

[@kingofhearts8552]

No....

[@MrTheTurtles]

+King of hearts ..... shut the fuck up kid

[@TheBarrettCompound]

King of hearts YES! Don't be a close minded idiot, kid.

[@cateatsushi3008]

Huh?? WOW youre right this is actually a pretty damn good idea

[@legendaryglith4549]

So it’s good for downhill but what if I’m cruising on flat terrain?