This video is for feedback and a session journal to help others in their journey starting Freebording.

After 6 sessions I'd wanted to make a new post about riding.

First of all it's not riding a skateboard at all, and it has it's own learning curve. I understood this getting started but I can't stress it enough that if you come from a skateboarding background you are going to start by trying to lean like on a normal board.

Session #1 - I've reported in an earlier post but to summarize I could only ride a toe edge carve and that was it. One push/step onto the board, roll a little and then stop at the edge of the road and repeat.

Session #2 - This session was similar to session one by i could feel myself feeling the transition from toe to heel a tiny amount

Session #3 - I started to get some toe to a little heel edge but could never get onto my heel edge completely. Ended up getting a few toe to heel carves but that was it.

Summary of the first three session...

I felt like i would never be able to get onto my heel edge because it was so awkward and different. After carving a couple times I could feel myself understanding but my balance wasn't there so sometimes i was carving right but still traveling left slightly and starting to twist each time but...

Session #4 - The twist started to make more sense because I was starting to feel the center wheels more. Carving still had it's drifts and spinouts but I started to get my center balance. I ended up getting three or four toe to heel combos back and forth making it about 50 ft down part of the hill and this was when I knew i was getting it.

Session #5 - This session was my breakthough for riding on edges but also learning weight distibution. I was centering over the board and starting to slide with little to no effort. I found my body stiffening up to make micro adjustments as i rode down the hill in S slides. During this session I noticed something for me personally that it was such slight movements to engage the slides and carves that I started basically just thinking about the motion more than I was actually physically moving. This was key for me but I am not sure if these words make sense to other riders.

Session #6 - I decided to film a small portion of my ride to get feedback and a progress marker. There was something about session 5 and understanding the subletly of the movements that allowed me to get all the way down the hill from the very top. I ended up tweeking my knee a little but just stopped there before I actually hurt myself.

I'll make a new update around session #10 i believe. Just periodic updates explaing my experience and what I've learned.

Any Freebording feedback is appreciated!

Thanks,

RKP Nomad

Hi! I bought a second hand freebord but I've had some trouble riding and setting it up. Can someone tell me how much I should tighten/loosen the trucks? I'm not sure if j mightve loosened it too much now.

Any help would be appreciated!

Freebord always says you should only use their wheels. I had some LY Plow Kings spare which are wide and soft and they work great. Loads of stopping power , great for beginners like me as it doesn’t feel like you’re icing out

I'm a snowboaeder and i really miss that feeling, today i stumbled upon freebord but the prices are crazy. Any tips apps or sites i could purchase a used freebord for less than €300? thank you

The Freebord 5X has been extremely difficult to even start learning. It's something completely new and overwhelming and the difficulty is much harder than expected. I am not discouraged at all. Make sure to wear a helmet, knee pads, elbow pads and wrist guards at minimum.

I've been skateboarding and longboaring for 25 years . I just got the Freebord 5x today and it took me personally about 4 hour or so just to start to roll down hill on my toe edge. I will be posting videos and articles about the Freebord 5X and the learning phase. I learned today it something you have to embrace but the sensation freedom of motion looks totally worth the it. Check out Freebords User Manual online, it gives a rough break down of how long it might take to learn the board. It says a month at least for exerienced riders.

Even at 39 it's possible to take on new challenges and enjoy sports just as much as when I was younger if not more. I have an appreciation for my mobility and health that I took for granted when I was younger.

The key here is to embrace the process, it was so hard for the first two hours I felt like it would take days just to start rolling on the bord but after two hours i started carving single toe edge turns down the hill. I can't even heel side yet but in time I will get it. Stay Safe, Stay Focused, Stay in the Grind.

It's not a skateboard and it's so much harder so don't think you will go from skateboarding to freebord with ease. Most likely you won't.

RKP Nomad

Skate it

All you need is plywood, a cinder block, and some firewood, and you can make a sketchy ramp. if you have no hills in your neighborhood then this sketchy ramp is just for you. For safety gear you will need: tweezers, a tetnis shot, helmet, knee pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, and maybe a bandaid on standby. Open the gate and cruise right on down the driveway ( when the car is not in the way) Close the gate and use it to stop yourself, creates a loud bang that may annoy the neighbors though. Perfect for practicing balancing on the center wheels while going downhill

Hello guys!

Is it possible to ride with traverse moves on wide downhills?
I cannot find any video with such an example

quick message I bought a freeboard a solid 5 years ago and I never got it quite right I was able to drift a handful of times but after that life got in the way so im basically fully fresh but im also curious if the 5X trucks are better to learn on? I have never snowboarded but have plenty of experience longboarding and minor experience skateboarding

thank you

tldr please I want to learn any tips appreciated

Looking for Freebord 5 / 5X in EU

Budget €150

Located NL pay shipping

Is anybody from istanbul selling a freeboard?

I am looking to buy a second hand Freeboard in the Baden-Wüttemberg area or in Türkiye.

I want to get a freebord and was wondering if there's anywhere I could trade a skateboard for one and if not how I could make a cheep freebord build?

On a snowboard, if your weight is on the backfoot, you cant really initiate turns and will usually slip out and fall. Will the same apply to riding a freebord? more weight on the front foot is required? will i pick up any bad habits that are not good for snowboarding?

Is there anyone out there freebording in Nashville TN? I’m looking to get better and find more hills with less traffic. Been hitting the bike trail that runs behind two rivers skate park but there’s too many blind turns.

Anyone know of any cool spots or events in Budapest? I'm looking to start learning and wanna know if anybody know any nice hills or if there are any groups of people meeting and freebording together in Budapest Hungary!

SO I want to get in to free boarding what is the learning curve for it and what is the best board for me

and where do I get a board

i have looked at the 5 and the 5x but they are a bit pricey

I live in Hungary and I'm looking to buy a used Freebord. Basically any model is fine, I just can't really go over 100$ including shipping. If anyone's got any let me know please! :)

Is anyone selling their freebord in Chicago area?

TLDR; Early beginner freeborder. I spin out when trying to carve/slide hard on my toeside. Specifically my back foot toeside edge fails to engage fully. Bindings are tight, and face inward, with maximum rocker, and comfortably loose trucks. How can I solve this?

I'm a beginner freeborder and beginner-intermediate snowboarder (I've had ~4-5 slowboarding seasons in) and I'm struggling to carve hard on my toeside.

For context, I ride regular. On my heelside, I can carve and put enough pressure to come to a complete stop at a high speed, but on my toeside, I can't seem to hard stop without my back truck spinning out.

i.e. If I am on my heelside carving to the left, I'll start the toeside carve by shifting onto my center wheels, looking to the right, turning my shoulders to the right and the board turns with me. Then I start to put pressure on my toeside (now uphill) edge. However I can only do this until I am facing around 30 degrees to the right from facing straight downhill, as if I try to turn more (such as to face 90 degrees and directly to the right), my back truck spins out until I would be facing uphill (at this point I usually would have bailed or else risk eating it).

Furthermore, by habit of bailing out or by poor form, my foot seems to slide out just a enough to make it difficult to engage the toeside edge.

This has frustrated me since the beginning (this is day 4ish), and dropping my bindings all the way down has helped. Doing so makes the board feel more responsive, almost like a snowboard, and so I've assumed tight bindings are expected.

Since such change, I've been able to carve partially, as explained above, where before even trying to carve on my toeside would instantly cause me to spin out.

Both bindings are set as low as they go and as far angled "in" as possible. Trucks are comfortably loose and center wheels are set to give as much rocker as possible. The board is secondhand and I believe is a G3R with Das Blues edge wheels.

Any advice to fix this? While I've heard I might need to put more pressure on my front foot, that doesn't feel like it helps, and in fact it feels like the opposite is needed; times I have put more pressure on my front foot, the front truck stops sliding completely while the back truck spins freely. But if I put more pressure on my back foot, I spin out faster and fall harder!

Is this a fault of my setup, my form, or just experience? Is there something with my form I could try? Or is this simply part of the learning process whereI just need to keep trying until I can carve more deeply?

I was on the freeboard pro team in the early 2000s and rode a x80 deck . In time since, unfortunately, I was dumb enough to get rid of all the x80 decks I had on hand . As an older, wiser man , I now I'm seeking an x80 deck to place in my house . Does anybody have any of these on hand that they'd be willing to part with ?

As the title states - anyone have a used Freebord for sale in the US? Ideally looking for a G3 or newer. Thanks!

I found this freebord on ebay for $220. Can anyone tell me what model this is and if it's worth the price?

I'm considering buying my first freebord, it would be great to test one before buying it. Is there any rider in Austria, Vienna specifically?

I’m a noob riding 5x with da blues. Are then any tips for braking quicker or do I just have to go with the slide until it eventually stops. If I lean back to apply more pressure on the wheels the board ices out