Freebord: "Learn to Ride" 

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.

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.

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.

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!?

People who talk shit about freebording don't snowboard.

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

catching edge on a skateboard. sounds fun.

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

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.!

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

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

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.

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

This tutorial is great! :D I subscribed

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

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

But will it blend

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

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

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.

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

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

Wow. nice to see my high school's massive downhill driveway getting use from other skaters.

that's an excellent instructional video bro. A+

John Hill, where you at boy?

Great. Now I just need some hills… :(

awesome video, thanks!

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

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

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

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.

really needed this when i started!

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

braille

Great job!

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

does it feel like snowboarding?

Every hater here hasn't snowboarded, obviously.

freebording looks so sick i need to try this asap

this just gets me more excited for snowboarding season!

How fast do you annihilate your wheels?

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.

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

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

rip the wheels

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

WOW carving looks soooo fun!!!

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

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

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

Pretty cool stuff!

I think this is a very helpful video

What is the song at 5:22 called ?

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

this seems incredibly fun

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

is this good for streets other than hills

honestly.. scary af. like hardcore snowboarding..

i LOVE this!

Looks like fun!

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

music name??

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

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!

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

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

Looks like a blast. Man I wish I could skate.

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

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

Anyone here cause of Langa? ;))

ive been riding mine for about a month. i can do decent toeslides and stop. i like getting quite fast and rip into a heelslide (im goofy) but the carving inbetween gets real wobbly as i still have the centre wheels set furthest from the board. should i move them closer for more stability?

Thats sick mate

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

Yeah let's flatspot my wheels!

this is cool i have never seen these before

just got my first longboard I never even heard of this stuff, must be getting old,

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

So it's a longboard trainer?

oh god this looks so cool!

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.

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.

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

this is frkn' snowboarding :D I started skating because I couldn't snowboard in summmer, even the stance is same on this and the snowboard, I'm definitely gonna try this

Wow this feels really like snowboarding!

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

LONGBOARDS ARE BETTER

sweet video

I'd love to see an instructional video for beginners for downhill long boarding. This video is perfect for beginner snowboarders or free-borders. Down hill long-boarding is for seasoned skaters, well that is, if you want to skate more serious hills and inclines. Where I'm from long boards are for cruising flat land.

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

so its a ripstick

i'm a snowboarder and this looks amazing, my only question is how practical is it for roads that have traffic coming the other way. as all the hills around me will have. how easy is it to do a tighter controlled and quicker stop. as your slide stops took up both lanes..i would love to get one of these, if it can work for me. great vid thanks :)

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

No skill needed .-.

Seriously, longboarding with training wheels haha

Just got my board a few days ago and I am having trouble with the silde. Should it be forced or just eased into?

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....

Hey how do you spin around or rotate?? I can do it with snowboard but I haven´t been able to it in my freeboard.

hey thanks for the video, but I have a question. How do you spin around or make circles? I could do it snowboarding but I have been able to do it with my freeboard, I don`t know how to manage my feet.

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

I just want to know what type of board was that? I have 2 longboards myself and I'm about to get an Apex 40 but that board itself with the set-up looks sick.