Velirium Trip Day 2: Dirtsurfer Canada

I was up and on the road Saturday morning by 9:00 am. The drive back to our van took about an hour. Greg and Donna met me there with the replacement part and we began working on the problem. Greg did almost all of the work while I held the flashlight. We had to jack [...]

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Velirium Trip Day 1: Broke Down In Vermont

We headed to Vermont on Friday morning around 4:00 but stopped in Roanoke to buy a few supplies… snacks, drinks, digital video camera, the usual stuff. It took over an hour and then we couldn’t seem to escape from the Valley View Wal-Mart parking lot. Make one wrong turn and you are right back where [...]

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Off to Canada, Oh Canada! Eh.

I’ve spent the past two days custom building a couple of Dirtsurfer roof racks to fit my van so that I can take my boards along to Canada. With the whole family going, there won’t be room inside for them. I have to admit that they turned out pretty well. Simple, cheap to make, easy [...]

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50 Miles Per Hour

The past few days have been spectacular. Low humidity, high in the mid 70’s, crystal clear skies… perfection. Of course, I had to work inside all of those days and naturally, since today is my day off it is cloudy and drizzling off and on.
That didn’t stop us, though. I was determined to get out [...]

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Inline Boarder Fell In Love With Her Dirtsurfer

“I have been addicted to Dirtsurfer since the day I hopped on one in East Lansing, Michigan in the middle of January. I went cruising down a snowy street and fell in love.
Being in Michigan (aka the flattest land on the planet), we attached a 30 CC engine to the rear of the Dirtsurfer, and [...]

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Inline Boards Banned From Rocky Mount… For Now

Rob and the guys were out riding their inline boards around the town of Rocky Mount, Virginia this week hoping to get in some fun and show off their boards.
Rob tells me that before long the cops had pulled him over and said that a driver called in to complain about them riding on the [...]

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Slow Week

I’m sorry to report that there wasn’t much happening this week for inline boarding. It’s been too rainy, hot and humid with temperatures in the 90’s. It’s been like a steam bath here in Virginia.
We do have a small group of riders interested in representing Dirtsurfer inline boards. The company has been approached by riders [...]

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Parking Garages Make Great City Riding

Here’s a little tip for you inline boarders who live in or near the city and you need a place to ride.
Find a parking garage that’s four or five levels high. On the weekends, these parking decks usually offer free parking and in smaller cities they are often empty. We found a great one to [...]

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Dirtsurfer Canada Announces Big Events

On June 25th and 26th, the Dirtsurfer Pro Team will be conducting a Big Air Comp, race and free lessons and demos at Velirium, an international mountain bike festival taking place at Mont St-Anne! We are extremely happy to be welcomed and associated with this prestigious extreme bike event and look forward to putting on [...]

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