Active Ride Shop News

Here it is… The raddest event Active will do all summer. The date Aug 3rd, the time 3pm - 9pm. Cruise out paint, listen to amazing free music, witness live art, eat some delish BBQ, dance around like a mad man/women. Don’t forget that every pair of Toms shoes you buy, gives Toms another pair to donate. Check out Toms shoes at http://www.tomsshoes.com/. Check out the last Toms event we hosted at the Westwood store http://news.activerideshop.com/toms-shoes-give-event/.

Don’t miss this one!!!

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Check out the lastest lingo from Snowboarder Magazine’s Sicktionary post.

Spotting (Spa- – Tting): In the middle of your trick, Llooking down in the middle of your trick to find your landing. Spotting on your genitalia is not as beneficial to your health.

Black and White (Bla-k – Kuh and Why- – tuh): Photos that lack color… … but not depth. “Tones” is the term used to discuss the shades of black, greygray, and white in each shot. Saying that snowboarders are “toned” is kind of a grey gray matter.

Grain (Grey- nuh): Texture or fuzz on film. High High-speed films, super Super 8, and 16mm have more grain than “slower” films (such as 100, or 200 speed film). If horses were pulling Nicolas, they would be fast, and would have eaten a lot of grain.

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DC Shoes and Active bring you the A Team Van Tour stopping by your local store and theirs no telling what kind of fun will be pouring out the Van. Bring your board and join the antics!!

Shaun White has probably spent more time on his skate and snowboards since he was born than just about anyone in history, and it shows. Yet how much of what goes on around him does he really take in. ? Some would argue that Shaun is the most influential rider in the history of our sport. T, but that being said, the question remains, —how much of our sport’s culture has Shaun himself been influenced by and retained? This month’s Sicktionary is a little Snowboarding, and Skateboarding, Aptitude Test, or S.S.A.T, if you will. How well would you have fared?
-Pat Bridges

Snowboarder Mag:
How many people can ride a tT-bar?
Shaun White: Two. My mom tried to ride one in Europe and it slipped out and hit her lip, cracking a tooth.
Snowboarder Mag:
Correct. T-Bars are surface lifts that carry two people.

Snowboarder Mag:
What is bevel?
Shaun White:
I am pretty sure it is the angle you want your rails.
Snowboarder Mag:
Correct. It is when you tune your edges to be something other than 90 degrees to help with jibbing or turn initiation.

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Another insightful list of termiology from your friends at Snowboarder Magazine.Lift Ticket [Lihft Tik-it] noun: Displayed to show that the bearer has paid handsomely for access to the ski area’s facilities, most notably the lifts.Clipping Tickets [Klip-ping Tik-its] verb: Procuring lift tickets through less less-than than-legal means.Clipped Ticket [Klipt Tik-it] noun: Having one’s ski area privileges revoked for any manner number of offensces. (more…)

Check out all of the hot action going down @ Red Bull Headquarters this weekend.

NHSSA Finals from 5-8pm. So Cal kids represent their High School by throwing down some mad skate in teams of three. Jam style format. Team Palisades is looking to win four in a row!!

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Ashbury Eyewear has just announced the latest addition to their rapidly growing team.  Louie Fountain.  Louie has been a long time Active Family member, and we are excited to see him working with the amazing crew at Ashbury.   We are looking forward to watching Louie’s part this fall in Down With People.

Back in 2001 we with the help of a lot of others, made a snowboard movie.  We did not set out to change the way snowboard movies were made, but rather showcase an entire team as ONE.  We contacted our good friend Neil Goss to see if he still had a copy of the One video.  We will be releasing clips from this movie over the coming weeks, so be sure to check back for the video parts of your favorite Active riders from the past and the present.

Here some Jib terminology brought to you by Rome’s Yan Dofin, who is no stranger to the “Jib”! Read below to see if you are current with all the jibber jabber on the street!

Smith [smihth] adj: A skateboarding trick that snowboarders once thought they could do. It involves trucks— (which we don’t have—), so leave it alone, ladies and gents.

Firecracker [fi-urr-crahk-urr] verb: Tailpressing down a flight of stairs so your tail slaps each and every step on the way down, making it sound very similar to firecrackers exploding.

Hot Garbage [haht gahr-bij] noun: A frontside boardslide where your board is turned well past the perpendicular 90? mark. The more your tail turns down the hill, the hotter the garbage is.
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Check out the new Down with People Trailer.  Featurinng Active riders:  Bryan Fox, Austin Smtih, Josh Mills, Ryan Thopmson, Simon Chamberlain, Shaun McKay, Nima Jalali, and Stephen Duke.  With a deck that stacked you know this movie will be winner.

Sea No Evil Art Show with guest speaker, Paul Watson, live performance by Matt Costa, and Guest DJ Shepard Fairey. The only thing that would make this any better is if when you got there they gave you cash, and some of that really good beef jerky from Bishop. The whole thing goes down Saturday July 12, 2008 at the Riverside art Museum located at; 3425 Mission Inn Ave Riverside, CA (951)  684 - 7111. Go to riversideartmuseum.org or seashepherdartshow.com for more info. Doors open at 6:00 PM.

Free music by Never Enough, live art by Deph, and free stuff all hosted by the amazing crew at To Die For! A great time for you and your friends!!

Snowboarder Magazine has compiled a list of terminology that every snow shredder should know!  Here is a list by category of words you should know before you go shopping for your next snow setup.  Happy reading!

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Mack Dawg’s new snowboard video, “Double Decade”, looks pretty legit. I can’t believe “Decade” was 10 years ago, it was the first snowboard video I ever saw. Not only did it make me fall in love with snowboarding, but it made me start wearing big chains, baggy snow pants with suspenders hanging off, and crooked goggles on top of my head, I looked kinda like this: (more…)

To Die For Takeover coming to an Active near you with amazing free shows, gnarley artists, discounts on all TDF clothing, and free gifts!! Stop by Temecula on June 1st@ 1pm to find out who’s doing the secret performance. The bands too big to mention and they are doing their first ever acoustic performance. Trust, you will be blown away!! Mission Viejo June 13th w/ the band Never Enough @ 5pm and Mikoto in Riverside on June 14th @ 1pm. Come for the rad offers and stay for the free music!