dune boards

[hells_yeah_hills]

iv been looking up dune boards and all iv found are the snowboard looking ones

but several years ago i saw some "dune boards" that looked like 8 wheeled heavy ass mountainboards but i havn't been able to find them ever since

im going to keep searching for them because i think that they would be fun as hell but i just wanted to know if anyone knows what im talking about

[BluegrassSurfer]

Originally Posted by hells_yeah_hills

iv been looking up dune boards and all iv found are the snowboard looking ones

but several years ago i saw some "dune boards" that looked like 8 wheeled heavy ass mountainboards but i havn't been able to find them ever since

im going to keep searching for them because i think that they would be fun as hell but i just wanted to know if anyone knows what im talking about

Never seen an 8-wheeler. But, Patrick McConnell of MBS mountainboards has a 4-wheeler that looks like a mountain board with huge tires that he uses on Colorado Dunes. He had it up to approx. 45 mph on the dunes. He e-mailed me a video, but I don't believe there is a way to post it here.

[BluegrassSurfer]

Here it is. Got Patrick to send me a link to his Dune Board video. Looks like a real rip to me:

LiveLeak.com - PMc 45 mph Sandboarding

[Steve Ignorant]

That...... is....... the most badass thing I have EVER seen.

[HerBDerb]

Damn, those wheels are big as hell.

[hells_yeah_hills]

thats badass
so BluegrassSurfer, iv been wanting to mountain board cause it looks like a trip
whats a good board to get?
iv mostly been looking at the ground industry boards

[handeyman]

I have an MBS board, its all I have used but I like it.

[spicysmoke]

That duneboard looks intense, thatd be so much fun, and sand hurts less than concrete

[BluegrassSurfer]

Originally Posted by hells_yeah_hills

thats badass
so BluegrassSurfer, iv been wanting to mountain board cause it looks like a trip
whats a good board to get?
iv mostly been looking at the ground industry boards

Ground Industries seems to make a solid board. Never ridden one though. I get my street slicks from them. I have heard other dirtboarders say their Bionic Truck system isn't as responsive as the MBS Matrix channel truck system.

I started with a MBS Jeep Renegade -- an entry level to intermediate board with All Terrain Skateboard trucks. After about 6 months I outgrew the Renegade. It wasn't responsive enough. But I had switched to riding mountainboards rigged for street. I wanted to try channel trucks on street rigs.

I found some old-style, unused MBS channel trucks and decks and custom rigged several street MBs with street slicks. I am now a mountainboard street carver addict. I only ride mountainboards with channel trucks now.
I ride a dirtsurfer for offroad.

The right board for you will depend on your skill level, your weight, and the type of thing you want to do with it (big air, stunts, downhill, boarderX, or street carving). The folks at MBS will be happy to advise you if you if you know what it is you want to do with it.

Or you can go to the dirtboard forum and ask some questions. If you let them know you're just getting into dirtboarding they're usually a pretty helpful group. Heres the link:
dirtboardX.com - Your source for the dirt on mountainboarding.

hang loose

[hells_yeah_hills]

thanks man
that really helps out

ride hard