Scrub BoardsScrub was established in 2001, in a sleepy hollow in the South West of England. This hollow was to sleep no longer! It soon became the test area for the best selling Mountain board company - Scrub Mountain Boards. With harsh Wiltshire hills and organic woodlands the local area has become a Mecca for downhill testing and development and our famous kiteboarding spot Westbury Whitehorse is perfect for the Scrub team to develop the more kite specific boards. At 1300 feet (396 metres) above sea level there is always a breeze here as it rolls off the Salisbury Plain army training area. The Scrub team can often be found on the horse testing and developing new land boards, with a superb view of the famous Scrub HQ, based in a retro Spitfire Hanger in the village below.2010 Mountain BoardsThe Scrub team have just taken delivery of the new 2010 range of boards! They are available NOW! So strap in, pad up and shred some hills. Here is where the new range started it's life..
And below, Nathan working on the shaping and construction. 
Vist the products section or click on the 2010 Range box to see the results of our labour. So what's Mountain Boarding all about?Mountain Boarding arrived in the UK from the US where it was conceived by 2 avid snowboarders Patrick McConnell and Jason Lee in 1992 when they set up 'Mountain Board Sports LLC. They wanted to develop a board that enabled them to ride all year round and after some development the 'Mountain Board' was born. Mountain boarding is essentially snowboarding without snow, adding wheels and trucks to a deck similar to that of a snowboard and rolling it down a suitable downward slope or powering across the flat with a kite. Early boards take the original snowboard binding so the rider is attached via ratchet straps to the board. Scrub developed pad straps to help with riders safety whilst keeping the rider in touch with what's going on on the ground.Mountain boarding comes under many guises, all of which are fair game for naming the sport as there is no official title given to it. You may here the terms 'mountainboarding' 'landboarding' 'all terrain boarding' 'dirt boarding' and 'grass boarding' to name a few. Mountain boarding can be enjoyed by a huge range of active people as the 'mountain board learning curve' is a fast and steep one, with no prior knowledge of snowboarding or skateboarding required. Most mountain boarders become proficient in just a few hours on the more gentle slopes and can obtain mountain board competition standard in one year with enough practice. With the land owners permission all you need to do is find a suitable slope nearby to enjoy the sport of mountain boarding. We are lucky in the UK as most people are in walking distance to a slope with which to mountain board on. For beginners and the more advanced there are a number of great mountain board centres here in the UK. Check out our page of mountain board centres and find the one nearest to you. Scrub - The Word on The StreetScrub Mountain Boards came bursting on to the scene in the UK back in 2001 and has been at the forefront of mountain board development ever since. Scrub Boards produce the best range in the market and cater for all levels and age groups. Scrub have the first kids mountain board designed specifically for the younger rider so the innovation continues in 2010. Please feel free to browse around the site and check out all that's on offer. You can sign up for our free email newsletter which contains all the latest product info and updates from events and competitions we suppport. You can read and write articles on the blog realating to the sport, check out our video and picture gallery section and vist our stockists to get the best deals. Don't forget that with every 2010 board we are giving a way a free lesson at a centre near you. You will be given an hours worth of instruction and the centres can cater for the beginner and more experienced rider. Just register your new board on the website and we will send you a code to redeem your free lesson. |
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