Egonomics Clothing Christmas Giveaway Reminder!

There are only a couple of days left before Christmas! That means only a couple of days left to enter the Egonomics Giveaway! Check out our "Current Contests" page for more info!

Greener Pastures EP 4!

The latest in the longboard series is out! Such good lanscape! I wish I could board in Switzerland.

New 2012 Landyachtz Boards!

Landyachtz's newest boards will hopefully be coming out soon and they sure look sick. Looks like they created some smaller versions of the switchblade and drop carve which look very nice and would suite smaller riders quite nicely. Also I like the look of their new tech boards. The two decks I am most interested in are the new and improved wolfshark and tomahawk. We will just have to wait to see them in action!

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New 2012 Landyachtz trucks and stuff! The conventional Bears look really sick. Looks like they will be a good Indy alternative. It would be fun to try out those bushings too.

The new 2012 Landyachtz wheels also look really nice. I am liking the tech sliding wheels and the mini zombie hawgs. The biggie hawgs also look like something to be excited about for any speed demons!

Everything should be released in March 2012 sometime. I really cannot wait!

 

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Presents for under $60

Looking for a Christmas present for a shredder? Or do you want to get a little something for yourself? Today I am going to be looking at some sweet gear for under 60 bucks. Check it out!

New Helmet

Definitely a must have for all rippers.

Snow Goggles

Googles are good for snowboarders and skiiers but you want to make sure they get one that is comfortable on their face.

Sport Video

Skateboard or snowboard videos can really motivate people to get outside

Video Game

Skate video games can really be fun and entertaining.

Clothes/Shoes

Everyone likes new shoes and clothes!

Lastly, if you do not know what to get someone as a present, you could always get them a gift certificate to their favourite local shop! Remember to always support locally and keep riding!

Kebbek John Barnet Longboard Review!

Here at Vital Media we are going to start doing reviews on gear and other stuff. If you got something you want us to review because you love it so much, please message me! You can find us on a bunch of different sites including Facebook! Please like us on Facebook!
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I recently interviewed my buddy Jimmy about his John Barnet board. He has been riding it for a while and has just been shredding everything. Here is what he had to say about the board!

1. Set up?
Paris 180's, stock bushings, bones reds, otang 4prez 83a

2. How is it for freeride/downhill? (Sliding)
Great for freeride. It has micro drops that act as very comfortable pockets to whip around slides. Also, the edge of the pockets kinda act as gas pedals, making it easier to hold out big standies. I haven't really done any dh, but tuck wise, I can fit my back foot right into the back pocket corner which feels really confortable

3. How is the board and kicks for freestyle?
The board's kicks are great. It is big enough to do shuvits, bigspins, manuals, no complys, and whatever you fancy. The board itself is a little heavy but you get used to it very fast once you skate it for a bit. The kicks have a sharp upturn at the end which is good for locking in manuals but a bit weird to get use to

4. Tell us abut the concave/drops, etc.
The micro drop is super comfortable. It locks in both of your feet so well. The board has medium concave and a slight w concave in the middle. I'm rocking vicious griptape which just locks me in even more

5. Favourite thing about the board?
My favourite thing about this board is that it is overall a great all around board. I can have a freeride sesh and freestyle sesh in the same day without switching boards or tweaking my set up too much

There it is! A quick but detailed review of the John Barnet Longboard! I have seen Jimmy ride this board a lot and he busts out shuvits while freeriding down hills. This board is definitely recommended!
Remember, if you want to review something, give me an email!
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New Mag - Flow Skateboard Magazine!

Introducing Flow Skateboard Magazine! They are a recently started mag based out of Fredericksburg, VA. They are by the skaters, for the skaters! They provide quality vids, pics, interviews, and a bunch of other stuff. Please like their Facebook page and feel free to post your best skate vid on their wall. Maybe some day you will be featured on their mag! You never know. Look out for them in the future!

Flow Skateboard Magazine FACEBOOK

Flow Skateboard Magazine SITE

Here are some of their pictures!

Broc Pulley - Halfcab Crooked Grind

Joshua Surles - 50-50

Justin Caruthers - Heelflip

Nicco Smith - Frontside Feeble

Sick Snowboarding Pictures/Wallpapers!

It is wallpaper Wednesday and it is also Snowboard season! So I found some sick snowboard pics that would make cool wallpapers. I am also looking for people to send me pictures that I can post here so email them to me! Thanks. Don't forget to enter the Egonomics Giveaway for your chance to win a Christmas package. Check out the "Current Contests" page for more details.

More wallpapers next Wednesday! Remember, if you have pictures, send them in because they could be featured as a wallpaper picture! All credit goes to you!

Sick Snow Goggles!

"We think we've found the most hardcore snowboard goggles in the world from Recon. Their 'Transcend' goggles is the only pair in the world that provides you with real-time feedback including speed, latitude/longitude, altitude, vertical distance traveled, total distance travelled, chrono/stopwatch mode, a run-counter, temperature and time. Transcend has GPS capabilities, USB charging and data transfer, and post-processing software all with a super easy-to-use, futuristic interface. Recon hints to us that soon there may be an open API app development and download community – with apps!"
-Snowboarding Days BLOG

ALYK. ANYTHING LOOK BOOK

"aNYthing is one of those brands that continually has some of the best/most obscure references in their clothing, dope cut and sew lines, and an amazing community of people creating work for the brand. ALYK. has always respected and liked aNYthing, so when we had the opportunity to do a look book it was a no-brainer.
Just down the block from Dah Shop and the Manhattan Bridge Skatepark, the aNYthing storefront is a rad place to check out the new gear, peruse the huge collection of zines, watch LES tweakers, eat dollar dumpings, and hang out front on the bench. The GLOB is always updated with parties, galleries, and weird shit to do in the City as well. So, even if you’re an OT cat you’ll be able to find something to do.
If you’re in NYC come through and say what’s up.
A NEW YORK THING. ALYK."
-Act Like You Know BLOG http://alykcru.com/wordpress/

aNYthing has some pretty awesome t-shirts. The price of them is a bit on the higher side but are made high quality.

Egonomics Clothing + Christmas Giveaway!

Egonomics Clothing is an upcoming clothing line located in San Diego! The have some sick tees which would be be an awesome gift for any skater for Christmas.

Find them here: http://www.egonomicsclothing.com/

Also, check out their Christmas contest. All you got to do is Like their Facebook page and post "Give Me Egonomics" on their wall. Good luck!

http://www.facebook.com/EgonomicsClothing?sk=wall&filter=1

I also hear they are looking for skaters to sponsor...

"Featured Rider" is up!

Check out our first ever featured rider. Chandler comes from a really small skate scene... he is literally the only person in his area who skates! However, he uses everything he has and manages to have fun shredding. Keep it up Chandler!

We are looking for more "Featured Riders"! Send us an email!

First Week UPDATE

Hey Vitalists, it's been a week since we've been online and I want to thank everyone for the help. We are going to be adding a "featured" category where one skater will be featured for about 2 weeks. Then a new person for another 2 weeks and so on. We just want to help out the community and give more people exposure. Also, we are looking for more pics to post up so send them in! Thanks again! (Please click an ad so we can host contests!)

Keep on shredding!

Snowboard Picture Editing

Here are some pretty cool looking snowboard jump sequence shots. (Click images to enlarge.)

Thinking of making your own sequence image? Check out this easy tutorial!

More people should be riding Lush Longboards!

Have you heard of Lush Longboards before? If not, you better go check out their boards. Lush creates a variety of different boards. They have awesome downhill decks, freeride decks, street style decks, and even pool decks. They just came out with a new board called the "Wizard" which looks very promising. Another board that caught my eye was the Lush Symbian longboard. It has tons of concave to lock you in and very usable kicks. Freeriding and freestyling is getting very popular and you'll be able to keep up with the Symbian. Everyone is talking about the Original Beast which is a very great board. This board is another alternative. Some people don't like kicks on their longboards because they don't like freestyle. Check out the Lush elevator. Beast for freeride. Like I said, check out their boards. Lush deserves more customers. Thanks for reading!

Lush Longboards - http://www.vandem-mfg.com/

Flybikes 2012 Catalog!

Tons of new sweet BMX gear. Check them out.

http://www.flybikes.com/

Looking for more parts? Check out this transworld article.

http://bmx.transworld.net/tag/2012-catalog/

Wallpapers!

Here are some sick snowboarding wallpapers. I am thinking of doing Wednesday Wallpapers as a little theme. Anyone think this is a good idea?

Aaron Biittner. PHOTO: Olav Stubberud

Gulli Gudmundsson. PHOTO: Olav Stubberud

Joe Sexton. PHOTO: Andy Wright

First Person Skateboarding... A great way to learn new tricks!

A lot of people get frustrated when they can't land a new trick after long periods of time even after watching tons of tutorials and lots of practice. A good thing to do is watch first person skateboarding videos to get a more in-depth understanding of the trick.

One youtuber who puts out tons of first person skateboarding is someone named Baskwith. He has many tricks on youtube so if you are having trouble with a trick, check his channel out and don't forget to subscribe for more awesome videos!

Thanks for coming! Please visit us again for more interesting news throughout the week. Vital Media for life!

Awesome Longboard Series - Greener Pastures

First blog post with videos! This new series called Greener Pastures is amazing. great editing and riding. Definitely check it out. There are currently 3 episodes. The 3rd one just came out today and more will be coming. I will post an update when the 4th video comes out. Check em out!

Ep2

Ep3

I myself am going to go watch episode 3 so peace for now! Thanks for visiting and please come back. New posts every couple of days!

Vital Media Blog Opening!

Welcome to the Vital Media site, your one stop destination for sports like skateboarding, bmxing, snowboarding, surfing, and other extreme sports. This site will be updated with videos and pictures of awesome new media everyday. As we are just starting, I may need some help promoting and advertising. Also, if you have any vids or pictures you want to get posted, contact me. Thanks so much.