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SoulArc Surf Emulating Skateboard

By Action Isle • Nov 11th, 2008 • Category: Lead Story

The SoulArc board is made to simulate surfing on land. Other boards that emulating surfing do a good job mimicking one aspect of surfing, but fail at others. This board mimics an aspect of surfing that is often lost when riding a board on land. The design of the SoulArc makes carving feel more like [...]



Crowd Surfing in a Waterball?

By Action Isle • Oct 11th, 2008 • Category: Everything Else

We’ve seen what the waterball is like when it’s used on water, but how about on top of a crowd of screaming fans?  A band called Flaming Lips cleverly uses the Waterball for crowd surfing!



Motorize ANY Kind of Board or Skates Instantly With the Skate Scepter

By Action Isle • Oct 9th, 2008 • Category: Featured

Want to motorize your skateboard, mountainboard, longboard, inline skates, rollerskates or practically anything else that has wheels? All your unmotorized woes will be instantly solved with the Skate Scepter!

I have no clue where someone can buy one of these, or even if they still can. The SkateScepter.com website is down/gone, so not much news on [...]



Orbitwheels, One Wheel For Each Foot

By Action Isle • Oct 8th, 2008 • Category: Featured

Who knew something so simple could be so much fun. With one foot inside of each wheel, the wheels of the Orbitwheel will spin around your feet. To move on the Orbitwheel, just move your legs back and forth. You can get creative with your own tricks and maneuvers, as they are all possible on [...]



Easy Homemade Recumbent Bike

By Action Isle • Sep 16th, 2008 • Category: Featured

Recumbent bikes can be expensive. For those of you with the do-it-yourself approach, check out how this guy did it.



Fastest Man Rolling Down a Hill in a Zorb

By Action Isle • Sep 15th, 2008 • Category: Everything Else

A New Zealander set the new speed world record for rolling down a hill in an inflatable balloon.  He did it in a zorb, and went 32 mph (52 kmph).



Electric Skateboards as an Alternative Transportation Solution

By Action Isle • Sep 13th, 2008 • Category: Motorized

SkateElectric not only sells awesome electric skateboards, but is pioneering what they call to be a “green, riders lifestyle movement.”
“Skate Electric is a brand which is not just about embracing board riding culture. Its also about pushing for a greener world for us now and future generations to come. As renewable energy generated at wind [...]