We Be Jammin'

Hey everyone, it's been a while...
Same ol' story, things have been busy behind the scenes here at East Coast Gear Reviews. The Champlain Ski & Ride Club's Preseason Rail Jam went well last weekend. Props to Kristie Adonizio and John Lyke for winning the skiing and riding "Best Trick" categories earning them a lift ticket to Stowe and a gift card to East Coast Skate & Snow, respectively. Check out the Champlain Ski & Ride Club's facebook to peep some gnarly shots from the jam. Here's a few for some of you impatient little wankers.



This past weekend East Coast Skate & Snow in Merrimack, NH is had its Second Annual Rail Jam at their shop. Congratulations to Mike Moore and Will Stellar on becoming East Coast's first team riders and getting hooked up by DC Snowboards. The Eastern Boarder crew was killing it with a pretty solid crew and Mike Prestipino was holdin' it down for the guys at SBJ Skate. As for the setup of the jam (partially assembled by yours truly), it started off with a nice and slick tube rail, later switched out with Bean Snowboard's Boston barricade rail, and an oil tank jib. For the finals we stepped things up by throwing in a barrel jib bonk-to-oil tank jib and then later jacking up the oil tank with a gap-to-barrel for the finals in addition to the original tube rail. Despite the weather, Sunday (yea...it got postponed a day due to rain) was a great day with some good food, good music from WFNX Boston, and a laid back rail jam. If you're ever in the area check out East Coast Skate & Snow and mention ECGR and you'll get 10% off a new 2010 LibTech Skate Banana. Pretty sweet, eh?


So about ECGR...how about some feedback? I recently tossed a batch of stickers at the Champlain Preseason Rail Jam and since then I've had some people asking me for more. Before I print more stickers, I want to get an idea of what people want to see: regular stickers or vinyl die-cuts, and if die-cuts,

the "mountain" logo or the "gold" logo? Or neither?! I'll put up a new poll on the side of the page with the options and I'll probably go with the one with the most votes. I'm not going to charge people for these, however I will ask for a small donation to cover the cost of printing them, so don't assume I'm making a profit on these. As always your feedback is appreciated and it's what helps power this blog (along with electricity) and determines what we talk about in the blog posts, so leave comments on the posts, contact me directly, etc. Think snow!



Oh yeah I almost forgot, some mountains are open/opening soon. No big deal.

Pre-Preason Rail Jam Madness!

So yet again I've been swamped with preparation for the upcoming Champlain Ski & Ride Club's Preseason Rail Jam and the quickly approaching season. Take this time to chime in with any specific boards, bindings, boots, etc. that you want to hear about in the coming weeks. Speaking of the weeks to come, on Saturday, November 14 from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm East Coast Skate and Snow in Merrimack, NH is having a rail jam with a Skate Banana to be raffled off as well as a shop sponsorship for the winner of the jam. Get stoked shred rats, this could be your breakthrough. Check out their facebook or website for details. Or just check them out, because these guys are an awesome shop run by some great people who know what they're talking about.

Big shout out to One Love out in the UK for hooking me and some friends up with a dirty baseball jersey-style tee. These guys are a boardsports shop with a focus on the urban, hop hop-inspired style of riding. Click the link to peep some seriously steezy threads and rep an up and coming shop dedicated to riding with style. The OneLove B.Ball Vest is "a 6 button, 100% polyester baseball style vest designed to be worn over hoodies or as a base layer up on the hill or just as a regular T while chilling." I got a XXL for 2X the steeze when rocking this over a sweatshirt and it's plenty wide so you won't feel constricted when layering it up. I must admit it's not as tall as I was expecting, so I suggest going up a size or two (or more...) when ordering. As noted, this shirt is polyester, meaning it's not going to get as soaked and saggy as that white XXXXL cotton tee you would normally rock on the hill; a major plus for those warmer/wetter days. The buttons also make for quick changes: instead of trying to pull off your top layer with your sweatshirt and base layer coming up with it or getting caught up in a hood, you can easily strip it off in seconds and toss it in your bag without holding up your crew. Another cool thing about the company is their customer relationship. They're easy to reach and will get back to you pretty quickly with any questions about shipping, etc. So basically, check these guys out if gettin' G'd up is your scene or you're just into repping an up and coming company.

Once again I apologize for the short blog this week. Perhaps I can make up for it with something like...a banana? I am the proud owner of a brand spankin' new 2010 LibTech Skate Banana and have been waiting (un)patiently to give my two cents on reverse camber and more specifically, "banana" tech. Love it or hate it, reverse camber has become a big deal this season and every company has their unique take on the concept. I'm not making any promises, but expect the first review on banana tech coming soon...