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The best surf skates available in Australia in 2026 — Carver CX vs C7 vs YOW vs OBFive compared from a shop that stocks and rides all of them. Who each brand and truck system suits.
Longboards, cruisers and surf skates all look similar but ride completely differently. Here's how to tell them apart and work out which one suits what you actually want to do.
The best longboards available in Australia in 2026 for commuting, cruising and carving. Our picks by riding style from the team at Twelve Board Store Melbourne — brands we stock, ride and back.
Deck width, truck sizing, wheel hardness — how to put together a skateboard setup that actually suits how you ride. Straight advice from the team at Twelve Board Store who skate what they sell.
Burton Step On gets all the attention but it's not the only quick-entry binding system worth considering. Nidecker Supermatic and Fase offer genuine alternatives — here's how they compare and who each one suits.
How Burton Step On works, what is genuinely good about it, the real trade-offs, and who should and should not buy it.
First time snowboarding? Here's the honest answer on what's worth buying versus what you should hire for your first season — from a shop that would rather give you the right advice than sell you gear you don't need yet.
Australian resorts open in June. If you're pulling your gear out of storage now, here's what to check, what to fix and what to get done before you arrive at the mountain — so you spend your first day riding instead of dealing with problems you could have sorted in Melbourne.
Getting snowboard boots fitted properly in Melbourne means more than picking a size and hoping for the best. Here's what a proper in-store boot fitting looks like at Twelve Board Store — what to bring, what we check, and what leaves with you.
Heat moulding creates a custom fit between your snowboard boot and your foot. We do it free with every boot purchase at Twelve Board Store. Here's what the process involves, what it fixes, and why it makes a real difference on the mountain.
Australian snow is wetter, heavier and more variable than almost anywhere else riders commonly use as a reference point. Here's what that actually means for your board choice, boot flex, outerwear waterproofing and wax — written by people who ride Victorian resorts every season.
Frosty's in-house workshop at Twelve Board Store handles snowboard waxing, edge tuning and base repair year-round in Melbourne. Here's what each service does, when you need it, and why getting it done before the season matters more than most riders think.