Ski Tube Riders

Updating

2013-06-23T22:49:00.000-07:00

Wow long time and no Blog! Lots of things happening with everything! Aquaglide was in the promotion line and so too some fantastic Affiliates. We have been setting up ready for the summer and just hanging out in the winter up the river.

Our winter riding hasn't stopped though with mountain biking taking over from the river, we raced the Summer series XC and the very first Gravity Enduro, what a hoot that was. The second round is up in about 2 weeks so we are looking forward to that.

Our Moto riders Damon Hill is competing in the 450 Motocross titles again this year that's been some traveling around the state, he currently sits in about 7th overall i think. Very good field this year and he is also playing a bit more AFL this year.

Hope to have some multi media up soon.

Ride On

2012-11-26T02:03:00.001-08:00

Headed down to the river on the weekend to soak up the sun and to smash the water hard. Tested out the new waterproof GoPro camera (videos will be uploaded in the next week or two so stay tuned!). Made the most of the glass water on Saturday and hit up skiing, wakeboarding and kneeboarding. Smashed out the tube in the rough water Sunday. Would you be brave enough to give it a go???? The next couple of months will be busy down here at Ski Tube Riders as we test out new tubes and exciting new water equipment that you must check out!!!! Hmmmm maybe a new tube would be a good christmas present??? but only from Ski Tube Riders of course!!!
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Any enquries about our items chuck us an email at skituberiders@gmail.com

Happy Holidays Everyone, hope preparations for the christmas break are coming along nicely. Ski Tube Riders will be on the water as much as we can!

More new Products

2012-09-06T05:45:00.003-07:00

Gday and welcome to the blog,

We have got more FUNSTR stuff for kids and adults, check out some of the Kids Playgrounds we have, we also have jumping castles and ride on toys you haven't seen in Oz.

This is just a selection of some of the kits for kids. Its just a matter of how big do you want to go? Outdoor play is just the best and certainly more than anything it creates long term happy memories, much more than video games do! Remember the days when all we had was a swing set....ahhhh the memories!
Dont forget we do this on the water also with many different styles. For enquiries and great individual up to date exclusive prices and shipping details please email skituberiders@gmail.com or support@skituberiders.com
Remember come back often check out the history in the pages and look out for the tube rating to continue this summer.

Spring is here

2012-09-03T04:27:00.002-07:00

Gday and welcome to our blog.

The calling has started , river fun is set to begin. Ski Tube Riders has the Aquaglide water perks for sale in the SSA thats the southern states if Australia, SA VIC and Tassie can buy direct from skituberiders.com. Take a look here at one of the big favorites in the USA. Its called foxtrot, and you can have some fun on that. Auqaglide is the leader in innovative water park fun.

This little Gem is a bag full of fun for all ages, let your imagination run wild.This baby sells for $1500 plus freight!!! Get to the web site now and choose your park for Xmas.

Thats all for this blog come back and keep an eye out for some more exciting Aquaglide products including the three in one towable tube that you can sail, so all you budding Olympians can start here.

Our Moto Rider

2012-08-09T03:03:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the blog
http://fullnoise.com.au/news/index.cfm?fuseaction=display_full&News_id=13027&Ntitle=:%20Metcalfe%20and%20Hill%20claim%202012%20Peter%20Stevens%20SAMX%20Championship%20titles&cfid=40 This is the result of a lot of hard work and dedication. What more can we say we are so proud!

Super specials on the web site still Airhead Viper2 Poporazi .

Also some realy exciting news coming soon with some products that will blow your mind, you want water fun we deliver.

Catch you next Blog.

Featured Product

2012-07-15T23:52:00.000-07:00

Hello and welcome to the blog.

Just thought I would bring to light a fantastic tube at a great price for you. Our featured Product this month is the Sportsstuff Poparazzi.

Calling all Ski Tube Riders pop the wake with the new POPARAZZI for up to three riders! Its unparalleled, high winged shape with rocker bottom enables you to carve into the wake and glide across the water with vitually no drag. With a turn of the boat, inside Ski Tube Riders will teeter deep into the wake while the out side Ski Tube Riders will rise high above it! Multiple EVA Foam body pads offer the Ski Tube Riders to comfortably perform in every riding position imaginable. The unique High Rise Tower equipped with a multitude of Double Webbing Foam Handles and Knuckle Guards allow standing or kneeling on the back deck. Stand, sit, kneel, steer, lay, balance and freestyle with the new POPARAZZI! Start snapping, off the wake that is!!!!

Stay tuned Ride On.

Catch up

2012-07-04T01:25:00.000-07:00

Gday and welcome to the Blog.
An interesting time in NZ, lots of nice water bodies there, with Lakes the big thing. Can't believe how green and lush everything is. Got to hit the Jet Boat on the Waikato (is that the correct spelling) may that was cool. Lots of rapids and fast action, not a river you would want to tube in though! Made some new friends and have invited them to look us up when they come over to OZ.

While I was away we have had some interest in the stand up paddle boards and the new trampoline for sale. These things are huge all around the world, get on board (pun intended) http://www.skituberiders.com/something_different.html or bounce in for a http://www.skituberiders.com/trampoline.html then don't forget the http://www.skituberiders.com/trampoline_accessories.html.

We will have another exciting announcement soon so keep checking here!

Our Moto Rider was at it again in the SA championships securing the top spot in the championship on the 250 Digicakm machine and Second overall now on the Ski Tube Riders/Ampd Enterprises YZ 450, a wild effort for a 16 year old. There's one round left lets hope he can do it.

Well that's it for now , remember to keep in touch leave a comment like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.

Winter wonderland

2012-05-30T02:19:00.002-07:00

Hello and welcome to the blog.
We have been modifying the web site with some extra special sale items as well as adding the new product range. At the moment we are in the land of the long white cloud (NZ). Cold ...yes very cold. Lots of magnaficent lakes though and flat water. Could see a sesion wakeboarding skiing or surfing for sure. How about paddle boarding, check it out.

Thats it a short blog today stay tuned some news of our sponsored Moto rider results coming up, dont forget to go to the you tube channel also.

thank you and goodby.

STR and MX Nationals

2012-05-15T03:04:00.001-07:00

Welcome to the Blog,
We have been unable to get to the river of late, footy season and Home Reno's are the culprits. So we have spent a lot of time on the background stuff of the website.

We now have a you tube page you can go here and check out our videos plus the other stuff we are into.

Our sponsored MOTO rider Damo Hill has had a couple of title feeder events piloting the YZ 450 to podium finishes and really starting to get to know the beast. He continues to impress on the YZ 250 two stroker against the much fancied 250 4 bangers. He has topped the podium a couple of times and is now getting used to the fire breathing punch of a Factory like Cisco's Engine.

This weekend on the 21st he will line line up in the MX Nationals Pro Lites class despite being eligible for the under 19 class, at just 16 years of age he keen to live the moment to gauge where he is at. We are right behind the young gun as wish him all the best, just finishing the grueling Motos will be an achievement as the track will no doubt become as rough as it always does. With the under 19's getting the best of the conditions (the best being 1 or 2 laps on the stopper at best for us novices) the pro lites in the middle then the big fourfities last, bear this in mind the last lap will be the roughest of the moto and that will be the first lap of the next moto!! With Motocross the track is never the same, lap by lap , moto by moto, every line every jump, every whoop.....That's why we love it...."MOTOCROSS NOT BECAUSE ITS EASY BUT BECAUSE ITS HARD", in this world you truly are only as good as your bad days.

What does Damo do to relax when hes not riding Moto? Hes riding these form Ski Tube Riders.
See you at the next blog.

Rating The Crazy Eight- Expert

2012-04-17T03:08:00.002-07:00

Welcome to the Blog.
Last blog we started to rate the tubes as per below.
We will rate the tubes in five (5) categories with three (3)classes.
Novice or Beginner Tube Riders, Expert and Experienced Tube Riders and Extreme Tube RidersNovice or Beginner Class 1

Safety: This is based on how the tube would comfort the tube rider. 1 is low 5 is high comfort.
Thrill factor: This will be how far the tube can be pushed until it is too scary to continue. 1is low 5 is high
Tow ability: This is based on the feel of the tube and the load on the boat. 1 is low load good feel 5 is high load bad feel
Quality and style: 1 is good and 5 is exceptional.
Uniqueness: 1 is very good 5 is a newer type of tubing experience.

Expert and Experienced Class 2

Excitement factor: how the tube feels to sit in or on, the thought of what is to come. 1 is high 5 is off the scale
Thrill factor: This will be how far the tube can be pushed until it is too scary to continue. 1is low 5 is high
Tow ability: This is based on the feel of the tube and the load on the boat, speeds and loads will increase dramatically. 1 is good feel 5 is bad feel
Quality and style: 1 is good and 5 is exceptional.
Uniqueness: 1 is very good tubing fun 5 is a newer type of tubing experience.

Extreme Tube Riders Class 3

Stability at speed: 1 is good and 5 is impossibly stable
Whip Factor: 1 you are able to stay on the tube 5 you are thrown off the tube
Air Time: 1 plenty of air time 5 you are in the air over 50% of the time
Grip positions and feel: 1 good 5 totally secure
Riders input: 1 means you have little input to where the tube goes 5 means you can maneuver the tube to where you want it and have some sort of control

For crazy eight we had two expert/experienced riders her'es their rating numbers;

4.5
4
1 The boat driver was very impressed with this tow ability
5
5 Due to the inline riding and the way the rider is sucked into the tube

So additional comments from the riders "the best tube ever", "I love this tube i can't wait to go on it again"

The next addition of the blog will have some video footage, so come back and visit the site again, check out the picks below too. Great tubes at great prices "we dont just sell em we ride em"

Until next time ride on!

http://www.skituberiders.com/catalog/item/8345327/9077318.htm

Rating Big Mable - Expert

2012-03-23T15:52:00.003-07:00

Safety: This is based on how the tube would comfort the tube rider. 1 is low 5 is high comfort.
Thrill factor: This will be how far the tube can be pushed until it is too scary to continue. 1is low 5 is high
Tow ability: This is based on the feel of the tube and the load on the boat. 1 is low load good feel 5 is high load bad feel
Quality and style: 1 is good and 5 is exceptional.
Uniqueness: 1 is very good 5 is a newer type of tubing experience.

Expert and Experienced Class 2

Excitement factor: how the tube feels to sit in or on, the thought of what is to come. 1 is high 5 is off the scale
Thrill factor: This will be how far the tube can be pushed until it is too scary to continue. 1is low 5 is high
Tow ability: This is based on the feel of the tube and the load on the boat, speeds and loads will increase dramatically. 1 is good feel 5 is bad feel
Quality and style: 1 is good and 5 is exceptional.
Uniqueness: 1 is very good tubing fun 5 is a newer type of tubing experience.

Extreme Tube Riders Class 3

Stability at speed: 1 is good and 5 is impossibly stable
Whip Factor: 1 you are able to stay on the tube 5 you are thrown off the tube
Air Time: 1 plenty of air time 5 you are in the air over 50% of the time
Grip positions and feel: 1 good 5 totally secure
Riders input: 1 means you have little input to where the tube goes 5 means you can maneuver the tube to where you want it and have some sort of control

We will start with Big Mable . and the Novice or Beginner Class 1

Well that scored pretty good all round for the Novice, it has been around for a long time so its no wonder it scored 1 for uniqueness. This is based on the opinions of a couple of 5 year old and their mums! Well done.

Now we will ask the Expert and Experienced class riders. They are ranging in age from 13yrs to 40yrs. They are friends, friends friends, Mums and Dads.

Expert and Experienced Class 2

5
5
3 this is based on standard rope 1 if using the Sportsstuff Boosterball.
5
1

Well there you have it, a great tube for the expert and a real crowd favorite.

Tune in to the next Blog check out skituberiders.com spend some time getting to know the site as we will be updating constantly, (within our capabilities), be sure to check out our Links and Multimedia pages too, that's it for from us remember "we dont just sell em we ride em".

Riding the ride

2012-03-15T02:05:00.002-07:00

Welcome to the Blog,
Mad March it is... Some strange happenings on the weekend. Great fun for three days hitting the wake. The time has come to start our rating process.
We will rate the tubes in five (5) categories with three (3)classes.
Novice or Beginner Tube Riders, Expert and Experienced Tube Riders and Extreme Tube Riders
Novice or Beginner Class 1

Safety: This is based on how the tube would comfort the tube rider. 1 is low 5 is high comfort.
Thrill factor: This will be how far the tube can be pushed until it is too scary to continue. 1is low 5 is high
Tow ability: This is based on the feel of the tube and the load on the boat. 1 is low load good feel 5 is high load bad feel
Quality and style: 1 is good and 5 is exceptional.
Uniqueness: 1 is very good 5 is a newer type of tubing experience.

Expert and Experienced Class 2

Excitement factor: how the tube feels to sit in or on, the thought of what is to come. 1 is high 5 is off the scale
Thrill factor: This will be how far the tube can be pushed until it is too scary to continue. 1is low 5 is high
Tow ability: This is based on the feel of the tube and the load on the boat, speeds and loads will increase dramatically. 1 is good feel 5 is bad feel
Quality and style: 1 is good and 5 is exceptional.
Uniqueness: 1 is very good tubing fun 5 is a newer type of tubing experience.

Extreme Tube Riders Class 3

Stability at speed: 1 is good and 5 is impossibly stable
Whip Factor: 1 you are able to stay on the tube 5 you are thrown off the tube
Air Time: 1 plenty of air time 5 you are in the air over 50% of the time
Grip positions and feel: 1 good 5 totally secure
Riders input: 1 means you have little input to where the tube goes 5 means you can maneuver the tube to where you want it and have some sort of control

We will start with Big Mable . and the Novice or Beginner Class 1

That's it for this blog catch us next week to see how the experienced riders rate Big Mable. Remember " we don't just sell em we ride em"

Long Weekend

2012-03-05T02:18:00.000-08:00

Welcome to the blog,
I so pumped for the weekend three days of water sports fun. Will be riding our favorite tubes and boards, can't wait to fire up Nobby 231 and feel that big V8 rumble, get some fast tunes playing and go hard. we will be putting the doable LULU through its paces and setting up some sort of scoring system. Big Mable is the stalwart of the tubing range its been around for years, and produced so much fun for a lot of families. Of course its been copied by a few different manufactures but the sportsstuff brand is the original.
There is also many different styles now , not just the hang on and prey. We want to see tubing become one of the activities that is a preferred water sport not just something that any one can do, and the doable range will certainly do that, so get out there and participate. We have got all that you need, accessories too.

Our Moto rider heads out to the first round of the State titles this weekend so we wish him well, had some great practice days with all the rain and itching to go! Thank you catch you later. Ride.

International shipping

2012-02-27T01:57:00.001-08:00

Welcome to the blog,
Good to see a comment from the public. The international shipping is coming along still loading products on and sorting out the rates and carrier. There are a couple of carriers to deal with and reading through all the terms and conditions is a tough thing!. However it has to be done. What I am trying to do is set it up so we make just the costs of the shipping back, we are not looking to make money from the freight. I think at this point we have to provide a good service so it looks like we will go with the Fed Ex as the brand is world wide and well known, it might cost a bit more but we think that will be worth it. For your piece of mind and ours.

You will see on the web site when you click on a product there will be a green and black notice indicating that international shipping is available on this product. Then you add to cart and go to checkout and put in your details, the drop down box with the countries listed will indicate if it ships to your country. Then you just follow the instructions and it will work out the shipping cost and add it to the total. So head onto the site and cruise around, there are so pretty trick tubes on there.

On another note Damo pulled his first win in seniors last Saturday night, riding the 250 two stroke. He finished the night in second overall and also had a couple of hit outs on the big 450, securing two second places.

That's all for now check out the site and like us, tell your friends and ride those tubes!

International Shipping

2012-02-23T03:31:00.002-08:00

Welcome to the Blog.
International supplier is all hooked up, I am in the process of loading the products onto the site so please feel free to go and look around. We will, have some new tubes on there also. We have our Links page up and running so check that out too.

Our Moto sponsored rider is racing this weekend so we will not be on the river, but in the dirt instead, good luck to Damo and check here for some photos of the racing.

More later....

Riders at heart

2012-02-13T02:26:00.000-08:00

Welcome to the Blog,
Here at skituberiders.com we are riders at heart. True to that we can't ride our tubes everyday, we can't even get out there on the water every weekend, so we have to do something else on the weekends. We used to ride Motocross/Enduro's but we don't anymore due to a few too many broken bones. The next best thing to ride that's not on water but still on the dirt is a Mountain bike! So since we don't ride Moto's any more we stepped up from the training Mountain bike to a cross country Mountain bike ready for racing. Now getting to the point it was our first race on Sunday round three of the Summer series and man did that open up our eyes, these boys are fit and fast. What an experience, some great trails great support and a well run event that was on time, and this is only the warm up to the title events. We will be doing some more of them.

A little news on the international supplier, the red tape is done and we should have an announcement in the next week regarding the supply to the rest of the world, where that will be and what products will be up on the web site ASAP.

Also our rider in Motocross Damon Hill has now got his gear sorted for the up coming season, we have just finished the design for the bikes graphics, and Damo is currently testing the bike after the suspension , engine and exhaust modifications. we will post some pics as soon as we have them.

Finally I was surfing the web and found this web site Extreme Skipping, sort gives you the impression of skipping like a Boxer would skip, but it has a twist.

Remember at skituberiders.com "we don't just sell we ride em"

Where is that supplier

2012-02-06T03:27:00.000-08:00

Welcome to the blog,
We are still waiting on the red tape for the international supplier, man I am hanging to get our hands on some of these new tubes. we are keen as mustard to start putting these things through their paces to give them a rating. We are still working on that process but have a few ideas.

When testing we want to rate them for all types of users, novices to experts, yougins to the more mature riders. Because we know there are some gnarly young little dudes out there and some big timid dudes as well. If we rated them on an extreme rating we would have to define what extreme was. That could depend on the tube itself, the speed, the water and many other factors. We would also be looking at comfort, or ergonomics, how they feel and ride.Lastly we would want to rate the overall product its impact, the wow factor and of cource the construction of them. So as you can see it's going to be a challenge to make this worth while, stay in touch with the progress, and don't forget if your in the USA get your tubes today help us to help team Ampd enterprises/skituberiders.com Moto race this year cause "we don't just sell em we ride em".

Finally we are happy to say we have now started a link page so check that out at the site also.

Doable Water tubes

2012-02-01T22:36:00.000-08:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMOiHZwQVFs you will find it here http://www.skituberiders.com/catalog/item/8345339/9079502.htm, while your there watch them all!

This is going to be big so get yours now and be the first to bring out a truly new water toy for the summer!

Progress Report

2012-01-29T01:39:00.000-08:00

Welcome to our blog,
We are still waiting on finalizing our international supplier ..... the red tape guys, not our supplier, told us a max of 21 days so it's getting close! Can't wait to get them up on the site and selling around the globe. We are also working to set up some good information to aid our readers in the enjoyment of tube riding.

We are riders above all else we ride boards too, and we now sponsor a Motocross rider locally who is going to compete in the State Motocross titles amongst other events this year. He will be riding a Yamaha YZ 450 fuel injected beast! His name is Damon Hill and he is the current 250cc 15yr state champion in 2011.

He comes on board with a winning attitude and a desire to be at the top of his game. He is up in the senior ranks as a 16year old, which is very young compared to most junior to senior transition, they breed them tough in Motocross. The official sponsorship deal sees skituberiders.com supply the bike as the major part of the deal. So we will need your help hit that site and help us to help "Damo" to the top of his game. We will be posting here, Facebook and twitter the progress of our rider, any news or results and some pictures too!

Check out these tubes the sumo, gyro, outlaw,viper....too many to mention Motocross on the water, check em out seriously... see you next and please stay tuned and visit regularly.

Ski tube riders International

2012-01-18T22:47:00.000-08:00

Welcome to the blog,
We have almost finalized the supply of ski tubes and the range of towables that we sell throughout the USA to an international market, should be no more than 20 days away. This is fantastic news for us as we believe the world should enjoy these affordable tubes too! We have been working hard behind the scenes to make this happen so here's to the rest of the world getting on to the skituberiders.com freight train.
We are also working on setting up an evaluation of our tubes through our knowledge, and our fellow ski tube riders knowledge, this will help you to evaluate the purchase you make based on what we have researched. No other ski tube dedicated site is offering this "service". We are also going to set up a tips and advice, care and stowage section for our riders. Exciting times ahead for all!!! After all its all about fun and its no fun if you get the wrong tube or don't know how to care for it.
OK thats all for this blog enjoy your weekend where ever you are from all of us at skituberiders.com/contact_us.html and remember "we don't just sell em we ride em"

We don't just sell we ride em

2012-01-13T23:53:00.000-08:00

Welcome to the blog... last blog I promised the back flipping Knee board rider... to hide his identity from the hoards of fans that will no doubt be flocking to his door, not to mention the sponsors... we'l call him "Hollywood" well here it is I hope you enjoyed it as much as the Cornell, the Candy Man, Magilla, The Storemen and the "Unit" did.

Once again you see I have used aliases to save the identity and the fame that will come from the exploits of this motley bunch.
Also the the photos of the new doables, it's harder than you think... not many have tried the single one and stayed on for a period of time. That should fire someone up!!

2012

2012-01-09T01:42:00.000-08:00

Welcome to ski tube riders blog, the first for the new year. We have spent the last 14 days playing with our boat (Nobby 231) and tubes on the water, wow what a blast. I have come back to work for a rest. I will be up loading some photos from the week so stay tuned.

Not only did we hit the tubes but we also ride boards as well.... stay tuned for some wild video of the back flipping knee board rider...

Xmas 2011

2011-12-24T00:11:00.000-08:00

Merry Xmas to all,we will be heading up to the Cabin to get in some serious ski tube riding, I hope to get some good action shots of big mable in action.
Also our good friends who are gonna hit the wake with crazy eight, once we have maxed them out we'l hook up the booster ball and our doable Lulu. These new doables are a real test of your wake riding skills. check em out skituberiders.com. Have a fantastic xmas where ever you are and what ever you are up to, be safe, and check us out often we are going to have gig year in 2012, stay tuned!!!

Doable Water tubes

2011-12-21T13:19:00.000-08:00

You control the ride or put yourself in the boat drivers hands, it's the new tubing sensation, and you can get em @ skituberiders.com/doables.html ....."We don't just sell we ride em"