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Having Sports with Ecko Brand Clothing

March 5, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Ecko Unlimited was founded by Marc Milecofsky or popularly known as Marc Ecko. He started out his career when he was still in high school and at the same time working in his parent’s garage as an artist for a makeshift studio. He started out selling a few shirts with graphic designs which has gained a lot of fans because of his work of art, and it had encouraged him to start out his career by pursuing his passion.

In 1993, he launched Ecko Unltd, a brand for men’s clothing, and it has rapidly been known by many people including celebrities because of his great work. The business continued to grow to a point where he started to expand.  He launched Ecko Red, to cater for women’s clothing line. Ecko Unltd and Ecko red are two clothing lines he founded that cater to the hip hop urban lifestyle. Zoo York, on the other hand is a sports and lifestyle brand which had first started out in East Coast. Avirex Sportwear is also one of the businesses Marc Ecko Enterprises Handles, founded by Jeff Clyman in 1975.

In 1999 Ecko signed a deal with the National Football League to create a sportswear line to cater both men and women.  The hard work of Marc Ecko has truly paid off which is obviously shown by the many influences he has made in the hip hop and urban lifestyle. And he has also made his way to be known in the sportswear clothing as Ecko clothing.

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Continued Developments in Snowboarding Terrain

February 12, 2011 by Leave a Comment

If you are new to snowboarding you may not be aware of what snowboarders had access to in the early days. In the beginning of snowboarding, many resorts didn’t let snowboarders into the resort. Snowboarding was considered to be a back country activity. the idea of created terrain in a resort was limited to grooming trails or creating mogul or bump runs.

Snowboarding is a sport where a rider straps both feet to one single board and rides down the slope in a surfing type stance. this is also similar to the stance and style that a skateboard is ridden. Skateboard ramps, obstacles, and half pipes have been being constructed since around the early 1980s. Since many riders choose snowboarding because of their love of skateboarding it was only a matter of time, maybe instantly, that snowboarders wanted to build a jump, do a rail slide, and get some air between themselves and the ground.

Once snowboarding gained in popularity the resorts that allowed snowboarding got a rise in use and because of that they started making money from snowboarding. With a limited season length, resorts all over quickly started realizing that they were going to make more money if they allowed snowboarding.

Once snowboarding grew even more, the competition to attract snowboarders began to grow. What attracts snowboards in part is the option for terrain parks. Today resorts like Whistler, Keystone, or Bear Mountain are known for their terrain parks. Terrain parks have a variety of obstacles and always include a variety of types of launch jumps, rail slides, and of course half pipes. Today there are groomers that are specially trained and capable at building half-pipes, and many resorts have more than one half pipe maintained on their resort.

So if you are interested in snowboarding make sure you get down the basics on the ground first before getting any air or trying a rail-slide. It may seem like the snow is more forgiving than the cement that you are used to on your skateboard, but you’ll find quickly that you can get much higher on your snowboard.

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Learn to be Safe, And Then Try a New Stunt

February 5, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Many people are excited about motorcycles or ATVs and they see the outrageous and crazy stunts on televisions or even out at the track. It is important to remember that most of those men and women you see out there have put extensive energy into being safe as they attempt their stunts. Safety requires a variety of awareness and there are a few steps to making sure you know what to pay attention to before and during your ride.

  1. Safety Class: If you have never ridden a bike before, don’t think that you will just know how as if it was your BMX bike. A motorcycle is a very different vehicle and incredibly more powerful than your pedals. With that in mind, take a class and learn how to ride. Whether you are going to ride on the street or not. Know what you are doing before you try anything.
  2. Know your bike: Do you understand how your motorcycle works. Do you know what it sounds or feels like when something is wrong with it. There are important checks to put in place to make sure you bike is properly maintained. Learn the checklist and don’t try jumps even small ones if you don’t know your bike or if it someone else’s bike. Fun is fun, but breaking your neck isn’t gonna be fun.
  3. Know the terrain: Before you ride off into that field and hit a jump, know what is on the other side of it. Too many accidents happen because of what you don’t know. What you don’t know will probably hurt you.
  4. Ride with others: Don’t take off by yourself, it’s that simple. Always ride with someone you trust and always have a way to contact help.

Be safe, this article is nowhere near enough research to start riding so stay smart and pay attention.

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