We spent the better part of our weekend mastering the art of Ripsticking. The kids received these for Christmas, and have been stumbling through the month of January desperately trying to not only balance on them, but somehow make it down the driveway without falling and breaking bones. If you aren’t familiar with this new-fangled skateboard, look at the picture and just see if you can figure it out. It only has two wheels (that swivel), and the board itself swivels back and forth. It’s like combining skateboarding, snowboarding, and roller blading all in one, I think. I’m too scared to get on one myself. In fact, with my track record of injuiry, my husband basically forbid me to think about it, so we could “keep the mommy intact.” Nice confidence, don’t you think? In any case, yesterday there was all kinds of success on my mom’s driveway-balancing, steering, a little falling, but all bones still whole-so that’s good.
There was so much success that my sister and her boyfriend were shopping online because they wanted one of their very own. Fun for all ages!
If you’ve tried it, share your story. 
These things scare me to death. Seriously, I think my bunch is safer on their dirt bikes than these things. I may be projecting my lack of coordination onto my children, though. We do have several friends with them, and everyone who tries it seems to love it once they get the hang of it.
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it is real fun once u get the hang of it
my mom tried it and was brilliant she was almost as good as me after all my mom bought it for me
those are actually are fun. I’m 10 years old and have been riding my ripstick and it is very fun but very dangerous if you have never riden it before.I learn quickly on alot of things.But i would recommend it for ages 12 and up.