Gravity Fest Extreme Athletes Will Tear it Up at San Franciscos McClaren Park Sept. 24-26

Annual national champiosnship downhill festival, co-sponsored by Slide4less, this year also showcases the must-have toys...

September 8, 2004 -- If he were alive today, Sir Isaac Newton would surely be proud. What began as a passive contemplation of an apple dropping from a tree has culminated in a vast array of extreme sports as human beings harness the forces of gravity to their advantage, hurtling their bodies down the steepest hills possible at break-neck speeds!

With this in mind, come check out the worlds finest (and by some definitions, craziest) extreme gravity junkies as they gather on the West Coast to ride a host of awesome, Newton-inspired machines at Robert Wurgafts and David Mile's San Francisco Gravity Festival Sept. 24-26. See www.cora.org/sfgf.htmlfor an event flyer.

The annual event is co-sponsored by Oakland-based Slide4less, a company dedicated to extreme sports and the daredevils who participate in them. The Gravity Fest, held at McClaren Park in a city world-renowned for its dangerously steep and curvy hills, is a national gravity event sanctioned by the International Gravity Sports Association (IGSA) and featuring pro riders from around the world.

Slide4less will feature its own array of electric, remote-controlled skateboards for sale, along with the precision-crafted Segway, one of the most popular personal vehicles available anywhere in the world.

The international market for electric skateboards is exploding, making them a must-have for extreme sports junkies who enjoy living life on the edge, and demonstrating it. Pro riders will be on hand throughout the festival to show off these hot machines.

Given the frenetic buzz over the burgeoning electric skateboard and longboard market today's leading-edge extreme sports products its easy to understand why several companies are battling it out for board supremacy. Slide4less has long supported technological innovations and market competition in motorized skateboard development.

Board options available for purchase through Slide4less include several cheaper models that give everyone a chance to own an electric skateboard. Now you can buy the entry level board for a retail price of $249.99. These are high quality boards never available at such low prices before.

Previously only the 750 watt X-24 Exkate was available, but now the company has licensed several other models some of which will be appearing at local stores this year. Slide4less will have numerous new models available for viewing and testing at this years SF Fest.

But if you are experienced and ready for the grand-daddy of electric skateboards, step on up to the X-24 Exkate, already enjoyed by professional extreme sports enthusiasts and skateboarders the world over. It may well be the most expensive electric skateboard on the market with a starting price of $999, but you have never (and may never again) try a machine as tight as this. The hand-held, wireless remote is absolutely flawless, works well in any conditions and makes this board stop on a dime. Long-lasting Lithium batteries keep it going for miles and miles and can be easily recharged, and the motor-braking system is absolutely unique to this market.

These and other board styles are featured exclusively on our website devoted entirely to electric longboards: www.electriclongboards.com and are also available via www.slide4less.com.

All board designs offered for sale by Slide4less represent cutting-edge developments in electrical, remote-operated and compact vehicles. These are the only electric skateboards in the world to offer truly effective remote operation, a necessity for rider safety.

Motorized boards will likely become the worlds most advanced vehicles with innovations that rival any other vehicle, says Steve Steinberg of Slide4less. They are inherently dangerous, but sophisticated acceleration, braking and board control are key to making these machines effective for extreme sports enthusiasts.

Stock Exkate boards feature a cruising range of 15 miles on a single battery charge, with custom, high-power Lithium battery packs available for purchase separately. The boards offer an out-of-box, blistering top speed is from 6 to 25 mph, depending on the style of board chosen.

These are the only vehicles in the world to give you a functional and safe wireless remote throttle and braking system, right at your fingertips, says Slide4less partner Darren Romar. These skateboards are designed to emulate the feel and responsiveness that snowboarders and surfers love. This is an extreme sport that does not require waves, snow, wind or hills. People in the flatlands of the Midwest can have just as much fun on these boards as those living in hilly Sausalito, Calif. Maybe even more!

Powerboards are one of the most environmentally friendly vehicles available on the market, with strikingly silent operation and zero emissions. It is snowboarding with no lift line, wakeboarding without a boat and skateboarding without your feet ever touching the ground. You just step on and accelerate! With the X-24 motor specially built to suit the powerboard, you can blast away to top speed in less than four seconds. The extreme torque will easily pull you up the steepest hills, and the revolutionary longboard truck eliminates speed wobble while providing for an astonishing 10-foot turning radius. The unique bushings are formulated for the powerboard to absorb road shock while keeping you in firm control via the wireless hand controller.

For more information call slide4less at 510-832-2824.