Gibbon Pro Tour Comes To Knucklebones New Epicenter

From Knucklebones:

GIBBON PRO TOUR COMES TO KNUCKLEBONES NEW EPICENTER

Gibbon pro team takes on the Boston area teaching a free slackline clinic at Knucklebones.  

BOSTON, MA (Tuesday, October 25, 2011) Gibbon Slacklines have been rapidly growing a business and a sport simultaneously. In efforts to continue this pattern they have launched several Pro Tours nationwide and are soon making a stop in Somerville, MA.

Knucklebones will be hosting the team for a slackline clinic on October 30, 2011 from 11-4PM at their new epicenter at 196 Elm Street, Somerville, 02144 (Davis Square).

Knucklebones is New England’s most diverse athletic and retail company that promotes an active lifestyle for all ages. They provide clients with fun and fulfilling athletic programs and are now opening a retail store that carries athletically inspired products from over 100 manufacturers. 

Gibbon sponsors pro slackliners to travel the country introducing and teaching the sport of slacklining.  In 2010 the Pro Team covered 46 states and hosted nearly 300 clinics at no charge to the public.  

The company firmly believes that this is a unique sport that will only gain in popularity once the word is out.  The activity is mainly a balance skill, but takes core strength, focus and lower body strength to master.  Slacklining is a cross training tool used by many athletes, but is also a fun activity and sport of its own.  

Slacklining has been gaining support and Gibbon is now available in a large number of retailers nationwide making the sport accessible to the masses.  The company invites all ages and ability levels to attend this clinic to explore the emerging sport and fitness trend. 

“Every time I am out slacklining people gather around and ask what I am doing and how they can get one,” says Pro Team member Hayden Nickell, “and now we are showing them.”

Gibbon has recognized that getting the word out is the key to success and therefore has implemented a strategy to address sport and community building.  The company has also begun to build slackline parks as another avenue of exposure and have seen great success thus far.

“Once people see how easy it is to set up and use they can’t wait to have their own.  It is the perfect blend of fun and fitness and quickly becomes addictive,” notes Gibbon USA president, Ricardo Bottome.

For more information about Gibbon or the sport of slacklining, visit HYPERLINK "http://www.gibbonslacklines.com"www.gibbonslacklines.com or for more information on Knucklebones or what other activities will be available on Sunday visit  HYPERLINK "http://www.knucklebones.us" www.knucklebones.us. 

About Gibbon

Slacklining is the basic act of walking across a length of webbing stabilized between to fixed anchors (commonly trees).  This backyard activity has branched out to include yoga moves, jump tricks, and even aerial acrobatics with Gibbons’ unique 2” style line.   The kit includes a simple ratchet tensioner making it easy to use and was developed in Stuttgart, Germany.  Canaima Outdoors is the exclusive North and South American Distributor and is located in Boulder, CO at 2450 Central Ave Suite G.  To contact, phone (303) 443-0163 or email  HYPERLINK "mailto:info@gibbonslacklines.com" info@gibbonslacklines.com.  Media contact  HYPERLINK "mailto:jaime@gibbonslacklines.com" jaime@gibbonslacklines.com or access the media kit via the website.