If you're ordering anything from Inward Scooters this holiday season, you might just get a little something extra in your package. In addition to being a supportive sponsor and friend, JP at Inward Scooters has generously agreed to help support ScooterDad by including a special ScooterDad/Inward Scooters magnet in each shipment, while supplies last. The magnet looks like the image you see in this article.

So the next time you're busting your knuckles trying to get bearings out of metal core wheels and you take a break to come inside the house for a snack, while you're standing in front of the fridge, you can be reminded of where to go to find great freestyle scooter tutorials: ScooterDad.com! :o)

We also have some of these magnets that we'll be handing out to people when we see them in person, so come find me if you'd like a ScooterDad magnet or sticker.

Exciting news about Woodward Scooter Camp just keeps coming! Today, we received an announcement that the following pros will be at the camp as special guests:

– Terry Price
– BenJamin Friant
– Brendon Smith
– Corey Wakman
– Matt Mckeen
– Tyler Bonner
– Ryan Williams

Just two days ago, a reader commented on our first article about the Woodward Scooter Camp with a question regarding how to register for the camp. As if timed perfectly, Freestyle Scooter Competitions released the sponsor list (see the article image to the left) and the registration form for the camp.

Woodward Scooter Camp is 4 days in beautiful Tehachapi, CA at one of the best skate parks in the world with tons of pros and an army of freestyle scooter buddies! Where else can you try next-level tricks in a foam pit and then throw them down on a resi-pad 10 feet away? Where else can you ride with over a hundred other kids who are ALL on scooters?

It can often be difficult to get a clamp and bars to fit together if the clamp is a tight fit for the bars. You don't want to use grease to make them fit together as it will be difficult to get a secure fit later on after you tighten everything. The best method for expanding your clamp for easily fitting it on to your bars is to use the penny trick.

The method outlined below will work for standard clamps, HIC clamps, SCS clamps, and it might even work with the Phoenix iHIC bars/clamp system, but I haven't had a chance to try it out with those yet.

As always, use T-handle allen key wrenches rather than L-shaped allen keys. You can buy a full set of T-handle metric allen keys for less than $10 at Harbor Freight and I highly recommend that you do so.

Everyone wants metal core wheels because of their superior strength, performance, and durability. However, they have one disadvantage over plastic core wheels: they are much more difficult to get bearings in and out of because they do not flex at all. There are some tricks to removing bearings from metal core wheels and I'm going to show you one method that utilizes the bearing spacer.

Update 2/7/12: Our Scoot Loot online store is now open!!

We are very proud to introduce the first set of products in a line of scooter-related accessories for sale through ScooterDad. Our Scoot Loot products let you show off your scooter pride when you're at the skate park, at school, or just hanging out with your friends. We will have more products coming soon, but the first round of Scoot Loot includes a:

— "Get It Dialed!" bracelet in 5 colors

— "SCOOT LIKE A BOSS" keychain in 5 colors

— "Live to Scoot - Scoot to Live" rubber dog tag necklace in black

— "Scoot Steezy" bandana in 4 colors.