Dirtsurfer was established in 1998 in Fremantle, Western Australia by design engineer and surfer Graeme Attey.

"I watched some kids sliding down a grassy hill near my home and thought that there had to be a better way," said Attey. "I started with some basic concepts, built them in my shed out back and tested them out. Over time I refined the concept and incorporated ideas suggested by some of the local riders who served as my test pilots."

Dirtsurfer has become hugely popular with it's loyal following. Since those early days, the sport has really taken off with distributors around the globe asking to carry the complete product line.

In 2002, two members of Dirtsurfer's Australian Pro Team, Quin-Lee Ng and Cahn Mitchell, brought the concept to the U.S. and introduced it at Snowshoe Mountain resort in West Virginia. Today, Brian Duvall leads the Dirtsurfer expansion in the U.S. by building a national authorized dealer network, launching Dirtsurfer Magazine, and re-launching Dirtsurfer.com as a fully functioning e-commerce site capable of supporting direct to consumer as well as retailer sales.

"I'm a frustrated snowboarder," said Brian Duvall, CEO of Dirtsurfer USA. "I was looking for an off-season way to get that snowboard rush. I saw the Dirtsurfer in a Snowshoe Mountain brochure and went 'Wow! What is that?' I knew I had to try it out."

The Dirtsurfer's unique inline design completely eliminates speed wobbles that are so common in skate truck systems. The Dirtsurfer is also incredibly easy to learn to ride. Most beginners pick it up in just thirty minutes. With lessons, most can ride with confidence in just fifteen minutes. With most skateboards the rider stands above the axels and somewhat over the wheels giving a high center of gravity and reduced stability. On a Dirtsurfer, the rider stands between the wheels and below the axel giving a very low center of gravity and greatly increased stability. It is initially stabilized by rider weight and further stabilized by the progressive gyroscopic stability of the two in-line 20" wheels.

Traditional three and four wheeled skateboards all must incorporate a chassis or truck system that must move independently from the deck. However, this is a real compromise because there is always disparity between the chassis and the deck.

Surfboards and snowboards completely lean with and are at one with the rider. There is no secondary truck system. The Dirtsurfer shares that beautiful free-flowing feeling because it also leans with the rider without a separate deck and chassis.

Further, the Dirtsurfer in-line concept eliminates speed wobbles, allowing the rider to travel at faster speeds more akin to those experienced by surfers and snowboarders. In fact, much faster than surfers and snowboarders! The Dirtsurfer actually gains control and performance as you travel faster.