Does Boy Ride deliver what it promises on the outside?
Boyride recently received an updated look and new technology that greatly improves the site. The opening scroll on Boyride videos reads skaters, surfers, sex. The skaters and surfers are a nice mix of punk to frat boy twinks. The limited preview is accurate.
Boyride guys are featured in solos, duos and other combinations. Clicking a navigation button opens the first of several pages of content. Clicking a pic opens some stats and a brief description of the scene. There is a video play button and links for the model's additional content. The primary focus of Boyride is videos. There are photos that are taken from the video. There is no built in slide show for these. A link is available to download a slide show player that works with the site.
What's good about Boy Ride? What needs improvement?
This is an amateur site with high production values. Good lighting, editing and a variety of locations keeps things from getting boring. I never felt like I was missing any action because the camera work and direction is polished. The guys seem to be truly enjoying themselves. There is some occasional laughter that is always sexy to me.
The videos stream in a Flash player that works with any browser or operating system. The screen is larger than previously on Boyride, but still on the small side. Play begins quickly and can be navigated ahead or back while the file is loading. One minor quibble " several times the video file failed to load completely. Videos can also be downloaded for Windows Media play. The download area of the site was undergoing maintenance during my review period so I wasn't able to test the download option.
Several of the videos have a bonus link with deleted and behind the scenes footage. The behind the scenes material make the guys more real in my opinion.
How is Boy Ride unique?
All of the content is exclusive with a unique focus on archetypical Southern California guys.
What do paying users recieve for their money?
Membership is on the high end of the scale and there are no reciprocal links to increase the value. But the work is strong and there is a lot of it. I live in Southern California and Boyride perfectly captures the boys I see at the beach or at the parks that make me hard.
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Other GayGeek reviews of Boy Ride
NewsBoy's review 
April 24, 2008
The front page promises the hottest young men of southern California, while each video starts with a sequence that promises sufers, skaters, and sex. And it's true that there are plenty of good looking surfer and skater boys here -- it's just that the website itself doesn't really do them justice. Read full review
Jerkoff Genius's review 
April 17, 2008
I have been stopping around Boyride on and off for years now, always hopeful that they would get their act together. The site was largely out of commission for months lately, as they did their big "revamp" and I think they took the site a couple of steps backward in the process. Read full review
Mancslad's review 
April 9, 2008
Boyride.com promises the hottest young men of Southern California, which as always is a matter of personal taste, but if you like your twinks to have that indie, skater-surfer look then you won’t be disappointed with this site, however yet again this is another site badly let down by it video delivery. Has this site got what it takes to compete in 2008, the answer has got to be no. Read full review
Rope Boy's review
September 20, 2004
Boyride specializes in amateur skater/surfer dudes. While the site could use a lot more content, I have to say that some of these boys rank among the hottest I've seen on the net. Read full review
Ben Dover Boy's review 
July 31, 2004
This site caters to you lovers of skater boys... biker boys... and any other type of mobile boy.. well,, at least thats what they promise in the dialogue leading into the site. Once inside, you're met with about thirty models, varying in type, from skinny skaters, to hairy "extreme sports" guys. Most of the guys are attractive, and some are action, but for the most part, its just your run of the mill pic sets, and videos. Also included is access to DudeDorm and CitiBoyz vid clips. Read full review
Man on Top's review 
July 29, 2004
PROMISE: "Amateur Straight Guys get you off? Then Welcome to Boyride! Boyride is committed to providing you with the hottest Amateur Straight Guys, Bi-Curious Dudes and kick back Gay Bros around. If you dig Skaters, Surfers, Snowboarders, BMX Riders and X-Treme Athletes, then join in and chill with the crew. Our straight boys are eager to show it off and get you off. We hand pick all our straight guys by pounding the pavement in Southern California, selecting only the freshest faces and hottest bodies under the sun." Read full review
LoveDemBoys' review 
July 29, 2004
Boy Ride promises a good selection of still photo sets and video clips of hot twinks and "bad boy" types, as well as the ability to purchase exclusive HVS/DVDs from its store featuring some of its models and lots of associate website content as a preview. It mostly delivers a solid return for all of these options, and certainly provides lots of varied content for you to enjoy. Read full review
