In the last decade there has been a dramatic increase in the popularity of extreme sports such as inline skating, snowboarding, and mountain biking. Development of the equipment used in these sports has made extensive use of advanced materials which include composites, engineering plastics, and lightweight metals. This BCC report covers the use of these advanced materials in the production of sporting goods, including information on the industry of advanced materials and sporting goods as well as the relevant technology of the application of these advanced materials of sporting goods. Projections are made through 2003.