NEW loaded free ride

the loaded free ride.

SPECS

 42” – Yes, it seems like a long board. But you have to consider the nose and tail are each 4.5” long.

9.75” – We designed this board with a men's size 8 to 11 shoe in mind.  We feel that 9.75" is a good width to allow your toes and heels to slightly touch each rail so you know where you are on your board and do not have to shift your feet around when transitioning from heelside to toeside slides. Although the width is slightly less than many other downhill boards on the market, we have tested with several foot sizes (including Adam Stokowski's gigantor boat feet) and have found that it is a comfortable size for most non-silverback riders.

28.5” – We have experimented with super small wheelbases of 26” in the past and find that 28.5” gives you the best of both worlds: not too big and not too small.  Makes maneuverability great and sliding comfortable and fun.

??? – We are aiming to make this board as light as possible, while still durable and damp.
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FEATURES

ROCKER – For this type of riding we have fallen in love with rocker and the locked-in feeling it provides for sliding. We realize that there is a fine line to rocker: too much rocker feels awkward and too little feels like nothing at all.  So we have put in a nice amount of rocker that gives just enough of that comfortable cradling and sunk-in feel that we love.

NOSE & TAIL KICKS - The symmetrical nose and tail on this board (well, it's really a misnomer to say "nose and tail" as the board is completely symmetrical) have gone through a variety of protos of different lengths and widths.  At first we tried doing very short and subtle kicks but came to realize that if we were going to have a nose and tail on this board we should go all the way and make them large, comfortable and very functional.  Enough length to them that when you mess up on a manual the tail hits the ground first rather than being too short and letting your foot slip off.  This board is not designed to be an amazing ollie machine, but the nose and tail are long/wide enough to bust out an ollie if you get the timing down.  The nose and tail feel especially good for shovits, manuals of all varieties, popping the board into your hand and for hitting small ferocious animals. We are actually going to be making the nose and tail slightly wider than the nose and tail you see in the images.

 

GRAB RAILS - The underside of this board has two sets of grooves on each side that are both functional and weight-reducing. The outer grooves are positioned for your fingers to grab during toeside and heelside predrifts, while the inner grooves are set deeper in toward the center of the deck to provide grip for early grabs.