Free Boarding

[skicdave]

Interesting press release floated over my desk today... Company in Toronto has developed the 'free board', a snowboard replica for pavement. Looks like a hoot! Check out the 'Ride Explained Video to see it in action.

Visit http://www.freebord.com

PS. Just noticed however that this isn't so new! We had that site listed on SkiCentral back in 1999... is this an old idea that has come back from the dead?

[RR]

phatt....

[Ispoiler]

I demoed a Mnt board at a Mt Snow national and have decieded to keep my sliding to snow. Even with full downhill body armor on it was a very painful experence.

[el-bagr]

Snow is the only thing I don't surf on one plank. In addition to proper surfboards, I surf the streets on a 52" longboard. I looked into the Freebord -- looks pretty crazy, more snowboard-like than surfboard-like. There's another one called the Flowboard, which has something like 8 wheels on each truck.

Crazy, I tell you!

edit: http://www.flowlab.com/flowboard.html

[Huckasaurass]

Originally Posted by el-bagr

Snow is the only thing I don't surf on one plank. In addition to proper surfboards, I surf the streets on a 52" longboard. I looked into the Freebord -- looks pretty crazy, more snowboard-like than surfboard-like. There's another one called the Flowboard, which has something like 8 wheels on each truck.

Crazy, I tell you!

edit: http://www.flowlab.com/flowboard.html

Saw that one on sale at my local "BIG BOX" store this past weekend...Looked TOO crazy for my old body...i'll leave that on to the youngins...You know...can't teach an old dog new tricks..

Matt