Freeride to some people means a board that looks symmetrical nose to tail but for me I see it more as a style of riding that is bombing with a more creative line rather than ripping for the fastest top speed.
This type or riding needs a special sort of board, something that locks to your feet, something that has a little flex nose to tail while still being HIGHLY responsive to rider input with the ability to ride switch. The template (rail outline) is not a major factor and more of a aesthetic choice made by the rider.
So here is the first in a series of three free ride boards:
The board is a full custom board that has a balsa for a light but strong core that is divided between 6 individual glass torsion boxes. I added 6 more carbon torsion stringers to the belly of this beast for added responsiveness while still maintaining a little nose to tail dampening. The plush mount system on the Little Mr Bigwood template will create a wicked board for all your high speed cornering requirements!
This construction takes the best of many of my concepts and ties them together for a light but robust board that will have very snappy torsional response. Nose to tail the board will have just enough give to take the edge of a rough road as no one likes numb feet and aching knees.
All of the internal structure is protected with a black cotton that has a very dark blood red print set off with two golden kevlar pinlines split by a single carbon pinline. The resin infused rails have darkened to a deep brown that with the nose and tail blocks frames one my best layups to date!
For more details and construction photos check out www.ugliecarnie.com or click any of the above photos!
Yeah Boy! Nice
Yeah Boy!
Nice work.
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Carnie boards haft mere
Carnie boards haft mere mmmmmmmmm~
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wow thats a nice
wow thats a nice board!
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raaaaaaad
what does it weigh?
Nice work Jestah
Nice work Jestah
hehe and im super stoked
2 be the recivewr of this beauty. Its a sick board gonna take it out for a spin once the resin fully sets and ive griped her up.
SUPER STOKED BRO AND THANKS
now if you will excus me i need to go find some tissues and a dark corner
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WHAT DOES IT WEIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGH
on top of which, does anybody happen to know the average weight for a DH deck?
this thing is a tank...
This board came out around 1.8kg but the prepreg version I am working on at the moment will be a lot less.
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Quality work there sir!
Quality work there sir!
General:
-Do you have some numbers on it, i.e. length, concave depth, etc?
Technical:
-With that "nearly drop thru" truck mount area, what are you doing to strengthen that mounting surface?
-I see the torsion stringers; was it more economical to use this approach as opposed to a full 45/45 layer, was it to avoid excessive stiffness, weight saving, etc...?
If I'm transgressing on any trade secrets with these queries, feel free to say as much...
Thanks man
This board is sick, I am going to build a rig to test torsional stiffness a bit more accruatly but I could tell that this board is one of the most responsive boards to date.
It is around an 800mm wheelbase 260mm wide and about 1.8kg with a nose to tail flex that bottoms out after around 3-4mm of movement. The concave is agressive radial that is deeper than any Rayne and with a middle radial w hump of just a hint to lock you in and not affect your comfort.
The nearly drop thur area is strong, I have reinforced it with my special mix of material that has shown to take a lot of abuse. I may be changing the mix of this setup in the next series of this board but am very happy with the mounting system as is.
Torsion stringers - Yes its far more economical to use a few strips in critical areas to assist the full 3 dimensional coverage of +/-45 of glass. I am working on a full carbon layup at the moment so will post up the difference between the two.
jestah
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