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Thursday, 23 May 2002
\"\"By Todd Bradford

If your looking for a great longboard look no further. The supaflex dragon 120 has arrived! ...

\"\"Silverfish Longboarding recently acquired this board. For those of you who haven\'t heard of Supaflex I refer you to this article, for an in depth look at the current situation with Supaflex. The next paragraph is from that article.

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\"Supaflex by UG is a longboard company out of France that makes a unique, highly technical style of longboards. They use a combination of wood (Finnish Birch), Zicral (a special aluminum alloy) and fiberglass to create a very durable, lightweight flexy board. Also unique to Supaflex is their drilling pattern which allows you to position the trucks in one of several positions depending on your weight and flex preference. The hole in the back of the board reduces vibration and adds to the overall uniqueness of the shape of these boards. \"

As you can see the Supaflex is unlike any other board. Not only is the construction unique and state of the art, but the look of the Supaflex is one of beauty and style. When we took this board on a ride in downtown Washington D.C. we got a lot of positive comments and many lustful stares. On just looks alone the Supaflex dragon 120 scores 9 out of 10. The only drawback is that this board looks so good you hate to ride it for fear of ruining the look of it.

When stepping onto this board you instantly feel the flex and the strength of the board. Being a big guy (250 lbs and 6\'3\'\') I expected this board to snap once I stepped on it. Then again considering how this board was made it\'s not surprising that this board could hold me comfortably. The ride on a Supaflex is one of the smoothest you\'ll ever experience. Combined with exkate torsion trucks and the 62mm wheels carving with the Supaflex is a joy and a blessing.

\"\"Today I took a run down one of the steepest hills I\'ve been on yet. While I was learning to longboard I took a steep hill and had quite a nasty fall. I got scraped up pretty bad and got a scar on my elbow. Naturally since then I\'ve been a little hesitant about taking steep hills. For this hill I had the choice of eight different boards, but the only one I felt safe enough on was the Supaflex. When I took this hill it started out nice and smooth and ended up pretty nice with only a little wobble. I was extremely pleased with the ride. I definitely think the Supaflex had a great deal to do with my safe landing.

Overall I LOVE this board. I would definitely recommend this board to anyone looking for a board to carve tight with and ride long and hard.

NOTE: Due to the current situation of Supaflex, it might be hard to obtain one of these boards. If you\'d like to purchase one, try posting for a used one in the forums, or visit Supaflex\'s website for contact info and dealer info.

Last Updated ( Friday, 04 August 2006 )
 
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