Fatboy LDP????

[Gecko]

So I picked this up from Pavedwave. It's a Fatboy Asymmetrical LDP board. I have seen a couple of Boe's slalom boards and figured I needed to add one to the collection. I figured the weird shape would be fun to have, because it's weird, right?

James said it was a stiff flex, and when I threw some trucks on it, he was right. I figured at 200 pounds, I'd get some flex, but it really felt stiff compared to my Pulse.

Oh, well, whatever, time to take it for a spin. And you know what? This thing freaking ROCKS!!! There is some really great energy stored in the subtle flex.









One of the cool things about the board is that it's v-lam bamboo and quite thick at the ends, but gets thinner in the middle. Hopefully Momma Boe will chime in here, but I assume it's to give it some flex. Check it out...



I'm going to be riding this a lot and will try to post up some more info as I do, but if you want something different, this might be it!

[senkakureiken]

That looks pretty sick.

[Griff223]

can someone please explain the point of the weird asymetrial shape?

[Dewey]

yea, was wondering too.
is it just for the looks?

[pavedwave]

here's a good short piece on the logic behind assymetric design, from a surfing and snowboarding perspective, much of which holds true for boarding in general:

asymmetric surfboard


it's great to see this board back on the streets Gecko!!!!