Ride without limits - Freebord

**CasterTown** · 11-12-2008 07:00 PM

**Stop_and_Roll** · 11-12-2008 11:38 PM

Originally Posted by sk8norcal

damn, those videos are pretty sick...

here's a flowlab video for you haters,

YouTube - FLOWBOARD RULES

Angelina Jolie please!

**sk8norcal** · 11-13-2008 05:47 AM

i hear brad pit is a mountain boarder....

YouTube - MBS Mountain Boarding 1

**bpz** · 11-13-2008 08:49 AM

Lose the training wheels and learn some powerslides.

**bean-a-reano** · 11-13-2008 09:14 AM

Freeboards look like alot of fun. I tried on once, since I live on flatland they are not practical. However I would own one if I could use it weekly.

PS nice way to kill the stoke fags.

**Kaym** · 11-13-2008 09:20 AM

That mountain board video was pretty cool, those guys just keep eating #### trying that hill, it's great.

**monterevolt** · 11-16-2008 12:28 AM

Originally Posted by bakersfield90

Ride without limits!
Disclaimer: Freeboarding is nearly impossible to efficiently ride on flat ground or up hills. This board is merely a toy, and does not have any real world application. Batteries not included.

Thats not true. I can efficiently ride on flat ground no problem. Not as well as a long board but it's about as fast as a regular skateboard when pushing.

The board is definitely not a toy and can be ridden to high speeds and is built solid.

The real world application is if you live in an area with a lot of hills this board is perfect for you. Alot of you guys are hating and I understand, something new has come along and in your eyes somehow "threatened" the longboard community. Why cant people do both. I bet at least some of you longboarders started longboarding cause you wanted some type of board to ride when you couldn't snowboard. The feeling and freedom of riding a freebord is similar to snowboarding. I can bomb any hill even if there not a long run off to dissipated speed. The amount of control you have is way beyond any longboard out there. Guys who like to slide especially will love it. Do some research before you knock it. I respect longboarders but and a lot of them are cool but some seem to just hate on freebords for no reason.

Heres some more footage of how limitless the ride of a freebord is. You have complete speed control, you can jump also. You can explore terrain on your freebord, hop the curb jump on the side walk and navigate it like never before.

Dailymotion - Warning (BSV.08), a video from...

Dailymotion - RU Mixtape Volume. 1, a video from...

**nebula524** · 11-16-2008 12:59 AM

yeah that crazy hills of europe video was awesome. this community needs to show more love and tolerance man

**Petary791** · 11-16-2008 08:37 AM

^^No way man, if it's not what I do it's totally lame.

**HailSatan1** · 11-16-2008 09:02 AM

Originally Posted by holyroller

noone in those videos is wearing helmets.

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! I see boo-boos in their future.

But yeah i think the freeboard is sick. And they were definately going fast in the last video, you could hear the motorcycle following them. (there may or may not have been an arguement about tthis)

**fluke** · 11-16-2008 09:10 AM

Looks pretty cool as long as you have a nice place to really enjoy it. Not really sliding - more like rolling sideways but I'd say it still feels cool. Seems to me like a speed board would have more control and stability than one of those though, and a less dangerous fall seeing how your feet are not under any straps (not sure how limitless that is then). I know about Sky Hooks (my friend has some for his slalom board) and how those can end up with extra ankle injuries or unusual face-plants. I don't think I'd try it but it was cool watching the videos. I'll stick to longboards (more versatile).

**lmg** · 11-16-2008 09:44 AM

How can you ride it on flat ground???if you push it will go side ways.freeboard is not a skateboard.The f/b i have sucks deck warped,cracked wheels barrings suck four sale 50.00$ truck wheels barrings in ma it was 230.00 brand new

**monterevolt** · 11-16-2008 11:06 AM

Originally Posted by fluke

Looks pretty cool as long as you have a nice place to really enjoy it. Not really sliding - more like rolling sideways but I'd say it still feels cool. Seems to me like a speed board would have more control and stability than one of those though, and a less dangerous fall seeing how your feet are not under any straps (not sure how limitless that is then). I know about Sky Hooks (my friend has some for his slalom board) and how those can end up with extra ankle injuries or unusual face-plants. I don't think I'd try it but it was cool watching the videos. I'll stick to longboards (more versatile).

No trust me it slides like no other. The middle wheels allow you to move the board in any direction but when you do that your dragging(sliding) on your edge wheels. The outside wheels act just like your snowboard edges and the middle act like the base. I love and have mad respect for speed boarders, but I am positive a freebord has more control. You have speed control like no other and can stop on a dime from any speed if need be just like youd stop on your snowboard.

As the the bindings, your not strapped in really your foot just slides under the binding. It's secure enough so you wont fall out when you don't want to but easy enough to step out of if you need to bail.

In response to another person who commented, pushing on flat is a little tricky but once you get the hang of it its not problem. You just hold one edge while you push because when you put all your weight on an edge the board can't slide around.

For people who enjoyed the videos heres another one

Dailymotion - Meds, a video from sam_trowbridge. freebord, freebording, snowboard, freestyle

**oldnbroken** · 11-16-2008 11:29 AM

Do you know what happens to bad boys?....they have to ride a Flowboard.

The Freebord guys continue to be really stoked about their weapon of choice and I have never seen such a continued level of needing to evangelize the board to everyone else.
Their marketing people must have some powers of hypnotism!
I agree with Pat and Ben though, gotta let people ride what they wanna ride.
But the sales pitches that appear every three months are kinda weird and sometimes a bit annoying.
Who sends them on these missions?

**monterevolt** · 11-16-2008 03:04 PM

Originally Posted by oldnbroken

Do you know what happens to bad boys?....they have to ride a Flowboard.

The Freebord guys continue to be really stoked about their weapon of choice and I have never seen such a continued level of needing to evangelize the board to everyone else.
Their marketing people must have some powers of hypnotism!
I agree with Pat and Ben though, gotta let people ride what they wanna ride.
But the sales pitches that appear every three months are kinda weird and sometimes a bit annoying.
Who sends them on these missions?

The riders just want everyone to know about the board cause its so much fun and so unlike any other board on the road. If longboarding was in its infancy wouldn't you want to promote it and get other people involved? Were in early days of the freebord revolution, just like snowboarding was less than 50 years ago. Back then there was a lot of prejudice from the skiers which seems to parallel the prejudice from the longboard community. Sorry we are all stoked to ride a board that can ride in ways no other board can, but can you blame us? Longboards are mad fun but the control you have on a freebord is like no other.

**[ben]** · 11-16-2008 03:15 PM

Bought one out of love for snowboarding
'Twas fun for a while
No good on flats
Spent most of the time walking
Learned about longboarding
Bought a Vanguard
Freebord collected dust
Sold the Freebord

**oldnbroken** · 11-16-2008 03:37 PM

Originally Posted by monterevolt

The riders just want everyone to know about the board cause its so much fun and so unlike any other board on the road. If longboarding was in its infancy wouldn't you want to promote it and get other people involved? Were in early days of the freebord revolution, just like snowboarding was less than 50 years ago. Back then there was a lot of prejudice from the skiers which seems to parallel the prejudice from the longboard community. Sorry we are all stoked to ride a board that can ride in ways no other board can, but can you blame us? Longboards are mad fun but the control you have on a freebord is like no other.

My point is, that you are on here telling a bunch of people who already know what a Freebord is, how great it is. That's been done a lot of times here before and a bunch of Fish have been on one. The Freebord is not in it's infancy, not really that new. I got on one four years ago and they have been around for longer than that, definitely. It is not a revolution, it is just another great way to get your kicks. I know all about the snowboard revolution, I was there for that one, as some others here were too.
The Freebord push you are on about will not send most longboard guys running to go buy one. Most of these guys have tried about everything and they know what they like. I have come on here and talked about Carveboards, Dirtsurfers, mountainboards, Outback boards, kiteboarding, land sailing, Kitewings, land kiting and Tierney boards and I have never had a bunch of Silverfishers get all excited and tell me they never heard of it and/or never tried one. I definitely know where you are coming from and I think some of the hybrid boards are really cool but you will not get far pushing it hard here......I've been there. I am glad you are stoked and I agree they are cool but some of the stuff some of these guys can do on a longboard is nothing short of amazing. So try to go slow and don't push super hard and you will get a positive reaction hopefully.

**CasterTown** · 11-16-2008 03:40 PM

Originally Posted by monterevolt

I can bomb any hill even if there not a long run off to dissipated speed. The amount of control you have is way beyond any longboard out there.

**fluke** · 11-16-2008 03:46 PM

^ lol most epic face-palm post I've seen.

I still don't see how the control of a Freebord could surpass ALL longboards. Perhaps a noob like me when hopping on a freebord might be better on it maybe but a prof. speedboarder would seem to have just as much control of his speedboard which also seems like a more stable platform based on it's shape. I'm really not offended by the idea that there is something better for speed out there, I'm just perplexed how something designed like that could be more stable at high speed than a speedboard and would like to understand the physics behind it if it actually is. I'm interested in learning more about the Freebords.

**CasterTown** · 11-16-2008 04:01 PM

btw, I love DH'ing with freeborders because, honestly, they tend to skate steeper hills, and they freeride at a level that not as many longboarders do in my area. So I have a lot of respect for freeborders in general. But I can tell that you (monterevolt) haven't been out much, because I can't figure out how you could still believe that all longboarders are limited to bombing short hills with huge run-outs where you eventually roll to a stop. Longboarding would be as pointless as you say it is if that was really the case. Keep in mind that here you're not talking to the "longboarders" that you see on youtube when you search "bomb hills".

You have much more traction with a skateboard on the DH, hence they are faster and more suitable for racing.