Killswitch

The Killswitch says it all. The brainchild of Kevin “K-Rimes” Reimer is finally out and ready to steal your time, your urethane, and your minds. With years of experience riding downhill and a sharp mind, Kevin has taken the time to think about each and every movement you make when riding downhill, and how a board could make those maneuvers easier through being positively “locked in”. Ergonomics were the name of the game when this board came to be and it stickhandled through the competition better than Gretzky ever could.

1: 3/8” Radial Drop Platform: subtle drops in the front and rear so as to cradle the life that it is stealing from regular monotonous board design.

2: K-Rimes’ own Pleasure Dome concave with a subtle feel that is enough to lock you in, but not enough to become bothersome on long bombs or pushes.  The Pleasure Dome has a special flat which allows the heel and metatarsal arch to groove perfectly with the small rise it offers. The W concave also allows for butter toe-side pre-drifts and heel-side stand up checks by keeping your rear foot in place and in check.

1+2 = 3: Where the small drop morphs into the flat-topped Pleasure Dome concave, you place your foot in that “special spot” where the two lovers meet. You will find your foot and toes are dropped into an aggressive forward facing stance that is similar to that of a runner on a starting block. This allows for pushing bad’assery and major comfort when you’re out on the track. This is the area in which ergonomics really comes into play. You’ll find subtle arch support when your foot is turned into riding stance and forward facing agility when taking off the line.

4: Three-dimensional wood bending was used in this deck to give a full, cupped feeling for the front and rear toes. This allows the body to lean far away from the board while still maintaining full contact of the front foot. The rear foot will find a pocket specially designed for those who tuck, and tuck fast. If one were to tuck only on the toes, the pocket will fit the ball of the foot and surrounding area perfectly. If one were to tuck putting a foot flat across the deck one would find excellent arch support bridging from the toe pocket to the heel pocket.

5: The “Drop-Lock”. When you stand on this deck your front foot will naturally position itself into the “Drop-Lock” where the toes sit beside the drop rather than behind it. This makes for a complete and total lock of the front foot for toe-side drifts. In all other deck design the front foot has a tendency to slide off the deck when put into a hard drift with sticky wheels. The “Drop-Lock” was brought into being so as to eliminate foot movement in toe side drifts and keep you stickin’ and turnin’ rather than rearranging your front foot after each turn.

Get locked in and ready to fire. The Killswitch is yours for the taking.