I've been doing some research into ATB boards, of longer size as a more stable applications as a noobie rider, rather than tricks spins loops and lofts that my knees and back and neck and arms and brain just doesn't want to take anymore in my old age..........


I'm wanting a stable cruiser board, sand and grass kiting, forget any down hill stuff. I'm 6 foot, 240, and ride goofy foot ever since skateboarding in the 70's..............yes, back then "Frampton came alive"..........and "Corvette Summer" was a hit in the movie theaters before Star Wars even had come out.... :puzzled: grins.




Anyone got something gathering dust in a corner of the shed somewhere as a starter board?

U2U or email me with pictures and I can paypal funds. Shipped to zip 98294.


THANKS in advance for helping me further my aging bodily impacts and decline.

Look up Jeff (Big Kid) and snag a Flexboardz Haize..
He's near you...

I'm goofy/210+lbs and love this board...even if I wasn't a team rider...

Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNcF5pXR4Ng

Ultimate "cruise and carve" board IMHO.

Like my Flexifoil Kava - bloody heavy but something mad like 15-ply so bloody strong and nicely flexible too.

Good luck finding one though :D

Yeah I'm wanting to meet up with Jeff da Kid, when he finally gets done being a nation wide wandering nomad.


Just wanted to see if someone that was on their 2nd, 3rd, or 4th board might have a used unit for me. (yeah, someone like JEFF)

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Might check out this one: http://switchkites.com/products/boards/land.html

$ 300 bucks plus shipping is rough mate !!! it seems like a great board, too much $$$

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Might check out this one: http://switchkites.com/products/boards/land.html

that thing looks a lot like the MBS boards with matrix trucks. if it holds up, that is a pretty reasonable price.

Those Matrix style of spring loaded Trucks look awesome...........so do you set up different springs/rates per rider weight (or for a type of riding style responsiveness?)

how much adjustability do you have putting more Preload into the spring?

That'd be awesome if you could tune the boards turning weight bias that way. whether you want it loose for tight turns, or tighten it down for reduced high speed wobble......

Wanna play?, you're going to pay.........I'm a big believer in stepping up and spending the extra bucks to buy it right the first time.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Comp-95-High-quality-MBS-Matrix-Moun...


great noobie info here:


http://www.powerkiteshop.com/gettingstarted/kitelandboarding...

sweet rig. thanks for sharing!

the matrix trucks are slightly preloadable if i recall correctly. but you can also put dampers in the springs(basically polyurethane eggs of different durometer).

Trampa make boards with different Ply decks for different rider weights so you could check them out.

I think the deck is more critical than the trucks but again you can get both skate or channel style.

If you can find an old Flexifoil Flexdeck with the long asymetric deck) they are really stable boards for cruising about or speed runs. its a really solid board.

@windy- I love my trampa with the channel trucks and i am in the 230+ range but i think if you are looking for more stable and not looking to jump or do fancy air tricks- you really outta try the flexboardz. definetly can be more stable and is more like a snowboard than a skateboard. It really does not like to break free or slide like a mtn board.
Scott

I've got the perfect board for you. And yes it is collecting some dust in the garage. It's a really nice ground industries patrol board that I even have an extra set of cubes for. I'll post a link with pictures once I have a free moment.

2 things:
1) I have a trampa deck and I love it. They are incredibly solid and resistant to breaking. Their decks are often described as "bulletproof" and I couldn't agree more. I am 175 lbs with a 13 ply 35 degree deck and its very bouncy. The 35 degree decks are more flexy than the 15 decks, but 35=spring trucks= expensive, while 15=skate trucks = less expensive = lighter = more prone to wobble at speed. If you were to get a 15 ply short deck, I am positive you'd be satisfied, but its going to cost you. A full deck is about $350-$400 shipped. But it's the best (IMO) light board hands down and you won't break it. I had a 220 lbs guy on my 13 ply and he was scraping bottom, but it didn't break.

2) All that being said, I had a chance to ride Jeff's flex board at JIBE and it is amazing. If I had to do it over again, I would buy this board. It's not as light as other boards, but that totally doesn't matter when you're learning. This board carves smooth, predictable, responsive but stable arcs like a really nice snowboard in 2 feet of powder. It's incredibly adjustable, can be had for almost half the price of the trampa and it's about three times as stable as any other board I've ridden. Also, the weight delta is almost negligible when you add channel trucks. I started JIBE barely able to ride anything and a day later I'm catching (tiny) airs on Jeff's flexboard and pulling some almost-respectable power slides without a problem.

I spent a year trying to make used board parts work like I wanted, and that was a bad decision. My advice? First board = flex, 2nd board= trampa.

Hope that helps.