4 Mar
It happens to snowboarders every year. The snow comes and they go out and have fun carving the slopes until the season ends. Then they put their snowboards away and wait for the snow to come. This year, break from the norm and keep your snowboarding skills fresh by checking out one of these snowboard simulating boards.
The first board, called the flowboard probably has more wheels on it than any other board currently in existence. Normal skateboard trucks only allow the rider to make up to 25 degree turns.
The truck-less design of the flowboard makes it capable of carving up to 45 degree turns. That is sharp when compared to the wide 25 degree turns of a skateboard. The flowboard is exceptional for carving sessions down paved roads.
Tierney Rides makes a simple yet effective snowboard simulating board called the t-board. It is a simple design that has only two wheels set on caster trucks. Carving on a t-board feels similar to how a snowboard feels when it is on an edge in the snow.
The last board that simulates snowboarding is called the freebord. This board simulates both the sliding and the carving experience in snowboarding.
There are four wheels that extend outside of the freebord that simulate a snowboard’s edge. With the edge you can effectively keep your speed under control, as well as stop just like you would on a snowboard. To reproduce the sliding experience in snowboarding, the freebord has two wheels located underneath it. With those wheels underneath it, you can drift into a switch stance when riding down a road.
All the above boards simulate in some way the riding experience in snowboarding. By riding one of these boards in the off season, you don’t have to get stale because there isn’t any snow.
A flowboard, t-board, or freebord will bring the experience of snowboarding into the off season. Ride one and keep your skills sharp and get ready for the snowboarding season. You won’t need a lift ticket to feel like your snowboarding again! All you’ll need is a paved hill, and away you go!
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