I ride an 07 Thorn, and love it. Lots of pop, really fast which helps in light winds, and really good in the chop. And it says smell my finger :D

Cardboards Tempo, F%$king wicked, i just got a 137 and it kills everything ive had before.

yeah i was thinking about a wood core, but i have to say my underground 05 did really well, thanks for the input

Kitepower Australia said...

Strong = woodcore, light, well most of the woodcore boards are around 3.5 to 4.5 kg complete.
Woodcore gives superior strength and flex/pop.
The 07 and 08 Undergrounds are woodcore, so are many others including cardboards.
Seems to me that a lot of foam core boards eventually break if you keep them long enough and ride hard/jump big(meaning land hard sometimes!).

Cya and

Goodwinds

Steve

I didnt think the 07 had a wood core? Im pretty sure they are the foam and other stuff in the middle?

The bomb proof board the lunacy from slingshot is awesome I love it best board I've ever had full wood and nice light weight, plus has handled verything I've thrown at it. First board I'm fully confident to try absolutly any trick on..

lunacy

yeah its a wood/foam sandwich construction which is good. When you land it doesnt feel like jumping from 3m onto concrete with no shoes on like most wood boards.

wood core boards are good for manufacturers.

cheap core
strong. eg less warranty drama's.

for riding. haven't found any i really enjoyed. But maybe thats just kiri cores (Paulownia), some other woods may be better. Who knows! Poplar perhaps?

I'm doubtful whether the whole wood thing is good!

yeah i found the lunacy to be pretty **** house 2..

as for other wood core boards liek the corronations, undergrounds, and i THINK the xpact has a wood core this yr? but anyway i found boards consisting of carbon and wood construction to be very nice, lively, and generally soft to land on

Charl dv said...

yeah i found the lunacy to be pretty **** house 2..

as for other wood core boards liek the corronations, undergrounds, and i THINK the xpact has a wood core this yr? but anyway i found boards consisting of carbon and wood construction to be very nice, lively, and generally soft to land on

maybe you and i have different ideas on what soft is.

to me this years xpact is like a plank to land on (no surprises next years, is a lot flexier).

i can only imagine what a full wood and carbon board will be like! yikes (and no, i dont want shin splints)

thanks everyone for your input, i ended up buying the slingshot lunacy. So far its great, its got lots of pop and is light on your feet, perfect for raileys. good wakestlye board

oh and nice that u chose a board, i had one to add to the list but its too late.. the 666 nobile is by far the nicest board ive ever ridden!

PS. my boards is for sale if anyone is keen, 08 cesar pro ;)

Charl dv said...

oh and nice that u chose a board, i had one to add to the list but its too late.. the 666 nobile is by far the nicest board ive ever ridden!

PS. my boards is for sale if anyone is keen, 08 cesar pro ;)

went from

underground flx to 2006 nobile 666 to 2007 nobile 666 to 2008 lunacy and 2008 protoy.

each step has been an improvement.

ah, i want to come up to the free nats but i have gf 21st party on the same weekend, maybe i should just keep the peace