This really awesome skateboard (is that accurate?) often sells for $80-$120, depending on where you find it, and which model you're looking at. This one was originally priced at $79.99 at Discovery Store. It's on clearance now, dropping the price by about 30%. Discovery Store had the best price I found this morning by about $10.
For those, like me, who are not in the know:
Unique, skateboard-style deck that recreates the feeling of snowboarding/surfing on concrete
Patented Deep Carve System (DCS) features 14-wheel, arched setup that allows you to carve 45-degree angles with fluid, edge-to-edge motion, preventing wheel bite and bushing resistance
The same heel-to-toe motion of snowboarding or surfing
Great off-season training device for keeping in top shape
7-ply, maple deck with grip tape, urethane wheels and steel bearings
Deck features symmetrical design with concave cut
Fully assembled DCS truck set with mounting hardware and risers makes assembly a snap
Wheels are 61mm x 24mm
30-day manufacturer's warranty
FYI: There is a coupon available for $5 off orders of $25 or more (code: EML2009); when I tried to apply it, it didn't take, so I imagine the coupon is not valid on clearance items.
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Fenguin said: hot damn that looks fun but it should come with a discount punchcard to the ER. I second that! I'd love to try it, but the costs of getting severely injured are a little too high for me...
fuzzymello said: Fenguin said: hot damn that looks fun but it should come with a discount punchcard to the ER. I second that! I'd love to try it, but the costs of getting severely injured are a little too high for me...
ah can't be that dangerous if you've ridden a skateboard before. Tempted to buy one for my daughter and ride it when she isn't using it
markmonelli said: fuzzymello said: Fenguin said: hot damn that looks fun but it should come with a discount punchcard to the ER. I second that! I'd love to try it, but the costs of getting severely injured are a little too high for me...
ah can't be that dangerous if you've ridden a skateboard before. Tempted to buy one for my daughter and ride it when she isn't using it
LoL, that's sneaky, I respect that! I've only tried skateboarding once, it didn't work out so well. Mostly because my cousin had "sharing issues"!
swimman1
Member
posted: Sep. 16, 2009 @ 1:41p
Looks like Christmas shopping started really early this year. Thx for the find. My son loves anything with wheels and this has a ton of them.
streax
New Member
posted: Sep. 16, 2009 @ 8:01p
Are these things relatively new. I checked out youtube and most of the videos are pretty lame. I figure if they were worth riding, people would have discovered that by now and posted some awesome videos. It looks like it would be pretty hard to ride it like a traditional skateboard.
streax said: Are these things relatively new. I checked out youtube and most of the videos are pretty lame. I figure if they were worth riding, people would have discovered that by now and posted some awesome videos. It looks like it would be pretty hard to ride it like a traditional skateboard. Wiki article
If the Wikipedia article is right, these have been around for about 9 years now. The article says there were about 50,000 riders by 2005. It hasn't been updated since then, so I couldn't say what the numbers are now. The magazine, Flowboarder Magazine is still going, too. Maybe it's just a cult following, but even cult followings can be pretty strong.
And, no, I wouldn't recommend trying to ride it like a traditional skateboard. It's designed to ride more like a snowboard, rather than a skateboard.
fuzzymello said: streax said: Are these things relatively new. I checked out youtube and most of the videos are pretty lame. I figure if they were worth riding, people would have discovered that by now and posted some awesome videos. It looks like it would be pretty hard to ride it like a traditional skateboard. Wiki article
If the Wikipedia article is right, these have been around for about 9 years now. The article says there were about 50,000 riders by 2005. It hasn't been updated since then, so I couldn't say what the numbers are now. The magazine, Flowboarder Magazine is still going, too. Maybe it's just a cult following, but even cult followings can be pretty strong.
And, no, I wouldn't recommend trying to ride it like a traditional skateboard. It's designed to ride more like a snowboard, rather than a skateboard.
The magazine isn't related to the flowboard/skateboard type thing. It is around using a mini surfboard type thing on one of those moving water devices. Kind of like they have at amusement parks or cruise ships.
fuzzymello said: markmonelli said: fuzzymello said: Fenguin said: hot damn that looks fun but it should come with a discount punchcard to the ER. I second that! I'd love to try it, but the costs of getting severely injured are a little too high for me...
ah can't be that dangerous if you've ridden a skateboard before. Tempted to buy one for my daughter and ride it when she isn't using it
LoL, that's sneaky, I respect that! I've only tried skateboarding once, it didn't work out so well. Mostly because my cousin had "sharing issues"!
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