 Freebord model X-80, bottom side The Freebord X-80. ...
Freebords are a recent modification of the skateboard. They are designed to closely simulate the behavior of a snowboard on downhill rides. To this purpose, they have (when compared to a skateboard) two additional castor wheels, located along the longitudinal middle axis, and protruding slightly more than the border wheels. These wheels are able to turn freely in all directions, which allows the Freebord to glide as long as no other wheel touches the ground. By exerting some pressure on the border wheels, the freeborder is able to control the board. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...
A snowboard with boot bindings A snowboard is a board ridden by a rider in the sport of snowboarding. ...
The downhill is an alpine skiing discipline. ...
Castor may refer to one of the following. ...
The term, longitudinal means front-to-back or top-to-bottom as opposed to transverse which means side-to-side. In automotive engineering, the term, longitudinal refers to an engine in which the crankshaft is oriented along the long axis of the vehicle, front to back. ...
All freebords are currently being manufactured by a single company, Freebord manufacturing Inc.
These boards allow adjustment of the center wheels so they no longer touch the ground. The freebord then behaves like a common (though a bit heavy) longboard.
Skyhook bindings are commonly used to provide more control over the board and allow to exert more pressure on its edges. See Skyhook (disambiguation) for other uses of the term skyhook. ...
Binding can mean: Binding (computer science) - a tie (for example) to certain names in programming languages Binding (knot) - A type of knot Binding (linguistics) - a property relating to anaphors (pronouns and R-expressions) and c-command Bookbinding - the protective cover of a book; and the art of constructing this Ski...
To even further simulate snowboarding and its different styles, Freebords themselves are available in styles. The shorter "Xponent" range (around 75 to 85cm) are aimed at Freestyle riders, while the longer "Alpha" board (112cm) provides more of a Freeride (or all-mountain) feel.
Just like on a snowboard, the rider is able to perform both carve and slide turns.
External links
| 
Feeds |
Contact