Freeboard (skateboard)
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A freeboard is kind of specialist skateboard
designed to closely simulate the behavior of a snowboard
.
It has 6 wheels, two spring locked center wheels, and four slightly raised conventional wheels. The central axis wheels are able to turn freely in all directions, which allows the freeboard to slide laterally as long as no other wheel touches the ground. By exerting some pressure on the edge wheels, the freeboarder is able to control the board. The central wheels thus mimic the deck of the snowboard, while the outer wheels mimic the two steel edges.
Decks are constructed with a seven ply
cross-laminated layup of Canadian maple
. Modern decks vary in size, but most are 7.5 to 9 inches wide and usually between 29 and 36 inches long. Bindings are used to provide more control over the board and allow the rider to exert more pressure on its edges. As on a snowboard
, the rider is able to perform both carve and slide turns.
The price range for a new and decent Freeboard range from $180 and up. how you customize the deck, and the cost of wheels are all factors of the price.
Skateboard
A skateboard is typically a specially designed plywood board combined with a polyurethane coating used for making smoother slides and stronger durability, used primarily for the activity of skateboarding. The first skateboards to reach public notice came out of the surfing craze of the early 1960s,...
designed to closely simulate the behavior of a snowboard
Snowboard
Snowboards are boards, usually with a width the length of one's foot, with the ability to glide on snow. Snowboards are differentiated from monoskis by the stance of the user...
.
It has 6 wheels, two spring locked center wheels, and four slightly raised conventional wheels. The central axis wheels are able to turn freely in all directions, which allows the freeboard to slide laterally as long as no other wheel touches the ground. By exerting some pressure on the edge wheels, the freeboarder is able to control the board. The central wheels thus mimic the deck of the snowboard, while the outer wheels mimic the two steel edges.
Decks are constructed with a seven ply
Plywood
Plywood is a type of manufactured timber made from thin sheets of wood veneer. It is one of the most widely used wood products. It is flexible, inexpensive, workable, re-usable, and can usually be locally manufactured...
cross-laminated layup of Canadian maple
Maple
Acer is a genus of trees or shrubs commonly known as maple.Maples are variously classified in a family of their own, the Aceraceae, or together with the Hippocastanaceae included in the family Sapindaceae. Modern classifications, including the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group system, favour inclusion in...
. Modern decks vary in size, but most are 7.5 to 9 inches wide and usually between 29 and 36 inches long. Bindings are used to provide more control over the board and allow the rider to exert more pressure on its edges. As on a snowboard
Snowboard
Snowboards are boards, usually with a width the length of one's foot, with the ability to glide on snow. Snowboards are differentiated from monoskis by the stance of the user...
, the rider is able to perform both carve and slide turns.
The price range for a new and decent Freeboard range from $180 and up. how you customize the deck, and the cost of wheels are all factors of the price.