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loaded tan tien longboard
”The most anticipated board of 2010”
Driven by progressive longboarding as explored by Loaded’s riders, the Tan Tien manifests the desire to develop new tricks and engage new riding styles. From its foot-locking concave, drop-thru truck mounting and pumpable camber, to its responsive nose and tail kicks, the Tan Tien blends carve oriented longboarding with advanced trick riding. The complex contours create a super responsive board that allows for increased confidence when leaning into turns, popping tricks, and powering through slides. With the woven bamboo bottom and the funky grip design the Tan Tien is easy on the eyes. But you’ll need to ride this board to truly fathom its potential.
Epoxy and Tri-axle fiberglass sandwich a vert-lam Bamboo core, pressed into concave and convex cambers as well as nose and tail kicks. The nose and tails are reinforced with an extra layer of fiberglass for added stiffness and strength without compromising the responsiveness and energy of the central camber. DropThru cutouts are CNC milled for precision. This is the most complex board we’ve built to date and we hope you will appreciate the subtle beauty of the form. The boards come pregripped with an aggressive black griptape designed to provide maximum coverage while allowing the board to flex naturally. This is our first foray
in years into traditional grip tape (albeit grippier to match the needs of this board) and we went with this because it provides enhanced traction and control for sliding and pumping, as well as creating a serious “lock-in” on the nose and tail.
Deck only price is £159, complete set ups from £259. Available HERE!!!
Loaded Tan Tien
The loaded Tan Tien is the newest edition to the Loaded
lineup. It was described to me as a scaled down dervish that is easier
to maneuver. I believe its called the Tan Tien because it allows the
rider a greater center of balance. Tan Tien is a chinese term for the
energy center of a person. This board is like a mini Dervish but with a
few sweet changes. This board will feature a shorter wheelbase and
standing platform making sliding that much easier as well as tight
carves. Smaller shape also means lighter and easier to push and commute
with. Another change is that the board will feature more functional
nose and tail shapes than the Dervish. This will make locking in
manuals/shovits/pivots so much easier as well as popping the board into
your hand for crazy tiger claw variations.
The Tan Tien is 39″ in length with a 27″ wheelbase, and is designed to
work with 180mm reversed kingpin trucks and 70mm wheels. Ride on!
