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Loaded Dervish VS Loaded Tan Tien

March 16, 2011   admin   No comments

I have been riding a longboard for over a year now and absolutely love it! My board goes everywhere with me, it lives in the boot of my car… until I get out of my car and then it goes with me. I ride a Loaded Dervish Flex 2.

Loaded Dervish & Tan Tien Top

Loaded Dervish & Tan Tien

I decided the other day to borrow my mates Loaded Tan Tien and compare the two head to head, I got my girlfriend along to help as she is a total beginner and thought she might be able to write a good review. Quite usefully both boards had the exact same set up, Paris trucks (180mm) and Orangatang 4 President Wheels in purple (83a).

Orangatang 4President & Paris Trucks

Orangatang 4President & Paris Trucks

So after a bit of a ride on each trying out a whole load of different riding styles I came to the conclusion that I thought they were both awesome boards, they both rode great and were consistent. I thought that the Loaded Tan Tien was probably a little more practical for getting around town than the Loaded Dervish, but was still a whole lot of fun when you wanted to have a play. Though I have managed fine getting around town on my Dervish. See the below table to get a good idea of what all the Loaded Longboards are best at, it doesn’t include the Tan Tien, but I would give it DownHill: 1 star, Hills/Carving: 3.5 stars, Dancing: 2.5 stars, Sliding: 4 stars, Commuting: 4 stars, Pumping: 4 stars and Banks and Bowls: 3.5 stars. A perfect all round board!

 

Loaded Longboards Comparison

Loaded Longboards Comparison

Here’s what my girlfriend had to say about them :

“As a total novice, I found the Loaded Dervish a forgiving ride, it was smooth, flexible and seriously stable. The board is a great length, as a beginner I found it manageable, but it still has the potential and enough room to develop your style. The Dervish also looks sweet. The quality of the bamboo against the clean, minimal graphic – painfully cool.”

“The Loaded Tan Tien is a shorter, tight-turning board that repsonds quickly, giving a more aggressive ride. With its kick tails and lightweight bamboo build, the Tan Tien is the perfect board for hurtling round town, whether that’s your route to work, or a beer run! Consistency and symmetry sum up what this board’s about – even it’s graphic says so.”

Loaded Dervish & Tan Tien Base

Loaded Dervish & Tan Tien Graphic

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Loaded Tan Tien longboard available NOW!!

May 25, 2010   admin   No comments
Loaded’s new Tan Tien longboard

loaded tan tien longboard

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!!!

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Check out the new LOADED TAN TIEN Longboard

April 14, 2010   admin   No comments

Loaded Tan Tien

Loaded Tan Tien

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!

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