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2011 Never Summer Longboards

The guys at Never Summer make some of the most awesome snowboards available on the market today. We don’t only choose to stock them in our store but we also choose to ride them.

However, this is not all that Never Summer make, they also manufacture Longboards (which we also ride), these are like long skateboards used for either bombing down hills at high speed, carving or sometimes even dancing. They are claimed to be the nearest thing you can do to snowboarding on the road. Below is a picture of Never Summer’s new 2011 Heist V2 Longboard, a flex deck which is great for carving on but also has added nose and tail kicks meaning you can throw in sick tricks like nose manuals and shuvits without much trouble:

NEVER SUMMER HEIST V2

NEVER SUMMER HEIST V2 2011

Never Summer longboards have come up with a very fresh looking range this year. There are some entirely new boards, and some from last year that have been adapted to improve them. However, all of their graphics have been re-done and they look great! Most of them follow a similar theme incorporating the Never Summer logo and some aggressive looking graphics, however the occasional one, such as the Never Summer Norad really stand out from the crowd with its blue neon graphic!

I personally used to ride a Never Summer Assault, which I absolutely loved. It was the perfect board for me to get started on and after seeing this years version I am really keen to try one out. The one I had was awesome for getting around town and it really progressed my riding quickly. This years model looks even better with its longer kick tail, I am also loving it’s new graphic. I would seriously recommend a Never Summer Longboard to anybody, whatever your level of riding, they have a board for everyone and every riding style and to top it all off they come with a 3-year warranty as standard! You can’t beat that!

 

Loaded Dervish VS Loaded Tan Tien

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

Born Extreme Welcome Never Summer Longboards to our collect

Never Summer Concept Longboard

Never Summer Concept Longboard

Following on from the success of Never Summer snowboards at Born Extreme, we have added there longboards to the store. Never Summer have been designing and building snowboards since 1983. Never Summer put the same high quality materials and craftsmanship and amazing graphic’s into there longboards. With the a range from the all round N/S Assault to the full on NS Soldier downhill demon, Never Summer have a board for all types of riding, abilities and budget. Take a look and let us know what you think? We think they ROCK!!