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It’s FREEBORD, not FREEBOARD, FREBORD or FREEBORED!

FREEBORD DECK

FREEBORD DECK

The FREEBORD has been designed to be the closest thing to snowboarding that you can do when there is no snow around. It has been carefully and skillfully designed so that it performs and reacts just like a snowboard but on tarmac!

The deck is very similar to a skateboard but much larger.

Bindings

FREEBORD BINDING

FREEBORD BINDING

The freebord bindings are very different to a snowboard binding to make them safer on tarmac, they do not lock your feet to the board but they do give you a whole lot more control compared to a standard longboard. They are called the S2 bindings, fully adjustable to suit both your shoes and your style but still allowing you to leave the board when ever you think you might bail!

They are designed to give you the confidence you have to do edge to the edge turns you love to do on your snowboard and also, thankfully, increase your stopping power by allowing you to put more pressure onto your edge when you want to stop in a slide.

Trucks & Wheels

FREEBORD TRUCK

FREEBORD TRUCK

The ‘edging system’ is very cleverly put together with an awesome combo of some sick trucks and 6 wheels.

First of all, there are 4 normal, fixed direction wheels that sit where they normally would on a skateboard but just on a longer truck. These are what you use to carve and putting pressure onto these wheels is like putting pressure onto an edge on a snowboard.

The freebord also has 2 more wheels that sit centrally and can be rotated through 360 degrees. These effectively simulate the base of a snowboard and are slightly proud of the other wheels allowing you to switch between edges (rock from wheel to wheel) just like linked turns.

 

And just incase you weren’t sure… It’s Freebord, not Freeboard, Frebord or Freebored!

Born Extreme’s mini team rider collects his K2 grom pack

Born Extreme's youngest team member

Born Extreme's youngest team member

The newest member of the Born Extreme team cruises by to collect his new snowboard set up. The new K2 grom packs come complete with K2 mini turbo rocker board plus bindings and board. Starting at a UK kids shoe size 10, even the youngest grom’s can get boarding. The great thing about these packs is the boots grow 3 shoes size as the riders feet grow. As part of Massimo’s set up he also went for the Burton Minishred one piece suit,  Dakine Infant Mitt. Sick looking set up Dude!!!

K2 also do a girl set up called the Lil Kandi, we don’t have a girl rider to model it for us though……….yet?

K2 Jibpans BACK IN STOCK

We have managed to get hold of 2 more K2 Jibpans 156. These boards originally PRE-sold before they even made it to the shelves.

Check the spec on this bad boy!!

JIBPAN – THE WEAPON OF THE FUTURE IS HERE
If you crushed it on your WWW for the past few years, the Jibpan is the next step in park dominance.

Slaughter parks and rails in hyper automatic, the ultimate park weapon
just got better. The Jibpan get’s an upgrade with the addition of K2
Jib Rocker which gives you that that slippery, press love, creative
license to do things that you’ve never done on a board in the park. The
addition of Harshmellow cushions your stomps and our WH4 Core and ICG
20 pairs a forgiving flex and yields powerful pop while remaining
playful. The improved Jib Tip design allows you to drop down 5cm in
length which drastically improves swing weight and maneuverability
without sacrificing the stability of a longer board. Need we say more?
jib_rocker
jibtip
harshmellow

Born Extreme link up with sno-age ltd

Born Extreme has linked with sno-age Ltd to offer there privilege card members great offer and discounted snowboarding equipment. Sno-age Ltd are always working to get there members great deals on snowboards, holiday and insurance, plus keeping them up to date with the latest equipment, demo days, reviews and news.

born extreme on sno-age ltd