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| A '''Freebord''' is kind of specialist ] designed to closely simulate the behavior of a ]. They have 6 wheels - two spring locked castor wheels on the central axis, and four slightly raised conventional wheels. The central wheels are able to turn freely in all directions, which allows the ] to slide laterally as long as no other wheel touches the ground. By exerting some pressure on the edge wheels, the Freeborder 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<ref>Uncrate.com "Freebord" 04.29.08 </ref>. | |||
| Older Alpha series decks featured kicktails and were of a longer length (100cm and 112cm). These have now been completely replaced by the newer models which are much lighter and more maneuverable. | |||
| Recently Freebord Mfg. has released the newest incarnation of their product which they have labeled "G3" (possibly shortened from Generation #3), which hints at this model's place in the evolution of Freebord's product line. The most notable change in the design this time around is centered on the trucks. Previously the caster wheels were attached to the baseplate of the trucks by gluing them into a circular recess which is just large enough the axle should rest and then be tightened. Now instead of a slot there is a series of overlapping holes drilled so as to make the possibility of the caster wheel axle slipping reduced. With the G3 release there were a few other revisions to the truck design such as a wider foot print for the baseplate and also an overhaul in the general appearance. The G3 series still uses the Xponent decks, but newer decks have been drilled to match the wider footprint of the new trucks. It should be noted that while you could use G3 trucks on an older deck (and likewise older trucks on a newer deck) you would need to drill your own holes to accommodate the hole pattern on the trucks. | |||
| Just like on a snowboard, the rider is able to perform both carve and slide turns. | |||
| ==Freebord or Freeboard?== | |||
| Whilst this activity is a boardsport and so the use of "Freeboard" is legitimate, it has to be taken into account that the unique trucks which are ultimately what allow the rider to use the board in the way you do, are patented. The patent is property of the Freebord Company and therefore only they can produce and sell the trucks. Furthermore the use of "free" is not a generically descriptive name for type of terrain or use of the board in the same way "wind" or "snow" is. Referring to surf boarding without foot straps has been referred to as freeboarding. | |||
| Therefore it could be seen as proper to use the term '''Freebording'''. | |||
| ==Freeride and Freestyle== | |||
| '''Freeride''' and '''Freestyle''' both refer to the way in which a Freebord is used. The term "freeride" means to plain riding with little or no tricks, usually consisting of carving and sliding. Another name for freeride can be '"Downhill"'. A bigger board is used for downhill freebording or freeriding as this gives you better balance allowing to go faster. The term "freestyle" as used in other boardsports such as ] means doing tricks like skating off ramps, grinding rails, jumping, etc. Smaller boards are usually used for freestyle as not only will they be lighter making them easier to jump with, but the rider can more easily push his feet outwards so as to make sure that his feet stay in the bindings. | |||
| ==References== | |||
| {{Reflist}}<!--added under references heading by script-assisted edit--> | |||
| #JoshSpear.com "Freebord" 07.23.08 | |||
| #EXPN.com "Freebord Keeps on Truckin'" 07.22.08 | |||
| #Uncrate.com "Freebord" 04.29.08 | |||
| #Barron, Kelley. "Wheeler-Dealer". ''']'''. 05.01.00 | |||
| #Gromer, John. "Chairman Of The Bord: Introducing Freebord, the world's first snowboard for the street." ''']'''. April 3, 2002 | |||
| #Della Cava, Marco. "Snowboard's new terrain: Asphalt Pivoting 'oddity' gains momentum". ''']''', March 10, 2004: pg. D10. | |||
| #Hamilton, Anita. "Who Needs Snow". ''']'''. March 4, 2002. | |||
| #Hua, Vanessa. "S.F. entrepreneur has created a skateboard that works like a snowboard". ''']'''. October 13, 1999. | |||
| #McHugh, Paul. "A new deal for wheels: Breakthroughs are a long way from roller skates". ''']'''. August 12, 2004. | |||
| #Cribb, Robert. "Of jabberwocky and snowboard joy in June". ''']'''. June 13, 2005: pg. D.05 | |||
| #Ehringer, Gavin. "Innovative skateboards offer summer snow-free surrogate". ''']'''.March 23, 2005. | |||
| #Regenold, Stephen. "Gear Junkie: 'Snowboard' on pavement with ease". ''']'''. August 5, 2004. | |||
| #Copeland, Michael V. "The New Instant Companies". ''']'''. June 1, 2005. | |||
| #Piacentini, Louie. "Endless winter' for snowboarders; Pair introduces Freebord to Canada". North York Mirror. April 3, 2005 | |||
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