The SlimKick is a great beginner’s board. The raised kick tail allows for sharper turns and easier negotiating of debris and cracks in cement when the front wheels are raised. At just 8 inches in width, it is supremely maneuverable compared to most other full-length longboards. The SlimKick is just as at home cruising around town it is negotiating foot traffic on campus. Ten-ply maple construction provides remarkable stiffness and longevity. With little concave on the tail end and zero flex, they are stable to the extreme, while still allowing the rider to move freely on the riding surface. Yocaher SlimKick boards offer our thinnest and flattest full-size longboard decks. They are great for beginners and expert carvers alike, and they also make for perfect urban or campus transportation. Yocaher kicktail longboards have mild concave and medium flex, both of which give the rider extra control when it matters most. Kicktails offer all the benefits of a pintail – free turning, tight carving, no wheel bite – with the additional maneuverability that only a raised tail can offer. The main difference being that the kicktail has raised tail, not unlike those of trick skateboards. The kicktail shape is similar in most respects to the pintail shape. Thanks to their multidiscipline capabilities, Yocaher pintails are the perfect beginner’s longboard. Yocaher pintails also include ground wheel wells to further reduce the chance of wheel bite. The result is a deck that dives into turns, without much less risk of wheel bite than many other cruising shapes. The pintail’s riding platform is wide enough to let the rider move around a bit, but it thins out considerably at the trucks. It is great for producing slashing carves, just like a short surfboard – minus the fins, of course. The shape owes its design to the surfing origins of longboarding. Before there were kicktails and drop downs, there were pintails. The pintail is the original longboard shape. They also work well for transportation, as well as being a reasonable substitute when the surf is flat. It is a great shape for riders used to carving, but who are looking to get into freeride longboarding. Yocaher’s fishtail shape has small cutaway wheel wells to help prevent wheel bite. Top mounting the trucks also results in a more pronounced dive into turns than any dropped deck can offer. Thanks to its mild concave and flex, Yocaher fishtail shapes offer the rider superb control over their carves, be they heelside or toeside. It is perfect for carving out wide lines. The fishtail is a classic, surf-inspired shape. Coupled with mild concave and stiff flex, the drop through is the most stable ride available in a platform without a downward curve. There is less dive when turning, so drop throughs have a more stable feel, but they break into slides easier than top-mounted designs. However, there is no downward curve to the deck shape like there is with the drop down.ĭrop throughs are suitable for experienced freeride longboarders, though they also work well as transportation. This configuration places the rider closer to the pavement than does a deck that mounts on top the trucks. The trucks pass through these cutouts, mounting on the top side of the deck. However, its slightly higher platform (than the lowrider shape) allows freeride longboarders to kick out into slides with relative ease.ĭrop through longboards have cutouts on the nose and tail ends of the board. Top mounting the trucks allows for sharp turns at low speed and adds to the shape’s stability when going fast. The lowered platform enables the rider’s own weight to stabilize the longboard at high speeds. The reason drop-down longboards work well for downhill lies in their inherent stability. This combination of features makes our drop-down shapes equally adept at downhill and freeride longboarding. However, unlike drop-through longboards, a drop down is top-mounted truck design. The drop-down shape utilizes a downward curve between the trucks to lower the rider’s platform. If you are looking to lay down some thane, or you just like to predrift into the apex, the lowrider is the shape for you. Its ample cutaways also eliminate the possibility of wheel bite. Placing the rider’s weight more inline with the axles allows the lowrider shape to break into slides easier than most top-mounted decks. While the lowrider is intended for experienced downhill riders, it is also a capable freeride shape. The result is the lowest possible ride with incredible stability at the fastest of speeds. Yocaher lowrider decks are 9 plies of maple with medium concave and only a slight flex. It combines the lowered platform of a drop-down deck with the truck mounting of a drop through. Our lowrider shape is perfect for high-speed, downhill longboarding.
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