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Carveboards are pretty fun. They feel like flowlab boards, not much turning resistance and very deep turning range. They both get mad wobbles with speed in my experience. The carveboard has the edge up on deep powerful turns because it has like 10 times the grip. Then again its way heavier and more expensive.

I ride the x80 with hooks. The x80 is really designed to be ridden with hooks. I'm 6'3" with a size 13 foot. I learned on an hookless alpha for about 3 months before switching. The wheelbase is actually only a couple inches longer but the size of the plank is a little more comforting. Once you start ripping that 112 deck is just dead weight. While the freebord doesn't force you to ride with form, it will reward you like a snowboard by holding edges and giving smooth constisent slides at any speed. Here is a vid you can look at that represents some decent form. http://www.wefilmu.com/Play

Reffering to that chart, we ride freebords at up to 50 mph (converts to more in kph). It will be up to 80% as fast as a longboard or dirtsurfer on the same hill, due to wheel size. The main difference is that you are not just straightlining, but carving, sliding, stopping or powersliding even at incredible speed. The trucks do not 'oscillate' side to side like carveboard or flowlab because you are only on one edge at a time and you have to delibrately switch between them. What kind of wobble are you getting?

I know that when you push a turn with enough speed, that it will give out into a slide. But saying its like stopping a snowboard is still a huge stretch. Its similar to sliding a regular longboard in that its still "mostly carve", you will get mad chatter, and if you go completely sideways getting tossed over becomes a good possibility. There is no doubt that a t-board is safer for the beginner to step on beacause it is a much simpler riding interface. But when you get to a certain level of riding, the stopping, speed control and manueverability of freebord will be a huge safety asset when it

Yeah downhill skating is great exersize. Not to mention hiking back up the hill! Here in California, we have runs that are over 3 miles! (oh yeah, ride freebords) www.freebord.com

The freebord is indeed a little difficult to learn. Once you dial it in though, you can rip just like a snowboard in carving, sliding and even freestyling. The manueverability that the slide provides lets you check speed or stop whenever you want. The Tboard inventor says you 'stop just like a snowboard' on tierney boards and then they tell you to practice U-turns. Do you stop your snowboard with a uturn? Freebords can ride switch, bomb over 50mph WHILE carving curb to curb or sliding. People are doing handrails, stair drops, and big launch ramps. You can do amazingly fast and long powerslid