SnowJapan.Com#3 0 Posted June 12, 2003 Share Posted June 12, 2003 A new Interview feature, "An Interview with Kurt Tierney from Tierney Rides", has been put online. http://www.snowjapan.com/e/features/interviews-005.html "The Tierney Rides T-board is the wheeled board chosen by the U.S. and Canadian national snowboard teams as a cross trainer. But besides its value in maintaining off-season snowboarding skills, the T-board is also well-known among longboard and skateboard enthusiasts as a ride with a difference. Tierney have generously provided SnowJapan.Com with two T-boards, one for the Department of Testing and Review, and one for a giveaway." http://www.snowjapan.com/e/features/interviews-005.html As well as the Interview, there is also a chance for SnowJapan.Com readers to win a brand new T-board. Check out the article for more details. Please note that the views expressed in any Features on Snow Japan are not necessarily those of Snow Japan. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted June 12, 2003 Share Posted June 12, 2003 Looks interesting...how does it compare to the Freebord and the Dirtsurfer? Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted June 12, 2003 Share Posted June 12, 2003 I'll make a little chart to answer that question one of these days. Full review coming up soon... Link to post Share on other sites
barbarabara 0 Posted June 12, 2003 Share Posted June 12, 2003 I like charts. Link to post Share on other sites
rach 1 Posted June 12, 2003 Share Posted June 12, 2003 I really want to try one of these things - looking forward to that chart of yours too Link to post Share on other sites
minus 1 Posted June 12, 2003 Share Posted June 12, 2003 No snow kind of makes it look uninteresting to me. Link to post Share on other sites
danz 0 Posted June 13, 2003 Share Posted June 13, 2003 so o11... were you a "tester" again?? danz Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted June 13, 2003 Share Posted June 13, 2003 Yes. But there's leetle more work involved than just testing. Link to post Share on other sites
ProbablyaCrazyPerson 2 Posted June 13, 2003 Share Posted June 13, 2003 I'd really like to have a go on one of these things, never actually seen one in person Entered the draw, I might even win one! Looking forward to the review. Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted June 15, 2003 Share Posted June 15, 2003 Here's the promised board comparison . The max speeds give a very rough idea. Wobble refers to the tendency for the trucks to oscillate at speed. Link to post Share on other sites
scrub 0 Posted July 27, 2003 Share Posted July 27, 2003 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? Link to post Share on other sites
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