CarvingScooby Posted July 9, 2013 Report Share Posted July 9, 2013 It's BRAKEBOARD Longboard with a brake. There is a BLOG in US Happy Summer RT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puddy Tat Posted July 9, 2013 Report Share Posted July 9, 2013 (edited) I heard about these about a year ago? I don't know I'm torn. I'm pretty much an LDP flatland distance kind of guy or a carver, to be honest. As such I'm either way forward and out of position to use a rear foot brake or I'm only moving 20k or on hills that are wide enough to carve on so I don't have any issues with speed control. Beyond that I'm at the point of being able to do check slides to kill some speed now as I carve. Would be nice for descending steep narrow hills though. Because I do get going pretty quick occasionally (35-40km/h is my top out for comfort), but in those cases I drop a foot brake before I get myself into speeds that I can't stop safely from. (I go through alot of shoes :-). I mean one of the things about longboarding is you shouldn't really be riding faster than what you can stop at (with reference to the terrain). If you're a footbraker this is probably 35-40km/h in an area where you know you won't be turning, or have something appear in front of you. If you can powerslide/coleman you've got alot more speed you can access. My concern is that giving a new rider a brake that they are afraid to move their foot to at high speed (or after speed wobbles have started) might be worse as people who don't have the requisite skill, or equipment, to ride at that speed are going to be riding there before they are ready just because they have a brake? Dave Edited July 9, 2013 by Puddy Tat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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