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SoulArc Skateboard Has One Big Spring for Surf-Alike Goodnes

gizmodo.com — There's something about the simplicity of a skateboard that keeps designers coming back to revisit it... but the SoulArc board certainly seems a worthy reinvention. It's designed to make skateboarding feel more like surfing, with a huge leaf-spring mounted between its long deck and the wheels: And it's less unwieldy-looking too

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  • UniqueJewelry, on 08/22/2008, -2/+12Looks great! My son loves to skateboard...dugg for him. Next on his list is kite surfing but summer is quickly ending...gotta make time to get to the sea!
  • mictron3030, on 08/22/2008, -1/+10For the longboarding fratboy who hasn't yet blown out a knee.
  • Seaseme, on 08/23/2008, -2/+8Bomb hills, not countries.
  • eschompthis, on 08/23/2008, -5/+7waste.of.money just get a real board
  • Tempest261, on 08/23/2008, -0/+2I'd like this for the flat season, but I suck at surfing, so I don't think I could get used to the whole wiping out on pavement thing.
  • driedcod, on 08/23/2008, -0/+2Except this _isn't_ a longboard, it's a new idea, with "extra" bouncy suspension. I love the newness!
  • cathpah, on 08/23/2008, -0/+2any nice longboard with decent camber can achieve the same feeling. Try a landyachtz chief....it's much purtier than this guy too.
  • Born4Surf, on 08/23/2008, -0/+1Cool!
  • chubbybubba, on 08/23/2008, -0/+1Definitely not a board for beginners, mainly because of the height which would lead to increased instability. New boarders have a hard enough time bending their knees to keep balance, and standing straight up on one of these boards into a turn would be a disaster.
  • hilo4321, on 08/23/2008, -0/+1'round here its all hipster types, not that thats bad
  • Piontek, on 08/23/2008, -0/+1Innovation is even moar cooler
  • ceris, on 08/23/2008, -0/+1I wonder about the Kick/Push... You're like 2 or 4 inches higher off the ground, it looks like it sucks to reach down and kick. I didn't see any video of them going along a flat land (or uphill). It looks like fun going downhill but that's about it.
  • jaypooner, on 08/23/2008, -1/+2you might as well just buy a longboard
  • lukedamonkey, on 08/23/2008, -0/+1Inovation is always nice.
  • Bmarofsky, on 08/23/2008, -0/+1"become one with the pavement"? I think I've seen that before and it did not look fun.

  • iceman0113, on 08/23/2008, -0/+1https://www.sector9.com/#/product/boards/ 6th board says the same thing. Same one I have. ^^
  • DIGGADEEP, on 08/23/2008, -0/+1that wont fly!
  • cgruber, on 08/23/2008, -0/+1Seems oddly appropriate: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djGXY16Pk5s

  • ian47, on 08/23/2008, -0/+1Marty McFly's hoverboard is way cooler
  • gozroth, on 08/23/2008, -0/+1Soul Skaters!
  • nprice1, on 08/23/2008, -0/+0i see someones a longboarder
  • redcowboyhat, on 08/23/2008, -1/+1The designer is my brother-in-law. His wife was a "non-boarder" until her husband made this board. The ride is so much smoother than a regular longboard. The feel of riding on water is WAY better than the feel of riding on pavement. It's truly innovative.
  • FTLJohnson, on 08/23/2008, -1/+1Dugg in hope of seeing a video Kevin and Alex reliving misspent youths on a bit of modern tech... perhaps to music with pimp stepping in the background...
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  • charliespopcan, on 08/23/2008, -1/+1skateboards on swimming pool bowls, FTW! all hail the original founders - the z boys!
  • wh3873, on 08/23/2008, -0/+0It won't fly over water, you've got to have a really powerful board for that.
  • ch4os1337, on 08/23/2008, -1/+1Its funny because somebody got hurt kite surfing not to long ago...
  • bton24, on 08/23/2008, -0/+0great, more ways for me to get scabs
  • inactive, on 08/23/2008, -1/+0What the hell?!

    looks weird, but sure is innovative
  • nprice1, on 08/23/2008, -2/+0this really isnt a new concept at all...many other companies emulate the feel of a surf board on a skateboard this board is just a different look
  • jmandawg, on 08/23/2008, -2/+0Looks ghey, their not doing anything i can't do on my rollerbladez
  • ragerz, on 08/23/2008, -7/+1WOW. look how much fun that guy is having going DOWN A HILL... I especialy like watching people go DOWN HILLS on skateboards. Looks amazing... just blows your mind.

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