Loaded Hammerhead DCS Longboard Hybrid

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The Loaded Hammerhead, or "Floaded", combines the synergystic magic of the Loaded composite deck with the innovative and volatile Flowlab Deep Carving System.

The result: An unbelievable ride at every level. Completely different than a flowboard; completely different than a longboard.

The Hammerhead marks the beginning of a subliminal revolution within the sport of longboarding. The board pursues pure performance, and delivers it with an unprecedented amount of potential and dexterity.

This is the future of longboarding, without the "hype" and "makeup" of a "futuristic" appearance. The hammerhead is a high-performance vehicle that couldn't care less about it's appearance. It's a wolf in wolves clothing.

The board comes equipped with standard longboard trucks in the rear, and a specialized DCS "truck" at the front. The DCS component comes optimized for maximum turning with the use of specialized angled risers, and comes set up with very large "rollerblade" wheels. The deck itself is constructed from about 100 strips of tighly bonded dark oak, and is of course molded with a composite fibreglass construction.

What Loaded has effectively done is take the very best attributes of the innovative Deep Carve System, and combine it with their own technology of hyper-performance decks. The board is absolutely untouchable in terms of maneuverability and turning performance. The board is also quite fast, and leaves the original Flowlab in the dust when it comes to speed.

The Flowlab feels short of its potential because of the abrupt turning, instability and drag caused by its smaller wheels and dual DCS trucks. The Hammerhead attacks and defeats all of the these obstacles, while advancing even further at the same time.

The Hammerhead can turn as hard as the Flowlab - and almost to the same degree of angle - without losing near as much speed, or creating an unsmooth transition between "turning points", due to the standard rear trucks. The Hammerhead uses large, soft wheels, thereby producing ALOT more speed and a smoother feel. And finally, the Hammerhead deck itself maintains the Loaded legacy of unmatched responsiveness and rebound-flex in and out of every turn.

To add to all this, the Hammerhead can handle itself at speed, and is actually suited to big, gnarly hills, where your standard longboard would have no option other than a straight out bombing run.

We have yet to find any hybrid that even comes close to delivering the sheer brawn and performance that the Hammerhead arrogantly displays. Once again, Loaded Boards delivers something totally unique, high-performance and innovative.

(Flowlab should take a good look at the differences here between their boards and the Hammerhead - because in the event that the Hammerhead could be improved upon, we are all in for a very monumental and exciting surprise.)

Verdict: The Hammerhead is the fastest turning, highest-performance all out deep-carving machine available, and it is suited for any geography. So basically, if you are a carving nut and you don't try one (or buy one), let me put it simply: You are missing out.

This board will be the cause of a lot of dust on the other boards in your quiver. And alot of money spent on bearings and rollerblade wheels.

-Chris Rempel, LongboardDirectory.com

 

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Check out these related websites for more information on the Loaded Hammerhead DCS Hybrid Board:

www.loadedboards.com

 

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