Carvestik

fifeman · Outlaw Joined: 14 Jan 2003 Posts: 244

does anyone own either a carveboard or carvestik, or ridden one? i really wanna get one for Christmas cause they look awesome for a cross trainer for surfing. check out www.carveboard.com

Elevation · Posted: Nov 28, 2004 2:20 pm Post subject:

ive looked at those before. personally i think freebords look much more fun. It is just a preference of whether you would actually want to do big carves or carve more like on a snowboard. there is a topic on freebords and flowlab carveboards on here. check those out.

fifeman · Outlaw Joined: 14 Jan 2003 Posts: 244

yeah i checked em out before i posted. i like the flowboard and i've seen the freebord and really wanted that, but i think the carvestik would benefit me the most cause when i skateboard i love carvin and stuff. plus i've ridden it once and could barely do it cause carvin on it is so much different than anything i've tried, its just like surfing like it says it is, and i can't cut good on a surfboard, so i'm sure this thing will help me out

Elevation · Posted: Nov 29, 2004 7:50 pm Post subject:

well then all i could tell you is get one and have fun!! i saw some videos of guys riding carveboards, maybe from their site im not sure, and they looked really fun. goes were doing insane carves on there. i just think a freebord would be more fun for me because i love to snowboard.

Jester · Posted: Nov 29, 2004 11:18 pm Post subject:

The truth is, if you can't turn on a surfboard knowing how to do it on a skateboard won't help, no matter how similar the mechanics are. Concrete simply can't mimic the subtle changes of flow that occur when you're leaning into a good turn on the water. I was able to throw 180 powerslides on a Sector 9 long before I could turn on a surfboard & it didn't help me at all.

If you wanna learn to throw tail on the surfboard get in the water. The carveboard is just something to do on flat days 'cuz it feels more like surfing than a standard skateboard.

wakensurf4life · Posted: Nov 30, 2004 11:33 am Post subject:

Carveboards suck here in florida, looking forward to maybe picking up a carvestick at the expo next month if they are their again. I owned a carveboard for a while and it was just a pain in the ass to get speed, it was fun on hills, but we dont really have many down here. Carve sticks look a little more fun. As for what Jester said, totally true, if you cant turn in the water, skateboarding isnt gonna help you AT ALL! Its fun to do but dont expect for your surfing to improve. You'll most likely have fun with anything you get though.

Elevation · Posted: Nov 30, 2004 2:44 pm Post subject:

what is a carvestick? im assuming its some kind of carving skateboard but what is it like?

wakensurf4life · Posted: Dec 01, 2004 6:37 am Post subject:

Elevation · Posted: Dec 01, 2004 4:03 pm Post subject:

thanks wakensurf4life, i saw one of those on ebay a little while ago and the simply called it a carveboard. That looks pretty cool.