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The longboard's design allows for big turns or quick short carves similar to the motions of surfers or snowboarders. Longboards have 3 axes: the tail axis (running from tail to tail), the central axis (running straight down through the center of the board), and the short axis (running from the width of the board and perpendicular to the tail axis).
Longboarding is a variation of skateboarding typified by the use of longer boards ("decks") with longer wheelbases and softer wheels. While longboards vary widely in shape and size, compared to street skateboards longboards are designed to be more stable at speed and to have more traction due to larger wheel sizes and softer wheel durometers ...
The modern longboard has undergone many changes since its earlier models in the past. Today's longboard is much lighter than its predecessors. Its polyurethane foam and fiberglass design allows less drag on waves. Today's longboards are typically 240 to 300 cm (8 to 10 ft) long, although some ride boards up to 370 cm (12 ft) in length.
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Rayne Longboards was established in North Vancouver, British Columbia in 2004 by owner and operator Graham Buksa, who began by producing longboard decks. The business later expanded to produce a wider range of products. In 2008, Rayne developed a manufacturing system for producing boards entirely from bamboo and fibreglass. [1]
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A longboard generally designates a longer board variant in various board sports. Longboard (skateboard) Longboard (surfing) Longboard may also refer to Long spine board, a piece of pre-hospital emergency medical equipment
NHS, Inc. is an American sports equipment distribution company based in Santa Cruz, California. [1] It was founded by Richard Novak, Doug Haut, and Jay Shuirman, three surfer friends from Santa Cruz, California, teamed up to start NHS.