Flowboard
The flowboard is a form of skateboard that tries to imitate the properties of a snowboard . It is particularly about carving .
Structure and functionality
The flowboard consists of a skateboard-like deck to which metal arches with around seven rollers each are attached to the front and rear. These arches allow the deck to change its angle to the road and carving movements can be carried out. The flowboard can be used like a normal skateboard or like a snowboard when riding downhill . The first prototypes were built in 1993 and patented in 1994.
use
Due to the structure with the castors attached to the metal arches, it is possible to incline the board up to 45 ° to the road. This allows very wide carving movements to be carried out. For comparison: a normal skateboard tilts about 25 ° to the road. When driving, usually only two to four rollers touch the ground.