I would be curios to see another video with real world use of it. free style, ramp, street. and get a prespective on how it feels compared to a regular wood board.
@@litheskateboards if it skates comprable and has this durability isent it like an incredible upgrade? doesnt even have to skate better persay. although that squeak would take me off of it real quick.
@@dillonoickle5841 I could be wrong, but it looked like it only started squeaking after getting hit so hard that at the point the normal one would've already been broken.
Ya!! I would love to see this actually skated. I really like the shape and concave from what I could tell from the video. I bet it nose-slides amazing.
Wow that was way more durable than expected. The way it held the car up was impressive. The flight deck just bent straight to the ground in the other video.
@@iSchwiifty sometimes that's how it be ngl it's too easy to just forget tricks if you don't skate for a while had to re learn pop shuvs from the start after winter ended
You guys inspired me to get back into skating after 14yrs! I separated my shoulder yesterday at the local pool after telling myself because I could drop in on the mini ramp I would be ok dropping into the large bowl. 🙃
Right there with you brother. I’m 34, haven’t skated since I was 17-18. First drop in slammed HARD, had it down by the tried attempt. I knew getting back into it would be rough but no one warned me about the back leg pain. I’m goofy and my left leg is literally killing me lol.
Using only two bolts certainly puts more stress on them making them more likely to snap if over-stressed. It doesn't happen often, but personally have had a truck bolt or two break while skating. Four bolts distributes the stress more.
Actually, that's the problem with boards like this though. The less they are capable of breaking and the more of a 100% rebound you get on impact, the higher the chance _your_ bones will break, instead of the skateboard. A hybrid skateboard makes _some_ sense in context of durability, but a 100% carbon one really does not make sense at all. It changes the physics involved and can actually be very dangerous. Not to mention how these boards are insanely overpriced. I'm not trying to hate on their efforts, but Lithe skateboards aren't it.
@@PHeMoX that's a strange way of thinking dudes, I don't think it works that way, using the same argument let's say there's 7 layered MDF board-shaped deck, it breaks easier than you skate on it and drop down 10 floors like jaws usually do, it will breaks absorbing some the impact and release another into your body, I bet you will break your bones. The less they are capable of breaking doesn't translate into the higher chance of our bones breaking. flexibility, damping factors, and lots of variables should be put into account.
The loss of pop comes from the board aging and attaining moisture etc. But I do also think its affected by the tail since the thickness has been reduced on the point of contact means there is less force pushing the board up that moment you pop.
I'm guessing that the green stuff is similar to the stuff inside hockey sticks. It's basically a material that fills micro-fractures in the stick (in this case, board). Just a guess.
I thought it would be polyurethane like a skateboard wheel, people have been using it for snowboard sidewalls for ages. Cool deck for sure but carbon fiber is awful for friction resistance so it might only last 200-300 times as long as a regular wooden skateboard.
@@cwj138 If it was just polyurethane, they wouldn't need to be all hush, hush about it. They wouldn't be able to patent it so why keep it a secret? Using a material in a new way could be. But, who knows. You could be right. Maybe because it's a skateboard, they can patent it. But I doubt it. Soon, you'll see all the big name pros using carbon fiber boards. It will start slow but eventually, everyone will be using them. That's how it happened with hockey sticks.
The flexibility of the thinner edge of a razor-tail board absolutely results in less pop. At the moment of contact, the thin edge hits the ground and inelastically deforms. This transfers most of the energy to bending the thin edge instead of moving it up.
Uhm, wrong. The pop of a skateboard doesn't come from whatever the edge of a tail or nose is like in terms of thickness. The pop comes from the overall stiffness of the board and the way the board is able to flex and rebound. The board being a few mm shorter has pretty much no impact on pop when a deck is still fresh / new. Ironically, boards like the Powell Flight decks pretty much never lose their pop, which is due to the material of the board, not something related to razor tails. In fact, one of my Flight decks had insane razor tail and _still_ had a crazy pop. Still extremely skateable. With the way physics work, you can't 'bend' the outer edge of a tail or nose. The physics stay the same.
Reminds me of the "bulletproof" boards from about 22 years ago. They were made of fiberglass or something and claimed to be unbreakable, but they broke just the same.
@@ebybbob A few of my friends ordered some bulletproof decks around 2000/01. They had a lifetime guarantee and they would send you a new board if yours broke. Well they all got about 3 new boards untill the company gave up lol. They went out of business, and apparently the owner (paul hallet) made another company called "immortal skateboards" around 2014.
@@Schwabguitar lol wow didn't know what happened to them thx! I figure if your biz model revolves around unbreakable boards that you'll replace for free then they better be a lot closer to the board in this vid!
I figured it out. The secret is shock absorption. If you wanna make a PERFECT unbreakable board it needs to not only survive slams, razor and chip, it needs to not snap your ankles off big drops. If someone could create a board that can safely absorb big drops without any damage it'd revolutionise skating forever
If they make a skateboard that doesn’t brake the creator will only sell skateboards once. The point in a business is for them to break if not they won’t sell.
Yeah and I figured out the secret to living forever. If someone could just create a jab which would reverse our ageing it'd revolutionise our lives forever! You see how making a blanketed statement doesn't mean you have 'figured it out,' but just mentioned what everyone already knew.
I've absolutely broken boards in the past because it got ran over whilst skating a car park. The guy stopped and the board stopped under his front tyre, he started thinking it had gone all the way under and broke the nose clean off at the bend. The engineering that goes into boards like this is impressive but they never end up lasting long enough to be worth the extra price, if they can mass produce them for cheap enough though that would be awesome. The green edge is sick too if it's really that durable.
Wow that's a tuff board. Under normal use and care it would last a long time. The tails could use replaceable skid plates to help prevent razoring as far as everything else it's great. If you can make this thing any stronger in the middle. It will be the ultimate board. That green stuff is just wow.
Outside green stuff is probably some variation Delrin -- likely Delrin with PTFE. It's lustre is too shiny to be a glass-reinfornced nylon, and Delrin would be the only polymer that would have the wear and abbrassion resistence needed for this application. :)
a lot of freestyle tricks and stuff like caspers and darkslides destroy a regular board fast so it would be interesting to see how this deck holds up to that type of skating
@@vivelachocha7440 id give darkslides a go the only thing stopping me is how it instantly destroys the top of your board after only a few attempts and decks are expensive ;)
@@brailleskateboarding if my other comment happens to infringe on anything wanna delete that for me... not sure how that legal stuff works just my little bit of engineering knowledge base guess
Ricky would be proud hahah but jokes aside, i would buy this board, also would be awesome to be able to make ur own graphics on it with the order, cuz without throwing it to fire and under cars - it would last for a VERY long time. at least for me personally
Is it possible that the heat from the fire melted whatever resin keeps carbon fiber together? If that were the case, the board was relying only on the flubber and the wood for structural integrity when it snapped.
@@brailleskateboarding i will! The last five days alone i spent 30+ hours learning how to use a bowl, how to ollie + pop shove it (landed it quite a few times but i got too cocky so i fell and bruised my knee real bad. Might be cause i am broke like a true skater and cant afford new wheels so i use/used my old longboard slicks which actually is harder but made me 10x better with slims. What makes me happy for eternity is that a older quite professional skateboarder saw me struggling with my wheels and was more than happy to sell my one of his used boards that he didnt really use for 10$ so i'll turn my life over and start working to never be too broke for being safe). i watched alot of your guys content on the S.K.A.T.E.-series to get inspiration and to remind myself that if i fall it wont hurt too bad...i hope. The next thing on the list is the feeble 270 drop in that Nigel did in the drop in only challenge. Keep doing what you are and keep inspiring new skaters (or revive the old-school skate style with the Braille Skateboarding twist to make it interesting again). I'll keep y'all posted when i get the feeble right :D
I looked them up a little while ago and were only like 400$ ish I thought to myself that's roughly the average Price for a decent surfboard. Considering the amount of stress a skateboard undergoes I feel like this would be a great investment for any skater because it ain't gonna ever break on you so it's not like you going to have to buy another deck probably ever lol
That looks similar to a P-tex material used for bases of skis/snowboards. We also use a hard plastic material at my work that is very durable and lasts.
Ordered mine on May 4th 2021, a standard 8.25”. Still haven’t been delivered. Those guys are having “enormous” delay and backlog issues. And to this day, I am not sure if I am ever gonna see that deck delivered ever (meanwhile, I am not even skating 8.25 anymore, moved up a quarter). $240 (shipping cost to Europe included) “immobilized” for over a year… This maybe is the real deal, definitely looks like the strongest thing out there. BUT please, at least, inform your viewers what a horrible customer experience it is to order one of these decks and the delay they are about to face if they do order. Cheers.
Oh no! Yes I had no idea they should not be selling at all in that case. I know they are making the boards themselves now so maybe they get yours out but that totally sucks Im sorry
All of the Slate 3 on our website have been listed a pre-order, we never had them in stock. The delays are coming to an end. The decks were originally going to produced in China. After COVID hit we faced nonstop delays from the manufacturer. At the beginning of the year we began making our own small factory in LA to transition back to USA. Our Los Angeles factory just got completed. The decks we took to Braille are the first USA made Slate 3's. We estimate all pre-orders should be delivered within 2 months.
@@litheskateboards Then send out doubles to anyone who pre-ordered. Since you didn't offer refunds or notice of delay when the mfg fell through. People shouldn't wait over a year for a product. Pre-order or not.
If you want a durable, waterproof, composite board, look into Capsule Skateboards. They are produced in Cyprus and definitely ship sooner. I got mine about one month after ordering earlier this year. And they were also tested by Braille and they could not break it. Also, they are a bit cheaper than 240 bucks, with currently free shipping to Europe and the US in orders over 150 bucks.
Under normal skating though this would last forever, I love it. I love the engineering behind it the enthusiasm and belief in their product. Yeah I would buy one for sure !
The issue was definitely the car. Even though it broke, even my most destructive friends could hold onto this for YEARS. Great product, I don’t think any changes to be made unless there’s a full replacement/ refund guarantee. Maybe offer a replacement, for a discount if the return the broken board
Pretty cool, I like that innovations are still being chased. I remember a company called Aircraft that made aluminum decks in the late 90s....they weren't great. This actually looks like it's usable
I think the outer edge has some version of D30. We use D30 in our gear for motorcycle riding/racing. The harder the impact the more it distrubutes the energy.
Where can I get one? Id really like to ride one for a few weeks and see how consistent it is with a normal maple deck. If it feels the same I will 100% start using these.
This is the board that every beginner would want to buy because of the general fear of splinters and breaking and having to buy a new one when there's 0 budget after the initial board. I'd buy this fr
awsome, except iv been trying to get one for years haha wish they made more at mass (edit) i get my decks made from a guy i saw online, my new one is carbon fibre and kevlar weaved, super strong and snappy! because i got bored snapping boards every 3 weeks (im a heavy footed skater)
@@davidwhite6581 i feel you on that one man, as soon as they are actually available i will buy one instantly but for the past few years ive been checking... its always pre order. which is fine id rather them have the time to innovate it more!
@@DB19899 yea I feel you man I hope you get yours soon, they look so dope! But even with covid 2 years is way too long... I'm not hating the just waiting until they have stock, until then my guy does an amazing job so I'll shred his until then
Judging by the way the wooden skateboard hits and absorbs all the impact on the wall and the skateboard with the green sides returns as if it were a boomerang, the material on the sides is probably an ABS or PBT polycarbonate polymer, which are the most resistant plastics. impact because they generate this feat of deformation when they receive the energy of the impact trying to return this energy back (that's why it bounces back so hard) while wood remains very rigid and is unable to return the energy of the impacts, making it more fragile. But I could be wrong too, I can't prove anything lol
That's genuinely a cool board. What is the weight difference between traditional boards and this one? What is the expected cost? If the answer to these two questions is nominal with a traditional board this is a game changer and a huge disrupter to the industry. Where do I invest?
I ordered when this video was made and haven't received anything or heard from them yet. Hope they come thru on on their part someday, they haven't sent any updates yet
Loots of people are claiming its a scam. Their face book page hasn't been updated in almost a year and alot of people aren't receiving their board or an email atall
Heck yeah love this channel and the skater community on RUclips I have just started live in Australia Townsville solo skating atm also just going to empty skateparks, Just having alot of fun
Its made exactly with the same "carbon fiber" as a kayak used for slaloming or kayak polo, just with wood between layers, but tbh, uts not nearly the stongest deck, there are street decks made purely out of "graphite" mixed with the "carbon fiber spread weave", the whole "wood thing" doesnt help it, the wood is there so itll break eventually, shere as my full graphite board is 20 year old and has 0 cracks, but its been discontinued and banned from skate comps. So now it hangs on the wall, because when i went back to a regular deck i had to re kearn everything because the weight was way way more, but also sometimes you need the weight on the deck
Could be a non-neutonian material, which on impact is hard as a rock and under no pressure is soft, then compressed into something to keep it under that pressure, you can probably say this non-neutonian material densifies and is super resistant. I might be wrong, but that orange stuff they are using on ballistic vests with non-neutonian material are crazy resistant.
use it as your normal skateboard for several months to get some real data on it. insane concentrated damaged is cool, but standard wear and tear is better
Engineered wood is would that is treated with a polymer to make it more durable. They do the same type thing to what is called stabilized wood.Used for knife scales. Top layer definitely looks carbon fiber.
That's insane 🤯😱. I doubt that the green rim could be made out of strong acrylic or fiber glass like they use for ice hockey boards on the outside of the rink. Reason why I say ice hockey rink barrier boards because that has a strong & stable bounce whenever a player is knocked into the boards
I am 265lbs and still really skate, so regular wooden boards are almost useless for me because I break them sometimes instantly. I ride Powell Flight and Santa Cruz VX decks. I have never broken or even cracked them. So I can attest to the unbreakability. But the edges chip badly and razor tail faster than wooden decks. I would like to see how these hold up to real world skating.
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I would be curios to see another video with real world use of it. free style, ramp, street. and get a prespective on how it feels compared to a regular wood board.
I like that idea. Half the work was making it tougher than maple. The other half the work designing it was to make it skate better (pop, slide, etc.)
@@litheskateboards if it skates comprable and has this durability isent it like an incredible upgrade? doesnt even have to skate better persay. although that squeak would take me off of it real quick.
YES PLEASE! Have the guys do some tricks on it
@@dillonoickle5841 I could be wrong, but it looked like it only started squeaking after getting hit so hard that at the point the normal one would've already been broken.
Ya!! I would love to see this actually skated. I really like the shape and concave from what I could tell from the video. I bet it nose-slides amazing.
You guys inspired me to buy a skateboard and start skateboarding I started two days ago I can ride around and I can almost do an Ollie
LeBron
Nice dude
Keep it up
So cool. Keep going.
Let's go
Wow that was way more durable than expected. The way it held the car up was impressive. The flight deck just bent straight to the ground in the other video.
Thanks a lot! Fun to make
Flubber man wow, one of my first favorites
Sobe kind of ruber
The last few days have been the best of my life, I've finally got kickflips consistent and everything else just in general has come together for me
its been super hot where im at but i live across the street from the skate park so i literally go and land 3 kickflips a day to make sure i got it😂😂
@@iSchwiifty sometimes that's how it be ngl it's too easy to just forget tricks if you don't skate for a while had to re learn pop shuvs from the start after winter ended
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You guys inspired me to get back into skating after 14yrs! I separated my shoulder yesterday at the local pool after telling myself because I could drop in on the mini ramp I would be ok dropping into the large bowl. 🙃
Oh dang sorry to hear that. Heal up soon ❤️
Only one way to find out right?!
Start a lil slower hit a smaller one first or just a mini quarter pipe at a street section in a park first bro. That’s terrible. Heal up quick. Bless
Right there with you brother. I’m 34, haven’t skated since I was 17-18. First drop in slammed HARD, had it down by the tried attempt. I knew getting back into it would be rough but no one warned me about the back leg pain. I’m goofy and my left leg is literally killing me lol.
The green ply binder is most likely UL 752 level polycarbonate ballistic grade plastic. That's my best guess.
Bro they said it was flubber, case closed
@@HeyImKevin uh no? It’s green jolly ranchers. Come on now.
Idk what you just said, but I believe you lol
I've worked in the plastic industry for over 10 years and idk what you're talking about lol it's likely just PET G
It’s d30
That was awesome. I know the guy was bummed they got to break. But come on, that board would have lasted me multiple lifetimes.
Straight up, for some reason I felt bad for the Creator guys lol
Using only two bolts certainly puts more stress on them making them more likely to snap if over-stressed. It doesn't happen often, but personally have had a truck bolt or two break while skating. Four bolts distributes the stress more.
I never broke one, but I had one back out and fall out, so I was riding around on 3 screws and didn't notice for awhile
This is what I need while trying to get back into Skating. I also need my bones to be as robust 😂
i mean.. flight deck.
Actually, that's the problem with boards like this though. The less they are capable of breaking and the more of a 100% rebound you get on impact, the higher the chance _your_ bones will break, instead of the skateboard. A hybrid skateboard makes _some_ sense in context of durability, but a 100% carbon one really does not make sense at all. It changes the physics involved and can actually be very dangerous. Not to mention how these boards are insanely overpriced. I'm not trying to hate on their efforts, but Lithe skateboards aren't it.
get your bones infused with that green stuff like wolverine
💚👊
@@PHeMoX that's a strange way of thinking dudes, I don't think it works that way, using the same argument let's say there's 7 layered MDF board-shaped deck, it breaks easier than you skate on it and drop down 10 floors like jaws usually do, it will breaks absorbing some the impact and release another into your body, I bet you will break your bones.
The less they are capable of breaking doesn't translate into the higher chance of our bones breaking. flexibility, damping factors, and lots of variables should be put into account.
The loss of pop comes from the board aging and attaining moisture etc. But I do also think its affected by the tail since the thickness has been reduced on the point of contact means there is less force pushing the board up that moment you pop.
Really cool how they use different types of wood at different areas of the skateboard. If they start selling in Europe I won't hesitate to order one.
They sell world wide
@@DB19899 excuse me, I meant shipping from within Europe.
@@thijs199 what are the boards called?
I found them. They are "lithe slate 3" I think
I order one in july 2020 and got nothing same as so many people who ordered one💀
I'm guessing that the green stuff is similar to the stuff inside hockey sticks. It's basically a material that fills micro-fractures in the stick (in this case, board). Just a guess.
@Foxx1 Thanks. It seems like that would make sense. At least to me. I could be WAY off. Who knows?
I thought it would be polyurethane like a skateboard wheel, people have been using it for snowboard sidewalls for ages. Cool deck for sure but carbon fiber is awful for friction resistance so it might only last 200-300 times as long as a regular wooden skateboard.
@@cwj138 If it was just polyurethane, they wouldn't need to be all hush, hush about it. They wouldn't be able to patent it so why keep it a secret? Using a material in a new way could be. But, who knows. You could be right. Maybe because it's a skateboard, they can patent it. But I doubt it. Soon, you'll see all the big name pros using carbon fiber boards. It will start slow but eventually, everyone will be using them. That's how it happened with hockey sticks.
It's literally just a soft plastic
@@TourGuide223 You bought one?
The flexibility of the thinner edge of a razor-tail board absolutely results in less pop. At the moment of contact, the thin edge hits the ground and inelastically deforms. This transfers most of the energy to bending the thin edge instead of moving it up.
Big words = factual statements
100%
Uhm, wrong. The pop of a skateboard doesn't come from whatever the edge of a tail or nose is like in terms of thickness. The pop comes from the overall stiffness of the board and the way the board is able to flex and rebound. The board being a few mm shorter has pretty much no impact on pop when a deck is still fresh / new. Ironically, boards like the Powell Flight decks pretty much never lose their pop, which is due to the material of the board, not something related to razor tails. In fact, one of my Flight decks had insane razor tail and _still_ had a crazy pop. Still extremely skateable. With the way physics work, you can't 'bend' the outer edge of a tail or nose. The physics stay the same.
@@PHeMoX if the rail is thinner it's less stiff so less pop
@@PHeMoX You are right but that thin part of the razor tail flexing is a loss of energy and therefore a loss of pop.
Reminds me of the "bulletproof" boards from about 22 years ago. They were made of fiberglass or something and claimed to be unbreakable, but they broke just the same.
Interesting
I remember those from the 90s! They were wood-core with like a fiberglass shell. They looked sketchy af
@@ebybbob A few of my friends ordered some bulletproof decks around 2000/01. They had a lifetime guarantee and they would send you a new board if yours broke. Well they all got about 3 new boards untill the company gave up lol. They went out of business, and apparently the owner (paul hallet) made another company called "immortal skateboards" around 2014.
@@Schwabguitar lol wow didn't know what happened to them thx! I figure if your biz model revolves around unbreakable boards that you'll replace for free then they better be a lot closer to the board in this vid!
I remember the Krypto Foam boards. Major Failure.
I figured it out. The secret is shock absorption. If you wanna make a PERFECT unbreakable board it needs to not only survive slams, razor and chip, it needs to not snap your ankles off big drops. If someone could create a board that can safely absorb big drops without any damage it'd revolutionise skating forever
I always thought this type of shock absorbing should be done with shoes instead.
If they make a skateboard that doesn’t brake the creator will only sell skateboards once. The point in a business is for them to break if not they won’t sell.
Yeah and I figured out the secret to living forever. If someone could just create a jab which would reverse our ageing it'd revolutionise our lives forever! You see how making a blanketed statement doesn't mean you have 'figured it out,' but just mentioned what everyone already knew.
@@JackSturmanFilms why are you hating on a comment on a braille video bro it’s prolly a kid
@@TheAnimeist that is why i ride footprint skateshoes. They have a special sole with 91% impact absorption. It is a non newtonian rubber in it.
We need Andy Anderson for testing. He has a very detailed and unique way of explaining skateboards.
Yes
An Andy Anderson deck made out of this and you'd never need another skateboard in your life!
This dude from Germany is so nice addition to the channel! 🖤
He skates for lithe skateboards
I've absolutely broken boards in the past because it got ran over whilst skating a car park. The guy stopped and the board stopped under his front tyre, he started thinking it had gone all the way under and broke the nose clean off at the bend.
The engineering that goes into boards like this is impressive but they never end up lasting long enough to be worth the extra price, if they can mass produce them for cheap enough though that would be awesome. The green edge is sick too if it's really that durable.
Wow that's a tuff board. Under normal use and care it would last a long time. The tails could use replaceable skid plates to help prevent razoring as far as everything else it's great. If you can make this thing any stronger in the middle. It will be the ultimate board. That green stuff is just wow.
they've used the green stuff in phone cases for years now, very shock resistant, its like oobleck rubber
@@Chefffff that's what I thought too. It was the closest thing I could think of. I seen a video on that stuff.
Doing additional testing now to get the center more tough without changing the flex. We will start pressing them this week 🙂
@@litheskateboards I would put some type of rods going through the board. Some type of reinforcement like concrete rebar.
@@litheskateboards there's no need dudes. It broke but there's no way someone is breaking that under practical use.
Looks like UHMW to me. A super slick low friction material. very strong, used for skidplates on rock crawlers and jet boats.
UHMW is brittle AF....
@@PokeSkaterDan at like temperatures below -200°….it’s known to have high Tensile strength and it’s very durable
Oh it has amazing tensile strength even at +140°F... but under tension with an abrupt point load, toast, like a grenade...🤷♂️
@@PokeSkaterDan 😂😂😂
@@gradystanley5812 lol you know your stuff sir🤣🤣
I can appreciate innovation. Growing up I saw the transition in hockey from wooden sticks to composite material and maybe that’ll be seen here too
Been waiting on my slate 3 for a little over a year! stoked to get Mine!
Much love ❤️
This is really awesome and honestly I feel like tons of skaters have wanted stronger boards since the beginning.
Outside green stuff is probably some variation Delrin -- likely Delrin with PTFE. It's lustre is too shiny to be a glass-reinfornced nylon, and Delrin would be the only polymer that would have the wear and abbrassion resistence needed for this application. :)
Wish we could see this thing in action on the 3-block!!! Mogley vs Chris McNug game of s.k.a.t.e.
You should record a skate video with this but the board is on fire the whole time
I myself would love to see another video make a part two once it gets reinforced
a lot of freestyle tricks and stuff like caspers and darkslides destroy a regular board fast so it would be interesting to see how this deck holds up to that type of skating
who's dark sliding??
@@vivelachocha7440 id give darkslides a go the only thing stopping me is how it instantly destroys the top of your board after only a few attempts and decks are expensive ;)
I mean i can see future skateboarders saying who rides this wood nowdays? That skateboard is a game changer for everybody, last longer then ever
Skateboarding was my life in the 80’s and I think that deck is absolutely beautiful!
Those are green urethane rails for impact protection and water sealing.
It’s solidified HULK NUT
Now I, too, have the confidence that I can break anything if I put my mind to it! :D
I have faith in you
😂
@@brailleskateboarding if my other comment happens to infringe on anything wanna delete that for me... not sure how that legal stuff works just my little bit of engineering knowledge base guess
I fr pre-ordered this skateboard 2years ago and it never arrived, now that you guys have it I’ve found a glimpse of hope again
Yes they started manufacturing themselves. I hope you get your board soon Im sorry I didnt know they had backlog orders like that
I'm guessing the green material may be some fiberglass the biggest hint was it bouncing off the wall
Ricky would be proud hahah
but jokes aside, i would buy this board, also would be awesome to be able to make ur own graphics on it with the order, cuz without throwing it to fire and under cars - it would last for a VERY long time. at least for me personally
i like how he said DROP test then immediantly throws it at the ground
This is just what skateboards should be made out of. I’m excited to see how this design evolves.
I still Skate at 39 here in Vegas. But I’m also a fit 230lbs and i go through boards almost every skate session. This may be the answer :)
It could be!
Is it possible that the heat from the fire melted whatever resin keeps carbon fiber together? If that were the case, the board was relying only on the flubber and the wood for structural integrity when it snapped.
Definitely possible! We're gonna make it a tad stronger anyways though 💚
I was thinking the same thing. The kerosene may also have acted as a solvent, breaking down the resin, depending on the type of resin used.
The ninja turtle edge gotta be some kind of polyurethane
started skating cause of your guys again and i got wayyy better then j used to be
So awesome! Keep it up
@@brailleskateboarding i will! The last five days alone i spent 30+ hours learning how to use a bowl, how to ollie + pop shove it (landed it quite a few times but i got too cocky so i fell and bruised my knee real bad. Might be cause i am broke like a true skater and cant afford new wheels so i use/used my old longboard slicks which actually is harder but made me 10x better with slims. What makes me happy for eternity is that a older quite professional skateboarder saw me struggling with my wheels and was more than happy to sell my one of his used boards that he didnt really use for 10$ so i'll turn my life over and start working to never be too broke for being safe). i watched alot of your guys content on the S.K.A.T.E.-series to get inspiration and to remind myself that if i fall it wont hurt too bad...i hope. The next thing on the list is the feeble 270 drop in that Nigel did in the drop in only challenge. Keep doing what you are and keep inspiring new skaters (or revive the old-school skate style with the Braille Skateboarding twist to make it interesting again). I'll keep y'all posted when i get the feeble right :D
The green is a Ptex plastic that is used on the sidewalls on snowboards
Interesting
I can't imagine a world without skateboards
imagine scootering was the more superior sport
A world without skateboards is like a skateboard without a world. Both CAN be imagined. BUT that imagination is terrifying!
Running is more fun when you're fit and fast I skated 14 years and I've run 10 so far it's way more fun and natural sport
Best ad for these guys! Very impressive work!
Thanks. Not a paid video at all really its just a test video
@@brailleskateboarding I know :) Nevertheless, the board delivered
Where do you get a board like this?
Its a lithe s3 they are 209 usd
@@randyestremera2418 That seems like a reasonable price. Do they make longboards?
love these video in the skate shop.
the border is made from the same ruber as bouncyballs :)
Master kyro every 2 mins "leave it in the comments bellow"
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I looked them up a little while ago and were only like 400$ ish I thought to myself that's roughly the average Price for a decent surfboard. Considering the amount of stress a skateboard undergoes I feel like this would be a great investment for any skater because it ain't gonna ever break on you so it's not like you going to have to buy another deck probably ever lol
They are hard to get a hold of. I definitely have tried to pick one up a few times.
That looks similar to a P-tex material used for bases of skis/snowboards. We also use a hard plastic material at my work that is very durable and lasts.
Interesting
Ordered mine on May 4th 2021, a standard 8.25”. Still haven’t been delivered. Those guys are having “enormous” delay and backlog issues. And to this day, I am not sure if I am ever gonna see that deck delivered ever (meanwhile, I am not even skating 8.25 anymore, moved up a quarter). $240 (shipping cost to Europe included) “immobilized” for over a year… This maybe is the real deal, definitely looks like the strongest thing out there. BUT please, at least, inform your viewers what a horrible customer experience it is to order one of these decks and the delay they are about to face if they do order. Cheers.
Oh no! Yes I had no idea they should not be selling at all in that case. I know they are making the boards themselves now so maybe they get yours out but that totally sucks Im sorry
All of the Slate 3 on our website have been listed a pre-order, we never had them in stock. The delays are coming to an end. The decks were originally going to produced in China. After COVID hit we faced nonstop delays from the manufacturer. At the beginning of the year we began making our own small factory in LA to transition back to USA. Our Los Angeles factory just got completed. The decks we took to Braille are the first USA made Slate 3's. We estimate all pre-orders should be delivered within 2 months.
@@litheskateboards Then send out doubles to anyone who pre-ordered. Since you didn't offer refunds or notice of delay when the mfg fell through. People shouldn't wait over a year for a product. Pre-order or not.
If you want a durable, waterproof, composite board, look into Capsule Skateboards. They are produced in Cyprus and definitely ship sooner. I got mine about one month after ordering earlier this year. And they were also tested by Braille and they could not break it.
Also, they are a bit cheaper than 240 bucks, with currently free shipping to Europe and the US in orders over 150 bucks.
@@brailleskateboarding should of done some homework on the company before advertising them on the channel
I laughed out loud when you said “it means an engineer grew the tree?” 🤣
Under normal skating though this would last forever, I love it. I love the engineering behind it the enthusiasm and belief in their product. Yeah I would buy one for sure !
The issue was definitely the car. Even though it broke, even my most destructive friends could hold onto this for YEARS. Great product, I don’t think any changes to be made unless there’s a full replacement/ refund guarantee. Maybe offer a replacement, for a discount if the return the broken board
Pretty cool, I like that innovations are still being chased. I remember a company called Aircraft that made aluminum decks in the late 90s....they weren't great. This actually looks like it's usable
I think the outer edge has some version of D30. We use D30 in our gear for motorcycle riding/racing. The harder the impact the more it distrubutes the energy.
"the flubber keeps it together" lmao
Truth
Where can I get one? Id really like to ride one for a few weeks and see how consistent it is with a normal maple deck. If it feels the same I will 100% start using these.
The green stuff is probably a Polyurethane blend similar to skateboard wheels
You can tell that these guys did not expect you to break the board but you did warn them no matter what happens youll break it
This is the board that every beginner would want to buy because of the general fear of splinters and breaking and having to buy a new one when there's 0 budget after the initial board. I'd buy this fr
awsome, except iv been trying to get one for years haha wish they made more at mass (edit) i get my decks made from a guy i saw online, my new one is carbon fibre and kevlar weaved, super strong and snappy! because i got bored snapping boards every 3 weeks (im a heavy footed skater)
Ive been waiting the whole time too. Crazy long time but im willing to wait to invest in the future of skating.
@@davidwhite6581 i feel you on that one man, as soon as they are actually available i will buy one instantly but for the past few years ive been checking... its always pre order. which is fine id rather them have the time to innovate it more!
@@Magic4d4m they are available I ordered mine in 2020 but covid messed their production up. Got the all black graphic will be shipped soon I hope 🙏
@@DB19899 yea I feel you man I hope you get yours soon, they look so dope! But even with covid 2 years is way too long... I'm not hating the just waiting until they have stock, until then my guy does an amazing job so I'll shred his until then
the carbon fiber weave + the green around it is keeping it together.
its definitely breaking.
Back to the future: in 40 years we will have a flying cars
40 years after:
I hate how they tried to hide that the board broke
wish you would make a clip about the rubber griptape. would like to know f it really works like they promise on their page.
We did videos with them already
Is it me or is everyone talking at a normal volume except Aaron?
I'm guessing the rim is one of the plastics used in high-end disc golf discs.
the green stuff is a thermoplastic synthetic polymer, like the one used for cold steels eskrima stick
The future of skate ! 👏👏👏👏
Judging by the way the wooden skateboard hits and absorbs all the impact on the wall and the skateboard with the green sides returns as if it were a boomerang, the material on the sides is probably an ABS or PBT polycarbonate polymer, which are the most resistant plastics. impact because they generate this feat of deformation when they receive the energy of the impact trying to return this energy back (that's why it bounces back so hard) while wood remains very rigid and is unable to return the energy of the impacts, making it more fragile. But I could be wrong too, I can't prove anything lol
I know what I'm watching tonight. Thanks for the reminder about flabbergasted epic film
So good haha
The trucks: "ya im ok not that anybody cares"
Haha
Can't wait for the turboflex skateboard
Im kinda upset about this board cause back when i was 16 i imported this deck to germany and broke it under half a year with a popshovit
That's genuinely a cool board. What is the weight difference between traditional boards and this one? What is the expected cost? If the answer to these two questions is nominal with a traditional board this is a game changer and a huge disrupter to the industry. Where do I invest?
I was literally yelling FLUBBER at the screen and said "YESSS" when you finally mentioned it lololol
I ordered when this video was made and haven't received anything or heard from them yet. Hope they come thru on on their part someday, they haven't sent any updates yet
Loots of people are claiming its a scam. Their face book page hasn't been updated in almost a year and alot of people aren't receiving their board or an email atall
Heck yeah love this channel and the skater community on RUclips I have just started live in Australia Townsville solo skating atm also just going to empty skateparks, Just having alot of fun
The green on the outside is actually pl 22 diamond grade plastic with a hydro platonic bonding process melted in the mines of Moria
Its made exactly with the same "carbon fiber" as a kayak used for slaloming or kayak polo, just with wood between layers, but tbh, uts not nearly the stongest deck, there are street decks made purely out of "graphite" mixed with the "carbon fiber spread weave", the whole "wood thing" doesnt help it, the wood is there so itll break eventually, shere as my full graphite board is 20 year old and has 0 cracks, but its been discontinued and banned from skate comps. So now it hangs on the wall, because when i went back to a regular deck i had to re kearn everything because the weight was way way more, but also sometimes you need the weight on the deck
make an electric longboard out of this
I'm willing to bet the flubber is nylon, It's pretty strong when it comes to blunt forces.
Yes
I have seen flubber in the skateboard is crazy and I’m only 10 minutes and 35 seconds in this is insane. I need to get me one of those.
dude, an UNCHIPABLE board is revolutionary
If I had to guess, the green band hardens when it has a force being applied to it and soft when press slower and not as firm
Wow that board is freakin awesome ! I WANT TO BUY IT !! !!!!
the edge is probably just fibreglass
Could be a non-neutonian material, which on impact is hard as a rock and under no pressure is soft, then compressed into something to keep it under that pressure, you can probably say this non-neutonian material densifies and is super resistant. I might be wrong, but that orange stuff they are using on ballistic vests with non-neutonian material are crazy resistant.
Could be
I like the hockey stick guess on the green trim, but my guess would be the same stuff that scooter wheels are made of?
use it as your normal skateboard for several months to get some real data on it. insane concentrated damaged is cool, but standard wear and tear is better
Engineered wood is would that is treated with a polymer to make it more durable. They do the same type thing to what is called stabilized wood.Used for knife scales. Top layer definitely looks carbon fiber.
The intro when Arran Kyro is introducing the board is so fricken funny at 0.25 speed. 😂
I need it since society is a mystery and I feel cautious about people
I'm guessing it's maybe a hard skate wheel material used around the edge?
That's insane 🤯😱. I doubt that the green rim could be made out of strong acrylic or fiber glass like they use for ice hockey boards on the outside of the rink.
Reason why I say ice hockey rink barrier boards because that has a strong & stable bounce whenever a player is knocked into the boards
Quality is everything in a new product 😁😁🏆🏆👍👍💪🎖️🎖️
I am 265lbs and still really skate, so regular wooden boards are almost useless for me because I break them sometimes instantly. I ride Powell Flight and Santa Cruz VX decks. I have never broken or even cracked them. So I can attest to the unbreakability. But the edges chip badly and razor tail faster than wooden decks. I would like to see how these hold up to real world skating.
You ever try the Santa Monica Airlines boards? Those things are supposed to be indestructible