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This was my second board after riding an old scrub '39 to death. First impressions out of the boxare that it looks good, usual flexifoil standard of quality, from the looks of things it could stand up to one heck of a beating. Of course i wasn't ready to board until I had planted my racekites.com sticker on the underside . Ride comfort: The flexifoil range of boards has a very uniqe bend to the deck shape which is supposed to counterbalance the pull of the kite, making the ride more comfortable, but all i found was that the bend meant you were almost always up on your toes which could get very uncomfortable. The bindings are just normal velcro like seen on most boards, they are fairly comfy, but one of mine tore after about 6 months of riding, again because i was on my toes so much. Ride quality: The board comes with channel trucks but no shocks with which you can set them for riding styles. No problem whatsoever with the trucks other than this, ther work fine (no as well as mbs matrix, but i dont have £110 to spend on new ones) they are a bit heavy, but i will get onto this in a sec. One other problem with the deck is that because it is so long it bottoms out in the middle often (although I am a meaty bloke) Weight: By no-one's standards a light board, weighs the best part of 10 kilosso if you are into jumping stay well clear of this. I could get jumps in with my '39 and nothing with this. But then again, this is marketed as a racing board, so really it is trivial. The board comes with regular diamond tread tyres which are fine, but i decided to get the same 10" tyres as fitted to nosno boards... WOW!! it goes over anything and you don't ever even feel it. Build quality: I've been riding this board for over a year and a half now, and it is still fine except for the binding tearing. The deck is still fine and in great condition, the trucks and hubs are still pristine. The left rubber grip tape is falling off, but whatever, who ever cared about that???? Overall a reasonable board, very heavy and long, but if you want a board for long runs go for it, although if yo uare serious you might want to get better, comfier bindings (i know i spelt it wrong) and bottom line it's flexifoil so i dont think it's gonna break for a while yet, but if you aren't sure whether or not to get this board i'd honestly consider getting a scrub instead... OVERALL : 2.5/5 btw im sick of long heavy boards now so i'm getting a lion canyon pro!!!!! By : 300678