A SERIES FOR A RIDER THAT WANTS THE MOST IN SIDE TO SIDE FLEX.
We took the general design aspects of our popular Top Notch Pro series and added a first in cable boards – a spine. Typically, we will put vertical wood in specific pockets for strength, then have horizontal wood in other areas for added feel and more exaggerated presses. We developed a new spine where the strength runs the way a stringer does on a surfer, from tip to tail, then leaves most of the outer surface area with a much softer horizontal wood. With the Atmos you have a pivot point running the length of the board, not just in certain pockets, allowing most of the board to comply from side to side. A construction that will melt on rails in a way you have never experienced with more side-to-side adaptability. Bigger ollies, easier transfers, and our most conforming lateral flex – the Atmos.
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HOW MUCH DOES IT FLEX?
Some boards are more adaptive on the water and features with a softer flex pattern. Others feel more secure and stable but aren’t as adaptive on rails.
WHERE DOES IT FLEX?
Where the board flexes is personal preference that will come overtime. Most of our cable boards have a leverage point where a certain part of the board compresses until the fulcrum kicks in with snap back. The most common 4 flex patterns are…
VARIABLE FLEX
Made with vertical Paulownia stringers running tip to tail, the core tapers from the middle of the board to the ends, creating a variable flex that increases the yield in a press.
SPRINGBOX 2
In the tip/tail of the board, we have varying depths that will allow the board to bend easier and with more exaggeration. With Springbox those high points are made from extruded rods that give a rider more spring out of their press.
SPINE/TORSIONAL FLEX
Over several seasons we developed different styles of stringers acting as a spine for the board. Riders are looking for the energy to transfer from the tail and drive through the tip. They also want a board that will conform and adapt from side to side without sacrificing durability.
ALL OVER FLEX
For the rider that wants the whole board to bend - creating the most surface area on a rail - and knows the board won’t have a rigid fulcrum point that will help with the snap back.