FREESTYLE
Following a change in the PWA rules where judges now concentrate on the biggest, most radical moves, board design had to follow, allowing the rider instant pop off the water for pulling the most radical tricks possible.
Even top riders demand forgiving boards. A move might be radical but you still have to land it! That is the reason why we focus heavily on boards that are easy to sail all of the time and radical when you need them to be.
SHAPE
The all new Ergo Deck positions your heel lower than your forefoot offering more feeling and sensitivity underfoot. The rider can instantly transfer his whole body weight from one rail to the other. This also results into extra pop and carving abilities. The board just explodes into the air in any direction you want, making fast powerful high altitude freestyle so much easier and stylish.
 Speed is a very important factor in making moves look hot and radical as well as for creating new moves, that’s why we added a bit of rocker for better release and more speed throughout. The more speed a rider takes into a move the more powerful and impressive it looks, especially when you finish the move still planing. You just power right through it with ease...
A slightly narrower tail helps to carve the board more radically and helps for a smoother transfer of momentum into the maneuver. Aerial rotation in big moves has been made a lot easier as a result.
Acceleration and early planing is still one of the most important criteria. Therefore we flattened the mid section of the boards.
We adjusted the fin size, making them shorter in general, this makes sliding easier. The adjusted profiles still create enough lift for maximum early planing ability.
SUMMARY
Antxon Otaegui who won the 2008 European Freestyle Pro Tour and the last PWA event in Sylt on last year’s production boards had the following to say about them: “They are great, they plan as early as last year and the change on the deck makes them more alive for maneuvers, still being easy boards to ride. They rock!
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