The summer issue of french magazine Desillusion talks about Freebord. Lucas Bennachio (pro snowboarder) reviews the board, says how much he loves the ride and how close to snowboarding it feels. Extract of the interview, translated from french :
When you just tried the board, what was your first feeling ?
5/10 first minutes were weird, but once i got over it, it was great. I loved it. It’s the same feeling as snow, but on pavement….
We often make a comparison freebord/snowboard. What do you think Freebord can bring you ?
You can ride when there’s no snow, you just gotta find a hill… So you can easily snowboard all year
So a love story is about to start. Are you going to start freebording it seriously ?
Yeah totally, i’m going to freebord the whole summer. For the people reading, please honk before the turns when you drive up the 2 alpes! (luccios’ local resort)
Uh oh. Even MORE support from pro snowboarders. How can every snowboarder in the world not freebord??? It’s ludicrous!!
Uh oh. Even MORE support from pro snowboarders. How can every snowboarder in the world not freebord??? It’s ludicrous!!
freebord needs more tv commercials in the USA. the stupid wave board didnt blow up with popularity in a magazine.
pshh, freebord IS blowing up. soooooo many new riders its insane, and awesome! its just not spread to the walmart croud yet (THANK GOD)
shit man, sounds like its going crazy over there in Europe!
if you ask someone what a wave board is they know, if you ask someone what a freebord is they have no idea. i do think its blowing up, but it will take several years at this pace.