Embossed channels run through the tail of the new Black Tip, featuring our new Durafusion laminate. This high density, impervious thermoplastic layer is fused to the bottom the board to enhance strength and durability, provide responsive rebound and extend deck life. Pressed into our new Hyperspoon mold design, it features a deeper spoon-shaped concave in the nose and a steeper tail so you feel fully locked into your stance. The winged rails and coarse deck pad give extra grip to your heel and toe, inciting you to drive even more power through your back foot. The black-tipped fin of this shark is the last thing you see as rows of teeth take a bite out of the pavement!
Specs:
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Length: 32 1/2"
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Width: 9 7/8"
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Wheelbase: 17 1/2"
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Nose: 4 1/2"
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Tail: 6 1/4"
Components :
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Truck Option: CX
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Truck Color Option: Raw
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Wheels: 69MM Concave Smoke 78A
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Bearings: Built-In
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Grip Tape: Deck Pad Grip
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Hardware: Stainless Steel
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Length: 32 1/2"
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Width: 9 7/8"
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Wheelbase: 17 1/2"
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Nose: 4 1/2"
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Tail: 6 1/4"
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HISTORY OF CARVER SKATEBOARDS
It all started one quiet summer in Venice, California in 1995. Greg Falk and Neil Carver had been surfing all winter, and were pumped to surf the warmer waters of the Breakwater during the long days of summer, but it was as flat as a puddle. Not even a longboard ripple to justify getting wet. So, like the many generations before them, they took to the streets with skateboards in search of hills to surf.
The historic neighborhoods of Venice and Santa Monica are a veritable skatepark of steep alleys and banks, and as they dropped in on those asphalt waves they were struck with how unlike surfing it was. Sure, they sort of got a surf-like experience, as much as standing on a board and banking turns can provide, but they really missed the snap and drive that a surfboard has, that crisp pivot you get at the tail that lets you really pump a wave for speed. Their skateboards felt stiff by comparison. They tried loosening the trucks even more but all they got was speed wobble, and the steepest hills became virtually unskateable.
And even with those loose trucks, the dynamic of the turn was still all rail-to-rail, symmetrical nose-to-tail. Picking up the nose to tic-tac at high speed down a steep incline was sketchy, so they were left only imagining the performance they wanted, unable to get that feel with any skateboard on the market.