PRO MODEL - JAIME O’BRIEN
Jamie O’Brien’s idea of fun would be terrifying for most of us, but growing up in front of Pipeline must have conditioned him from an early age, because he joyously puts himself in some of the burliest conditions imaginable. His wave riding skills have earned him an impressive collection of titles and recognition as an elite pro, but it’s his fun-loving antics that have endeared him to fans around the world.
His embrace of alternative surf craft is legend, an innovator of fun on everything from soft tops to inflatables. And in his garage, propped handily by the door, you will find his Carver. So as with everything Jamie does, joining the Carver team came from an authentic connection to our boards and how they ride. It’s an alliance that shares the mission to spread the stoke, to go big and to have fun. His pro model boards, like his personality, are full of color and energy, and geared for performance.
33.5" J.O.B. PINK TIGER:
We wanted to make a bigger board for Jamie that could rise to the challenge of his wild exploits, so the pink tiger has a full nose kick for that locked-in feeling, and wider stance for fast carving and transition riding.
Specs:
- Length: 33.5"
- Width: 10 1/4"
- Wheelbase: 17.5"
- Nose: 5 1/4"
- Tail: 6 1/2"
Components :
- Truck Option: CX
- Truck Color Option: Raw Only
- Wheels: 69MM Smoke Concave
- Bearings: Built-In
- Grip Tape: Deck Pad
- Hardware: Stainless Steel
- Length: 33.5"
- Width: 10 1/4"
- Wheelbase: 17.5"
- Nose: 5 1/4"
- Tail: 6 1/2"
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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.