Dave Lynam Riding for Revel8

Dave Lynam, formerly riding for the now defunct Loken Skiboards is now riding for Revel8 Skiboards. Dave has actually been using Revel8 skiboards since the beginning of the season, his skiboards of choice were the Revolt Cities until recently, when he picked up his older brother Adam Lynam’s limted edition pro boards. Dave also rocks a pair of Spruce 120’s which he won at the Wachussets Triple Challenge a few years ago.

I’m really excited to be riding for what I think to be one of (if not) the best quality companies in the world. I wouldn’t be riding for anyone unless I was sure about the product and the company. In this case, I’m working with the best people for the job. - Dave

 

Borja Practicing for Euro Cup

Revel8 and Spruce rider Borja Fernandez tearing up the park jsut a few horus before his flight to Romania for the Euro Cup / Romanian Open.

Mark Carraro Interview

Mark Carraro rides for Revel8 and is going to be representing the USA in Romania in just a few days. An up and comer on the skiboarding scene, Mark is one of the most dedicated individuals in skiboarding. I had time to talk to Mark about what’s going on with him and the sport at the moment, and Revel8 provided us with the still shots.

SBM: So, we just got back from the Enurshia Jay Jam at Jay Peak not too long ago. This is the second time you make the trip up, what keeps you going back there?
MC: The whole thing about Jay Peak is it’s not anywhere else. I like Jay Peak for what it doesn’t have; long lift lines, icy trails. Jay Peak is the place to go to find yourself. We were knee deep in powder in the middle of the woods, and we just stopped, and didn’t hear a sound, no snow guns, snowmobiles, charlifts, nothing. I haven’t experienced that anywhere else.

Definatly, Jay Peak is the East Coast place to be. I saw you where riding Spruce Risers, I think you’re the only sponsored rider using them, what made you make the switch to releasables?
I had a bit of a knee tweak coming off a rail into a rut a couple weeks back, and it really made me think about what could have happened if i really hurt myself. I’ve had my share of injuries in rolling and skiboarding. Not interested in any more. Also, I was drawn to the hands-free entry and exit, and the peace of mind to ride any size board without worrying if it was beyond my reccomended length for my height. I was really impressed with Jeff’s craftsmanship and attention to detail, I had no unintended releases after adjusting the DIN to the proper settings. I’ve hit rails with them, wall rides, tree bonks, everything. I’ve found they’ve only released when I was going to fall anyway. also the weight really isn’t an issue once you’re on them riding. But most of all, hands free entry and exit, and using a (heavily modified by myself) brake system, I said goodbye to leashes once and for all.

You leaving for Romania soon, going to the Euro Cup / Romanian Open, of all the different contests from racing to rail, big air, slopestyle, what are you most excited for are you going to focus on just one or are you really going to try to get it all?
I’m mainly going to Romania to represent the United States and team Revel8. Rails and big air are probably where I have the most experience, but I’m going to put 115% into every event. I’ve been talking with the Revel8 riders, and I feel as though collectively, we are doing to throw down some serious hammers.

So tell us abit about how you got started with the whole sport and how you came to be on the Revel8 team.
I actually started on something awful known as, “sled dogs”, which essentially were ski boots with skis on the bottom of them. Really wretched things. So somehow I got onto some older Line skiboards. I was looking online for some new ones and came across SkiboardsOnline.com; I joined the forum, and my first event was the Wachusett Triple Challenge. I had never tried rail sliding before this event. All the pros made it look easy, so I had to try it. One of the other SBOL events i went to was the Bellayre Rail Jam. After that event, Greco asked me to join the Revel8 team. I was ecstatic about it. I met up with Branden Harding and we rode Ski Butternut almost every week together. He got me to try alot of things I wouldn’t have ordinarily tried, and I’m 10x better now then I was then. All I can say to new riders is, find a friend to ride with, even if you have to drive farther to ride with them.

You really represent for Revel8 and even Enurshia, what do you think companies and skiboarders need to do to keep our industry moving along and growing?
Riders really need to commit to buying and wearing the products. As most of us realize, skiboarding is not a sport about money. Everyone that makes a skiboarding product is making it out of their love for the sport. A lot of riders ask for shirts, hats, and gear. And these companies pull money out of their own pockets to try to meet these needs, and then the riders don’t purchase the products. This makes the core companies less anxious to design further products, if they still have last years products to sell. buy some hats and shirts guys.

So have a good trip, have fun, don’t break a leg, anything else you want to mention, shoutouts ect now is the time!
I think theres far too many shoutouts to mention here, stay safe and have fun out there guys!

Revel8 KTP Tested

Probably one of the most innovative products for the 0809 season the Revel8 KTP skiboards are the first Kirk Thompson signature skiboards, feature extra wide tips and waist and have six inserts to give the possibility of setting back bindings by 4 cm.

At first I thought these where really too wide for groomed runs before I even tried them (15.5cm at the tips and 12.5 at the waist.) Although they do take more effort than mid-wide or narrow skiboards to get up on edge and turn, they do pretty well on flat groomed snow. The extra width makes them a little stiffer from tip to tip, but it doesn’t catch ice as well as narrower skiboards.

These mid-length skiboards are stable as hell when going big. For drops and big air they lock like bolts. High speed carving, if you don’t mind the extra effort is pretty stable as well. The tight 5.2 meter turning radius feels just about right for these boards, giving you a little extra push for those tight turns and compliments the extra width.

For butters and presses the width and Revel8 blunt tips makes them super stable as well as for rail slides, but again the width has a bit of a downside were you gotta put more effort to throw these skiboards around.

Now where these boards really shine and give a whole new riding experience is in the powder and soft snow. The width gives you the float of longer 110+ cm skiboards in a smaller mid-size 101 cm ride.

The set back feature. In my opinion, the most innovative feature on any skiboard made up until now. They have the industry standard 4×4 insert pattern, with an extra 2 more inserts behind them. This means that you can set back any binding by 4 cm with ease! This provides just a perfect amount of tail pressure to pop your front tips out of the soft snow, without much effort. I’d love to see this feature on more skiboards. Set back of course give performance boost in soft snow, but on the rest of the mountain, from groomed to park, center mount is much better.

I would definatly recommend these skiboards to rider who are going to be going big in the terrain park, and riding a lot of soft snow, maybe 40% of the time or more. Or if you’re looking for soft snow shredders to add to your collection these are definatly a good choice.

Revel8 Limited Edition ALP

These are Revel8 Pro Adam Lynam’s signature Limited Edition skiboards. Same dimensions as last year’s 110 cm long, 14.5 cm wide at the tips, 11 cm under the boot with a 6.5 meter turning radius.

These limited edition feature new graphic concocted by Dave Cox. The ALPs originally had their debut last season, for the beginning of the 0809 season the graphics remained unchange, until now.

Borja Fernandez riding for Revel8

Pro inline skater Borja Fernandez is listed as a pro rider for Revel8 on the WSA’s Euro Cup / Romanian Open participants list.

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More Revel8 Hats

Revel8 has released some Caps and a few more beanies.

Get them at SBOL.

Revel8 BWP Review

Ben Wannamaker’s second signature board from Revel8, put to the test!

Fourth day on the BWPs for me, and they are beautiful. Graphics wise they are a true piece of art, stunning, complex, fun, thoughtful and unique, and reflect the man himself. The graphics are crisp and sharp as opposed to last years models which were slightly pixelated.

This review could be entirely based on the graphics themselves but let’s move on to how they ride! I usually prefer to ride short boards around 90cm long but this year I decided to go a little longer to test out other boards.

Turning radius wise these boards are tight. With a 4.9 meter turning radius they are perhaps a little too tight for some. Land these boards a little on edges and you’re going to be twirling around. If you are into big air or high speed carving, you might want to look for something with a bit of a wider turning radius.

On the plus side the tight radius worked great in the trees, and wonders for those butters and jibs. Soft snow floatation was pretty good for someone like myself at 150 pounds. With a width at 14 cm, they are on the narrower side for Revel8, but still wide skiboard wise.

Revel8’s inovative “blunt” tips continue to shine on these boards, making them increasingly stable on edge, and on those tail/nose presses. The BWPs feel and look like the big brothers of the Tanshos, which had really steep tips, these are more mellow, and create less drag in the snow on edge.

General high speed riding is good. As mentioned before the turning radius is a little sharp for high speed carves. They are quick edge to edge, easy to turn, medium flexing skiboards. At 98 cm, someone looking for mid-sized sticks that can handle medium powder, trees and creativity on the slopes/terrain park will love these boards.

SBOL Meet @ Mountain Creek

Thanks Branden.

TeamSBOL @ Mountain Creek Dec. 26 & 27

No contests, no hassles, just old and new friends getting together to share our love for skiboarding. Come one, come all. We’ll meet up at MC the morning of the 26th and ride for two days straight, stopping to sleep at the Days Inn - McAfee, NJ (make your reservations now).

The Meet Up will be sponsored by Revel8, Enurshia, Spruce and SBOL with swag being handed out randomly throughout the two days based on who impresses the secret santas the most.

Expect to meet and ride with the likes of Kirk Thompson, Ethan Mitchell, Matt Hein, Mike Ponessa, Dave Lynam, Mark Carraro, Branden Harding, Ron Buckner and many more…

Check the SBOL forums for more info