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K-Rimes - KILL SWITCH

The Killswitch says it all. The brainchild of Kevin “K-Rimes” Reimer is finally out and ready to steal your time, your urethane, and your minds. With years of experience riding downhill and a sharp mind, Kevin has taken the time to think about each and every movement you make when riding downhill, and how a board could make those maneuvers easier through being positively “locked in”. Ergonomics were the name of the game when this board came to be and it stickhandled through the competition better than Gretzky ever could.

The locks on this board are several:

1: 3/8” Radial Drop Platform: subtle drops in the front and rear so as to cradle the life that it is stealing from regular monotonous board design.

2: K-Rimes’ own Pleasure Dome concave with a subtle feel that is enough to lock you in, but not enough to become bothersome on long bombs or pushes. The W concave also allows for butter toe-side pre-drifts and heel-side stand up checks by keeping your rear foot in place and in check.

1+2 = 3: Where the small drop morphs into the flat-topped Pleasure Dome concave, you place your foot in that “special spot” where the two lovers meet. You will find your foot and toes are dropped into an aggressive forward facing stance that is similar to that of a runner on a starting block. This allows for pushing bad’assery and major comfort when you’re out on the track.

4: Three-dimensional wood bending was used in this deck to give a full, cupped feeling for the front and rear toes. This allows the body to lean far away from the board while still maintaining full contact of the front foot. The rear foot will find a pocket specially designed for those who tuck, and tuck fast.

5: The “Drop-Lock”. When you stand on this deck your front foot will naturally position itself into the “Drop-Lock” where the toes sit beside the drop rather than behind it. This makes for a complete and total lock of the front foot for toe-side drifts.

Specs:
Length - 38"
Width - 10"
Wheelbase - 31/32"
Features:
Pleasure Dome Concave
3/8" Pleasure Pocket Drop

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Comment by Fitz on August 30, 2009 at 22:39
That spiel deserves a grammy award. After reading through all the buzz words and hype talk, I felt I'd been verbally raped by will anderson after an episode of the Gruen Transfer. Good looking board graphics and I do like how there's very little excess/unused board after the deckbolts.
Comment by Bozac on August 30, 2009 at 23:15
haha fitz, wait til you see those aera trucks and their "gangster-lean" then. the whole setup in the pic looks pretty badass though

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