Flare as a freeride
 

Hi Folks
Can i get some feedback on using a flare as a freeriding board please. I currently have 80lts pureacid and want to change my other two JPs to *board. They are a xcite ride 95 and 106 supercross. I'd like to have only one board so thinking of a 99 flare. We get great backside swell riding here so will the flare be turnie enough? Wanting to get more into tricks so its best for that but I don"t want to sacrafice the playing on the swells. Also think it will plan earlier than the 95 so that would get rid of the 106 which I hardly use because of the locked in feel. Will the 09 be better for this or a 08 is acceptible too. Friends have JP Freestyles and reccomend these but I'd like to get a *board if it will work
Thanks heaps
Geoffnz

Hi

personally i have used the Flare, the S-type, Kombat and Evos in 90 liters and more...

I think the Flare is a great freestyle board. The Evo a great wavesailing board.

but if you are looking for a freeride board and you plan to go waveriding backside. Still want some speed and also do some freestyle tricks, then go to the Kombat, its a very nice board and I think would work better for what you are looking for.

Its a nice board for tricks, easy for backside riding and good for freeriding. Its a one for all board and durable.

best luck!
Ricardo Guglielmino
Starboard team

I agree with Ricardo. I Kombat will be MUC better for backside riding and can still do som nice freestyle.

thanx
how will the new Kode rate then, is it more turnie than the Kombat.
geoffnz