Triple Base Technology How it Works
Triple Base Technology Advantages
Triple Base Technology Dynamics
a). TRIPLE BASE NOSE
The Triple Base starts in the binding area where the board is flat, and increases progressively towards the nose. Lifted edges mean more edge grip when you need it and less catchy edges when you don't want it! Other technologies might claim this, but no one has a Triple Base starting under the bindings, and therefore nothing will work as good as Triple Base. Gradually lifting the edges towards the widest point of the board offers a world of benefits: Less edge catch, better float in powder, more forgiveness in landings, smoother turn initiation, less chatter in turns. Because the increase is gradual and each of the 3 different base areas are straight and not rounded, you can still stone grind this area of the board.
b). TIP TO TAIL CAMBER
Lately a lot of bold claims have been made about reversed camber. Sure it can be fun, but we don't agree on this being a good solution for most conditions. Boards need Camber because it allows you to control the radius of your turns with great precision both for big and small turns. Camber helps a lot when you want to have that snappy edge to edge. And last but certainly not least, Camber helps you cushion landings on big airs - it gives you more support. If you want to have a more fun board that still rides well in all terrain, you better look for more advanced features than reversed camber.
When you land with the board flat, our lifted edges at the widest parts (nose and tail) bring the control to the centre of the board between your legs right where it's easy to control. You may ask: Why not have Triple Base all the way? Because you want some edge control going straight, and therefore we let the almost parallel parts of the steel edges between the bindings touch the snow when you flatten the board. Triple Base also in the middle would mean a board that would be without edge contact when you flatten it.
c). CONCAVE TAIL
Of course the benefits of the Triple Base towards the nose go for the triple base towards the tail. Therefore, on all our twins and freestyle boards the Triple Base shape towards nose and tail are the same. Our freeride shape have a tapered tail and a longer triple base section towards the nose. Because of the lifted edges, TBT boards are so easy to switch around. The Triple Base shape in combination with the specially adapted TBT torsion patterns gives Triple Base boards their amazing pop. Our snowboards pop like skateboards on fresh concrete.
Triple Base Technology Maintenance
Triple Base Technology Shape
1. centre base is flat
2. gradual uplift from binding to widest point of the nose and tail
3. maximum uplift on widest point of the nose and tail
Triple Base Technology Flavors
The TBT concave shape is made up out of 3 flat surfaces. The angle of tbt 'sidebases' starts under your bindings and increases gradually towards the nose and the tail.
With TBT your board is flat where it needs to be flat and have Triple Base where it enhances the performance.
The TWIN TBT base shape has a wider flat part in the middle and its especially designed for riding park and rails.
This is the most all-round Triple Base shape that will improve your riding in any kind of terrain. With all the advantages of Triple Base Technology, the FREESTYLE TBT base shape is especially optimized for freestyle with fast and easy edge to edge
The FREERIDE TBT base shape has the flat part extended further back, with complimentary setback for the kind of riding where you work that back leg. We also put more uplift in the nose than in the tail to enhance floating on powder and deep, hard turns...
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Triple Base Technology Advantages
A TBT Board is more versatile then a conventional flat board. You can ride a stiffer board and still have more forgiveness. You can ride longer boards with greater ease or ride shorter than on your old flat board and still have full control. You can even ride a wider board than you are used to and it will still feel narrow. TBT combines the best of both worlds, enabling you to ride all terrains with just one stick.
On a conventional flat board you will loose a lot of speed in transitions when going from vertical to horizontal since a conventional board tends to dig more aggressively into the wall. Because of the lifted edges a Triple Base board will dig less into the transition, offering a smoother and faster line to the vert. In the pipe, more speed up the wall means more air above the coping. With Triple Base boards you will discover it's easier to go bigger in the pipe...
As the powder is getting tracked you will need to traverse more and more. With TBT you will always get to the next stash first. Lifted edges on the widest part of your board will make traversing so much more relaxed. On top of that Switching around from toe- to heel side traverse is so much easier with TBT.
When going straight, you will only have active edge where you want it - between your feet. This is due to the lifted edges at the nose and tail. Less edge when going straight means less edge catching and less scorpions. Remember that only tilting the board 3 degrees gives you full edge contact when needed.
On a conventional snowboard a slightly under rotated jump will often result in an out-of-control landing, or worse, a crash. Triple Base Technology gives you a lot more forgiveness in landings. Triple Base boards tend to go straight after landing even if you are a bit off balance or under rotated because the edges are less likely to dig in. The first thing to touch the snow is your base and not your tip or tail edge!
When put under pressure in a tight turn a conventional board will always want to snap back to its original flat shape. A Triple Base board is already pre-shaped for turning and therefore offers a smoother turn.
Less unnecessary active edge means less drag and more speed. On top of that less edge catch creates more confidence resulting in even more speed. Now there is no reason why you shouldn't win every race back to the lodge...
Enhanced dynamics gives more speed and better control onto kickers even when they have lots of tracks in the run-in and take off. The forgiveness of Triple Base Technology combined with the responsiveness of normal camber provides smoother landings.
When you go straight you don't need as much effective edge as in a turn. In fact, it's better to have less effective edge. A conventional board will always have the tendency to dig down in the snow at its widest points. This causes you to alternate between heelside and toeside pressure to remain in control when straight lining. With a Triple Base board all you do is point straight down and relax. Because the edges are lifted at the widest points of the board you hardly need to compensate for any sudden edge catching.
Because a Triple Base board is pre-shaped at the wider parts of the board it will cause less 'ploughing' than a conventional flat board, which tends to dig too deep at its widest points.
Without super aggressive edges at the wider points of your board it's so easy to hit those butters.
The lifted base towards nose and tail give you more uplift in deep pow and make you sink in less than on a 'flat' board. Now you can keep riding your freestyle board when it starts snowing. Or switch to TBT freeride base and feel what it is like to ride powder with even less back leg burn.
Because the Triple Base has lifted edges over the entire tip and tail section the board will not dig in as deep as a 'flat' board. This released pressure on the widest points of the board results in less vibrations and the steel edge always keeps full contact with the snow resulting in better edge grip. The icier the conditions, the better this board will perform compared to conventional 'flat' boards.
Boards with camber have more pop than boards without camber but when you ad TBT to the mix it gets really explosive. Because of TBT's concave tail and nose shape your board comes preloaded with extra pop. So when you are loading up your tail all the forces go to the centre of your tail section where they will seriously pop you out. It's like snapping an ollie of fresh concrete.
From a flat position a TBT-board is at first tilted against the width at the waist only, making it easier to initiate a carve. It has the feel of a more narrow board. From one turn to another, the strong edge grip fades out and builds up again. Together with greatly reduced tendency for edge catch in the flat position these factors make edge-to-edge transitions way smoother.