We feel very confident releasing the new range to market. We did have issues during the development and we took the time to modify these, changing materials lay-up techniques and even new moulds until we finally got something where all of our team riders could ride and come back to us to say that they haven’t been able to break it. We know from seeing broken Carbon parts on the beach from reputable brands that this is a common problem in the industry, so we wanted to make sure that our first Carbon range would not have these issues. Our dealers know this as they have been waiting a while for this new equipment, but the reality is it’s not so easy to make something that is light, stiff, but able to cope with the very heavy landings we are seeing today with the freestyle moves. I’m not going to lie - it actually has taken us almost 2 years. That seems to be a key issue, there are many products out there that almost have limitations with that kind of usability, how much work did It take to get this product to be as durable as you wanted?

The team riders have been loving it, jumping on it all day long and it’s proven to be bombproof. I’m super stoked the wing system is working very well and I believe we have the stiffest masts out there. I think it’s important to pass on the message that it’s not just a profile we picked up, we had a lot of prototypes where we were comparing wings and going over the advantages and disadvantages of each of them against each other, then testing it in real life to make sure it was performing as we wanted it to. It was up to us to find the combination we wanted, where we had the strength in torsion, in bending and we had the weight we were looking for. Each of the designs had areas in which they excelled and areas of compromise. They were the ones running all the calculations for us, more than 20 different profiles on a big spreadsheet. It wasn’t just me, it was the design company we have been working with Ixent.

That ’s some significant weight savings! Jerome, talk us through the shapes, how have you been able to achieve those numbers with your side of the design and development?

We don't offer Fanatic Wings, but we're in close collaboration with our partner brand Duotone.

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