RollsRolls Woody and Subsonic Cobra

pavedwave · RollsRolls Woody and Subsonic Cobra

They've learned a few things over the years at rollsrolls. I'm sure that rider input was pretty unanimous -- the carbon rollsrolls has great qualities, being lightweight and waterproof, but the downside is a metallic, stiff ride, that over the seriously long haul can take a toll on the feet and body.

I will always hang onto my CF rolls, as long as I live in the Pacific NorthWET, but this board does look smooth...

An interesting parallel is Subsonic's Cobra deck. The Portland Pusher series of races, organized by Josh Burt, was the main impetus for Scott designing this deck. These races go on rain or shine, and promptly. Josh gives no leeway for kids waking up late and groggily marching up to the start line. At 9 a.m., the race is ON, and usually the first hill will wakes you up real fast.

This board was actually out on the market before the Rolls Woody, though I think the final shaping is still in evolution. This one is still on the "Futures" section of subsonicskateboards.com.

edp_swakakin

I know I said I would never push in the rain again but that new RollsRolls looks pretty sweet...

A.G.

can you slide with it?

pavedwave

i have, but not intentionally Shocked

gboom

JP, have your feet gotten a hold of one of the woodies? Did I see right that it looked like a vlam in an ealier photo...I can't tell from the above photo?

pavedwave

I haven't tried one out yet, though I've read some review that the vibration dampening is far better (go figure)

Didn't notice whether an earlier one might be v-lam, but it does seem like their shape has become a little less "dropped" than the first proto pic (which I can't find anymore...) in fact they look a bit more like the subsonic now Exclamation

A.G.

That is a nice looking board. Cobra!!! It's like you don't want to race that person he or she has a.... CobrAAA!

Winnersh

I'm trying to get my hands on a loaner for the upcomming Ultraskate.

I'm lucky enough to have ridden this board. The stereotypical view of German engineering rings true here.

Alec

Winnersh

Winnersh

I managed to get a Woody! (Sorry. Cheap joke)

http://www.skatefurther.com/2008/rollsrolls-woody-by-keith-oleary

pavedwave

Cool, I've been curious about the Woody. Looks nice.

These are the Subsonic CENTURY boards that basically took over Greenlake at the last Ultraskate.

Sheldon was both pushing and pumping his with ease. There were some slightly different angles between the decks and Scott was taking in all kinds of feedback and impressions from peeps. Everyone was diggin' the vibe.

Scott effing rocks -- he's been working on distance board designs since 2001, and not long after that, Josh Burt started the first of ten "Portland Pusher" distance races which just ended this year -- you see a lot of Subsonic and Eastside Longboards in those events!! Portland is truly a skater's city and a ton of guys have skated his boards into the ground, to help work out kinks in design.

Bullwings

I just got mine Century in. I got the 2.25 inch drop.

I'm still working on dialing everything in - proper wedging, ride high (risers), bushings, and which trucks to use.

First impressions. Awesome board. It's a lot of fun. It's not as easy to pump as the Pulse (you lose some leverage due to the drop), but the drop is really nice for locking your feet in - like a built in toe stop. Pushing and foot breaking is awesome since you're so low to the ground. My setup has a very surfy feel to it.

I'm still working things out, but in hindsight, i'm thinking the 1.5 inch drop is the more practical of the two. Unless it's a dedicated push board or downhill board, 2.25 inch drop is just a bit excessive. Added to that, it also makes foot placement a bit more difficult if you're taller and have a wider stance - it's perfect for me though at 5'9". I can really just put my feet on top of the drop angled part of the board and really craddle it. I'm probably going to riser mine up a little bit more to get more leverage - that'll probabaly make it more like the 1.5 inch drop.

As far as ride height for the board. I'm looking at around 2.5 +/- 0.25 inches of ground clearance at the lowest point of the board. My Pulse 40 by comparison was more like 5 +/- 0.25 inches at the lowest point.

As far as stability goes, i'm not too sure yet. It feels nice so far, but I haven't tested the limits. If anything, i'm pretty sure that trucks will play more into the stability than the board itself (at least when comparing the Pulse and Century). There might be the issue of that pendulum rocker effect, but i'm not so sure yet.

Anyway, I'm still working out the setup and dialing things in. I'll provide an update later.

pavedwave

it's great to hear your impressions. it's also a cool thing that scott's going to offer these in different heights. wanna see your pix! Very Happy