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WhipTide Dual Deck Caster Carve Board, Black

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this is the board to buy if you value the following:

Ease of learning (better balancing, ease to kick off and get started)

Smoother ride - extra wheels gives it a smoother feel to the surface, especially on a blacktop surface - think like inline skates...

Easier to propel (use of your body motion) as a result of having more flaxibility in the torso part of the board and having 2 additional caster wheels

Easier ability to turn - flexible torso between the boards permits a bend vs. the fixed torsos from the other boards

It looks more difficult but is easier, goes faster and is more comfortable to ride. I am 44 and use this while my son rides a Wave. he prefers that board...I think because the other kids have those and he likes the color! At my age I go for the better product!

In our famiy, we own several traditional skateboards, a Flowboard and two Wave StreetSurfing boards. We just bought the WhipTide and overall it is the best of the bunch. Its four in-line wheels give it a smoother and more stable ride than the Wave, though the Wave is a bit more responsive and slightly better for tight 360's and jumps. The Whiptide is better going uphill and faster over moast types of surfaces. It's our preferred board for long rides.

The Whiptide is an unbelievable piece of machinery that can't go unnoticed! I can't ride more than two feet without someone stopping me to ask to try it out. I have a ripstick as well, but after purchasing this dual deck ultimate flex board I feel like just giving away my ripstick! I was an avid gym goer before I bought the whiptide but now I find myself getting an amazing cardio work out after just an hour on this board. And it's such a blast just to whip up and down the street. Going to class has actually become something I sort of look forward to... sort of! I can't explain enough how much I love this board and all it has to offer!

If you're considering one... stop... just get it, you wont regret it!!

Guys and Gals,
I am 43 and I love this for fun exercise.
Great core workout.
Bought a Waveboard for my daughter. Saw this one on Amazon and bought it because of the other recommendations. I am usually a little skeptical unless I see a dozen reviews or more, but went with it. This is for real!
Very fun, very stable. My daughter wont use her own anymore. My wife jumped right on and did great!

Buy it. If you don't like it, I will give you all of your money back...(not really)

This is a description of most types of boards based on the experiences of my son (15), my daughter (9), and me (48):

Skateboards - Fun for jumping tricks (grinds, board flips, etc.). Casterboards are more maneuverable and fun than skateboards on a street, but less fun at skateparks. Soularc Skateboards have one curved deck on top of another for a springy carving feel. Flowboards have 7 wheels in a semicircle in front and 7 wheels in a semicircle in back for a snowboard feel. Sole Skates are small, three-wheeled skateboards. Longboards are longer and wider skateboards.

RipStiks - Like skateboards but with two small decks connected by a crossbar, and two inline casterwheels which swivel 360 degrees. Seems safer than skateboards because RipStiks don't easily shoot out from under you (they just flop onto their sides). The wheels might show some wear fairly quickly, but even with flattened wheels they're way more fun than skateboards for zipping around on the street. We're able to take apart our RipStik casters and clean them, but not our Wave Board casters, giving RipStiks an advantage over Waves. RipStik Gs have metal crossbars for doing grinds. RipStik Airs are molded into a single piece of plastic, and feel stiffer than RipStiks. Ripsters are smaller to fit younger kids.

Wave Boards - Like RipStiks, but with shorter crossbars. Makes more of a "clatter" noise than our RipStik. Wave Ripples are smaller to fit younger kids. ExBoards, X-Boards, EssBoards, VigorBoards, Cudas, Freeriders, and eXtreme boards are similar to RipStiks/Waves.

WhipTides - Like RipStiks, but with four inline casterwheels. The crossbar bends up-down and side-to-side, unlike RipStiks. Can do tighter turns and slaloms than RipStiks. Can't do jumps or lift one wheel off of the ground. There's a slight "wiggle" motion as you go faster. I'm more aggressive on RipStiks since they don't wiggle, but my daughter prefers the wiggle because it helps her get moving. Shred Sleds and Alive Boards are similar to WhipTides. Hurricane Boards and Cycle Force Swingboards appear to be WhipTides with only two inline casterwheels.

Xgliders (Xliders) - Have two separate (unattached) casterboard decks, so they're a bit tricky to learn and easy to lose your balance or do the splits. Can do different tricks and tighter turns and slaloms than RipStiks/Waves/WhipTides. You can't just step on and go, like with RipStiks. Instead, you place the two decks onto the ground, carefully step on one at a time, then go. RipSkates are like Xgliders, but with a removable crossbar. I made a RipSkate clone by bolting a crossbar between our Xglider decks, and it's very fun because it allows you to do tight turns (even better than a WhipTide) without the danger of your feet going in different directions. RipSkates provide two different riding experiences for the price of one. Freeline Skates are similar to Xgliders, but the wheels don't spin 360 degrees. OrbitWheels have separate decks as well, but your feet are *inside* the wheels.

PowerWings - Have safer features than RipStiks (two casterwheels in back plus a wheel in front for stability, and handlebars with brakes). You face forward and move your hips side-to-side, but on casterboards you face sideways and use a twisting movement with your hips. It's easy to lean too far back and flip over, but with practice this allows doing wheelies. Some PowerWings have safety bars at the back to prevent flipping over. Rip Rider 360s are similar, but they have a big plastic wheel in front with pedals, and kids ride them sitting down. Trikkes and "Slider The Unscooter" are also three-wheeled, but with unique methods of propulsion.

Bladeboards - Like RipStiks, but the casters are designed differently. We cleaned and lubricated the casters, and put in new bearings, but it still feels sluggish and noisy compared to RipStiks. Bladeboards don't appear to be sold anymore.

PumpRockrs - Skateboards with one casterwheel in front. Can't make tight turns like casterboards can. T-Boards are skateboards with two casterwheels, but don't appear to be as maneuverable as RipStiks. OBoards appear to be PumpRockrs.

TimberWolf XtreeMs - Similar to RipStiks, but the casters are designed differently. My kids and I are experienced riders, but we felt cautious at first because the TimberWolf is quite a bit faster and more maneuverable than RipStiks/Waves/WhipTides. The casters can go forward or backward, so you can swap ends as you ride, and do 360s. RollerSurfers have different casters, but they also allow you to swap ends and do 360s.

Streetboards - Like skateboards, but the decks are in three sections. Your feet rotate the outer sections to propel the board, and you can strap into bindings on the footplates (optional). Good for jumping tricks (grinds, etc.), but not as maneuverable and fun as casterboards on the street. Snakeboards are shorter versions of Streetboards. It took us several days to figure out how to ride our Snakeboard because the movement is different than with casterboards. Our RipSkate clone is everything that I had hoped the Snakeboard would be. Alterskates had a similar rotating mechanism to propel the board, but no-one at their website responds to emails. LandSharks are kneeboards which you propel similar to Streetboards (using a handlebar).

Bottom line:
We own a skateboard, RipStik, Wave, WhipTide, Xglider, RipSkate clone, Bladeboard, TimberWolf, and Snakeboard, and we've ridden a RipStik G, RipStik Air, PowerWing, PumpRockr, Flowboard, and LandShark. Our favorite boards are: RipSkate, TimberWolf, WhipTide, RipStik, and Wave (in that order). To do carving/twisting/turning/spinning around the street, casterboards are best. To do jumping tricks, skateboards and Streetboards are best. At skateparks, skateboards are best.

About the wheels:
We replaced our worn-down RipStik wheels with two good wheels from our Xglider, and put the flattened RipStik wheels onto our Xglider. Strangely, we didn't notice much of a difference in the feel of the RipStik or the Xglider. After 20 minutes, the rear wheel on the RipStik had worn down a bit, but RipStiks/Waves are fun even when the wheels are flattened (until it becomes excessive). The wheels on our other boards don't seem to wear down very quickly.

For some videos of my kids and me playing a casterboard game that we invented, search for "Caster Soccer" at YouTube. Another fun game is playing "tag" on casterboards. We wear protective gear when trying new boards or tricks. Skate safely!

Less then a year ago I got Ripstick for myself (I'm 32) and for my son (he's 10). We both like it very much and have constant debates who's going to ride it.
A week ago we got Whiptide. As was expected it rides smoother, makes sharper turns, looks more sophisticated (especially black, which I got) and built better then Ripstick.
On the other hand it doesn't go faster then Ripstick (nor slower), you can not lift nose to go over cracks or on the sidewalk. For that reason you can not simply ride it from parking to home or to the store (I live in Brooklyn). It is big minus.
So, I'm going to stick with Ripstick in my car. But in the park my son and I are going to ride together Ripstick and Whiptide.
If I had to choose between them now, I would choose Ripstick to buy, it is more practical for me and there are more tricks you can do on it.
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It has been 2 month since I got whiptide. My son liked it a lot. Unfortunately wheels stopped turning. Not a big deal, I ordered new bearings. I replaced them on for three wheels, but couldn't take off fourth and tie third. For unknown logical reason or lack of it bolt is made on one side only and on the other side whiptide has dome shaped nut that you can't hold to. I hope to resolve it over the phone tomorrow.

This is a great product in my opinion. It feels very sturdy and isn't made out of the cheap parts that the ripstick is made out of. I have a ripstick and know many people who have waveboards and this is by far the most fun. It has the best control out of all of them and is the easiest to learn. If you are use to the ripstick or waveboard it may ne a little weird at first because of the flexible center, but once you get used to it you can make turns not possible on either ripstick or waveboard. Though I don't think it is quite as fast as the ripstick or waveboard, it has the smoothest ride and can go the furthest on a single push. The 4 wheels really do help the smoothness and control a lot. I am very glad I got this board.

And if you don't think its strong look at this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yl89N8j5XB8

Bought this for my son's 11th birthday. All his friends had ripsticks and he wanted something a little different. We stumbled onto the whiptide and he LOVES this thing. He rides it every day.My only con is that it is flexible enought that he rides through in the house and makes his poor mother crazy!

bought this for my son who is 10 years old and has a rip stick. He loves this more than the rip stick. Great product. Can do many more tricks. The only drawback is that it is not as fast as the rip stick.

I'm 200 pounds. With RipStick I have to replace the back wheel every couple of weeks, this one lasts much longer so far. In addition, it's more maneuverable and is easier to go uphill. Great toy!