The Thorn CC delivers the most direct power for lightwind efficiency, upwind drive and explosive freestyle pop on-demand. The Thorn's relatively more paralleloutline, wider tips and low rocker-line perfectly balance locked-in grip with essential control.
We described the 2010 Thorn CC as having the "power to win". And win it did. Kevin Langeree rode the 2010 Thorn CC 132cm to the top of the podium to finish as the 2009 PKRA World Champion.
The development objective from Kevin for 2011 was to add more board control for landing fully powered, but without sacrificing any of the Thorn's blistering top
Freestyle championship winning performance speed. We met this objective by tuning the flex in the midsection of the board.
The addition of composite I-beams through the wood core locked the top and bottom laminates into a highertension framework. This keeps the board from distorting under the extreme loads of hard landings. The last 20% to the tips of the board remain without I-beams to retain a softer flex, freeing up the lively responsiveness of the Thorn's carbon-composite construction.
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