YOW Byron Bay 38" Meraki S5 - 2024 - Complete Surfskate
Byron Bay! Australia's most easterly city! The end of the civilized world, the last stop before miles and miles of empty Pacific Ocean, and... its surf spot!
Byron Bay is one of the world's best-known surf spots for the variety of waves to be found on its various beaches. A spot for family surfers and surfing legends alike.
That's where this YOW Byron Bay 38" gets its DNA from.
With this board, the Spanish brand offers us a kind of hybrid, somewhere between the surfskate and the longboard. For carver, surfing and dancing.
Thanks to its 38" deck and 25" extension ( wheelbase ), the movement of carving with the Byron Bay is super-smooth. Add to this its low concave deck on which a cork grip is placed, dedicated to barefoot sessions, and you get a board from surfskate for Dancing, cross-stepping and nose riding.
The truck YOW Meraki S5 is the perfect complement to this set-up, offering all its flexibility to adult weights, and sufficient stability to lightweights.
Yow Byron Bay: a surfskate to take your time
While this Byron Bay is the ideal board for Barefoot skating and cross-stepping enthusiasts, it also offers other advantages for classic skateboarders.
For the Byron Bay 38" remains a surfskate in the YOW range. And, as such, it's a lethal weapon for carving on the flat and getting a feel for the curves. Perfect for touring, it's an excellent model for regulating speed on short descents.
With plenty of foot room and virtually no concave, it's also a very comfortable board for everyday riding at surfskate.