Longboard Loaded Vanguard
The LOADED Vanguard is certainly the longboard that best represents Loaded's positioning: boards that spin, promote sensations and feature innovative construction for optimal flex. If you're looking for unique riding sensations and miss snowboarding in summer, the LOADED Vanguard is for you: it's the pumping board par excellence!
LOADED Vanguard - Deck
This longboard features a symmetricalshape (Twin Tip) and a pronouncedcamber to reproduce the feeling of snowboarding at every edge. The Vanguard offers impressive responsiveness for pumping. The board is slightly concave for good wedging without penalizing camber performance. The grip on this board has been applied as a spray, so as not to alter the qualities of the Flex, but also to show off the magnificent construction of this longskate.
The Loaded Vanguard's deck features a construction combining bamboo, tri-axial fiberglass and epoxy. A lightweight construction, ideal for low- to medium-speed riding (up to 40 km/h).
Please note that this longboard is available in several Flex levels. Be sure to choose the right Flex for your size:
- Flex 1: The rider weighs between 80 and 105 kg (deck length 107 cm)
- Flex 2: rider weighs between 68 and 95 kg (107 cm platform length)
- Flex 3: rider weighs between 68 and 90 kg (tray length 98 cm)
- Flex 4: rider weighs between 55 and 77 kg (98 cm tray length)
- Flex 5: rider weighs between 35 and 65 kg (tray length 98 cm)
LOADED Vanguard - Other details
The Vanguard is equipped with trucks PARIS V3 (180mm - 50°) and ORANGATANG 4 President wheels (custom-fit depending on wheels available).
The basic set-up responds to a need for grip and rebound, with wheels soft enough to perform on all types of surface, but not too soft either, for maximum pumping rebound
The trucks PARIS wheels offer just the right amount of responsiveness and fluidity for carving, making them the ideal choice for the LOADED Vanguard program.