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I like that idea. Half the work was making it tougher than maple. The other half the work designing it was to make it skate better (pop, slide, etc.)

@@litheskateboards if it skates comprable and has this durability isent it like an incredible upgrade? doesnt even have to skate better persay. although that squeak would take me off of it real quick.

YES PLEASE! Have the guys do some tricks on it

@@dillonoickle5841 I could be wrong, but it looked like it only started squeaking after getting hit so hard that at the point the normal one would've already been broken.

Ya!! I would love to see this actually skated. I really like the shape and concave from what I could tell from the video. I bet it nose-slides amazing.

LeBron

Nice dude

Keep it up

So cool. Keep going.

Let's go

Bro they said it was flubber, case closed

@@HeyImKevin uh no? It’s green jolly ranchers. Come on now.

Idk what you just said, but I believe you lol

I've worked in the plastic industry for over 10 years and idk what you're talking about lol it's likely just PET G

It’s d30

Thanks a lot! Fun to make

Flubber man wow, one of my first favorites

Sobe kind of ruber

Straight up, for some reason I felt bad for the Creator guys lol

Oh dang sorry to hear that. Heal up soon ❤️

Only one way to find out right?!

Start a lil slower hit a smaller one first or just a mini quarter pipe at a street section in a park first bro. That’s terrible. Heal up quick. Bless

Right there with you brother. I’m 34, haven’t skated since I was 17-18. First drop in slammed HARD, had it down by the tried attempt. I knew getting back into it would be rough but no one warned me about the back leg pain. I’m goofy and my left leg is literally killing me lol.

@Foxx1 Thanks. It seems like that would make sense. At least to me. I could be WAY off. Who knows?

I thought it would be polyurethane like a skateboard wheel, people have been using it for snowboard sidewalls for ages. Cool deck for sure but carbon fiber is awful for friction resistance so it might only last 200-300 times as long as a regular wooden skateboard.

@@cwj138 If it was just polyurethane, they wouldn't need to be all hush, hush about it. They wouldn't be able to patent it so why keep it a secret? Using a material in a new way could be. But, who knows. You could be right. Maybe because it's a skateboard, they can patent it. But I doubt it. Soon, you'll see all the big name pros using carbon fiber boards. It will start slow but eventually, everyone will be using them. That's how it happened with hockey sticks.

It's literally just a soft plastic

@@TourGuide223 You bought one?

its been super hot where im at but i live across the street from the skate park so i literally go and land 3 kickflips a day to make sure i got it😂😂

@@iSchwiifty sometimes that's how it be ngl it's too easy to just forget tricks if you don't skate for a while had to re learn pop shuvs from the start after winter ended

👍🏻

Thanks

i mean.. flight deck.

Actually, that's the problem with boards like this though. The less they are capable of breaking and the more of a 100% rebound you get on impact, the higher the chance _your_ bones will break, instead of the skateboard. A hybrid skateboard makes _some_ sense in context of durability, but a 100% carbon one really does not make sense at all. It changes the physics involved and can actually be very dangerous. Not to mention how these boards are insanely overpriced. I'm not trying to hate on their efforts, but Lithe skateboards aren't it.

get your bones infused with that green stuff like wolverine

💚👊

@@PHeMoX that's a strange way of thinking dudes, I don't think it works that way, using the same argument let's say there's 7 layered MDF board-shaped deck, it breaks easier than you skate on it and drop down 10 floors like jaws usually do, it will breaks absorbing some the impact and release another into your body, I bet you will break your bones. The less they are capable of breaking doesn't translate into the higher chance of our bones breaking. flexibility, damping factors, and lots of variables should be put into account.

I always thought this type of shock absorbing should be done with shoes instead.

If they make a skateboard that doesn’t brake the creator will only sell skateboards once. The point in a business is for them to break if not they won’t sell.

Yeah and I figured out the secret to living forever. If someone could just create a jab which would reverse our ageing it'd revolutionise our lives forever! You see how making a blanketed statement doesn't mean you have 'figured it out,' but just mentioned what everyone already knew.

@@JackSturmanFilms why are you hating on a comment on a braille video bro it’s prolly a kid

@@TheAnimeist that is why i ride footprint skateshoes. They have a special sole with 91% impact absorption. It is a non newtonian rubber in it.

They sell world wide

@@DB19899 ​ excuse me, I meant shipping from within Europe.

@@thijs199 what are the boards called?

I found them. They are "lithe slate 3" I think

I order one in july 2020 and got nothing same as so many people who ordered one💀

Big words = factual statements

100%

Uhm, wrong. The pop of a skateboard doesn't come from whatever the edge of a tail or nose is like in terms of thickness. The pop comes from the overall stiffness of the board and the way the board is able to flex and rebound. The board being a few mm shorter has pretty much no impact on pop when a deck is still fresh / new. Ironically, boards like the Powell Flight decks pretty much never lose their pop, which is due to the material of the board, not something related to razor tails. In fact, one of my Flight decks had insane razor tail and _still_ had a crazy pop. Still extremely skateable. With the way physics work, you can't 'bend' the outer edge of a tail or nose. The physics stay the same.

@@PHeMoX if the rail is thinner it's less stiff so less pop

@@PHeMoX You are right but that thin part of the razor tail flexing is a loss of energy and therefore a loss of pop.

He skates for lithe skateboards

Interesting

I remember those from the 90s! They were wood-core with like a fiberglass shell. They looked sketchy af

@@ebybbob A few of my friends ordered some bulletproof decks around 2000/01. They had a lifetime guarantee and they would send you a new board if yours broke. Well they all got about 3 new boards untill the company gave up lol. They went out of business, and apparently the owner (paul hallet) made another company called "immortal skateboards" around 2014.

@@Schwabguitar lol wow didn't know what happened to them thx! I figure if your biz model revolves around unbreakable boards that you'll replace for free then they better be a lot closer to the board in this vid!

I remember the Krypto Foam boards. Major Failure.

Yes

An Andy Anderson deck made out of this and you'd never need another skateboard in your life!

I never broke one, but I had one back out and fall out, so I was riding around on 3 screws and didn't notice for awhile

You ever try the Santa Monica Airlines boards? Those things are supposed to be indestructible

Much love

I was thinking delrin, but definitely some sort of plastic!

almost definitely. A lot of longboards use the exact same thing. Moonshine MFG uses it in most their decks.

I was thinking some non-Newtonian material, like in the edges of some phone cases. It hardens on impact and redirects force around the board, rather than through it.

UHMW is brittle AF....

@@PokeSkaterDan at like temperatures below -200°….it’s known to have high Tensile strength and it’s very durable

Oh it has amazing tensile strength even at +140°F... but under tension with an abrupt point load, toast, like a grenade...🤷‍♂️

@@PokeSkaterDan 😂😂😂

@@gradystanley5812 lol you know your stuff sir🤣🤣

they've used the green stuff in phone cases for years now, very shock resistant, its like oobleck rubber

@@Chefffff that's what I thought too. It was the closest thing I could think of. I seen a video on that stuff.

Doing additional testing now to get the center more tough without changing the flex. We will start pressing them this week 🙂

@@litheskateboards I would put some type of rods going through the board. Some type of reinforcement like concrete rebar.

@@litheskateboards there's no need dudes. It broke but there's no way someone is breaking that under practical use.

Much love ❤️

Thanks. Not a paid video at all really its just a test video

@@brailleskateboarding I know :) Nevertheless, the board delivered

imagine scootering was the more superior sport

A world without skateboards is like a skateboard without a world. Both CAN be imagined. BUT that imagination is terrifying!

Running is more fun when you're fit and fast I skated 14 years and I've run 10 so far it's way more fun and natural sport

who's dark sliding??

@@vivelachocha7440 id give darkslides a go the only thing stopping me is how it instantly destroys the top of your board after only a few attempts and decks are expensive ;)

Interesting point

If you landed bolts tho on any board it’s probably not going to break yet people don’t always break their ankles. Was these reinforcements causing bounce back or something? I imagine a reinforced tail or nose flex back on ur ankles

@@brailleskateboarding agreed

@@DB19899 rolling away from a trick its always less impact than bailing a trick and landing flat on your feet. Its a myth that puts all focus on something that happened to some dude a long time ago, while ignoring all the cases where the board split in sending legs in seperate directions which left skaters with permanent injuries ending their careers.

I have faith in you

😂

@@brailleskateboarding if my other comment happens to infringe on anything wanna delete that for me... not sure how that legal stuff works just my little bit of engineering knowledge base guess

So awesome! Keep it up

@@brailleskateboarding i will! The last five days alone i spent 30+ hours learning how to use a bowl, how to ollie + pop shove it (landed it quite a few times but i got too cocky so i fell and bruised my knee real bad. Might be cause i am broke like a true skater and cant afford new wheels so i use/used my old longboard slicks which actually is harder but made me 10x better with slims. What makes me happy for eternity is that a older quite professional skateboarder saw me struggling with my wheels and was more than happy to sell my one of his used boards that he didnt really use for 10$ so i'll turn my life over and start working to never be too broke for being safe). i watched alot of your guys content on the S.K.A.T.E.-series to get inspiration and to remind myself that if i fall it wont hurt too bad...i hope. The next thing on the list is the feeble 270 drop in that Nigel did in the drop in only challenge. Keep doing what you are and keep inspiring new skaters (or revive the old-school skate style with the Braille Skateboarding twist to make it interesting again). I'll keep y'all posted when i get the feeble right :D

Definitely possible! We're gonna make it a tad stronger anyways though 💚

I was thinking the same thing. The kerosene may also have acted as a solvent, breaking down the resin, depending on the type of resin used.

Yes they started manufacturing themselves. I hope you get your board soon Im sorry I didnt know they had backlog orders like that

its kinda obvious. if one board lasts as long as 5 boards they would lose sales by 5 times as much

It’s not profitable. Skateboard companies don’t want to make a product that will last . At the end of the day regular 7 ply maple will always prevail. It feels great setting up a fresh board

Engineering, testing and sourcing materials, and creating the equipment for producing them was an incredible challenge that took us a decade of hard work. Others even tries and failed. Nobody else has done it to this level because it's not an easy task.

Its a lithe s3 they are 209 usd

@@randyestremera2418 That seems like a reasonable price. Do they make longboards?

Thanks so much

They have done the lithe boards in older videos.

Ordered mine more than 2 years ago.... I'm still waiting too....so sad 😔

@@charlescarter4752 that’s crazy! It’s sad I have not gotten answers from customer service.. 😕

And you won't my boi...better of trying one of the creature decks or at least something at your local or at least in the next town so that you are able to ride and have fun on now....not in 2 years or possibly longer

We suffered from 2 years of delays from our China manufacturer, so we spent the last year building our own factory in LA. We have been producing the woods and carbon and finally start pressing and shipping this week. That's why we went to Braille, we're finally ready.

@@charlescarter4752 same shame club I've waiting over 2 years as well I feel the pain

Ive been waiting the whole time too. Crazy long time but im willing to wait to invest in the future of skating.

@@davidwhite6581 i feel you on that one man, as soon as they are actually available i will buy one instantly but for the past few years ive been checking... its always pre order. which is fine id rather them have the time to innovate it more!

@@Magic4d4m they are available I ordered mine in 2020 but covid messed their production up. Got the all black graphic will be shipped soon I hope 🙏

@@DB19899 yea I feel you man I hope you get yours soon, they look so dope! But even with covid 2 years is way too long... I'm not hating the just waiting until they have stock, until then my guy does an amazing job so I'll shred his until then

Great idea Silas ! I’d love to see that too! Or spray painted graphics by each of them ? Maybe 🤔

Oh no! Yes I had no idea they should not be selling at all in that case. I know they are making the boards themselves now so maybe they get yours out but that totally sucks Im sorry

All of the Slate 3 on our website have been listed a pre-order, we never had them in stock. The delays are coming to an end. The decks were originally going to produced in China. After COVID hit we faced nonstop delays from the manufacturer. At the beginning of the year we began making our own small factory in LA to transition back to USA. Our Los Angeles factory just got completed. The decks we took to Braille are the first USA made Slate 3's. We estimate all pre-orders should be delivered within 2 months.

@@litheskateboards Then send out doubles to anyone who pre-ordered. Since you didn't offer refunds or notice of delay when the mfg fell through. People shouldn't wait over a year for a product. Pre-order or not.

If you want a durable, waterproof, composite board, look into Capsule Skateboards. They are produced in Cyprus and definitely ship sooner. I got mine about one month after ordering earlier this year. And they were also tested by Braille and they could not break it. Also, they are a bit cheaper than 240 bucks, with currently free shipping to Europe and the US in orders over 150 bucks.

@@brailleskateboarding should of done some homework on the company before advertising them on the channel

yep it does

I really want to get another board even if its just to push around the neighborhood, and those Anderson decks are pretty sweet. The only board I have left right now is a Flexdex I bought back in 1997, it mostly got used for shooting video and making runs to the quickie mart. But I've gotten a little heavy for it and want something rigid.

I feel this. Something about it is good and classic

Exactly!!! Thank you .

Speaking facts

Hey you're lucky you even got a board; they've had my $200 for over a year--still no board. I can second VX & Flight though--they're great. Hopefully this S3 will be better than whichever model you were riding.

@@capernickalset6698 i had 2x version 2.0 purchased early 2019. For me shipping was ok, package arrived from US to UK quickly, however I had to pay vat and duty which was a lot. Lithe decks are not worth the price, some regular 7ply, such as antihero and blood wizard lasted me longer than lithe.

Really?

@@brailleskateboarding yeah you’ll go through winter tires 5x as fast in the heat and have terrible braking performance in an emergency.