Freeboard (skateboard)

Freeboards were developed to allow snowboarders to transition to skateboarding (as non-winter transport) without the need to adapt to a smaller deck and narrower wheel-base.

After releasing an Alpha series featuring kicktails and longer decks (100 – 112 cm) than his more recent versions,[1] Strand began retailing his freeboards under the brand name Freebord in the late 1990s.

By the mid-2000s other freeboard styles and brands had emerged and were developing strong retail track records in mainstream sporting goods stores.

Snowboard-style bindings are used to provide more control over the board and allow the rider to exert more pressure on the corner wheels and edges.

The term "freestyle" as used in other boardsports such as skateboarding means doing tricks like skating off ramps, grinding rails, jumping, etc.