Boards sports have been around for ages. Although the first tethered jetboard in 1956 actually had bindings, most of the first boardsport board had no bindings, the rider choose the right stances by moving around the board. As performance demands increased, binding systems were added in many sports that locked the feet into the board. The first thing that was recognized was that riders come in different ages and sizes, short through tall, and that all of those riders have varying stance requirements. Additionally styles of riding and rider aggression come into play in determining a stance width. The Jetblade has always offered variable stance width within a range of the standard 38 CM center to center to 42 CM. For riders such as Kevin Delaney, that range is not been wide enough and Kevin asked for wider stance possibilities. Continue reading
As easy an intuitive as flying a Jetblade is, there are still occasions with younger, older, or less sporty riders that an instructor will take a passenger along for a ride standing between the feet on the torsion bars. The instructor uses the conventional bindings and the passenger stands on the footplates (pads to be added) between the feet facing out to enjoy the ride. We listened to the requests of the instructors and rental areas and developed a tandem baseplate for verification in the field. The first limited edition has arrived and is being dispatched around the world to various locations of getting real world experience flying first time “passengers” on the Jetblade. X is committed to developing the sport and presenting solutions to new riding situations as they present themselves. #tandemblade #seriousmetal #xjets
