Loaded have proven to be one of the leading companies in the Longboarding industry at the moment and this can be proven by not only the quality of their products, but their popularity to riders all over the world.
What started off as a company making a cruiser/carver with influences from snowboarding has grown into a world-wide industry that caters to all forms of longboarding, be it cruising to the shops, to bombing and carving big steep hills, getting your footwork happening with dancers, and even to the racing scene. Loaded has a board for it all. Not only do they produce quality products, Loaded are also trying to look out for the environment by using Eco-Friendly products such as bamboo for their boards which in turn gives alot of strength to their boards and works alot better when trying to add ‘flex’ to a board. Hopkin Racing is proud to stock these boards as they provide quality to the riders and are also one of the best selling longboards brands in Australia. The Hopkin Racing online store is fully stocked with all of the Loaded boards and is also happy to announce the Dancer is finally hitting Australian shores and will be available from the Hopkin Racing website.
Loaded’s original flagship board was the Vanguard, which is a ‘top-mount’ longboard that came in 5 different flex patterns and two different lengths to cater for people of different size and weight. It was perfect for cruising/carving and had the right length and flex for ‘dancing’. Adam Squared also released a video called Get Loose to promote the Vanguard and show what was possible on a longboard. This video captivated audiences world wide and thus was born the ‘dancing addiction’.
Loaded then upgraded the design to come up with the Dervish. It was the first fully functional drop-thru board with an ample amount of flex that was also made from Bamboo. The Dervish has a lower center of gravity which allowed it to be more controllable at higher speeds and feels a lot more comfortable to carve the steeper slopes. ‘Adam Squared’ also proved this board to be the ‘ultimate cruiser’ when they released their video Whirling Dervish, as it shows this board was more than capable for footwork while still being quite nimble for general carving.
After loaded noticed a growing popularity in ‘dancing’ they decided to make a specialty deck suited just for that. Earlier this year Loaded announced the release of the Dancer. The boards length and shape made it perfect for walking up and down on while still being under control of the rider, and was still fully functional when carving and bombing hills. The deck also included nose/tail kicks for manual and shovit tricks and was constructed with the right amount of flex and weight to suit ‘dancing’ moves perfectly. This board became an instant hit when Adam Squared released their video to go with it: Dancer Video.
Loaded have also realsed two other boards: The Pintail and the Fish.
These boards are both unique in their own way. The Pintail is a small and compact ride with enough flex for pumping around town but still enough length to handle itself on a hill. It was designed more as a commuter and was meant to be small enough to carry around comfortably.
The Fish was designed as a manouverable and pumpable board with surfing roots. Altough they designed it as a soulful and aggressive commuter it could also hold its own on a hill and is light enough to be carried back up. It also features a kick tail for manual tricks and was considered better off as a pool/bank rider.
