Dual Deck Caster Carve Board (Multiple Colors)

This is a description of most types of boards based on the experiences of my son (15), my daughter (9), and me (48): Skateboards - Fun for jumping tricks (grinds, board flips, etc.). Casterboards are more maneuverable and fun than skateboards on a street, but less fun at skateparks. Soularc Skateboards have one curved deck on top of another for a springy carving feel. Flowboards have 7 wheels in a semicircle in front and 7 wheels in a semicircle in back for a snowboard feel. Sole Skates are small, three-wheeled skateboards. Longboards are longer and wider skateboards. RipStiks - Like skateboards but with two small decks connected by a crossbar, and two inline casterwheels which swivel 360 degrees. Seems safer than skateboards because RipStiks don't easily shoot out from under you (they just flop onto their sides). The wheels might show some wear fairly quickly, but even with flattened wheels they're way more fun than skateboards for zipping around on the street. We're able to take apart our RipStik casters and clean them, but not our Wave Board casters, giving RipStiks an advantage over Waves. RipStik Gs have metal crossbars for doing grinds. RipStik Airs are molded into a single piece of plastic, and feel stiffer than RipStiks. Ripsters are smaller to fit younger kids. Wave Boards - Like RipStiks, but with shorter crossbars. Makes more of a "clatter" noise than our RipStik. Wave Ripples are smaller to fit younger kids. ExBoards, X-Boards, EssBoards, VigorBoards, Cudas, Freeriders, and eXtreme boards are similar to RipStiks/Waves. WhipTides - Like RipStiks, but with four inline casterwheels. The crossbar bends up-down and side-to-side, unlike RipStiks. Can do tighter turns and slaloms than RipStiks. Can't do jumps or lift one wheel off of the ground. There's a slight "wiggle" motion as you go faster. I'm more aggressive on RipStiks since they don't wiggle, but my daughter prefers the wiggle because it helps her get moving. Shred Sleds and Alive Boards are similar to WhipTides. Hurricane Boards and Cycle Force Swingboards appear to be WhipTides with only two inline casterwheels. Xgliders (Xliders) - Have two separate (unattached) casterboard decks, so they're a bit tricky to learn and easy to lose your balance or do the splits. Can do different tricks and tighter turns and slaloms than RipStiks/Waves/WhipTides. You can't just step on and go, like with RipStiks. Instead, you place the two decks onto the ground, carefully step on one at a time, then go. RipSkates are like Xgliders, but with a removable crossbar. I made a RipSkate clone by bolting a crossbar between our Xglider decks, and it's very fun because it allows you to do tight turns (even better than a WhipTide) without the danger of your feet going in different directions. RipSkates provide two different riding experiences for the price of one. Freeline Skates are similar to Xgliders, but the wheels don't spin 360 degrees. OrbitWheels have separate decks as well, but your feet are *inside* the wheels. PowerWings - Have safer features than RipStiks (two casterwheels in back plus a wheel in front for stability, and handlebars with brakes). You face forward and move your hips side-to-side, but on casterboards you face sideways and use a twisting movement with your hips. It's easy to lean too far back and flip over, but with practice this allows doing wheelies. Some PowerWings have safety bars at the back to prevent flipping over. Rip Rider 360s are similar, but they have a big plastic wheel in front with pedals, and kids ride them sitting down. Trikkes and "Slider The Unscooter" are also three-wheeled, but with unique methods of propulsion. Bladeboards - Like RipStiks, but the casters are designed differently. We cleaned and lubricated the casters, and put in new bearings, but it still feels sluggish and noisy compared to RipStiks. Bladeboards don't appear to be sold anymore. PumpRockrs - Skateboards with one casterwheel in front. Can't make tight turns like casterboards can. T-Boards are skateboards with two casterwheels, but don't appear to be as maneuverable as RipStiks. OBoards appear to be PumpRockrs. TimberWolf XtreeMs - Similar to RipStiks, but the casters are designed differently. My kids and I are experienced riders, but we felt cautious at first because the TimberWolf is quite a bit faster and more maneuverable than RipStiks/Waves/WhipTides. The casters can go forward or backward, so you can swap ends as you ride, and do 360s. RollerSurfers have different casters, but they also allow you to swap ends and do 360s. Streetboards - Like skateboards, but the decks are in three sections. Your feet rotate the outer sections to propel the board, and you can strap into bindings on the footplates (optional). Good for jumping tricks (grinds, etc.), but not as maneuverable and fun as casterboards on the street. Snakeboards are shorter versions of Streetboards. It took us several days to figure out how to ride our Snakeboard because the movement is different than with casterboards. Our RipSkate clone is everything that I had hoped the Snakeboard would be. Alterskates had a similar rotating mechanism to propel the board, but no-one at their website responds to emails. LandSharks are kneeboards which you propel similar to Streetboards (using a handlebar). Bottom line: We own a skateboard, RipStik, Wave, WhipTide, Xglider, RipSkate clone, Bladeboard, TimberWolf, and Snakeboard, and we've ridden a RipStik G, RipStik Air, PowerWing, PumpRockr, Flowboard, and LandShark. Our favorite boards are: RipSkate, TimberWolf, WhipTide, RipStik, and Wave (in that order). To do carving/twisting/turning/spinning around the street, casterboards are best. To do jumping tricks, skateboards and Streetboards are best. At skateparks, skateboards are best. About the wheels: We replaced our worn-down RipStik wheels with two good wheels from our Xglider, and put the flattened RipStik wheels onto our Xglider. Strangely, we didn't notice much of a difference in the feel of the RipStik or the Xglider. After 20 minutes, the rear wheel on the RipStik had worn down a bit, but RipStiks/Waves are fun even when the wheels are flattened (until it becomes excessive). The wheels on our other boards don't seem to wear down very quickly. For some videos of my kids and me playing a casterboard game that we invented, search for "Caster Soccer" at YouTube. Another fun game is playing "tag" on casterboards. We wear protective gear when trying new boards or tricks. Skate safely!

I originally found this Casterboard at my local Goodwill, near brand new for $15. I figured why not? Since at that time I was riding a RipStik. 4 years later, and I am still riding this board. I absolutely love it, and its why I bought a brand new one. The WhipTide does what its meant to do, at a degree of perfection in my opinion. PROS: Durable! I rode mine for 4 years, and not lightly. It still rides, but is finally falling apart. After 4 years. Cruiser! Its a cruiser, it is NOT meant for tricks, however there are some you can do. Yes, you can ride it off sidewalks, not up them. Brakes! A lot of people don't realize this, but the board actually has a legitimate way of braking unlike most casterboards. The small mounds of plastic near the edges of the bottom of the board allow you to grind the board against the pavement to slow down to a stop. One of my favorite features. Smooth! It rides, extremely, extremely smoothly. If you're looking for speed, i've raced people with RipStiks and beat them, but they are extremely close when it comes to speed. Want speed? Look into TimberWolf's boards. Comes with carrying case! Yes, nowhere does it say this but the board actually does get sent to you along with a very, very nice carrying case. It has many slots open for you to carry other stuff inside as well. I love it. Wheels! Something I've noticed about the wheels that come with this board is they last a lot longer than those of the default wheels on a RipStik. They don't flatten out after a month or two of riding them. It actually took a full year of riding mine nearly every day to flatten them out, and even then the board still rides amazingly, just louder. I recommend replacing them once they get flat, simply for a better experience. CONS: Plastic Plates! The plastic on the top MIGHT start to rattle as you ride very lightly, causing a small rattling sound you can somewhat hear as you ride seeing as the board is already EXTREMELY quiet when you ride it. But this tend to only happen if you are very rough with the board. I've been riding my new one for a month now and I've yet to encounter this issue. Bare Feet = Bad! You CAN ride this board bare footed, I do NOT recommend it. At all. The small silver dots around the edges of the board are actually spikes. Allowing a far better grip while riding with shoes, however this can be somewhat painful when riding barefooted. I think it just depends on how sensitive your feet are. Tricks = Somewhat! There are SOME tricks you can do, that involve the bending hinge in the center, but nothing way to fancy. I personally never do any on mine, as I feel its not what its meant for. Its the beach cruiser of Caster Boards. Simple as that. I use mine to take out trash when need be, go to the store, ride around my area. Its a cruiser. Somewhat Heavy! Everyone has their own personal measurement of weight. Whether your are stronger or weaker is a factor as if you will be okay with the weight of this board. I will admit it is definitely heavier than the RipStik, but at the same time, if you are like me you will prefer this. The weight keeps you on the ground, and makes the board feel overall well built. I love it. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ So like I said, I've been riding this board for 4 years before I've needed to replace it. Best part is, I just bought the exact same board brand new. I simply can't get enough of it, its been good to me over the years and I have no reason to replace it with a different board. I am highly pleased with this product and I hope anyone who comes across this review will try the WhipTide, as it is one of the best caster board for cruiser I've ever ridden.

I love to get on this before getting into the water. it is a great warmup and organizes your body for the waves.

Bought this for my 9 year old son and 13 year old daughter... WAY to big for them... too hard to ride. I wish I hadd gone with the smaller ripstik. However, very nice product, no complaints there, just too hard to learn on something so big.

There is not much to review about the product because the WhipTide arrived in broken condition. My son is very disappointed.

This board is defective! Not worth 80 dollars I've broken 3 of them in the same spot. The design is flawed I'm not going to say it's not a fun board. I would have given it 1 star if it wasn't. It's just that it doesn't last long enough to pay 80 dollars. I've got video proof on my other computer. I didn't know I could do a video review but I will now.

Fantastic! My boys ride their bikes and now I can keep up with them. The dual caster, dual deck design allows for tighter turns and more stability at lower speeds. It feels just like snowboarding, so much so, that after riding for a summer I actually improved on the slopes. I am nearly 40 and this was easy to learn and is fun to ride, even uphill! The WhipTide is sturdily constructed and easy to maintain. Last year I bought a knock-off of the Whip Tide for $35. Although fun, the front deck broke and dumped me on my face. Not worth the 30 bucks I thought I saved. Get the real deal. (Word of caution: there are no brakes, so don't go any faster than you can run when you're learning. Do S-turns to eat up momentum on steeper hills.)

This has been the biggest hit with my children. It has been as popular as the Wii Lego Star Wars. My 12-year-old learned it in two days. My 10-year-old took a day more. And now my 6-year-old is also almost able to cruise around; he has overcome the handicap of having much shorter legs than is required for this device. This was the perfect birthday gift. Recommend it for any 10-year-olds or older. Those kids with short legs, well, they can still have fun if they are patient. Even after a month and a half, these three children are still vying for Whiptide time. They like it on very smooth basement concrete and laminate floors and use it mostly in our dining and living room. Asphalt is a lot bumpier. One can bank very sharp turns with it and cruise in a very leisurely pace. Not for speed devils. This gets used most indoors. And no, my kids do not hit any furniture or walls. ------------------- 3/2013: This whiptide continues to be a favorite among the children, after 3 years of use. It is a bit rough on some asphalt. The best use is indoors in our dining room and living room. It glides so effortlessly on laminate floor. The children can carve figure eights about 5' in length. Hope this product will never be discontinued.