Haero Kite Bro 88 Landboard Deck

The new Haero Bro 88 Kite specific deck is very exciting to us and the first batch only had 20 boards made so we have manged to snag a couple of decks and hope they make more! The last landboard specific wooden based deck was the mbs pro90 which was back around 2015ish so it's great to see a pro level wood landboard back to buy.  Now the Haero Kite Bro88 has been developed from the original Bro rider designed ethos and has had serious input from top level landboarders and ATBShop long time friends Lewis Wilby, AJ Philipsen and Dave Ursell from Push Kiting.  Check out the video below to see them and the deck in action.

So what makes this Bro Kite Deck so special? Well it's profile shape is fairly generic of the best landboard decks over the time with a short length and narrow waist and thin tips. But then the wider footbed and flatcave with gas pedals really locks your feet in so much better than the flat decks of old. Add in a pair of grab handle inserts and different width and position binding inserts. Then inside the deck there is a mix of woods and the fibreglass and power X carbon beams to give pop and response from bindings to the trucks.  Add in all the other Haero Bro now standard features of abs sidewalls and durable easy side base etc and there isn't much that could be improved! 

There is also a Junior mountainboard deck which looks very very similar but has a softer flex pattern for lighter riders and different base graphic.

The graphics on this board are also amazing and from an Italian artist RAME13 and are super sick design for a mountainboard deck! 

Haero Kite Bro 88 Specifications:

• 88cm Total Length
• 16cm Waist Width
• 22cm Width Footbed
• 1.8Kg Weight
• Grab Handle Inserts M6
• Multi Binding M6 Inserts
• ABS Sidewalls
• Power X Carbon Inside
• Featherlight Wood Core
• Flat Stand Concave with Gas Pedals
• Snowboard Style Construction
• Easy Slide Base and Durable Top Sheet

Haero Bro Deck Shape and Size:

Flatcave and Gas Pedals - Rather than full concave under the foot is flatter with steep concave at the edges with gas pedals lipping up to put more pressure into those toe turns. With the deep foot pockets don’t be afraid to ride without heelstraps as it locks you in tight.

Wide Footbed - Too narrow a deck and you are not getting the power down to the deck especially if you have larger feet. More contact = more carve.

Flat Stand Coil Camber Rocker Profile - If you are standing on a positive camber deck then your feet are angled out and can put pressure on the knees incorrectly. The Hearo Bro has been designed with positive camber between the feet but flat underfoot so knees are positioned more comfortably and there is power and pop in the deck.

Wheelbase and Stance Options - Because everyone has different preferences based on height and weight then there are two options for both wheelbase and also stance width. Wider stance puts feet closer to the trucks, short deck is small turning radius and stiffer. You might find you can change around the board depending on what you are riding for skatepark or freeride?

Haero Bro Board Construction:

Durable Topsheet and Easy Slide Base - Protection can be everything and when going over rails, rocks and other obstacles keeping the deck sealed from the wet is important. The top surface is covered with a protective sheet like a snowboard to reduce scratches. The bad has a grind surface to survive the impacts and is smooth to slide on too so doesn’t need wax to grind.

ABS Sidewalls and binding Inserts - Something again standard in snowboards is a ABS bumper built around the deck again protecting the core of the board from damage to the edges. Inserts built into the deck add a few grams of weight but keeps the base smooth as silk.

Featherlight Core - The heart of any board is the core material. Most mountainboards are super heavy due to the materials used and mostly the resin gluing it all together. Haero have managed to make a deck only using three sheets of wood making a strong deck without the weight. Also add in triaxial fibreglass and carbon fibre stringers to make the deck pop.

Power X and Power Strips - Without some fibre to give the deck stiffness it would be loose and floppy. Ideally a deck should have reduced torsional flex so your input goes straight into the trucks so to stiffen things up then there is a X of carbon fibre in from the foot placements up to the truck holes and carbon beams the length of the deck to reduce the torsion and give back the pop you want.

Tip angles - The steeper the tip angle the quicker the truck turns if it’s a channel truck, the less angle the less turn and the more stable the ride. 35 degrees is fast, 25 degrees is stable so Haero went in the middle with 30 degrees. If you want less or more you can use a angled riser to correct this to what you wish for the trucks you are using.