Nose rocker

[Paddle-Plappe]

I'm not sure of what i want, may be a nose rider...
medium answer would not make neither good noserider, neither good radical board.

[Paddle-Plappe]

I've heard about something interesting: concave nose deck.
The flex acts when you get on the nose so that the nose rocker is less important.
Does anyone have heard about it?

[DavidJohn]

I've heard about something interesting: concave nose deck.
The flex acts when you get on the nose so that the nose rocker is less important.
Does anyone have heard about it?

Concave nose deck??...Don't you mean concave nose bottom..?..and what flex acts when you get on the nose..Don't you mean the concave acts when you get on the nose?..

DJ

[surfcal]

In the olden days there was "stepdecks"  This allowed for a thinner nose section that would Flex or flatten down the rocker while you were on the nose to basically straighten the rocker for nose riding.  Step decks are making a bit of a come back in longboarding. Matt Calvani of Bing/Jacobs is shaping up some as well as step tails for better turning.  Also by thinning the nose you take away some of the swing weight on your turns to gain a quicker turn.

[Paddle-Plappe]

Yeah! that's it Surfcal! "stepdecks"! good idea or just a gimmick?

[surfcal]

In theory, a good idea. Did they really work? Debateable. 

[Paddle-Plappe]

Here's a video: Fred Branger test drives a handshaped step-deck stand-up-paddle model

[Pierre]

I replied flat because i like opportunity to nose ride on my board.
but I should like another board with important rocker for ripping hollow waves...
how much rocker on a 9' ripper board?

[bigdom]

no option for negative nose rocker ?

a la greg noll experiments !