What’s new for 2010?
Kode 74: extra vee was added under the back foot to the tip of the tail, to
loosen up the board and allow it to carve a larger variety of turns. It wave rides
more vertically without sacrificing speed or acceleration.
Kode 86, 94, 103: the tail outlines have been pinned out and narrowed down
at the very tip. This allows these Kodes to carve a larger variety of turns,
including tighter, snappier ones. Extra volume and deck dome was pumped into
the rails in the tail and under the back heel, to provide a more domed shape
and offer more float in the carves: more control, more grip and more forgiving
turns. With the very thin rails along the rest of the board, the aggressive and
fast carving nature of the Kodes remain.
Kode 112: like the three smaller sizes, extra deck dome and rail volume in
the tail have been added, to give the back foot more grip and more control.
With more rail volume in the tail, carving and turning becomes more forgiving,
with more float to carry out of the turn, yet the aggressive and fast carving
nature remains thanks to the thinner rails on the rest of the board.
Special features on the Kode 68, 74, 80:
Heel bumpers; double insert screws for the back foot.
Special features on the Kode 86, 94, 102, 112, 122:
No heel bumpers for a lighter and more direct feel; Inboard and
outboard insert position options.
New fins: for waves, G10 is out, polyester is in. The test team of four
riders – Scott McKercher, Cyril Moussilmani, Svein Rasmussen, Boujmaa
Guilloul - were unanimous: polyester versions of the Natural Wave fin series
outperformed the G10 originals, by providing a more responsive flex that
allows the fin to breathe and deliver more power with more grip.
Technora™, Wood or WoodCarbon?
The Kode 68, 74, 80 and 86 are built in a new upgraded WoodCarbon
construction that uses biaxial flat-weave carbon layers and a full Wood bottom
with double sandwich for extra strength.
Kode 94, 103, 112 WoodCarbon uses a combination of a wood spine and
ultralight 80g carbon: the composite material matrix that has set the new
benchmark. This technology is the first board construction in the World to
utilize an ultralight carbon fibre that is flat-weaved for total mechanical
efficiency. The unidirectional flat-weave fibre generates equal tensile strength
as biaxial or woven carbon fibre, yet at half the specific weight. A layer of
0.6mm Australian pine wood runs along the spine of the board to provide
rigidity, additional structural integrity and to increase strength.
The Wood and Technora™ versions continue with constructions that have been
refined over a decade to provide the industry’s leading warranty figures and
the most reliable lightweight boards to date. The Kode 68, 74 and 80 are built
to Dur-X standards: double sandwich construction, oversized reinforcements
and on the Wood Dur-X models, there is a full 0.6mm wood skin (deck and
bottom) for maximum rigidity, strength and dynamic shape integrity.