TOOBS Bodyboards just told us they’re now using a new PP core in their PP boards (or custom boards if you want some PP in it). The new core is called CARBON PP and is a Beaded PP core with incredibly good flex and recoil.
Toobs shaper Mike Brum tells us more about the new core – “JSP USA makes a very interesting core. I can jump on this stuff and it springs right back into shape…it’s almost pneumatic”. That’s not all, the new CARBON Core is even lighter than the extruded PP that most companies had before: Mike says – “It is also crazy light…just over 1.4pcf compared to 2.2 for Dow (p.e.) and 1.9 for the older Extruded PP (Propafoam)”
Mike adds – “It’s very early but I’m excited about this new core. I think the board performance is greatly increased.”
This new CARBON PP is made from JSP USA and is very similar to what Mez uses for the Kinetic Core (JSP Taiwan) except for its color: the CARBON PP is black !
We’ll test the new CARBON CORE asap on Spongercity.com !
The end of the classic Extruded PP fabrication seems to lead to good innovation and new materials in the bodyboarding industry which is awesome (pretty much like when Clark Foam stopping making foam for the surf industry a few years ago – it lead to new cores for boards with better materials, good performance, and more eco-friendly boards).
