New Dirtsurfer Flexi 16" - First Impressions

SWAT got his new Flexi (well I picked it up for him) last week, and we assembled it ready for a session at the weekend.

It came in 2 reasonably small boxes, so much so that I thought that it couldn't all be there... but it was.

One box contained the wheels, and the other one the frame and all the other bits.

The following are notes & thoughts in no particular order:

1. The frame and metalwork is of good quality.
2. The deck looks somewhat rough, with loose fibreglass on the edged and on the back.
3. The Footstraps are great, but fitting them takes a little working out ()- See here for my instructions -
4. The board looks long with the 16" wheels
5. The assembly was slow, as the captive nuts in the deck didn't line up with the mounting holes in the frame. In fact we have only managed to get 11 of the 12 bolts in place. - even after an lots of struggling.
6. Its a great ride - very smooth
7. On rougher terrain it feels great (I've never tried the original flexi, so that could be the same for them too)
8. If the deck was to actually fit the frame it would take less than an hour to assemble.
9. The brake, although a new type, is essentially the same design as the old one. the cable soon gets clogged up with sand and muck and siezes up.
10. The calf brake lever is still too far back to comfortably reach, and there is no further adjustment on this (I thought there was going to be)

All in all, a great ride, cant wait to have a go on the 20".