Balance catalogue

2014 

Boards & Accessories

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BALANCE 

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01 Changes 04 

Ok it’s been a while, but after all it’s for a 

good reason and we’re all excited about our 

2014 board range! We’ve been off for a bit 

because the Mayas predicted the end of the 

world for Dec 2012, so we thought we’d better 

stop producing boards and start enjoying life 

by partying and riding with friends as much as 

we could… 

Well, well, well… we could say some bullshit 

like that, but the truth is we had some hard 

times with the business. Problems ranging 

from injuries to break ups, nevertheless we 

have overcome lots of difficulties and now 

there is no chance for giving-up. Taking 

the whole project into new dimensions has 

meant abandoning factories, losing friends, 

suffering rider’s desperation… leading us to 

build everything up from scratch.

01 Changes 05 

Coming up with new outlines, construction 

and fresh designs is always hard, but it is even 

harder if you want to make it work. So we 

started a whole new concept for our 2014 range, 

and took lots of time testing prototypes, until 

we came out with the perfect masterpiece. 

We obsessed over everything, spending more 

and more time to make sure we were proud 

of the boards we ride. Sometimes we did not 

agree 100%, so some of us decided to lead the 

way from previous lines, and some of us got 

hooked on the Chilly project… 

We’ve also teamed up with some talented 

designers who, inspired from skateboarding 

and all those good vibes from the old days, 

came out with some dope graphics. How did 

this come about? Well, we ride our board and 

look at it everyday, it’s part of our life and we 

know how much it motivates to love the board 

we ride… We then decided to come up with 

some cool designs so we could be even prouder 

of our board because performance is not all, 

style is important to us.

02 Magic construction 

Our boards 

specs 

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Ok, we are not going to give you all that ‘blah 

blah blah’ coming up with weird names for our 

specs and telling you how amazing and magical 

our boards are, we’d rather go straight to the 

point and really explain the main features so you 

can fully understand the construction. We are 

not trying to win you over with some marketing 

jargon, this is just explanatory - so better get 

your hands on one of our boards and then you’ll 

realize what we mean and why people love our 

boards so much, and if you agree, or not, come 

and share your thoughts on our wall. 

Technical Specs 

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TRIAXAL FIBERGLASS — 

3D WOODCORE — 

ABS SIDEWALL — 

DESIGNED TOP SHEET — 

CaKe STRINGERS — 

STAINLESS STEEL INSERTS — 

FIN INSERTS — 


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3D wood core 

Paulownia wood has proven to be the best 

material for board lamination thanks to its 

great performance in terms of durability, 

responsiveness, flex, and weight. 

razor ABS grip 

We’ve added crossed layups of Carbon/Kevlar 

on the center of the board for a better torsion 

and responsiveness, and on both tips 

to get an extra snap in your pops. 

CaKe Stringers also increase the resistance to 

impacts ensuring the board will last longer. 

cake stringers 


Having thinner boards gives a great edge control 

allowing for more speed and an easier upwind 

performance. The thinner rails also reduce the board’s 

weight, making it even lighter under your feet... 

Yeah, we know, a great feeling when riding! 

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elliptical concav 

After trying all kind of double, triple and 

even quad crazy concaves, we realized that a 

centered elliptical concave really gives a great 

feeling when riding, comfy like on an air pillow. 

Sometimes simple things are just better! 

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soft flex 

By finding the perfect blend of wood core 

thickness, Carbon/Kevlar stringers and fiber 

triax layups, we’ve obtained the right flex for 

each board’s function. Softer flex means more 

comfort in all conditions while stiffer flex 

provides better pop and stable landings. 

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HARD flex 

wider tips 

Narrower tips means you will never get these 

annoying eye spray while riding, and it reduces 

swing weight for easier mobility and increased 

edging. Meanwhile, a wider profile increases 

pop ability and helps you land hard tricks. 

CONTINUOuS Rocker 


CHILLY 

LL Rocker 

Less rocker means more contact with the water, 

which reduces the amount of drag and gives stronger 

edging, resulting in higher speed and better upwind 

performance. More rocker makes the board more lively 

and responsive, smoother between the choppy water, 

and it forgives dodgy landings more easily. 

CHANNELS 

The era of wakestyle is here and channels 

together with it, it looks cool, 

and the edge channels allow for more grip 

when riding on smaller, or no fins. 

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03 Lines 

Line 

classic 

Freeride/Freestyle 

A true all-round board that will seduce 

you as soon as you’ll jump on it, so easy 

and comfy that you’ll feel like you’ve 

been riding it forever. 

Line 

chilly 

Freeride/Freestyle 

Nice name to describe how poor creativity 

remains on a rider’s brain, the result 

of too many crashes and countless 

hangovers! This season we’ve come up 

with a new line to spice the riding style of 

newschoolers, wakestylers, you name it! 

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03 Classic line 

The Classic Line is inspired from our renowned very first 

boards we handcrafted in the early years. Based on its success 

among kiteboarders and rider’s feedback since it’s birth, this 

board has had several updates but keeping the essence, that 

is, moderate rocker combined with thinner sidewalls and 

tapered tips, so that you never get annoying eye spray when 

riding, while increasing control. 

By lowering the rocker we created more contact with the 

water, reducing the amount of drag and providing more speed 

to the board. The flattened rocker combined with narrower 

tips offer strong edging for early planning and better upwind 

performance; and their light weight and softer flex make 

these boards extremely easy to ride and to control. 

If you are looking for a smooth and comfortable board even 

in the choppiest conditions, that allows you to concentrate 

on throwing your tricks, from your first jumps to your first 

mobes, this is your beauty! 

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photo. Sabrina Zimmerman


chilly line COLLECTION 

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S 133x39cm 

3D wood core 

softer flex 


CHANNELS 

FRENCH KISS GREEN 

+ Light = easy to ride and to control 

+ Softer flex = non-sense comfort even in choppiest conditions 

+ Gripper and flatter rocker = early planning, high speed 

and easy upwind performance 

freeride new school 

Riding Style 

CONTINUOuS Rockers 

rocker 

4CM 

Comfort 

Pop 


rookie 

handle 

advance 

tapered tips 

offender 

Rider Level 

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elliptical concave 

Speed 

Upwind


S 133x39cm 

3D wood core 

softer flex 


CHANNELS 

FRENCH KISS PINK 






Riding Style 

CONTINUOuS Rockers 

rocker 

4CM 

Comfort 

Pop 


rookie 

handle 

advance 

tapered tips 

offender 

Rider Level 

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Speed 

Upwind


M 135x40cm 

3D wood core 

softer flex 


CHANNELS 

COLOR RUSH 






Riding Style 


rocker 

4CM 

Comfort 

Pop 

rookie 


handle 

advance 

tapered tips 

offender 

Rider Level 

18 


Speed 

Upwind


L 137x41cm 

3D wood core 

softER flex 


CHANNELS 

THUNDERBOLT 






Riding Style 


rocker 

4CM 

Comfort 

Pop 


rookie 

handle 

advance 

tapered tips 

offender 

Rider Level 

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Speed 

Upwind


toxic fish 

“The Toxic Fish design was inspired by the 80´s-90´s 

skate era graphics, which is basically where all my inspiration 

resides since I was a kid. I Like to create eye-popping Graphics with a 

mix of bright colors, to get a nice contrast between the sunshine and water. 

Working with the guys at Balance was pretty rad, and their 

art direction took us to this final approach for this design, breaking a bit 

with the graphics normally used in the kiteboard industry.” 

toxic fish 

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toxic fish 

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toxic fish 

“ I especially appreciate the Classic Line because when you first jump on it, 

it’s so easy to ride that it feels like you’ve been riding it forever. 

The board is quite thin, which makes it very light and also gives 

excellent upwind performance. With it’s softer flex and thinner tips 

you will never again have these annoying water sprays into your eyes 

and riding in the choppiest conditions feels like butter. 

That’s why I see it as the most comfy board to ride.” 

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photo. Alexandru Baranescu


L 137x41cm 

3D wood core 

softER flex 


CHANNELS 

toxic fish 

+ Light = easy to ride and to control. 

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and easy upwind performance. 


Riding Style 


rocker 

4CM 

COMFORT 

Pop 


rookie 

handle 

advance 

tapered tips 

offender 

Rider Level 


SPEED 

Upwind

03 Chilly line 

With the introduction of the Chilly line we want to offer to 

all freestylers a chance to rip the spot with style and power. 

Chilly means a higher and continuous rocker which, 

combined with a stiffer flex, offers an extremely lively and 

responsive board that feels very playful. It also means it 

cruises more easily in between the choppy conditions and 

that it allowed us to widen the tips without compromising 

water spray. This new wider profile makes any pop seem 

effortless, so that you can get a solid vertical kick 

even in gnarly waters. The stiffer flex also helps you 

stabilize and control hard landings, while the higher 

rocker forgives your dodgy landings. 

We’ve added some channels on the edges so that you 

can pop more easily even on smaller fins. So rig your 

straps, or bindings, and go out there to shred with 

some Chilly! 

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photo. Ludo Franco


classic line COLLECTION 

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M 134x40cm 

3D wood core 

stiffer flex 


CHANNELS 

valentino 

+ Harder flex and wider tips = better pop and stability on landings 

+ More rocker = looser feeling and responsive riding 

+ Channels = More grip even on smaller fins 

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+ Wakestyle has a name, Chilly line loves to be ridden on kinky bindings 

(riders boots suggestion: 138x42) 


Riding Style 

CHILLY Rocker 

rocker 

4,8CM 

COMFORT 

Pop 

rookie 


handle 

advance 

wider tips 

offender 

Rider Level 


speed 

Upwind


L 138x42cm 

3D wood core 

stiffer flex 


CHANNELS 


handle 

SKULLY 

wider tips 

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Riding Style 

CHILLY Rocker 

rocker 

4,8CM 

COMFORT 

Pop 

rookie 

advance 

offender 

Rider Level 

speed 

Upwind


SKULLY 

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photo. Gianluca Lenzi


limb ripper 

“ When Balance contacted me about a different kind of design I 

wanted the graphic to be relevant to the medium and have a fun twist. 

So I asked myself ‘what would happen if a zombie kiteboarded?’, and I started 

from there. I’ve always been prone to do a bit gory stuff, but with a tweak of humor. 

The Limb Ripper fits my style and the overall style of board-mediums. As a working title, 

this design was called “zombies can’t kite.” 

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limb ripper 

COLLECTION 

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COLLECTOR EDITION 

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photo. Tim Lek


L 134x40cm 

3D wood core 

stiffer flex 


CHANNELS 

LIMB RIPPER YELLOW 


handle 

wider tips 

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Riding Style 

CHILLY Rocker 

rocker 

4,8CM 

COMFORT 

Pop 

rookie 

advance 

offender 

Rider Level 

speed 

Upwind


collector edition 

“What I most look for in a newschool or wakestyle board 

is its direct pop and stable landings. 

When I go for a jump, the Chilly Line instantly kicks me 

out of the water, and its harder flex and higher rocker 

help to stabilize and forgive my bad landings more easily. 

This board is a trick machine and every pop 

seems super easy. I also love the feeling it gives me 

of a smooth and responsive board that is alive under my feet.” 

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photo. Sharkeye Reload Prod


L 134x40cm 

3D wood core 

stiffer flex 


CHANNELS 

LIMB RIPPER CYAN 


handle 

wider tips 

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Riding Style 

CHILLY Rocker 

rocker 

4,8CM 

COMFORT 

Pop 

rookie 

advance 

offender 

Rider Level 

speed 

Upwind

04 Accesories 

straps/pads/fins 

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04 Accessories 

Because we know there is nothing worse than 

loosing your board when going for a pop or in the 

middle of a move, we’ve ensured that our straps 

are the perfect bride to our pads. By adding a foam 

ridge and good grip to our pads, and more foam on 

the front part of the straps that presses your toes, 

it ensures that your foot will be perfectly locked 

in between both pad and straps so that you can 

fully concentrate on doing your trick rather than 

on keeping your board on your feet, and enjoy more 

comfort when riding. 

Our straps are pre-shaped and extremely easy to 

mount so that you can have your board rigged 

within a few seconds. Once rigged, it’s extremely 

easy to adjust the straps to your foot size by pulling 

on the velcros from both sides. This makes your life 

easier when you are desperate to get in the water. 

STRAPS / PADS 

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04 Accessories 

FINS 

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05 Offenders 

Riders 

Balance 

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05 Offenders 

TEAM 

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05 Offenders 

TEAM 

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Credits 

Sabrina Zimmermann, Sharkeye reload prod, Alexandru Baranescu, Tim Lek, 

Gianluca Lenzi, Ludo Franco, zarcostudio.com, Raph Betelli 

Special thanks to: Pablo Lizartdi, Kamil Sarnowski, Club de Esgrima, Remi Juliebø, 

Prestatout, Zarco Flores, “Yo” Narapichit Pudla, Rens van der Schoot, 

Nicolas Etienne, Mallory de la Villemarqué, anyone we might forget, 

and all our mates that supported us in this project from the beginning!!! 

special thanks 

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