2021 PRIDE CATALOGUE projet

NEW ERA PRIDE SS21 INNOVATIONS
INNOVATIONS
MEETS
We’ve coupled our most advanced technologies to bring you the most high-end board ever made.
The Radial Flex® has been developed by the Pride Lab® in order to distribute the structural weight of the
rider ideally on the board. It also allows to keep some flex under the elbow, where you need it the most,
while making it stiffer on the lower two thirds of the board.
Radial Flex® was developed using the latest CAD software with integrated Generative Structural Analysis,
allowing us to observe how a board reacts under typical wave riding load and flexion. The data showed us
that when the rider pulls up on the nose of the board, the resulting structural load is directed through to
the elbow in a radial pattern, and not in a direct line from hand to elbow.
Based on these findings we have developed the Dynamic Arc® technology. Constructed from a single beam
of lightweight, high-tensile Divinycell structural foam, the Dynamic Arc® has been configured to disperse
the structural load along its vertical surface.
By extending the natural curve of the Dynamic Arc® through to the tail of the board, we were also able
to create a unique load-bearing frame that not only enables instant transfer from compression load to projection,
but also distributes impact stresses, such as those caused by heavy landings, along the entire length
of the frame.
The Single to Double concave has been designed to maximize the water flow under your board – which gives
you more speed. The combination of both gave birth to the most functional and effective board on the
market. The Single to Double concave has been adapted to perfectly fit the Dynamic Arc® shape while maximizing
both technologies’ amazing properties. We thoroughly tested the board throughout the year and it’s
working magic.
Some very basic fluid mechanics principles have been adapted to our case by our Pride Lab engineers. “When
the water flow goes from a bigger section to a smaller section, the flow speed decreases and the pressure
increases.” figure 1. explains Jeremy Arnoux. “Using this principle as an analogy to what happens below our
boards (if water is coming from both side of the board), if the perimeter of the concave narrows, water will
encounter resistance at the end of the concave creating a pressure which push up the board creating more
lift. As a result, having a concave will add a greater sense of lift. Which also means more speed in smaller
conditions.» The Double Concave is coupled with the classic deep Hull channels.
Pierre-Louis Costes has been testing the board for the last 4 years in very different conditions and his feedback
was more than enthusiastic. “I’m using the same template and same material combination since 2012.
I’m using a PP core, 2x stringer, mesh and surlyn slick board and all of that is to say that the SDC really
change your lines, more specially in small conditions where you get quicker to the planing phase.”