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  • Twitter

    Follow Mark Shinn

     

    gossip / 25 Dec 09

    Is he trying to to beat Tony Hawk and Lady Gaga in followers ?

 

  • Helsinki here we come

    It's a finn

     

    news / 09 Mar 10

    Finland is a country of thousands of lakes, islands and sea and as for now of Shinn.

  • Benvenuto all' Italia

    Shinnintaly

     

    news / 01 Mar 10

    We speak Italian thanks to our new distributor UCDistribution.

     

  • Now on exhibit

    Luigi, our Starbucks lover

     

    facts / 01 Mar 10

    The emphasis in the creating of a great freeride board is all in the name – Ride. These boards are for riders that want comfort, ease of use and above all fun. Maintaining astraighter outline between your feetensures good grip, less leg pressure and stable tracking upwind whilst increasing the curve into the tips helps to provide smooth turning and enhances control. Luigi features a very progressive rocker radius giving exceptional control even at high speed. As with all Shinn boards, Luigi features a central concave washing out to flat areas in the tips to provide both earlier planning and extra flex control.

  • Master Jack

    For next year's champions

     

    facts / 28 Feb 10

    Juniors, rookies, future champions, feather weight boxers, young guns, with Master Jack you'll ride in style.

  • Hooded

    Spring is in the air

     

    gossip / 27 Feb 10

    The fashion wears out more apparel than the man.

     

    William Shakespeare 

  • You've been upgraded

    Supreme inflight comfort

     

    facts / 22 Feb 10

    King George is a first class ride.   The King was created to maximise your time on the water even in less than ideal conditions. Light-wind cruising can be awesome but should you feel the desire to push your boundaries then the King has plenty of built-in control and versatility for performance riding, ensuring you’re not rushing to the beach for a smaller board should the wind increase by a few

  • Ecosse Iconoclast

    135hp

     

    gossip / 22 Feb 10

    This is the wheeled version of our Player.

    It's nice enough! 

  • Our twintips

    Fishview

     

    news / 21 Feb 10

    All the Shinn bases are printed under high protection, Duraclear top sheet meaning our tropical-aquarium-stealth-colours will last forever.

  • New Player in town

    Romania

     

    news / 19 Feb 10

    We are not scared and entered the land of Count Dracula. Kitemania are the men.

  • Greece

    Aphrodite loves us

     

    news / 18 Feb 10

    Our fine boards will soon be available in land of ancient gods and goddesses thanks to our new Greek distributor Lefkadi Kite Park.

    Let Aeolus do his job now.