"The kickstarter is live! What are you doing?"
The big-wave skimboarder Brad Domke needs little to no introduction, although some introduction may be necessary if we wish to to cement his bona fides as the face of a new foldable surfboard brand.
He rides Nazaré, Puerto Escondido, Jaws and even the big wave in Western Australia called The Right on his little disc.
Brad Domke became world-renowned for castrating his surfboard by using it only to paddle into the wave before jumping onto his fifty-three-inch, flat-rockered, finless disc, an event that is difficult to remove from your consciousness.
(Did you know Brad Domke only has one board? He rides the same carbon-fibre aureole at Teahupoo as he does at three-foot shorebreaks. Quivers? Who needs ’em?)
With four days to ago, and with sixty-five backers pledging money, NIMBL has exceeded its modest 20k goal.
The foldable surfboard has long been the holy grail of the men with slicked back hair who wish to chase waves but don’t want to give up their little red coupes or former bodyboarders who miss carrying their vehicles on their backs.
As far back as 1964, Karl Pope and Thomas Price registered a patent for their foldable surfboard. The Bisect was “characterised by its simplicity of construction and in its adaptability to economical manufacture.”
A couple of years later, Herman Bank launched his multi-board, which was also known as the “suitcase surfboard”.
NIMBL, “is a no-brainer for both beginner and seasoned surfers looking to keep a spare mid-length board in the car, ready for any conditions. Now instead of meticulously securing boards on roof racks, you can throw it in the trunk and spend more time surfing. From driving to your local beach for an early morning sesh to barreling in the most remote waters when the opportunity arises – Epic trips are imminent with a board that is as on-the-go as you are. Leave your worries behind with your board safely tucked away in the trunk. NIMBL takes the hassle out of surfing, anytime and anywhere.”
In the clip below, Brad Domke, who is the salaried face of NIMBL, details its many advantages.
Domke’s fans aren’t sold, howevs.
Dude, you dominate but you know that’s gonna buckle under any pressure
This is satire ?!?!?
You’re a few days early… this is an April Fools Joke, right?
Kook stick.
To which Domke replies,
“I bring a foamie with me every time I head to the beach. And I break them all quickly. And it cost me tons of $. I’ve always kept in eye on what could be the next perfect all around foamie to ride and do transfers with. As I’ve tried so many soft top brands. When I found out about the NIMBL foldable fomie. I was instantly interested knowing the board was already in half and rideable! Which is the direction I am moving into having a one board does all “surf/transfer” and the fact that it’s already in half and not ending my sessions snapped and unusable like what ends up happening to me time after time. @aethiaoutdoors created this foamie before I had even met the company. After meeting them I personally tested this foamie model out before joining the team and seeing how well it works with this mechanism. After testing and realizing it’s worked well I’m proud to join them and help evolve this brand. But this surfboard particularly is great for beginners and up who just want to get wet and get in the water for a healthy surf however the conditions are. And it fold up.s and it’s easy to store in the trunk/backseat or bring to the beach with the back pack it comes with which lets you be hands free on the way there. Which I personally love about it.”
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Gosh, a Solomon board! Didn’t they collapse years ago? Or is it a 15 years old stick? BTW, same thing happened to a friend of mine’s Solomon just a few month after buying it. And they used to sell it has unbreakable, mind you!
Only Fans or this?
Watching old Domke punch the clown for cost of a Fanta and some gum on OF. Or he gets pay check for 8 months till funding really dries up for surfcraft we all pray you lose a finger in while unfolding. ?
Choices.
I’m going to patent and kickstart a jigsaw piece surfboard that assembles into a picture of GOATSE.
Can I get just the backpack?
you can “barrel remote waters” is a Grindr dog-whistle
Everything is a Grindr dog whistle when you’re in the closet. Don’t be scared, we won’t judge.
Thanks much!!!!
Sell out!!
Ugly knows ugly
The surfing videos make the board look even shittier than it initially looks, which is quite an accomplishment cause it looks worse than a turd covered in burnt hair.
I think you are overly generous in your assessment.
What’s the deal with the vent? Did you ever have to mess with that?
Didn’t they stop making those Salomon boards in like 2005? That board has to be 20 years old.
My dad had an old Stewart longboard in the 90’s that had that little attachment that allowed it to fold in half. I thought it was dumb because a folded in half longboard is still a pain in the ass to carry on the plane.
It also broke right at the fold in relatively soft waves.
Pre buckled surfboards are the future. Huge time saver. Mayhem model incoming.
I wonder what restaurant Domke waits tables at.
Surfer, The (Kiddie’s) Bar
“How Skimboarders Get Paid” Coming soon to Stab
Stab Premium™ content for sure. Ashton and Brad should sell foldable beanies!
who said nothing could bring fans of creed and air supply together??
Morey Camel v Morey-Boogie v ‘borrowed’ longboard? obviously the latter…original 2%er!
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Why were you standing so close to the nose? Were you fishing?
After having been rinsed in the Streetboardz kickstarter for its Switch product that went into a black, possibly fraudulent, hole I will respectfully pass on this opportunity. Good luck getting your hard rubbish collection to accept this stupendously dumb product in 7.6 months after first purchase. Still waiting for Barton’s call about whether he made an unconscionable gain on Switch – unlikely, but if there’s a possibility of muck one may as well rake it.
“no-brainer” 🤣
I don’t know why this is a big deal. Sure it folds in half. Who cares. Joel Tudor will fold you in half in seconds AND put his balls on your forehead.
It’s what happens next that’s truly terrifying and Joel’s not saying. A fondness for tea and bagging we can forgive him I think, greater depravity much less so.
Talk about value for money!
NIMBL – Not in my back luggage!
For some reason, whenever I see the name Domke, I think ‘donkey’.
Who knows how words are formed
-Michael Scott
Now I Might Be Lame
Nepotistic Impulses Make Bad Leaders
Free your $oul and your ass will follow.