Note: This is a Fibreflex and not a Fiberflex. I believe they actually changed the name to the fiber version soon after this. The ad copy mentions a “fibreflex pilot,” which is neat way of saying someone who rides a Fibreflex really well.
Chris Yandell, #1 USA Downhill slalom. (Is there an Uphill slalom?) Check out the barefoot parallel stance.
Danny Trailer #2 USA Downhill slalom
Detail of the fibreflex.
Fibreflex logo in craptacular grayscale glory.
ANNOUNCING…
A Superior Dimension in Performance Skateboarding
FIBREFLEX IS BACK!…
We at G&S first introduced the Fibreflex and the flexible skateboard concept in the spring ot 1965. The Fibreflex quickly proved its superiority with Willie Philips and Skip Frye placing 1st and 2nd in the downhill slalom event at the international Skateboard Championships held at Anaheim Stadium early that summer. Ten years later, spring 1975. Fibrellex is back at it again with Chris Yandell and Danny Trailer riding the Fibrellex to lst and 2nd place honors in the downhill slalom racing at the Bahne/Cadillac Nationals.
A FULL WORKING FLEX…
The Fibreftex construction is based around the principle of maximum downward flex or set, with a powerful snap back return. This is
achieved basically through a multiple of laminations woriking against one another in compression and tension. The real power of the Fibreflex comes from its top and bottom outer laminate. This laminate has been acclaimed by the major archery bow manufactures of the world as the strongest and most powerful fibreglass laminate available. lt is also being used by the nation’s leading ski manufacturer, and now again. exclusively on Fibreflex. What this means is that your Fibreflex skateboard can be flexed indefinitely
and still retain its original shape. It absolutely will not sag or fatigue!… We call this 100% memory. The Fibreflex is laminated in such a way that it incorporates high camber (a principle used in snow skis). The function of high camber is to intensify the thrust and insure a positive set during the unweight portion of your turns.
THE FIBREFLEX FEEL… The Fibreilex is uniquely spirited with its own inner life. The first time you hit a hard, fast turn with your Fibreflex, you can feel it positively set you into the radius of that turn and then thrust back and accelerate you into the straight. An accomplished Fibreflex pilot can actually pump his skate machine and generate speed (much like riding one of our new Modern Machine Surfboards). There’s no other flex like Fibreflex!
Drop in on your Gordon & Smith dealer and experience the Fibreflelt feel. G & S Fibrefiex Skateboards are available exclusively at PB Surf Shop in San Diego, and at the many other tine G & S dealers throughout the coastal areas of the country. Check our G & S ad
in the latest SURFER Magazine (pg. 13) for a complete listing. From the time you first plant your foot on it, you’ll agree there’s only one… FIBREFLEX.
The 28″ Fibreflex Pro Slalom
Also available in a 24″ version.
Coming soon: The Flbreflex Freeslyle
A product of GORDON & SMITH SURFBOARDS
5465 Gaines St., San Diego, Calif. 92110
Phone (714) 297-3892
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