HARALD KOHL : INVENTOR
"We built a road board for surfers. It is a surfing action, and surfers "get it" very quickly. I also free ride the Road SurfR board at downhill events in the Pyrenees and the Alps - WOW!! - 15-16 minute rides at speeds of up to 80kph - don't try this until you are really ready and properly protected!! The brake makes it possible to maintain control. I hope you like it."
Harald is a mechanical engineer and business manager by training and has surfed for over 20 years. Living in Bordeaux, France, his favourite surf spots are Lacanau, Hossegor and Biarritz, on the French Atlantic Coast.
Harald designed the Road SurfR board as a way of mimicking the surfing action, out of the water. Also a keen skater and snowboarder, he found that while skateboards are good fun, they do not feel like a surfboard. Hence the two wheel in-line design with floating front wheel, to allow the board to turn with no restrictions, just like a surfboard.
With the brake (where fitted), Road SurfR riders can also control the downhill speed of the board. This makes downhill riding, at closed-road free riding events, possible on the Road SurfR board ? a popular sport in the Pyrenees and the Alps.
Harald likes French wine, German beer, travelling, cooking, snowboarding, skating, and fast convertibles! He doesn't like bad pavements, cold strong onshore winds, his previous boss, driving in Africa, and laziness.
Harald is the original Road SurfR board rider and enthusiast!