Is it a skateboard? Is it an InterCity-Express High-Speed Train? No, It's the new Loaded Fathom Strata!
Featuring all the unique gubbins from the original Fathom but reimagined with a fresh new Strata graphic and a beefed up construction - they've made it really waterproof with a 3D-textured thermoplastic bottom sheet and fully sealed rails.
Well finished maple decks can handle a bit of a splash now and then no worries - but this thing is made for it in the long term, day after day, week after week, year after year. Especially with our British weather, you know you can trust this deck in the long term.
Like the original Fathom, it may look different to what you know as a longboard but as always, you can guarantee that this thing has been thought through from every angle and delivers a punch that no other board can offer:
100mm+ wheels, low ride height and no wheelbite.
This is largely thanks to the G-Bomb designed "Zee Bracket" which essentially creates a drop-through, drop-down longboard from a topmount. It lowers the ride height by around 4cm and extends out far enough forward to get massive wheels on there with no danger of them touching your deck.
Add to the swish brackets a classic Loaded masterpiece - a wide (9.25") platform, slight camber and lifted corners - and you've got a board that performs like no other.
It's super comfortable - the width gives plenty of room for your feet and the camber creates a subtle flex that dampens any road noise and allows you to concentrate on what's important: the road ahead.
The lifted corners help avoid wheelbite and act as a strong concave to lock your feet in position and let them know when they're at the edge of the board. Don't put them further out - footbite is a real thing!
Designed for absolute speed through the city - low ride height plus massive wheels means more speed per push and longer rolling between pushes. Stones and cracks are a worry of the past.
Throw on some narrow RKPs like the Paris Trucks on here and not only does the Loaded Fathom fly along the pavement, it's also super responsive and can handle the tight corners that pavements so often throw at you.
For those of you with access to a 3D printer, there's also a file to print out your own tail nub here! It'll allow you to pop the board up into your hands with ease.
A distance and commuting machine. Your commute needing a lot of ollies is the only reason not to get it that I can... Fathom.
