There here!!! Yippy, and again they look amazing, they have again taken on the designs of kiteboards, making them fully asymmetric, getting rid of the foam so giving even more pop, Can this be possible? Straighter heel edge for even more bite, slightly curvier toe edge for easier toe side riding, slightly softer rocker than the 666, the 555 looks again like it will be the alround kiteboard of 2009.
Mark Shinn on the 555:
After 4 years of continuous research, testing and development we took a step back and re-evaluated the goals for Nobile's infamous 555 (T5) board range. We may have created the worlds best selling kite board but with clearly defined goals in mind there is always room for improvement. Over and over again we came back to the same design parameters....ease of use, comfort and relevant performance. The development of our NEW '09 Composite Core 2 (90% wood and 10% Honeycomb) allowed us to improve the legendary comfort factor with out losing the board's lively performance, and once perfected the addition of our new Dynamic Asymmetrical Outline to the existing Elliptical Progressive Concave, and Anti Vibration Technology increased the versatility even further. The new T5 offers the ultimate in Freeride ease of use with performance you'll never grow out of. One year warranty against breakage.