Streetcarver

The BMW Street Carver (styled StreetCarver) was a skateboard created by BMW.[1] It had an extremely stiff wood and fiberglass deck and a unique suspension system derived from parts from a BMW 5 Series car and was designed by DesignworksUSA.[2] The Street Carver was produced from mid-2001 to 2004. Its original retail price was $495.[3]

The Street Carver was notable for the striking appearance and its steering mechanism that gave it the ability to carve like a snowboard or surfboard. The Street Carver employed large, 110mm curved wheels, which were required because the axles roll in relation to the ground (i.e. change camber) as the board is turned (as opposed to traditional skateboarding axles, which remain parallel to the ground as the board is turned).

The Street Carver is a very smooth carving board at both low and high speeds. Due to its unique steering mechanism, the turning characteristics of the board are determined by the geometry of the swing lever arms, and cannot be modified (in contrast to the ability to adjust the bushings or kingpin on standard skateboard trucks).

Board dimensions: L 33.5" x W 11" x H 6.3" (L 85.09cm x W 27.94cm x H 16cm)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "BMW's Exotic $500 Skateboard". Popular Mechanics. 7 December 2004. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  2. ↑ "Carve the Street". BMW Designworks USA. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  3. ↑ "Best Inventions of 2001". Time. 19 November 2001. Retrieved 9 February 2012.

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