The latest generation of one of the world’s most iconic kiteboards, the Shinn Monker is known for its legendary performance and rider-friendly design, delivering the unmatched blend of smooth handling, precise carving, and effortless comfort you would expect. This board lets you grip, rip, and slash through the water while protecting your knees and back from harsh impacts.
A blend of technology and shape, combining the multi-ridge and concave design with an all new Basalt and Paulownia light construction results in a ride quality far greater than the sum of it’s parts.
Smooth, Efficient, fast and above all supremely easy to control in all conditions, the dynamic flex pattern works seamlessly to provide a ride that’s as responsive as it is forgiving.
Whether you're cruising through rough waters or pushing your limits with high-speed turns and jumps, the Monker has been designed to keep up with your every move
Spray:
No spray, ever, no matter how choppy, no matter what your stance is, what your carving position, where you place your pads; it’s gone, completely. The Monker has cured it using only limited rocker curve, so it’s still efficient with a wide windrange.
Chop:
The flex, grip and ease of the monker makes it a total joy in chop. Whether you are riding in 6 metre kite conditions, the Monker makes it easy, relaxed and fun.
Confidence:
It’s a board that you can push to the ragged edge of control, without ever feeling nervous or hesitant. The first thing to come unstuck is never your stance or balance!
Even-Foot Pressure:
Every twin suffers from back foot loading, but some twins have to be ridden with excessive back foot pressure, either to stop the nose from burying when things get out of shape, or to stop you getting spray in your face. The Monker is a joy, it feels so solid underfoot that you can shift you weight around a great deal – even 50-50 when you are tired. Ride it hour after hour and your sessions will be so much fun!
Carving:
Toeside carving on a twin is always going to be tenuous. Heelside carving is better than many directional boards. Not only does it grip through the turn, without ever feeling like it’s going to pop out (the more you push the deeper into the water it sinks), but it stores so much speed – when you come out of the most aggressive of carves you are still really travelling. It’s incredible round corners.
Straight-Line Stability:
The rocker is naturally very stable with any outline, but the Monker outline proved to be even more stable and efficient. It encourages you to push faster and harder until you can push no more. So effortless to ride; so trusting that in a straight line it never comes unstuck, which makes it perfect for experts and intermediates alike.
Pop:
The ability of the board to heel-side carve without losing speed makes it excellent for wake style pop, as well as having plenty of traditional pop. Hardcore freestyle is easily within it’s grasp but for everyone who does not spend half their session unhooked the Monker is a far superior board for multidiscipline freestyle.
Choosing your board size:
Whilst many riders still look at the length of the board when choosing their size it's much more relevant to look at the width. The length of the board can be affected by the shaping of the tip and tail - which in reality plays no part in the performance of the board.
To clarify the situation further the difference in surface are between a 130 x 40 and a 130 x 42 is approximately 260cm2 whilst increasing the length of a 130 x 40 to 135 x 40 would give an increase in surface area of less than 200cm2 - nearly 25% less!
Footbed and Straps:
The connection between rider and board can make or break the quality of your ride. Of course they should look slick but only after the function is perfect.
Shinn Kiteboarding's deep section EVA cushioning ensures luxurious comfort even during the harshest landings, whilst a carefully placed section of memory foam adjusts the surface to the shape of your feet after only a couple of hours riding. Multi-position fixation points allow you to fine tune your stance to perfection. The Shinn footstrap has been shaped to provide maximum grip on your foot with minimal pressure points and complete ease of adjustability.
Fins:
All Shinn twin tips are supplied with high visibility Nylon fins and deck protection plates. Shaped exclusively for Shinn (for unsurpassed durability), this 53mm shape provides exceptional grip for it's size whilst still offering great manoeuvrability.
Features:
- Shinn Monker - 136 x 40 - recommended weight: < 65kg
- Shinn Monker - 138 x 41 - recommended weight: 75-85kg
- Shinn Monker - 140 x 42 - recommended weight: 80-90kg
- Shinn Monker - 142 x 43 - recommended weight: 85-95kg
- Shinn Monker - 146 x 46 - recommended weight: 95kg+
