FCS Kolohe Andino Traction Pad
FCS Kolohe Andino Traction Pad
Kolohe Andino's signature 3 piece pad.
Designed and tested in collaboration with the world’s best surfers, the FCS Athlete Series Traction range has rider-specific features for the ultimate in performance.
Focusing on comfort, support and increased grip, FCS Traction keeps your foot connected to the board so you can push hard against your fins for maximum speed and drive.
"âÂÂÂÂI move my back foot around a bunch when I surf, sometimes I even stand on the kick when I'm turning, so everything on this pad has been designed to balance movement then grip when where I need it" - Kolohe Andino
Features
- 3 piece pad
- Custom Groove
- High tail kick
- Sanded surfaces for enhanced grip
- Ultra-thin sensitivity
- Channels for extra resistance
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Overview
The new FCS Traction marries considered design with performance features and superior materials.
Features
- 3 piece pad
- Double diamond groove & double square groove
- Coffin arch bar
- High tail kick
- Sanded surfaces for enhanced grip
- Ultra thin sensitivity
- Perforated for extra resistance
$79.00 -
Creatures Italo Ferreira Lite Ecopure Traction Pad
Italo won his World Title with a combination of Mick Fanning Performance + THERMO-LITE traction pads under his feet in 2019. The inspiration came easy to create his first Signature Creatures of Leisure pad, combining our proven Square Loc I + THERMO-LITE traction.
We want to reduce the impact our designs have on the environment. That’s why Creatures teamed up with Bio-Tec Environmental to deliver traction that offers lasting EVA performance, which breaks down in landfills at the end of your board’s life. Always packed in recyclable, biodegradable materials.
FEATURES:
EcoPure Organic Additive - Biodegradable FOAM
Dual Traction: Square Loc x THERMO-LITE Square Loc - Traction Pattern - 15%. Lighter
8mm Teardrop Arch Bar
30mm Alpine Kick
3 Piece
3M™ Adhesive
Responsible Packaging - Recyclable + Biodegradable
L - 300mm (11 3/4")
W - 302mm (11 7/8")
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Dakine John John Florence Pro Traction Pad
THE SURFBOARD TRACTION PAD DESIGNED TO MEET THE SPECIFIC DEMANDS OF JOHN JOHN FLORENCE.
Built in collaboration with Hawaii-raised, history-making surfer John John Florence, this Dakine traction pad is designed around John John's specific dimensions and progressive style.
Delivering maximized grip and precision via triple-cut Positraction grip, a five-piece design allows adjustability for use on an array of boards, from everyday shortboard to step-up.
Holes in the kick tail reduce drag, and a 25mm vertical wedge design was sculpted precisely for John John's form. Like all Dakine traction, John John's pad is made of biodegradable Friendly Foam, sold in plastic-free packaging, and uses marine-grade 3M® adhesive.
- Dakine Friendly Foam biodegradable EVA foam
- Plastic free packaging
- Triple cut Positraction grid pattern
- Five piece pad
- 7mm center arch
- 25mm vert wedge tail kick with beveled edges
- Drilled holes through kick to enhance water flow
- Cut outs enhance board feel and increase grip
- 3M® high grade adhesive
Materials
- 100% Ethylene Vinyl Acetate
Dimensions
- 33 x 31.75 cm
$74.00 - Dakine Friendly Foam biodegradable EVA foam
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FCS Julian Wilson Traction Pad
Designed and tested in collaboration with the world’s best surfers, the FCS Athlete Series Traction range has rider specific features for the ultimate in performance.
Features
- 3 piece pad
- Double Square Groove
- Trapeze arch bar
- High tail kick
- Sanded surfaces for enhanced grip
- Ultra thin sensitivity
- Channels for extra resistance
$74.00 -
Creatures Griffin Colapinto Lite Ecopure Traction
Griffin Colapinto's Signature LITE EcoPure 3-Piece Traction Pad is designed with Less Impact and Proven Performance for extreme traction. The THERMO-LITE Diamond Loc II pattern and steep Alpine Kick is what Griffin wanted for that locked-in feel for his modern surfing approach.
Features:
EcoPure Organic Additive - Biodegradable FOAM
Diamond Loc II - Traction Pattern. Thinner, Lighter, More Responsive
7mm Teardrop Arch Bar
30mm Alpine Kick
3 Piece
3M Adhesive
Responsible Packaging - Recyclable + Biodegradable
Dimentions
L - 300mm
W - 300mm
$89.00 -
Creatures Proto 1.4 Eco Traction - Platinum Sparkle Fluoro
AVAILABLE JUNE 2023, ONLY AVAILABLE IN-STORE
THE BIGGEST REVOLUTION IN SURF TRACTION SINCE IT WAS INVENTED. MORE GRIP, LESS WASTE, ULTIMATE PERFORMANCE.
After 3 years of intensive development with World Champs Mick Fanning and Italo Ferreira, Creatures have created a traction pad that both elevates your surfing and drastically reduces manufacturing waste.
THE UGLY TRUTH
Traction has been left in the dust. Nearly 50 years from its creation, traction has yet to take the giant revolutionary leap like surfboards, leashes, wetsuits, fins and boardshorts have.
Surf grip is still made using the same inefficient and limiting processes as it has for decades.
Currently, making one tail pad creates 67%* EVA foam waste. it’s an ugly truth that produces a mountain of EVA foam off-cuts and dust.
WHY IS MOULDED TRACTION BUILT BETTER?
Instead of cutting from blank EVA foam blocks, every element is injection-shaped for ultimate precision. PROTO™1.4’s moulded tech reduces waste to just 5%! Mixing in EcoPure® organic additive to the EVA formula ensuring the material biodegrades at its end of life. The end result is an ultra-precise tail pad that creates radically less waste and ultimate performance.
WHAT ABOUT PERFORMANCE?
Because moulded technology offers unlimited potential, there's no longer the archaic constraints of routing, cutting and sanding. Working with World Champs Mick Fanning and Italo Ferreira to re-imagine traction as we know it. And when it comes to performance, they each have radically different approaches and preferences...
Mick Fanning: 5'11" natural foot with a fundamental approach that's calculated and precise.
Italo Ferreira: 5'7" goofy foot with explosive, unpredictable flair and a massive bag of tricks.
With 4X World Titles and an Olympic Gold medal between them, we had the confidence to raise the bar.
MULTI-LOC™ : WORLD-FIRST MULTI-DIRECTIONAL GRIP PATTERN
13X World Titles have been won using Creatures proven Square-Loc and Diamond-Loc traction patterns. This influenced the fundamental development of MULTI-LOC™.
Through the 3-year R&D process, and introducing foot mapping to analyse exactly what Mick and Italo required to push their level of connection and response.
Mick altered every detail down to a fraction of a millimeter, including the direction, angle and space of each traction element.
Italo increased the profile of the traction on the kick incline and in the "sweet spot".
Prototype Notes: Mick and Italo settled on a 55 duro for the perfect density. Not too hard, not too soft.
RECOIL KICK: SPRING LOADED KICK TAILS
"I love! Can I get a steeper kick?" - Italo
The RECOIL kick is where it all started and was identified as a potential game-changing component to modern surfing. The rear hex pattern offers a natural folding point that springs back when compressed. The steep alpine kick provides engaged response through critical manoeuvres.
The form-fitting concave underside is designed for the convex deck of a performance surfboard for premium application. A channel on the top of the kick allows flex to form-fit any shaped deck.
Italo steepened the kick to a 46° angle.
Prototype Notes: The increased kick angle raised its overall height from 32mm to 38mm.
PRO-FORM ARCH: COMFORT AND SUPPORT LIKE A RUNNING SHOE
"I'm constantly moving my back foot, the arch provides support exactly where I need." - Mick
The PRO-FORM arch is based off Creatures proven tear drop shape and is over-moulded by a grip pattern that is designed for comfort. The result is a squishy base and contoured shape that hugs your foot, helping soften the impact of hard landings.
It is compression moulded to the MULTI-LOC™ traction without the use of glue. This creates a single component that keeps water out.
Prototype Notes: Mick and Italo softened the arch squishiness at a duro of 40 for added comfort and impact absorption.
NEXT LEVEL TRACTION BUILT FOR THE FUTURE.
Re-inventing traction through Moulded Technology, Creatures PROTO™1.4 provides the world-first multi-directional grip pattern, MULTI-LOC™, to lock your foot in place. A PRO-FORM arch gives cushioned support, and a RECOIL kick helps lift projection through critical manoeuvres. In our aim to make a product that is BUILT better, moulded technology has allowed us to dramatically reduce our manufacturing waste.
MORE GRIP, LESS WASTE, ULTIMATE PERFORMANCE.
*analysis undertaken using Creatures of Leisure Icon III pad using industry standard manufacturing
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Creatures Ethan Ewing Lite Pintail Traction Pad
Inspired by Ethan's love for the RELIANCE III, we used this pad for a basis for his newest 5 piece signature pintail. Adopting the heel & toe-cuts of the RELIANCE III and adding a THERMO-LITE base for an elevated connection through critical manoeuvres. Designed for pintails and step up boards, the narrow template makes it perfect for any pin with the stomp pad addition offering more traction coverage.
Features
EcoPure® Organic Additive
Dual Traction: Square Loc II x THERMO-LITE -Traction Pattern
8mm Teardrop Wide Arch Bar
35mm Ramp Kick
5 Piece
3M™ Adhesive
Responsible Packaging - Plastic Free
Dimensions(BOTTOM) L - 300mm W - 300mm
(TOP) L - 80mm W - 309mm
$89.00 -
Creatures Italo Ferreira Lite Signature Ecopure Traction Pad - Dark Blue Lavender Lime Swirl
Italo won his World Title with a combination of Mick Fanning Performance + THERMO-LITE traction pads under his feet in 2019. The inspiration came easy to create his first Signature Creatures of Leisure pad,
combining our proven Square Loc I + THERMO-LITE traction.Features
EcoPure® Organic Additive - Biodegradable FOAM
Dual Traction: Square Loc x THERMO-LITE Square Loc - Traction Pattern - 15%. Lighter
8mm Teardrop Arch Bar
30mm Alpine Kick
3 Piece
3M™ Adhesive
Responsible Packaging - Recyclable + Biodegradable
Dimensions
L - 300mm
W - 302mm
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FCS Kolohe Andino Treadlite Grip
Kolohe Andino's signature 3 piece pad with new Treadlite technology. Featuring a thinner base for more feeling and nano-dot traction.
Designed and tested in collaboration with the world’s best surfers, the FCS Athlete Series Traction range has rider-specific features for the ultimate performance.
Treadlite Technology
Treadlite uses micro-dot traction technology which allows maximum stick potential in high-performance maneuvers.
It is FCS' thinnest and lightest traction pad yet, making the back of the board more responsive and easier to feel your way through the turn.
Focusing on comfort, support and increased grip, FCS Traction keeps your foot connected to the board so you can push hard against your fins for maximum speed and drive.
"âI move my back foot around a bunch when I surf, sometimes I even stand on the kick when I'm turning, so everything on this pad has been designed to balance movement then grip when where I need it" - Kolohe AndinoFeatures
- 3 piece pad
- Custom Groove
- High tail kick
- Nano-dot grip technology
- Ultra-thin sensitivity
- Channels for extra resistance
$89.95 - 3 piece pad
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Creatures Jack Freestone Lite Ecopure Traction Pad
Jack Freestone's THERMO-LITE traction pad is thinner, lighter and more responsive. He created his Signature traction with a squarer and wider template for his larger foot, and prefered wider tail surfboards.
SIGNATURE FEATURES
EcoPure® Organic Additive - Biodegradable FOAM
THERMO-LITE Diamond Loc II - Traction Pattern - 15%. Lighter
7mm Teardrop Wide Arch Bar
35mm Ramp Kick
3 Piece
3M™ Adhesive
Responsible Packaging - Recyclable + Biodegradable
DIMENSIONS: L - 310mm W - 320mm
$89.00
