I have owned the MBS Pro 90 kiteboard for just over four months now. Due to its short size this MBS board is not really for beginners or for general cruising, the shortness can make it a little twitchy underfoot (a longer board around 100cm provides a more stable platform for learning and cruising), but its short length makes it ideal for progressing into freestyle trickery.The MBS Pro 90 deck has a lovely pop to it, which is great for getting that extra bit of height to nail a grab and also really softens those big heavy landings if you don’t quite nail the redirection. I weigh over 11st and so far have never had the deck bottom out on me i.e. where the deck flex’s so much on landing that it hits the floor!
The MBS TI trucks are titanium skate trucks; they’re lighter and stronger than channel trucks and they come with White pivot bushings.
Carving is a joy on this Mountain board with white rubbers, I can carve 180deg within a 4ft radius! Heelside to toeside downloop transitions feel firm and solid on this deck even if the lines go slack halfway round. The shortness of the deck and the lightness of the TI trucks means most tricks just flow instead of being forced! Heelside to toeside slides and snaps are so easy its almost funny and rotations in the air are easier due to the low spin weight of the ATB board. Grabs are also easier as there is less swing weight on the board its much easier to get the board up to your hands. I still cant get ‘board offs’ so I cant comment on them but Im sure they would be easy with this deck, LOL!
The MBS T3 tyres offer huge amounts of grip on sand but its easy to snap the deck round to toeside. A friend I ride with has the same board and he uses the less grippy MBS T1 tyres if he’s riding on grass as he feels the T3’s offer too much grip.
Conclusion
The MBS PRO 90 is a great freestyle kiteboard and unless you regularly jump over 10ft and do 1240’s in the air and are going pro, this board would suite most beginner - intermediate freestyle riders.
It holds down loads of power thanks to the T3’s, carves wonderfully thanks to the TI trucks and has great pop and flex in the deck with out it being to soft for the bigger landings. I have come down hard from jumps of 10-15ft and kicked it off from the same heights too and apart from the truck the decks held up great (apart from a bit of paint flaking of from the side rails). The biggest person I’ve seen bouncing on one of these was around 15st and the deck looked fine, but there isn’t many 15st freestylers out there. I would say if you under 11st use the white rubbers for ease of carving and over 11st I would stick with the standard orange rubbers for a more stable ride.
But all in all I would highly recommend this kiteboard to any rider looking to get into freestyle boarding!