ELEVEIGHT MASTER V4 139
DATE TESTED: 2021
Aimed at the freestyle market, the Master V4 had the highest rocker out of the boards we received from Eleveight. Its construction, while solid, is...
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It is hard to imagine that a few years ago the three-strut all-rounder wasn’t really a thing, whereas now it is the biggest sector in...
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The Moto has been a stable product in the Cabrinha range for mixed genre riding, and our test team always admired the lighter bar feeling...
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The Rally has been a mainstay in the Slingshot range for over a decade, and the previous model perhaps displayed the biggest design overhaul of...
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