{"id":5500,"date":"2026-08-13T18:54:29","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T18:54:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/preprod.o-board.com\/?p=5500"},"modified":"2026-08-21T23:43:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T23:43:44","slug":"comment-frederic-badino-a-invente-oboard-une-planche-revolutionnaire-qui-change-tout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/preprod.o-board.com\/fr\/comment-frederic-badino-a-invente-oboard-une-planche-revolutionnaire-qui-change-tout\/","title":{"rendered":"Comment Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Badino a Invent\u00e9 O'Board, la Planche R\u00e9volutionnaire qui Change Tout"},"content":{"rendered":"

5 min de lecture<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Every surfer knows this frustration: waves never come when you need them. No good spots nearby. No time. Wrong conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What if you could “surf on land”? Not just a skateboard that looks like a surfboard. No. Real carving sensation, authentic rail-to-rail, total freedom of movement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That’s exactly what Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Badino thought three years ago. And it became O’Board\u2014a revolutionary surfskate that reimagines riding on asphalt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Badino is no ordinary entrepreneur. At 48, hailing from Martigues in southern France, he straddles two worlds: aerospace technician by day, gliding enthusiast the rest of the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Surfer’s Frustration<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The southern accent echoes through skate parks, cicadas sing, the Mediterranean coast stretches endlessly\u2014everything is there, except one thing: waves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That’s the real challenge. How do you recreate that surf feeling year-round when the elements refuse to cooperate? The ocean and mountains aren’t accessible to everyone, let alone the good breaks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric: Passion + Perseverance<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

But Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric isn’t just a frustrated surfer. He’s a man with a rare gift: understanding how things work and how to make them better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His aerospace background gives him a pragmatic approach. His years gliding give him intuition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A lifelong surfer, passionate skater, he embodies an uncommon profile: the innovator who solves his own problems. No corporate structure. No big budget. Just perseverance and an idea that won’t let go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With that spirit, he started developing O’Board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Genesis: A Simple Idea, Complex Execution<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Three years ago, Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric had a vision: create a real home trainer for surfers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The problem was crystal clear. You can’t surf every day\u2014especially in the Mediterranean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n

“Look, I wanted to find a way to improve at surfing even when the ocean won’t cooperate,”<\/strong> <\/em>Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric explains..<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\n

“A way to keep that carving feeling alive year-round, anytime, anywhere.<\/em><\/strong>“<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Not just your typical surfskate. Something completely new.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n

“The idea was to recreate that surf feeling out of the water. Carving, pumping, that freedom of movement\u2014but on land, without mechanical limits.”<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The Challenge: Reinventing the Surfskate<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Existing surfskates had obvious limitations: pitch lockdown, restricted pivots, complicated mechanics requiring specific technique (ineffective wiggling). Most importantly, they never truly delivered that wave carving sensation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric attacked the problem differently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Patented and Certified Central Wheel<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n

For months, he iterated through prototypes to engineer an articulated central wheel system that would translate every movement into fluid curves\u2014exactly like a wave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The result? A patented system (INPI) that delivers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n