Shore Ride Takes the Stress Out of Getting Your Board to Water

SHOREHAM-BY-SEA, England - Shore Ride is a new product that attaches to your board and bike and helps you to carry your board long distances. You can leave your car at home, escape the traffic and discover those secret spots.

Shore Ride uses toughened neoprene, providing both strength and protection while carrying your board. You can attach Shore Ride to your board or kayak quickly and then either pull the craft or attach to your bike. Paddle boards and kayaks are heavy and awkward to carry for any length of time. This product takes the strain, so you don't have to. Shore Ride launches on crowdfunding site Kickstarter on 27th June 2017. Starting at £60 for the early bird special.

Shore Ride helps you get to the water easily without using a car. After moving to the coast five years ago, Andy Mindel, Shore Ride’s founder decided to take up paddle boarding. Andy explains "It's an incredible sport that helps keep me fit and also gives me space when life is getting stressful.”

Andy lives 500 metres from the beach, and after struggling to carry his board to the water and also wasting time having to find parking spot each time, he decided to make the first Shore Ride. "Living so close to the water I needed an easy way of taking my board to the beach without putting my back out,” he says.

Initially, he created Shore Ride for himself, but after seeing others struggling with the same issue, he decided to turn it into a product. Andy designed Shore Ride with help from a product design student from Brunel University. After many iterations, Andy began work building the first 50 prototypes. He made these in his garage with help from his brother-in-law and 6-year-old son. “I loved spending time with my little boy, away from screens, just making something together”, he explained. “My little guy spent hours with a rubber mallet helping to build the wheels, no complaining, just me and him making a product together, it was magic.”

Andy took Shore Ride to Paddle Round the Pier, a local festival where he received incredible feedback and sold a fair few units. Three weeks after that and with a little help from Amazon he’s almost sold out of the initial 50 he made. Customers have already started to use Shore Ride. Susan Jones uses it at races and competitions: "The wheels were fantastic during the contest! I would have been exhausted carrying the board from the car to the start of the race" explains Susan Jones, prototype user.

Shore Ride has also been designed to work on different craft - "I was able to strap a mast, sail and boom to the board, to get my windsurf down to the beach" explains Robin Doody, prototype user. “I have to tell you I was thrilled to be able to surf so close to home.” 

Crowdfunding Shore Ride will help to pay for tooling and manufacturing larger quantities. Supporting his campaign will make this product a reality.

Photo via: Shore Ride

Uses of Shore Ride

• Attach Shore Ride to your SUP or Kayak and either walk or cycle to the beach.
• Tow different craft without having to purchase additional carriers.
• Discover secret spots, further away by attaching Shore Ride to your bike. Alternatively, manually pull your board using the cushioned handle to travel longer distances.
• Attach to a cycle or remove in seconds. There are no permanent fixings!
• Pneumatic tyres help you to manoeuvre on the toughest terrain. Do you have stones on your beach? No problem.
• Protect your board from dings with our neoprene material. We use toughened neoprene which provides the highest strength and protection while carrying your board.
• Shore Ride is compact and folds down into a small package. So, you can take with you wherever you go.
• You can back Shore Ride on their Kickstarter page on 27th June 2017; starting at £60 for the Super Early Bird adopters.

About Shore Ride:

Shore Ride was developed and manufactured by Andy Mindel. Andy has successfully started and founded multiple tech companies, including Wordtracker.com, Mailflowhq.com, Onboardhq.com. After moving to the coast and seeing people struggling to carry their boards to the beach he decided to create a product to help them, and Shore Ride was born. He's passionate about the sea and anything that makes it easier for people to enjoy the sports they love.