The Ride That Sparked It All
Late October 2020, Breckenridge Resort, Colorado.
I had ridden across town and up the mountain to the T-bar trailhead on just 1% battery. As the gravel got chunkier, I didn’t stop. Then my front foot slipped off the pad—and I smashed my heel on a rock.
What hit harder than the rock? Knowing I already had half the solution on my board. I just hadn’t figured out the other half.
A Hack That Actually Worked...
After the ride, I grabbed my gators, rigged them to the magnetic connector I’d already mounted, and headed to a nearby field.
Right away, the difference was clear.
Where my board would’ve bucked me into mud or snow, I stayed locked in. I could feel the pull and stability I’d been missing—and a whole new kind of ride opened up.
Version One... Hurt
After some questionable snow-covered jumps and field tests, I started thinking: what if there were just a small ledge to stop your foot from slipping forward? Not a binding—just control.
Turns out, I already had something that fit.
During the COVID shutdown, I’d been gifting foot pedal door openers to local businesses. I gave one to someone who bolted it onto their Onewheel—and v1 was born.
It worked. It also hurt like hell.
From Recovery to Reinvention
After 11 prototypes and a crash course in plastics, I called in a small manufacturing run. Then another. Everything sold or got handed off to riders.
The product was still missing something—pads, comfort, refinement. I called a friend with a 3D printer. Then I got my own.
What started as a footstop slowly morphed into a lifter—a device that didn't just stop your foot from sliding but actively engaged your whole lower body.
What We Ride Now
From gravel trails to icy descents, from COVID-era hardware to patented bindings, the Overlander Lifters are the result of frustration, experimentation, and obsession.
What began as a hack became a ride-enhancing device—one that connects riders to their board in a whole new way.
We’re now producing our first full-scale run. And we’re just getting started.
Thanks to every rider who supported, tested, broke, and pushed this thing to life.
