Singing Rock Font
The Font is a flat sit-start pad from Singing Rock for lowballs. Open it is 90 x 50 cm and 5 cm thick, 0.45 m² of landing at 1.2 kg. Two layers of closed-cell foam, firm, with low impact protection.
Among the 157 crashpads we track it has a bigger landing than 4%, is thicker than 17% and lighter per m² than 80%.
See it on the landing-area chart | The 12 biggest crashpads by landing area
Font landing and protection
| Impact protection | Low |
| Foam firmness | Firm |
| Foam layers | 2 |
| Foam | closed-cell |
| Durability | Moderate |
What the Font is for
Best for lowball.
Strengths & Trade-offs
Font strengths
- Compact 0.45m² size is easy to pair with a main pad
- Very light at 1.2kg - approaches are no problem
- Has a shoe wipe on the flap
Font trade-offs
- Thin at 5.0cm, more of a supplement than a primary pad
- Limited 0.45m² landing zone
Font specifications
| Open size | 90 × 50 cm (35 x 20 in) |
| Thickness | 5 cm (2.0 in) |
| Weight | 1.2 kg (2.6 lb) |
| Fold style | Does not fold |
| Closure | None |
| Shell | 600 D |
| Bottom coating | Rubber |
| Reconfigurable | No |
| Released | 2023 |
| Shoulder straps | No |
| Waist belt | No |
| Chest strap | No |
| Carry handles | 0 |
| Bandolier strap | No |
| Gear storage | None |
What the Font costs
No shop in the EU pool lists the Font in stock right now.
Alternatives to the Font
- Edelrid Sit Start II
- Beal Addition Pad
- La Sportiva Sittone
- Organic Slider Pad
- Black Diamond Sitstarter
- Asana Rock Star Pad
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