Ride Buckwild 2014 Snowboard

The Buckwild has quickly become a favourite with the ride team, as a result the cheeky graphic can be spotted in countless magazine shoots and online video edits. The Twin Rocker profile has a long flat zone with minimal rocker. This provides a large and stable landing platform with the ‘get out of jail’ forgiveness afforded by raised contact points. With the Carbon Array 3 and Pop rods 2.0 the Buckwild is more at home charging into big booters and blasting out of the pipe than it is getting silly on the mini jib features as far as ‘park’ riding goes.  Specification: Profile: Twin Rocker (Rocker, flat, rocker) Running length: 1203mm Waist width: 252mm Sidecut radius: 9400/7900/9400mm Setback: Centre Flex (1 soft, 10 stiff): 4 (Specification based on the 155cm board) Note:
Diecut Base Swap - Base and topsheet colours may vary Features: A long flat zone extends well past the binding inserts with a small section of micro rocker before the nose and tail. This means the Twin Rocker Shape is hook-free for a forgiving ride but with loads of base and edge contact for grip and power. As a true twin this board is completely symmetrical meaning that it rides just as well regular as it does ‘switch’. Rather than using ABS sidewalls or those made of wood or P-Tex, Ride have developed their proprietary Slimewall sidewalls. These are made from the urethane, which is commonly used in skateboard wheels, and adds maximum dampening to the edge for a smooth ride and durable construction. Pop Rods 2.0 are carbon rods wrapped in urethane, and then strategically placed in
the tip and/or tails of a board.  The carbon rod gives huge pop, and the urethane wrap adds some dampening for the landing. The rods are placed on both edges; from the inserts back (or forward at the tip) this gives great pop when preloading one corner of your board i.e. for big rotational aerials. Extra large edges, with 50% more of the Rockwell Ultra Hard Steel found on regular edges means that Cleave Edge provides unmatched strength and tuneability. Ride use stitched rather than woven fibreglass in their snowboards for a more consistent and therefore stronger construction. Hybrid Glass uses triaxial stitch on top with biaxial on the base for balanced torsion and flex. Fusion 4000 is a sintered base material that is made harder, more durable and faster than the competition. With the
rockered profile, true-twin shape and not exactly understated graphics you’d be forgiven for thinking that the Buckwild was a going to be a noodle aimed at jib riding and buttery silliness. However the clues are in the tech, which more than justifies its price tag and gives it the qualities of a board built for riding hard. It has fairly stiff torsional flex so is stable at speed and holds an edge right through the turn.  So if your idea of fun is going further, higher and faster than everyone else on the hill then you will certainly be having more fun on the Buckwild. Is it for me? Built around a freestyle shape with performance enhancing tech the Buckwild is for intermediate to advanced park and pipe riders. It would make a great ‘resort board’ for fairly aggressive
snowboarders that want a solid but fun ride for the pistes and