Ride Machete 2014 Snowboard

The Machete is a true twin, with a centred stance and symmetrical sidecut and profile. Slightly stiffer than an all out, park only, board, the Machete can shred the whole mountain. Packed with features and tech, this board represents the rider that wants to take the tricks they can stomp in the park, and throw down in the real world.  Landing in powder is much harder, so a board with precision and control is a must, which is where the Machete steps up. Profile: Running length: 1216 Waist width: 249mm Sidecut radius: 9850/7350/9850mm Setback: Centred Flex (1 soft, 10 stiff): 4 (Specification based on the 158cm board) Note: Diecut Base Swap - Base and topsheet colours may vary Features: LowRise Rocker is a true twin profile that compliments true twin shapes and rides just the same
forwards as it does switch. It lifts at the contact points with a long almost flat zone underfoot. This provides an almost ‘catch free’ ride and increases float in powder. It is popular with freestyle riders because of the ease in which the board can be ‘pressed’ as it is in an almost pre-pressed shape. Pop Rods 1.0 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. 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. Adding carbon stringers to a snowboards construction is an excellent way of controlling and tuning the pop and flex of a snowboard independently, while adding strength and durability by removing stress on the core material. The stringers in Carbon Array 3 extend in an X pattern around the inserts. 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. 90 and 0 degree
angles make up Biaxal Glass which provides a fun and forgiving flex. Fusion 4000 is a sintered base material that is made harder, more durable and faster than the competition. We get a lot of requests from intermediate riders looking to purchase their first board having always hired or those looking to upgrade their board for something that will help them progress over the whole mountain. The Machete has almost become our go-to board for those customers. Pop Rods and Carbon Array provide outstanding launch control when initiating big aerial manoeuvres, while the Lowrize profile gives excellent stability on landing and takeoff with the forgiveness of having raised contact points. Throw in Slime Walls and Cleave Edges, and you have a virtually indestructible board capable of hitting huge
booters and drops, while still retaining the ability to slide hand rails and lap the piste. Is it for