
With so many fancy & complicated ‘ Reverse-Triple-Camber-Banana-Rocker-Profiles’ available, & each one claiming to have found the ‘sweet spot’, a common complaint often heard from real snowboarders, is that they just want a normal snowboard. Like the one they learned on. Like the one you learned on, & like the one I learned on. Traditional camber, regular edges, ptex on the bottom, & fittings to attach a left & a right binding. Oh & it has to be well made, stable, comfortable & responsive, & maybe some nice stripped graphics that suggest discerning taste & a lack of interest in conforming to the latest cool kid trend. Specification: Construction: 100% Poplar wood core, Traditional camber profile, Carbon beam stringers, HMC Extruded base, dual radius sidecut Length:159cm Running Length: 124.5cm Waist
Width: 24.9 cm Sidecut Radius: 7.9m Setback: 1.5cm Flex 1-10 (10 is stiffest): 7 * Base colour may vary
- Blue on White/ White on Blue alternating bases
Features: The Full Poplar Wood Core is responsive & reliable, irregularities & knots will not make it passed the Capita QC team so you can rest assured that the flex is uniform & consistent along the whole board. Traditional Camber works. By placing the length of the board between your inserts under continual pressure, the board is always preloaded & ready to react to your every input. HMC (High Molecular Composition) Extruded Bases are denser, stronger & more abrasive resistant than regular extruded bases. Carbon Rods reinforce the length of the board to improve stability & responsiveness while maintaining flexibility & torsional flexibility of the board, extending the lifespan of the core in the process. I love ‘traditional camber’ boards (I own 3). In fact I am not a fan of the term ‘ Traditional’ as I think that there is as much place for this shape profile now, as there has ever been. I would rather think of it as ‘ Original’ camber. Super responsive & predictable, pops like a dream (ollie over any one of the countless Lib Tech sheep posing at the side of the park smoking expensive French cigarettes & feel smug). Now I know they may require a little more input to ride in powder, & yes, there is more chance of catching an edge than on a U shaped ‘super-mega-awesome-rocker’ board, but that’s because you actually have decent edge hold. So if you want to feel like you’re riding the mountain, not just sliding down it, get yourself back on a Normal Ass Snowboard.....