Well, its still in the proto stage so lets remember that..
But lets assume they let it go as is..
The thing had like 3 inches of Camber!! Camber is nice and makes it springy and I know some of you guys like that...but thats not the only way to do it..
In that area I give it about a 6 out of 10 too much camber and just think of the distance from camber to decamber that board is going to have to go through, the material inside has to go some where.. I went jesh..thats a lot of camber I wonder how many cycles it will withstand. The camber is more than I have ever seen.. maybe I just haven't seen enough...
But the Camber worked.. so if you like a diving board then its right on..
Board wasn't as damp I thought it would be from what other people told me.. Its damper..but still has that good Madd Pop...!
Its finnally thicker so inserts won't poke out the bottom!! and didn't feel like it was broke in the middle of the board.. Very Strong board..
Some flaws I see if its kept this way.. ?? well dunno.. The Madd people should know by now if from what I rode is #34 or something.. The titanal or aluminum plate thats inserted along the bottom edge, if there is more you just can't see it anywhere else, The metal runs along the bottom edge and stops about 10 inches from the nose and tail...right in the flex spot.. I saw some sidewall cracking starting to show right where the metal stops, but that may just be what happens and could just be cometic issue that needs to be addressed, again... Im just reporting what I saw and felt after riding it.
Its cool as Kaschit! ,, and In my mind if it holds up.. is a vast improvement from anything they have made to date after thier comeback..
Remember I only rode the 158.. I can't tell you the specs cause no one gave them to me...I just rode it.. I took it down the slalom face on Spruce the first day and it did very very well.. Still quick but felt better,, stonger and more refined in years past.. felt like there was some meat to the board finnaly..
For me if they released it as is.. I would buy one.. it an improvement and feels just better and was surprise I didn't notice the four wheel drive camber..
its about a 8 or 8.5 as is.. maybe a 9.. but I didn't get to spend all day on it.. wish I did..
Its still bad ass and different.. and for me.. that means I gotta have it...
Your in Almost in two different worlds when your talking and comparing a full metal Coiler to a Madd Glass Metal.
There both very different, so for me I would buy em both... and probabley will when they come out in 2011.. but don't ask me to compare it back to back with a Coiler... your hearing what the reviews are about the Schtubby X2 and Jacks Safari...
The Schtubbys Just ride so ..oh oh ohoohoh oh oh oh oh..... spoooogggg..
The New Madd as tested,Its a keeper as is.. but I bet when its released.. you'll probabley want one.. best new production Madd yet in my view..
But thats me..go demo one...uhh hmmm maybe there is only one..dunno..
Makes some calls to Hardbooter..?
That review probabley helped no one I bet...Sorry!!:(
Im asking that question too... when can I buy one???????????????????????????????????????????????????????
What the WTF can I get one said Shred