Mr.E
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Give Rich at All Board Sports a call, but I'd also guess either a B or a A.
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I feel happy
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In isolation, those are pretty self explanitory. The joy of confusion comes in mixing the attributes, along with layup, camber profile and sprinkled with riding style. Change any one thing it's a different board. Change any few things and well... that's why there a million and three snowboard designs.
So the long answer is yes, but it depends.
Do you have a specific use question? Folks might be more able to help with that more than "tell me about snowboard design variables".
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Canting plates are not really a thing anymore, though some bindings have a few degrees built in, and you can do foam under the boot (probably won't work with step ons). You might call Donek to see if they have or can make a set of their BX plates canted. Otherwise it's pretty well a DIY project these days (check out horseshoe wedge pads if they are large enough).
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Go to their web site and order one. Easy peasy.
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23 hours ago, Jack M said:
Got a link? All I can find is what Bob already posted. Just from that picture it looks decidedly low-tech. I'm not getting a carbon composite vibe... more like Azdel... it will probably perform similarly to a Vist-flex. In other words, damp, comfy, but with little rebound and probably heavier than average. Just a guess.
No link. I saw some photos of R and his daughter (?) on them during the season. I think it's constructed like a board- pretty basic (which is not necessarily a bad thing).
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I don't believe Sean his bringing his to market with the domination of Allflex, but he had a similar prototype a few years ago.
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I've not seen one in person, but from the few photos I'm guessing it's a wood core/ carbon wrap with a fixed rear and "slider" (shear) at the front. I'd be interested in trying one.
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I've been hardbooting for...28 years? And I'm terrible. But I have a good time.
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I really enjoyed Buttermilk, especially if Ajax is busy. Its not huge and is pretty chill, but that was fantastic for me when I felt like I was going to get sideswiped at the bigger hills. I'm a big head checker, and it was usually wide open at Buttermilk.
I will say that we are pretty lucky in CO where we can pick and choose between amazing hills.
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They are Grilamid, which is fairly common these days in ski boots. If you have a tech who is used to this material you shouldn't have any problems.
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I asked Sean to make me a 169 Incline with a 22mm waist and an 11-13m sidecut. It's the board I wish I had when I was teaching.
If you like your 180, might just ask him to size one for your current needs.
As a bonus, it's not a terribly expensive board to have students run into and rough up.
Edit- Ha, it's actually my photo here: https://www.donek.com/graphic-options/#carbonium
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I took the stiffer one out today- V2 I think from the marking. I really enjoyed it. Nice and quiet nose, it held an edge well, and I enjoyed the overall flex.
A couple of constructive notes if it were up to me:
1. Its a pretty heavy board- I might thin the core and make up the stiffness with composites.
2.There is a bit of a step feeling between the effective edge, then when you tilt it further the nose contact engaging. I might tweak this with increasing the effective edge a touch, possibly. The other camber profiles might also address this.
In general I liked how relatively quite it was transitioning from powder to chunder to groom. The general flex was pretty good for me, though I can imagine softer would also be good for a wider range or riders (I'm 217lbs). Torsional stiffness was much higher than my old 185 Undertaker, and I liked that with hardboots in soft stuff and on groom.
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I'm an infrequent soft-booter, but I tool my Nobile BX out this weekend and found it a fun, forgiving board. Not enough time on it to give solid feedback. If the width works for you, I think it's a good option.
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On 4/11/2022 at 7:12 PM, b.free said:
Two boards are in CO and ready to test.
Great quality. First impression, they are stiff and camberred. Very solid and similar to original in shape. Cant wait on riding them.
If those are available to try, I'd love to hop on one. I loved my Undertaker back when.
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I'm 15 years on from a pretty severe knee injury that included a few years off the snow. Everyday out is a good day, and if I thought skiing would be more fun or hurt less I'd jump ship in a heartbeat.
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Feel better, bud. I tore an erector a couple years ago and it slowed me down for a good bit.
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