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Hello, CX Trend. Oxess CX 158. 9 m sidecut radius. 26 cm waist width (Size 8US, F27°, R9°, 54 cm stance). Custom soft flex for my 140 lbs. No picture with the bindings, Burton Step-On, Burton Ion boots. Only 2 days on the board, I need to give it a longer test.

Hi Ster, Is this a dream program or a realistic program ? I live in France and your program looks a bit optimistic, unless if you live in the mountains and have the chance to go snowboarding only in deserted resorts with hero snow.

Hello, I bought this board NOS for a very fair price and it has the clothoid shape technology. Any link with Kessler brand ? It’s nicely built and on the stiffer side. Will give it a try tomorrow with Burton Step-on bindings and Ion boots. Any info welcome, I just want to know more about this board. thanks

Well thank you for the description but I'd like to know where (factory, country) it comes from. It's not written anywhere, neither on the base stickers nor on the sidewalls and the Palmer website is lame.

Hi, I've just received a brand new Palmer Ultimate Speed Carver 154 from 2019-20 season. This board is full of tech, including among others the KST, and it looks very well built and solid. Any info on it, particularly on the origin of its manufacture, factory, country ? Thanks

Hello, I sell a set of Catek OS2 Short Standard bindings. - Near perfect condition. - Never seen the snow, I only mounted them on a board and played with settings. - Complete set with green elastomers, hardware, manual and mounting tools. - Nothing's missing. Asking 230$ + Shipping from France. Any question : alUNDERSCOREexandreATlivePOINTfr Thank you

I've got an Apex Pro Plus 158 (I'm 170cm/70kg) stock board for recreational use, no BX. Built to last, not the lightest board, titanal, stiff. Excellent for bombing on slopes, damp, fast, stable and lively, quick edge to edge. It's not a freecarving softboot board, too stiff (for me), too demanding for carving nice turns at moderate speed, too difficult to tighten turn radius. I like this board for two hours ride but I'm not strong and skilled enough to get the best of it. Probably a good choice for BX racers since I see more an more of them on races courses.

Back in the 90's, according to French medias, there were something like two big families. First family, European racers, with very lively and dynamic technic and style, a lot of vertical work (pardon my vocabulary, I'm not a racer nor a former racer), always racing close to the limits. Second Family, North American racers, static style, "egg" position, the less time possible on edge, the less moves on the board, with Mike Jacoby as the best example. I remember an article saying that Jacoby's style was the best in US races but wouldn't be that efficient on European icy and steep slopes. Don't know where's the truth in that. I bought in 1993 the probably one and only Aggression Stealth in France at a shop importing "exotic" boards for fun. The tail broke the day I sold it.

Nice. But they switched 90-92 and 92-93. In France, the Logical was a dream board and much more affordable than the PJ.

95-96 season is the second year of the FP range, and one year before the first FP, Burton introduced the Stat family, high performance symetrical boards, but finally not so narrow. The first really narrow board i've seen (about 18 cm) was a Hooger Booger, and probably at the same period (about 1993, not sure) the Aggression Stealth, both asymetrical.

We soft booters can't understand that, since it's been scientifically proven that we have inferior intellectual powers.For the same reason, we can't choose pants in the right size. Seriously, I discovered that my favorite soft boot carving board to date is a Bataleon. I'm sure people here could read that post in the general forums : "TBT vs decambered nose : what's the best for carving ?" I agree with philw post above, about technical tips.

I've bought an Apex Pro+ SBX 158 last year on their website during an end of season sale. No competition for me but I can give a feedback on the general characteristics of this board. First, the construction is incredible, the board is bulletproof, base, edges, topsheet, everything's solid, but heavy. This is not a light board, but is it really important for SBX ? For my 8 us, riding with low angles (18 front / 9 back), It's a bit too narrow. I've put Burton Elevator, and it feels great, I've tried with Kessler SBX plates but it added too much weight and eliminated all my feelings on the snow, and again I don't do SBX, probably Kessler plates work great for competition. The edge hold is amazing, the base is fast, and the board is not made for short radius turns, it feels really secure at any speed and never chatters. I don't know if you would like this board for racing SBX but you can trust its high level construction and overall quality.

I ride with a 56 cm stance on an Apex BX board. In the early 90's, legs used to work together like a single "suspension" system, stance on the Apocalypse is about 42 cm.

Got this board at home : I bought it in Val d'Isere in good used condition from an american racer during 1992 or 1993 summer. It's a short board, about 151 or 153 cm, stiff (for me) with a softer nose and a very low camber. I rode it about twenty days, funny board, able to handle speed despite its size, found it less springy than a Logical, less comfortable than a PJ. If I remember correctly, this board was available in several sizes, with one plain color by size. Mine is white and I saw some years ago a red one, heard about a black one and a yellow one. This ridiculous stance on the picture looks so weird now.

Well, ok, anyway. Since nobody can compare riding experiences for those two boards, you should try them both, to make your own opinion. There are test sessions for Swoard boards, but it will be much more difficult for Kessler.