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  3. Sense 185

    in Alpine Board Reviews

    Posted

    You did understand it correctly. May be I haven't had the right board. The feeling I had with this beautiful build Sense worldcup board is that the icegrip was not building up, but it was right their at a maximum, and I couldn't influence it like I would. Normally I can build up the grip of a board and influence it by pushing it more or less: more or less icegrip. This board just wants to ride on its sides with maximum icegrip, bites the ice without even pushing it and never let loose. May be it's just the rider and not the board or the board was made for a heavier and more experienced rider (I weigh about 190 lbs). Fact is that I don't like that aggressive 'bite' icegrip. It's too much for me. After that I rode an Oxess Worlcup 185 and I didn't bring this board back to the demotent for the whole afternoon :biggthump;) Conclusion: I ordered this Oxess which arrived a few months ago.

    I do see what you mean.

    And to be honest.. I've been thinking the same way you did.

    Only I could never get that much edgehold from any other board at any point of a carve. Or is it just me?

    And I did have some troubles regarding what you say "bites the ice without even pushing it and never let loose".... but noone got hurt luckilly! or noone got hurt badly :smashfrea hehehhehe

    I did not have enough time (and I don't have enough technique) to play with different positions on the board (in terms of leaning fwds and bckwds), but I guess it should help building up edgehold and reducing it... no?

    But anyways, what can be so bad with having TONS of edgehold all the time?? if we suppose that it wouldn't cause any crashes :eplus2:

  5. Sense 185

    in Alpine Board Reviews

    Posted

    Hmmm, I had another experience. Those boards aren't suitable for every one. Incredible (too much for me ) 'bite' ice grip. If you like that than it's okay. I am not very fond of it. But besides that, high build quality boards, and very nice and openminded people to talk to.

    I have not mentioned, but I tested a 163 slalom board made for World Cup and it was too much for me as well! 2 rides on this thing exhausted me more than the whole day of testing various SL, GS and something in between boards!!!

    So it might have been that you had tested a world cup board instead of a normal carving one...

    So I would stick to what I stated :cool:

  6. Sense 185

    in Alpine Board Reviews

    Posted

    I tested Sense boards the other day. Sense 180!!!!! :1luvu:

    After riding Nidecker, Burton, Coiler, Virus, Pogo, Goltes, SG, Xtasy, Kessler and Sense snowboards I must admit that this is the best board I have ever had a chance to ride!!!

    SG would be my second choice, Pogo third and so on...

    Having in mind that most titanal boards in Europe are close to 1000 Eur tag, I think Sense boards are not even that expensive... :biggthump

  8. 1 board you would demo and why?

    in Carving Central

    Posted

    Umm... the point of demo'ing boards is to try lots of different boards to see which one you want to buy. So I don't understand the question...?

    I "need" a short board. I'd like to try an original Madd 158, an SG 163, a Coiler Metal SL 164, a Coiler Angrry, a Donek 162 Metal SL, and a Prior FLC 163W.

    I must agree with you!

    Oh, and please contact me when you test all these!

    And add one Pogo to your list just for me :biggthump

  11. Short board

    in Carving Central

    Posted

    Hi all!

    I've been thinking of getting myself a short board for some time now, and after reading http://www.bomberonline.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=33006 i realised that I am not the only one... :D

    Many years ago I've had a Nidecker 158 and liked it a lot, but after first time riding a longer board I never went back to my Nidecker so I cannot really tell if I liked such a short board compared to longer ones.

    Since then I've tested a Pogo Impact 168 and a Virus Nightmare 165 and nothing shorter... I really loved the Impact, but Nightmare felt a bit small.

    BUT, my style and technic have changed a bit so I started thinking of testing some shorter boards again and maybe even buying one...

    Pogo Overdose 162

    Virus UFC 163 (or some other?)

    and SG Full Race 163

    come to my mind..

    Any other suggestions?

    Could anybody please compare the 3 I just mentioned?

    Cheers!

  12. SG Speed 178 Info Needed

    in Carving Central

    Posted

    To be honest, I have had a custom made board and was very happy with it. I decided on the specs after riding various boards and came to certain dimensions I thought would be best for me (with designer's help and suggestions, for sure!).

    The problem in this theory is, that SG 178 Titanal was nothing like a board (regarding sidecut, eff. edge, etc.) I was looking for, even after selling my custom made board and testing many other boards. But it turned to be my favorite board of all times!

    So don't worry about specs too much! Just testride as many boards as you can and find your favorite!

    The draw back of this approach is that you become addicted to testing new boards... complicated stuff :eplus2:

  13. SG Speed 178 Info Needed

    in Carving Central

    Posted

    I have a '08 178 with titanal and I weigh some 165 lbs.

    Great board!

    Can carve quite short turns with its 14 m radius! Much shorter than on my American-made board with 12 m radius. Yet I'm not comfortable on narrow steep runs either, but maybe if I was better...

    Sure my favorite board ever, but I must say that sometimes I do take my shorter board if I know the slopes would be crowded, especially if narrow and crowded...

  14. Did you gradually get better? Or did it just happen one day?

    in Carving Central

    Posted

    I haven't read the whole thread, but here's my story:

    I've been hardbooting since '93/'94 I think, and I've been improoving gradually. There have been some bigger or smaller step ups in some carving camps and when riding new and better boards, but last friday something strange happened...

    It was my 6th day on snow this season, and the 5th day was the worst in long time..

    So, I've been having problems with shoulder positiong in backside curve for last 5 years. My front side is more or less as good as I can imagine, but backside's been giving me troubles. I've been trying to improve it with help of many people, even from this forum, but never had a Significant succes.

    This friday my first backside curve of the day felt perfect! And so did the 2nd and 3rd... I realised that my board was holding snow perfectly, had no problem with carving over some mid sized bumps... Great!

    Then I realised that the problem was not my shoulders, but my knees!!!

    Andrej Cerne from http://www.sportpoint.si/ has been telling me that some 5 years ago, but I allways thought that I was doing what he was saying. The problem was that I tended to lean into a curve before setting my board on the very edge, so I had to find balance with my shoulders! Now I got rid of that problem by pure coincidence and I've improved my boarding very much! So we can say it just happened one day!

    Cheers!

    And happy new year to all you guys!

  17. FR rocker boards: Jones Flagship, Elan Wave Rider, Arbor Coda

    in The Lodge

    Posted

    I did test ride SG Soul or what was the name..?

    It's an AM board for hardboots.

    I really do like SG snowboards, but years ago I learnt that it's not good to buy sport equipment that's good for everything and does not excell in anything (like bikes, boards...)! Buy one thing that's good for one segment, and another that's good for the other segment!

    SG Soul is a nice board, but it's far from a real race board on piste, and far from a real softy in powder and for tricks.

    so.... I guess AM board is not my chioce! :nono:

  19. FR rocker boards: Jones Flagship, Elan Wave Rider, Arbor Coda

    in The Lodge

    Posted

    Hi guys!

    Some of my ski comrades have been freeriding for past few years, but now they started organising mostly pure FR trips, so if I want to keep up with them I should get myself a FR board. In fact that board should be good for powder, and I would use it for carving on slopes and fooling around (simple tricks and smaller jumps) when snow conditions are not for 180 cm carving decks! :eplus2:

    These seem interesting:

    Elan Waverider has a Unique Floating Rocker (the tip has rocker and the tail is straight) and has a wider nose than tail,

    Arbor Coda has a parabolic rocker,

    and Jones Flagship has directional rocker and camber underfoot.

    Flagship seems to have the most advanced rocker, and Arbor seems to have the simplest, but since I never rode a rockered board, I cannot tell of how much importance that is...

    What do you guys think?

    I know Elan makes great boards (SG boards are made in Elan factory for example), Arbor makes great boards too, and this Coda has crazy graphics if you ask me!!! And Jones is made in Nidecker factory, and that is a good proof of top quality as well.

    So what board should I pick?

    Help please!

    Cheers!

  20. Going Solo This Year

    in Carving Central

    Posted

    I ride alone maybe 30% of time and I must say that my best carving moments were in one of those days!!!

    One can concentrate only on carving, and don't be surprised if you catch yourself smiling in a lift line or maybe whistling or even singing loud!

    No you're not crazy! You just made some of the best carves in your life! :lol: :biggthump

  25. New Board Porn thread for 2011

    in Carving Central

    Posted

    Look what came in the mail yesterday!!!! I got my FLC, and Angie got her Khyber. And we got tons of snow on the peaks!

    Hey Jim!

    That board seemed to me like exactly what I needed from the first time I saw it on Prior web site! I was trying to find test models in Europe, but had no luck :mad:

    Please make sure to post a review as soon as you test it!!! and maybe compare it to some other European boards if possible :biggthump

    Cheers!

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