BlueB Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 Not a gimmick and ahead of their times! Early in the season I bought an NOS Aggression 163 freeride carver, shaped similar to ATV. The thing rocked! Soft longitudinally, stif on torsion, lots of rockered nose, crazy good float even with centered bindings, carved good where I could find groomed snow that day... The only thing... I exploded it in less then 3 hours... Also, few years back, someone sold me a badly bent 163 SL :( Basicaly "redesigned" to rocker all the way to front binding. I was too scared to take it out for a spin. Maybe I should. Verdict: If you had disposable money and the board is not expensive, buy one as a curiossity and wall hanger, but do not expect long life out of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.oldsnowboards.com Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 May have one for sale soon. Aggression version Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Houghton Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 I remember that 163 SL being stiff as hell. The 170-something version was a lot softer. The Volants and Aggressions were certainly different, but Hot had a better board back then. At least that's what I remember. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tatoos Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 We will see in the next week I'll go see how it behaves in the snow.The only question is how painful will be an outbreak-explode of this board.Moreover, how fantastic would be the demolished wall board looked at the collection of other boards.Well, what friends think about it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tatoos Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 Just figured it might- a plate help a little? Which place are they broke? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tatoos Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 Well-I talk to myself. Nobody helps me out and did not say what these plates? I just got my Volant -looks like a real stiff carving machine.In three days check it in action:eplus2: !!!!Now a quick overview and no more sleepless nights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.oldsnowboards.com Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 We will see in the next week I'll go see how it behaves in the snow.The only question is how painful will be an outbreak-explode of this board.Moreover, how fantastic would be the demolished wall board looked at the collection of other boards.Well, what friends think about it! Historically, most just loose camber in a big way. I am certain there are a few broken ones out there, I just don't recall seeing any. Depends on what type of plate. A plate that mounts directly on the top sheet would certainly help. The suspension type depending on it's stiffness might actually speed the demise of the board? Let us know how it goes. Please do not end up on the AIL thread, Ok? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tatoos Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 I'll try. This board is a wonderful piece of snoboard history, however, design ideas. I could not destroy it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.oldsnowboards.com Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 I'll try.This board is a wonderful piece of snoboard history, however, design ideas. I could not destroy it. Agreed, Enjoy!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tahoetrencher Posted April 7, 2011 Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 Mine never had any! They run flat just fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tatoos Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 As I wrote after the purchase of the Volant board went with friends to Italy in the Alps. We have this small group of about 12 people-some experts, some people with pretty large number of skills and some beginners. I'm no expert ...and no beginner. I asked about the review boards. Well .... It turned out that there is not a bad opinion on it . And so what that they exploded.For the such of fun was worth. 6 days a sharp carving in different conditions without any signs of damage. Honestly say that I start to look for SL162 (even if it was just an exhibit). In the shop with snowboard and ski equipment in Bormio/Italy I seen in the color of polished silver and gold brand new .....VOLANT skis. Yes, brand new!To sum up a lot of great board forgiving but still allows them more and more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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