b0ardski Posted October 18, 2011 Report Share Posted October 18, 2011 Freeride 173 You might think it is a utopia to build snowboards with great floatation, that are easy to handle and stable at high speed. We had to build many prototypes before we succeeded with this. Turning Radius As you might have noticed, the Furberg Snowboards clearly have a much longer turning radius than all other snowboards on the market. Now you are probably wondering what the advantage with this is? Well, short turning radius makes a board nervous and unstable at speed. Also it has a tendency to cut through the snow when you least expect it. In soft snow the turning radius is used in a very small degree to turn the board. Many freeride skis have a turning radius of 25-30 meter, while slalom skis which are developed to be with short turns on hard snow have a turning radius around 12-14 meter. Slalom snowboards have a turning radius around 10-12 meter, but this is where the logic ends. Most freeride snowboards on the market have turning radius as short as 7-9 meter. Furberg Snowboards have turning radius between 16 and 20 meter and it has made the boards much easier to ride, with a calmer and more stable behaviour. The longer turning radius is also positive for the floatation of the boards, because we could make the boards wider under the feet without getting too much width in the nose and the tail. The long radius might feel a bit strange in the beginning when you are carving, but this is something you quickly get used to. Rocker Profile Our snowboards have a slight rocker between the bindings, with the same radius as the turning radius. This rocker distributes the pressure over the mid section of the board and gives a better edge grip. The rocker also makes the board easier to turn and gives it better floatation in soft snow. If you are used to boards with normal camber, it might feel a bit strange to not get the same "pop" out of the turns. But this is something you will adapt to fast. Right outside the bindings there a short sections with flat camber before the rocker starts. These sections makes the board ride more stable on hard pack, with a longer effective edge compared to boards where the rocker starts from the bindings. The rocker that runs towards the nose and the tail obviously make the board float amazingly, but even more important is that it is so effortless to initiate the turns. Thanks to the height that the rocker creates, the nose can be made flatter with a lower angle towards the snow. Thereby the board runs over the snow more smoothly with less resistance. Taper While taper is a big trend on freeride skis, Furberg Snowboards is the first brand to introduce it on snowboards. Taper means that the turning radius ends a distance before the nose and the tail and pass on to a reversed sidecut towards the nose and the tail. On hard packed snow, boards with rocker looses the edge contact where the board bends upwards. There rocker boards are extra suitable to combine with taper. Taper makes the transition from turning radius to the nose and the tail very smooth and long. Therefore the board does not cut throuhg the snow in the same way as the pressure is distributed over a larger section of the edge. Taper also makes it easier to turn the board and ride with sliding turns in soft snow. Taper is so great that if we had to choose between rocker and taper, we would have chosen taper. Data Length: 173 cm Flex Index (1-10): 6 Effective Edge: 99/134 cm (taper) Width: 279-270-290 mm Turning Radius: 20 meter Stance Width: 54-66 cm Setback: 40 mm Recommended Rider Weight: 75-105 kg For orders with delivery outside of Norway, please contact us at info@furbergsnowboards.com. It will soon be possible to make these orders here on the webshop Someone posted this on splitboards.com, Nice to see something besides full rocker w/10m sidecut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarvingScooby Posted October 18, 2011 Report Share Posted October 18, 2011 I have those mentioned problems on my rockered deck...maybe this is the answer...ooh nooo...no more board.:rolleyes: Thanks for the finding. RT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terekhov Posted November 4, 2011 Report Share Posted November 4, 2011 thank you for the heads up, seems like THE FIRST newschool freeride board shape in the world. just ordered! will ride it against lib tech banana hammock -- seems like two insane boards for this season :) PS -15% intro rate on furbergs until 15-Nov Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puddy Tat Posted November 4, 2011 Report Share Posted November 4, 2011 While taper is a big trend on freeride skis, Furberg Snowboards is the first brand to introduce it on snowboards. Pardon me? Neat looking board though. Maybe we'll see a return to real freeride boards soon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terekhov Posted November 4, 2011 Report Share Posted November 4, 2011 Pardon me? it's not that taper which called taper in carving world - it's not width difference of nose and tail, but .. http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/231124_153865878014779_130741830327184_363713_5156244_n.jpg taper in his parlance is a early tapering of nose/tail from widest board point to tip. and yes, usually there's no taper on snowboards - not counting core swallowtails... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdea Posted November 5, 2011 Report Share Posted November 5, 2011 Ooooooo, I want one. +1!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Hilux Posted November 20, 2011 Report Share Posted November 20, 2011 terekhov, not too familiar with Furberg. Do you use plates with that or softies only? Specs please! Looks like your cats are really checking them out...they look like mini linx, cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terekhov Posted November 20, 2011 Report Share Posted November 20, 2011 terekhov, not too familiar with Furberg. Do you use plates with that or softies only? Specs please! Looks like your cats are really checking them out...they look like mini linx, cool. as you can google - not much actual reviews on brand-new Furberg freeride boards, and we have a biggest snow outage in new history here, so... just waiting around. usually I do not ride powder boards with hardboots, so first try will be in softies (I usually use mountaineering plastics - Lowa Civetta with liners from northwave softboots - in flow bindings these days, and will try civettas with plates, for almost noboard-feel) http://www.furbergsnowboards.com/freeride_173.html - specs and officials it is almost like lib tech banana hammock without reverse sidecut but with newschool huge sidecut, 20m seems like THE ultimate freeride board. will test it against banana hammock! let it snow. and on the cats: maine coons here, mother (behind the boards) and two kittens looking out. both kitties for sale :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilux Posted November 20, 2011 Report Share Posted November 20, 2011 it is almost like lib tech banana hammock without reverse sidecut but with newschool huge sidecut, 20mseems like THE ultimate freeride board. will test it against banana hammock! let it snow. and on the cats: maine coons here, mother (behind the boards) and two kittens looking out. both kitties for sale :) That is quite the sidecut. Interesting specs, will be interesting to hear your review on it once the snow flies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bora20 Posted November 20, 2011 Report Share Posted November 20, 2011 Wicked sidecut, should act like big powder skis that have 33m sidecuts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terekhov Posted November 20, 2011 Report Share Posted November 20, 2011 Wicked sidecut, should act like big powder skis that have 33m sidecuts. and I picture some hardboot pow-charger: furberg's shape, but waisted at 23cm and 185-190cm length..... and I'm not convinced in central rocker, so maybe - flat, or little camber, as in modern freeride skis.. but I never rode anything rockered yet (2 half-days on banana hammock in pow not counting - instant love!) on harder slopes - maybe I will not miss camber's rebound that much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buell Posted March 24, 2012 Report Share Posted March 24, 2012 I picked up a 162 Furberg earlier this year because I am a lightweight. The 167 and 173 would be awesome for medium and bigger riders. It is not a great groomer carver, in softboots anyway, but it is outstanding in soft snow conditions, especially good powder. It is a charger. Super stable at speed and likes to be pushed. It has a great powder turn and slarved powder turn. Because of the rocker and the relatively narrow nose and tail (due to the big sidecut), it is much quicker edge to edge than you would think considering its waist width. They are also much cheaper than you would think as Daniel really wants to get some of his boards out there. There is a pretty long thread on Splitboard.com discussing it. The first few pages are just people talking about it. Deeper in, a number of us give our thoughts on how it rides. http://splitboard.com/talk/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=11723 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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