breeseomatic Posted March 25, 2014 Report Share Posted March 25, 2014 (edited) *** SOLD *** I bought this board at the beginning of this season during Donek's preseason prototype sale in September 2013. It's been ridden for three days, two by me, and one by a fellow BOL member. The base is in excellent condition and edges are at whatever edge angles Donek puts on their experimental/prototype boards, no filing or resurfacing has been done to this board.Details:185cm length (de-cambered tip and tail)20cm waist14-20 SCR4x4 and UPMmore carbon fiber instead of metal in the typical Rev construction.http://www.donek.com/snowboards/alpine/rev/I talked with Sean about this board before buying it and I'm paraphrasing here:He said it is a great free-carve board and when he mentioned how light it was, he was chuckling (it is light for a 185). I'm told the reason this board is not a production board for 2013/14 is because it is too light for a race board and the test riders felt that due to the lightness it would not be a good board for rutted up courses. Or maybe they actually did ride it on a course to find that out, I'm not 100% clear on those details as I wasn't tape recording the conversation. You can very easily call Sean and confirm any of this information.I have to add that I really like riding this board, and I don't want to see it exit my quiver, however, there literally is no other place I can take it other than Mammoth Mountain because my board bag is not large enough. So I figured I would get a slightly shorter Rev/FreeCarve with the EXACT same construction. It is a shame that it has come down to 5-10cm but that is the brutal reality. It drifts into a turn nicely and will absolutely lock in a turn, it needs some speed to carve.For reference, I am 5'9", 155lbs and can ride this board easily and make it bend the way I need/want it to, but I need to be going at a decent clip. I have heard that this board has a wide weight range so don't be afraid to contact Sean at Donek for specifics.I bought it for about $700 shipped to my door and would like to recoup some of that.I think $500 + shipping is fair. PayPay, Amazon, Chase payment options are available. If you are in SoCal, we can arrange a demo day.Some action shots at Mammoth Mountain March 8th: Edited March 2, 2015 by breeseomatic price drop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breeseomatic Posted March 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 Price drop to $550 plus shipping costs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breeseomatic Posted April 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 Final price drop. $500 plus shipping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.oldsnowboards.com Posted April 15, 2014 Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 Wow! Great value, if I wasn't so heavy I would jump on this one! Bryan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonbordin Posted April 15, 2014 Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 I have it's fiberglass prototype sibling. In the right conditions the REV sidecut can't be beat. ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breeseomatic Posted April 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 I have it's fiberglass prototype sibling. In the right conditions the REV sidecut can't be beat.... I agree about the side cut and board dynamics, its a shame it's come down to 5-10 cm in board length. I really want to be able to take a board like this everywhere I travel to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breeseomatic Posted December 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 Bump, still for sale. I'm thinning the quiver to finance this year's lift tickets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breeseomatic Posted January 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 Still for sale. I'd like to parlay this sale into a Never Summer for my girlfriend. She's been bitten by the snowboard bug. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breeseomatic Posted February 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2015 Still for sale! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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