big mario Posted November 16, 2014 Report Share Posted November 16, 2014 I will add to this review as the season, and my riding progresses Today was a very short day, 2 runs, due to the poor shape I am in at the moment, limited terrain, and the gong show that hit the slopes a half hour after opening Specs 188, 23 waist, 13/14/15 sidecut, built for a big person, myself. 20 1/2" stance, 45deg back, 53 front First impressions stiff nose, softer in the middle and the tail I had Bruce build this as a crud buster/soft groom/pow/inbetween board, some thing to fill the gap between my racerboy boards, and my 187 wide tanker. With 39.5"(1 meter for you Canucks, eh)of snow falling in the last few days, I figured that these where perfect conditions for the board. The groom was surprisingly firm, and had I known that was the case, I would have grabbed something a little narrower, and more racy. I didn't need to. Set the board on edge, and it engages, and it holds like a fat cop on a doughnut. The ride is nice and quiet, and edge transitions are really easy for a stick this wide, it does not feel like I am on the Exxon Valdez Synopsis for day 1: Me likey:D:biggthump Thanks Bruce 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichNH Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 such cool graphics....I mean, wicked cool graphics! I have loved this board since you put the pic up in the new board thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big mario Posted November 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2014 such cool graphics....I mean, wicked cool graphics!I have loved this board since you put the pic up in the new board thread. Thanks, but I stole them from my dash board: http://www.amazon.com/Carmate-Natures-FRA211-Freshener-Longboard/dp/B000FJU5RE/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1416453810&sr=8-2&keywords=carmate+air+freshener and Bruce's highly talented nephew made it happen. It is even more awesomer up close, it has variegated wood grain as well. I think Bruce might be offering it as one of his custom top sheets, it is a beautiful stick mario 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big mario Posted November 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2014 8" of freshies by the time I got on the hill, soft groom with 2-3 of fluff on top, just the conditions I had in mind when I was talking to Bruce about this stick. First off, a qualifier, I am 8 1/2 weeks out of knee surgery, so I am not in the greatest shape right now, but I was able to drive the board pretty hard, and I did not stuff, or bury the nose. While I am not trying to go into cliche land, I am finding the ride of this board to be pretty damn confidence inspiring, and really phuckin phun... In my quiver right now I have the following: 195 virus Spartan evo, 185 sg full race t, 184 donek rev prototype, and a 02/3 187tanker helicat wide... this monster might become a quiver killer, stay tuned, next up, powder day. mario Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Buggs Posted December 20, 2014 Report Share Posted December 20, 2014 I rode the first proto monster built thanks to Shred and that day we named it Plankenstein. I was under weight for the 188 but once I got it up to speed it was nimble and a blast. Bruce knows.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big mario Posted December 25, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2017 Need to follow up on this review. As I stated earlier, I wanted this board to fill a specific niche, and it has done that wonderfully. I've had it out in 18'' of fresh with out any issues, unfortunately, truly deep dumps have been rather scarce in the last few seasons, but I surmise it will be just fine in 2' plus. I took it out yesterday after several days pf 6"+ snowfall, which translates to a lot of nose stuffing soft groom on one of my 18cm waisted boards. I pushed the beast pretty hard trying to see how far I could take it before biffing and getting launched over the bars. Didn't happen. I turn, I left a bunch of 8"berms, suitable for running a small bobsled down, and the monster mocking me" that all you got fat man?" This should probably be over in the all mountain section.... Bruce really nailed it with this one mario 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRAZZ Posted December 25, 2017 Report Share Posted December 25, 2017 1 hour ago, big mario said: I turn, I left a bunch of 8"berms, suitable for running a small bobsled down Tell me about it! I saw someone endo on one of those. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big mario Posted May 3, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2018 I finally got this out in a deep day, 16''+ with pockets of over 2'. The only improvement I could see is a few more inserts towards the back, or just shift the insert pack back another 30mm and it would work awesomely. Or I could lose some weight. Mario 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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