ata88 Posted December 10, 2015 Report Share Posted December 10, 2015 Has anyone ridden both the Donek Freecarve and the Legacy? if so what were the differences you all noticed. I am trying to decide which one to purchase as my first carving board. Any advice/opinions are appreciated. Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big mario Posted December 10, 2015 Report Share Posted December 10, 2015 (edited) nevermind, I assumed a metal freecarve, I have nothing to contribute here carry on Edited December 10, 2015 by big mario Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forrest Posted December 10, 2015 Report Share Posted December 10, 2015 Since you're in Dillon you may be able to try before you buy. Give Sean a call and see if you can arrange a demo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ata88 Posted December 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2015 Thats a good Idea, I will do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slopestar Posted December 10, 2015 Report Share Posted December 10, 2015 I'm loving my glass 167 freecarve wide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 10, 2015 Report Share Posted December 10, 2015 Sean doesn't have the demos of the legacy or the freecarve, we do. The Donek demo fleet lives at Bomber most of the time, so we can help with any demos you may need. ata88, give me a call here at Bomber and let's chat some. I can break down the differences here for you, but I still would like to chat and ask you some more in depth questions. Our number is 970.513.7733. The two boards are very different decks. The Legacy is a throwback to vintage shapes and flex patterns with a single sidecut radius, whereas the Freecarve series is a variable sidecut board, with a tighter sidecut in the nose and larger in the tail. The legacy is going to turn more reliably in the same shape, whereas the Freecarve allows for more variation in the turn shapes, sizes and speeds. Both are awesome decks, it's just a matter of which works for you, hence wanting to chat and ask some more in-depth questions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beckmann AG Posted December 10, 2015 Report Share Posted December 10, 2015 If you fancy yourself a pirate, go with the Freecarve. If a ninja, perhaps the Legacy. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordmetroland Posted December 11, 2015 Report Share Posted December 11, 2015 If you fancy yourself a pirate, go with the Freecarve. If a ninja, perhaps the Legacy. Orc = Hazelwood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted December 11, 2015 Report Share Posted December 11, 2015 The Legacy is a throwback to vintage shapes and flex patterns with a single sidecut radius, whereas the Freecarve series is a variable sidecut board, with a tighter sidecut in the nose and larger in the tail.I thought OP was about the original FC, which was more of a single radius (or quadratic?)... Sent from my SM-G900W8 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beckmann AG Posted December 11, 2015 Report Share Posted December 11, 2015 (edited) ^ ^ Hazelwood seems more appropirate for uruk-hai? Orcs would probably trend toward anything with maggottraction. Edited December 11, 2015 by Beckmann AG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 14, 2015 Report Share Posted December 14, 2015 I thought OP was about the original FC, which was more of a single radius (or quadratic?)... Sent from my SM-G900W8 using Tapatalk The current Freecarve has a variable sidecut radius, be it metal or not. As for older FCs, I'm not sure what their radii were like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
workshop7 Posted June 6, 2016 Report Share Posted June 6, 2016 The older FCs were single radius. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack M Posted June 6, 2016 Report Share Posted June 6, 2016 The older FCs were single radius. I believe in 2010 they went to variable sidecut radius, longer in the tail. The original FC had a parabolic sidecut that approximated a single "radius". The Proteus is like this, and maybe the Legacy is too. Wicked fun for more aggressive carving. The VSRs with longer tail radius will "surf out" a turn more, drawing out the bottom half of each carve longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
workshop7 Posted June 7, 2016 Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 Wicked fun for more aggressive carving. I have a FCII 179 made in the spring of '08. Very lively and lots of fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
workshop7 Posted June 7, 2016 Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 My fault. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted June 7, 2016 Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 (edited) What? The OP is not even a year old! We've seen much harder grave digging in the past. .. This is fresh for the summer months ;) Sent from my SM-G900W8 using Tapatalk Edited June 7, 2016 by BlueB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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