Shred Gruumer Posted February 7, 2005 Report Share Posted February 7, 2005 Well first ride for me! this is the first time I have ever riden anything the size of a picnic table! but I refused to set my bindings anything other than the usual 70/65. I have enclosed several pics so you could see that it actualy carves extremly well.. Its right up there with the 170,, I actually may like it even more.. I push the snot out of it.. the conditions where packed groomed fine granular for about 2 or 3 inches then the ice base below that! then to mashpotatoes later in the day! soft nose even softer tail but I could not tell.. I rode it just like I would anything else, I pushed and powered the nose like my carving boards and it took it all,, no fold or nothing! I ride with a 53cm stance and I set the bindings back on it to give me more nose than tail, almost as far back as I could with out losing my stance! Only thing I would change would be the width could use to loose 2cm or more..its wide!!!!!! but thats me ,, anything over 19.5 is wide.. sorry I'll do the actual measurement if someone needs it..maybe someone already knows? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Shred Gruumer Posted February 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2005 Maybe more next week,, but I gotta ride other boards too,, they are being neglected.. wanna run the Violator some more to give a report on that.. I am impressed the way this board rode and performed..but it did have the Shaggy tune..! its majic! or Macek! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shred Gruumer Posted February 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2005 Sorry one more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeW Posted February 7, 2005 Report Share Posted February 7, 2005 Hmm, I wish I could stay in touch with Shaggy shag and Cheri so I can get me hands on those BX boards and test 'em out! Right said LeeGrommer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allee Posted February 7, 2005 Report Share Posted February 7, 2005 It's a big fatboy. I rode it for a morning at Stratton and it was way too much grunt for my poor little 150lb girl legs. I think the waist measure on it is 23? Steph rode it as well, I think her impression was much the same... It bites a carve like you wouldn't believe. though ... most of the time I was struggling to pull it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent Posted February 7, 2005 Report Share Posted February 7, 2005 Looks like a prettied up Kildy LL Bean to me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Sub Posted February 7, 2005 Report Share Posted February 7, 2005 what the heck? is that a real board? (as opposed to k-mart special type?) cant imagine kildy stooping that low. hey allee...23cm is WIDE? for alpine yeah, but for freeride? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allee Posted February 7, 2005 Report Share Posted February 7, 2005 It's wide when you're used to a 19cm waist on a SL board! Kind of like trying to steer a Mack truck after learning to drive in a Ferrari! And I am just a skinny girl ... I'm sure Shred gave it a much better workout (although Steph was seen to punt it around the hill ...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorpio Posted February 8, 2005 Report Share Posted February 8, 2005 hey shred, what's the possibility of that board being made for the masses? Do the madd folk plan to take it into production? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skully Posted February 8, 2005 Report Share Posted February 8, 2005 Where can I get one? Where can I demo one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shred Gruumer Posted February 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2005 All coments are pretty much right on.. like I said I pushed it hard. most of the time you wouldn't think about doing that to this kind of board most of the time you ride on the tail more but thats why I set it up towards the back so I would have more nose to push and drive. It carved like the dickens.. I had my 158 and then went right back to the BX.. once I got used to flipping it on to the edge.. I kinda really like it.. hmmm is wider better..dunno, it worked in this case.. Demo's should be set up at the SES along with some other goodies! Then after that Im sure Stratton and Shaggy would be the contact. Im just playing the Chuck Yeager of snowboards! Right said Shred,, thanks MADD! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NMU Alpine Boarder Posted February 8, 2005 Report Share Posted February 8, 2005 Just curious, since it's a BX board, has anyone aired it out with this board? Just curious on how it takes landings.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willywhit Posted February 8, 2005 Report Share Posted February 8, 2005 The Madd BX is a pretty sick ride. I rode Brammer's proto at Stratton last month and had an absolute blast. It's like the Madd 170 without the steep angles. Mike even bit his tongue following me under the gondi! You CAN jump it and land in a high speed carve without missing a beat. "HYBRID" comes to mind.Carve it like you're surfing instead of a slalom waterski style. Just checking in from Brasil, back in 2 weeks, Carve it up boys and girls ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted February 8, 2005 Report Share Posted February 8, 2005 This board is phat and fat!! It definately took a good run to get used to the width of this board, but man it held an edge like the 158 I usually ride. I rode it with my regular stance angles 60/57. I loved it, but it is definately too much board for me (and I'm not a weakling)! I agree with Shred on making a smaller waist width, maybe a 22 or 21mm even. There is definate lag time on edge transfer, but once that sucker is on edge, holy crap it holds:D It could be that my legs were a wee tired by that point, but maybe this board could be a hair more damp. This could be the one and the only board that you need! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shred Gruumer Posted February 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2005 Steph your right on with the width.. just a tad bit too wide, I did get used to the edge to edge on it , like you said once you flip it on its edge you get all this pressure on it,, and BAMM :D it rails through everything.. now to only ride it in stuff that it was probably made for! lose the waist and it is a 170 with powder and all mountain capabilities.. crap! now what board do I ride..can you ever have too many??? ....Nah! just not enough! I recommend riding it if ya get a chance.. luv to hear your feedback..so far I think everyone that has ridden it got the same results.. Like I said,,no way would I have expected this kind of performance out of a picnic table..! "I like it!" attached is the nose width comparison to the 170 Right Said Shred Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shred Gruumer Posted February 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2005 Waist pic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shred Gruumer Posted February 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2005 The tail does have a radius on the ends then goes flat across. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Gendzwill Posted February 8, 2005 Report Share Posted February 8, 2005 It's not very fair criticism to label the board as too wide, it's a BX board designed for low angles and probably soft boots. I'd frankly be more interested to see it evaluated as it is intended to be ridden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shred Gruumer Posted February 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2005 Hmmmm.. I thought all boards are intended to be ridden that way.. what else is there? its intended to carve right? plus i have others that are not that wide.. like i said was just not used to it.. Its something I would change for my liking if i had made it... Softies? I think it likes plates,, well thats what it was telling me anyway! Try it.. someone should do as you suggest..then you'll know if its even better and more versitile! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shred Gruumer Posted February 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2005 hmmm? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpinegirl Posted February 8, 2005 Report Share Posted February 8, 2005 i would love to give it a spin in softies. i sort of hate my board since it's this super soft chic freestyle board that gives me massive heel and toe drag and is not stable at high speed (it makes me fear speed). although i do fear ripping my bindings apart on it since it (the Madd) is a bit of a beast (although, why am i drooling over this board). after riding with steph and others at WCS (or whatever that was called) i can't get this board out of my mind. i want one (and a matching 170 of course). i can only imagine the expressions on people's faces as the board gets aired out under a lift somewhere. it makes me smile. ooh, and with our current layout.... roller, roller, roller, AIR, AIR, AIR, (even more speed) AIR (carving in between everything of course), headwall to gap, insanely more AIR, carve some more, HIP jump (miss the point of the hit and clear the darn thing), banked slalomy turns through the icy pipe and 50-50 the rail at the end (gotta protect those precious edges) and back to the lift for some more. dang. shaggy, can i come play??? when i think of boardercross, this board boasts the stability and edge hold that i dream of (i think, only based on watching people ride it and flexing it by hand). i want to experience it and show all the people at work that although lib tech boasts this serrated edge (everybody who has ridden that board thinks it's like the best thing on earth for edge hold), that a MADD handles better. i would love to have a board that responds like an alpine beast regardless of the boots. hmmm, can i be a guinea pig?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCrobar Posted February 8, 2005 Report Share Posted February 8, 2005 The wider waist width of the Madd BX, and the legendary edge hold of Madds’ in general, is exactly why I would really like to demo this board. I think the old Catek forum stated the BX proto has a 24 cm waist and a 10-11m side cut? This is perfect for soft boot carvers and lower angle hard boot riders. A guy who rides 45F/40R with a 28 or 29 Mondo point boot size needs this width to eliminate boot out. I too would love to hear feed back from guys riding lumpy, bumpy, chewed up and track out stuff in the trees as well as on the groomed. Can anyone comment on how the Madd BX compares to an allmountain board? Thanks for the picts, the board looks like it has huge potential. Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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