Emdee406 Posted November 21, 2018 Report Share Posted November 21, 2018 (edited) Does anyone know what this board is? Found it at my local snowboard shop, in the consignment rack....Looks like the Japanese Hammerhead style, might be fun for some soft boot carving. Any ideas? Matrix Escape? I couldn’t find anything on the internet Thanks Edited November 22, 2018 by Emdee406 Addition Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barryj Posted November 22, 2018 Report Share Posted November 22, 2018 Hmm........isn't that board from the now defunct APO snowboard company ?? 2014+/- model year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emdee406 Posted November 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2018 26 minutes ago, barryj said: Hmm........isn't that board from the now defunct APO snowboard company ?? 2014+/- model year But if you look at the pic of the sidewall, it says ‘Matrix Snowboards - Escape’...nothing hinting at APO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barryj Posted November 22, 2018 Report Share Posted November 22, 2018 Good eye MD! I couldn't read that!..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caswell Posted November 22, 2018 Report Share Posted November 22, 2018 I know that some matrix snowboards are made in China and I have one piece that I have not used yet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpinegirl Posted November 24, 2018 Report Share Posted November 24, 2018 Matrix is m8trix is heelside having ties to vive. Matrix/m8trix was the non US branding for heelside snowboards. Few years ago the remaining alpine decks could be found through Australia and middle European countries (as in, eBay). Erik sports has carried the products for a while. Heelside was the US branding. And Vive was a rebranding for a few years (sponsored Louie Vito in that time). Yes the decks are made in China. The guy who is pretty much the company is very hands on and spends most of his time overseeing things there (despite being a ski bum from the northwest). He builds good decks. I wouldn't consider them to be overly light or heavy. Just, solidly constructed decks without any needless decorum. And if that's the carbon version of that deck, you are looking at a rocketship. Depending on the price it may be a nice find. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowrider Posted November 24, 2018 Report Share Posted November 24, 2018 My mantra is buy it and ride it if you like it bonus ! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emdee406 Posted November 29, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2018 (edited) On 11/23/2018 at 6:34 PM, alpinegirl said: Matrix is m8trix is heelside having ties to vive. Matrix/m8trix was the non US branding for heelside snowboards. Few years ago the remaining alpine decks could be found through Australia and middle European countries (as in, eBay). Erik sports has carried the products for a while. Heelside was the US branding. And Vive was a rebranding for a few years (sponsored Louie Vito in that time). Yes the decks are made in China. The guy who is pretty much the company is very hands on and spends most of his time overseeing things there (despite being a ski bum from the northwest). He builds good decks. I wouldn't consider them to be overly light or heavy. Just, solidly constructed decks without any needless decorum. And if that's the carbon version of that deck, you are looking at a rocketship. Depending on the price it may be a nice find. Great info! It certainly looks like it has potential. Thanks Edited February 2, 2019 by Emdee406 Edit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpinegirl Posted November 30, 2018 Report Share Posted November 30, 2018 Happy to share it. I obviously think it's completely worth the trial. I ride a m8trix slalom deck and love it. Enjoy it. You may have found a diamond in the rough. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emdee406 Posted November 30, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2018 Ill let you know how it goes... I’m excited! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emdee406 Posted December 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2018 @alpinegirl, @lowrider, @Caswell and @barryj I will hopefully get to try the board this weekend, but I suddenly had a thought... i remembered that someone had reviewed the Endeavor Hammerhead, some time back. So I searched and found a photo from the review... Is it just me, or do they look remarkably similar shapes, at first glance? I'm away from home on a trip right now, but when I get back, I’ll get the tape measure out, and see just how similar they are! Spooky... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted December 7, 2018 Report Share Posted December 7, 2018 Black one has a reverse, or no sidcut, in the nose early rise. White has normal sidcut all the way to hammer tip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emdee406 Posted December 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2018 On 12/7/2018 at 9:27 AM, BlueB said: Black one has a reverse, or no sidcut, in the nose early rise. White has normal sidcut all the way to hammer tip. Actually when laid on a flat surface, the white one has early rise too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted December 10, 2018 Report Share Posted December 10, 2018 Wasn't talking about the rise, but rather outline, in the front part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emdee406 Posted January 29, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2019 @alpinegirl You were right! IT RAILS LIKE A CHAMP!!!! Fast, really grippy, surprising performance! With plates, it was amazing. My new favorite freecarver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowrider Posted February 1, 2019 Report Share Posted February 1, 2019 On 1/28/2019 at 10:11 PM, Emdee406 said: @alpinegirl You were right! IT RAILS LIKE A CHAMP!!!! Fast, really grippy, surprising performance! With plates, it was amazing. My new favorite freecarver. Now that you like it are you going to tell us just how much of a bargain it was ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emdee406 Posted February 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2019 (edited) Ha ha! I’m actually going to thin out my quiver and sell it (I’ve got a Coiler on the way), so maybe I won’t Edited February 2, 2019 by Emdee406 Omission Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveo Posted February 2, 2019 Report Share Posted February 2, 2019 On 11/24/2018 at 10:34 AM, alpinegirl said: Few years ago the remaining alpine decks could be found through Australia and middle European countries (as in, eBay). In Australia? You sure? I've never seen one in my life... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpinegirl Posted February 7, 2019 Report Share Posted February 7, 2019 Dead serious. After riding the slalom deck I set out to find a gs deck and Australia was the location where I found any (and as previously mentioned, europe). At this present time there are a few warehouse type online stores that sell m8trix/matrix boards in Australia, either under that name or a handful of others. The alpine decks were much harder to find. Easy to miss if you aren't looking for it. Emdee, I'm glad that you enjoyed your spin on it. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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