Alloy Snow USA Posted May 10, 2019 Report Share Posted May 10, 2019 (edited) I’m selling a new 18/19 Alloy D.O. 161. Great softboot carver and BX racer. Chronick Booster metal plate on the ultra core. ISO NHS 7816 race base. Waist width 25.2. Positive camber with a directional tapered shape. MSRP is $999 USD. End of season price is $500. Edited August 6, 2019 by Alloy Snow USA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveo Posted May 10, 2019 Report Share Posted May 10, 2019 Can I ask what the Chronick Booster metal plate is? Seems interesting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRAZZ Posted May 10, 2019 Report Share Posted May 10, 2019 Fantastic deal IMHO. I would totally buy it if I didn't already have one I am constantly finding out how much fun and capable it is. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alloy Snow USA Posted May 10, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2019 10 hours ago, daveo said: Can I ask what the Chronick Booster metal plate is? Seems interesting! The Chronick Booster is a nickel/chrome smelted alloy material. 3 times more pop than ordinary metals. This is exclusive to Alloy Snowboards. I just added a photo of the D.O. with a clear top sheet so you can see the two metal strips. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveo Posted May 10, 2019 Report Share Posted May 10, 2019 Ah ok. I prefer predictability over pop. I guess I'm out. Thanks for your response, think, it sounds interesting and looks cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alloy Snow USA Posted May 10, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2019 1 minute ago, daveo said: Ah ok. I prefer predictability over pop. I guess I'm out. Thanks for your response, think, it sounds interesting and looks cool. I’d say it’s a predictable pop. Hit me up at reppiiinsnowllc@gmail.com. I’ll get a demo out to you when the season comes. Unless you live near a mountain that’s still open. I can also send you a video review done by Martin Drayton. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emdee406 Posted May 11, 2019 Report Share Posted May 11, 2019 11 hours ago, daveo said: Ah ok. I prefer predictability over pop. I guess I'm out. Thanks for your response, think, it sounds interesting and looks cool. I’d definitely call it predictable @daveo, rather than poppy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveo Posted May 11, 2019 Report Share Posted May 11, 2019 Hmm. These reports seem conflicting, then. Either way, I'd like to try one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waboarder Posted May 11, 2019 Report Share Posted May 11, 2019 I have the 165 D.O. and consider it in the same company as my Kessler “ Rides” and BX. Still weighing it against a new Custom Donek Saber that is a beast! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordmetroland Posted May 11, 2019 Report Share Posted May 11, 2019 So, while all the Pricess Tinyfeets are gathered around gushing and giggling, the clodhoppers among us are scuffing their heels and grousing about feeling left out, as usual...Big Feets Matter! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alloy Snow USA Posted May 11, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2019 7 hours ago, lordmetroland said: So, while all the Pricess Tinyfeets are gathered around gushing and giggling, the clodhoppers among us are scuffing their heels and grousing about feeling left out, as usual...Big Feets Matter! What size foot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRAZZ Posted May 11, 2019 Report Share Posted May 11, 2019 4 hours ago, Alloy Snow USA said: What size foot? That guy doesn’t need a snowboard. His regular shoes are classified as pow boards by themselves. But I digress. Even I with my measly 27mp foot have plenty of overhang. A 27cm wide version would be very interesting indeed! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emdee406 Posted May 12, 2019 Report Share Posted May 12, 2019 23 hours ago, daveo said: Hmm. These reports seem conflicting, then. Either way, I'd like to try one 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveo Posted May 12, 2019 Report Share Posted May 12, 2019 44 minutes ago, Emdee406 said: Wow what a review. I have to extend my appreciation to you, that's really amazing. By far the best snowboard reviewer. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barryj Posted May 13, 2019 Report Share Posted May 13, 2019 Daveo - I had a 161 Demo I got from Don and I can say it's a Turny Predictable Little Bandit!! AND I'd say if I could find an unmolested carbon 2017-2018 (the shiny topsheet model) D O 161 I'd by it in a heartbeat! You seriously gotta try this board! Trust me, you won't be disappointed!! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRAZZ Posted May 13, 2019 Report Share Posted May 13, 2019 2 hours ago, barryj said: 2017-2018 (the shiny topsheet model) I'm curious... Not having ridden the 2018-2019 model, I thought they were pretty much the same. Am I wrong? Did I get the better one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barryj Posted May 13, 2019 Report Share Posted May 13, 2019 It's purely a visual thing - no difference in performance - just don't like the latter model flat black top sheet I thought the shiny top sheet model was the Bomb!, and yes it made it Super Slippery without a Big Stomp Pad! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slopestar Posted May 14, 2019 Report Share Posted May 14, 2019 I rode both. Size 9 boot. No riser/no boot out. The 161 favors a lighter rider and the 165 favors someone heavier. My 165 is all I rode from the day I got it in late December. A day here or there. The closest board I rode this season to my DO Was a 2004 lib Grocer... very similar dimensions aside from the large flipped tip and tail 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveo Posted May 14, 2019 Report Share Posted May 14, 2019 Definitely going to consider one of these! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveo Posted May 15, 2019 Report Share Posted May 15, 2019 On 5/14/2019 at 10:16 AM, slopestar said: The closest board I rode this season to my DO Was a 2004 lib Grocer... Interesting info, thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alloy Snow USA Posted August 6, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2019 New price is $500. Clearing house for the 19/20 stock. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shred Gruumer Posted August 21, 2019 Report Share Posted August 21, 2019 How much softer is the 161 as to the 165... 165 was just a bit much for me... need something softer and less aggressive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barryj Posted August 24, 2019 Report Share Posted August 24, 2019 Hey Shred Don and Shane at Alloy said the DO series boards are incrementally 15% stiffer as you go up the board lengths....so the 165 is 15% stiffer than the 161.... and the 161 is 15% stiffer than the 159 I'm a 230lb big boy and I loved the 161....but I like a softer board you can ride all day.... not one that destroys your thighs after just 2 hours of riding. I would buy another 17/18 161 if I found one! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slopestar Posted August 27, 2019 Report Share Posted August 27, 2019 (edited) I’d say Barry is right and both boards are as sweet as can be. The 161 would be better for a lighter rider -200lbs. Very quick edge to edge at any speed. Round turns with no loss of speed/ actually accelerates on medium pitches. Point it and hold on whenever you like. Predictable and stable. Very capable and an extremely high quality build. (Nidecker factory) base is fast and strong. Put 40 days on mine this past season and it rejected everything. Edited August 27, 2019 by slopestar 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonrider Posted September 11, 2019 Report Share Posted September 11, 2019 nice board so tempted , looking for a soft boot carving board, 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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