Toodles Posted November 27, 2020 Report Share Posted November 27, 2020 Who knows how to decipher Bruce's secret codes for his boards? I'm looking at getting a used one and the owner gave me the specs: 174 NSR 014 DH-6.2+8 Obviously its 174 length, not sure if NSR is New School Race? Thanks for any info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowrider Posted November 27, 2020 Report Share Posted November 27, 2020 Correct so far ! 014 is the year of build. I believe the letters could be who it was built for the 6.2+8 is Bruce's secret code that indicates the boards stiffness and is based on a jig he has that measures how much the board bends when a certain weight is suspended from the board. I weigh ~160 lbs and my board is 7.2+6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arneburner Posted November 27, 2020 Report Share Posted November 27, 2020 6.2 is the flex and 8 is the amount of decamber at the nose. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted November 27, 2020 Report Share Posted November 27, 2020 From what I've heard, the flex number is relevant only for a particular model. 6.2 can mean different stiffness on an AMT vs a NSR... Don't take it for granted, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRAZZ Posted November 27, 2020 Report Share Posted November 27, 2020 NSR is the type of board, not sure exactly what it is but NFCB is Nirvana Free Carve Balance and AMT is All Mountain. DH is the person he built it for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nextcarve Posted November 27, 2020 Report Share Posted November 27, 2020 I think NSR means "new school racer" which is the RACE model. Correct me if I'm wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corey Posted November 27, 2020 Report Share Posted November 27, 2020 Love those NSR boards. Similar to a Kessler. Damp, smooth running, but able to wrap tighter turns than you'd think. Mine was T182 NSR 012CD1 -7.1+6 That was a 182, built for I think 210 lbs, with a little extra stiffness in the tail. After I changed weight to ~180 lbs, it went from fun and playful to a fall-line missle that took all my strength to turn. It wasn't as fun to ride, and I sold it. Bruce said my NSR was one of the thickest cores he'd made for a metal board at that time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted November 27, 2020 Report Share Posted November 27, 2020 (edited) Lowrider's and Corey's posts kinda prove my remark about the stifness scale being different for various models. It's always the best to find out the original intended weight. Edited November 27, 2020 by BlueB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dredman Posted November 28, 2020 Report Share Posted November 28, 2020 Email Bruce at Coiler with sidewall info. email address on their website. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Gendzwill Posted November 28, 2020 Report Share Posted November 28, 2020 I think the flex is the amount of deflection in mm during Bruce’s test. Obviously a longer board deflects more under the same pressure given similar stiffness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
workshop7 Posted November 29, 2020 Report Share Posted November 29, 2020 The last numbers in the code (6.2+8) have to do with the weight and requested stiffness for the rider the board was built for. However, these numbers change when other variables are changed. Bruce built two Contras for me last spring. Same model, same rider weight, same requested flex and stiffness. Because one is a 162 and the other is a 178, these last numbers are different from each other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowrider Posted November 30, 2020 Report Share Posted November 30, 2020 Buy the board ride it and if you like it bonus! If you don't there is always someone at the Brim looking for another board they don't really need . If you really want a board you will be 100% pleased with call Bruce give him your riding history and wait to be amazed. If you want to really test your wits order a Skwal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carvedog Posted November 30, 2020 Report Share Posted November 30, 2020 (edited) On 11/27/2020 at 2:32 PM, Corey said: Love those NSR boards. Similar to a Kessler. Damp, smooth running, but able to wrap tighter turns than you'd think. Mine was T182 NSR 012CD1 -7.1+6 That was a 182, built for I think 210 lbs, with a little extra stiffness in the tail. After I changed weight to ~180 lbs, it went from fun and playful to a fall-line missle that took all my strength to turn. It wasn't as fun to ride, and I sold it. Bruce said my NSR was one of the thickest cores he'd made for a metal board at that time. And I love that board. 250 now and it is a joy to rip Baldy on. I has a really fun day in Jackson on that board too. I went all mountain on it one day and it did surprisingly well off piste too. Around the same time I discovered the carving run called Grand. We got along really well on that one too. Edited November 30, 2020 by carvedog grammars was bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shred Gruumer Posted November 30, 2020 Report Share Posted November 30, 2020 On 11/27/2020 at 11:49 AM, Toodles said: Who knows how to decipher Bruce's secret codes for his boards? I'm looking at getting a used one and the owner gave me the specs: 174 NSR 014 DH-6.2+8 6.2 flex... And he rode it +8 times to make sure... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dredman Posted November 30, 2020 Report Share Posted November 30, 2020 20 minutes ago, Shred Gruumer said: 6.2 flex... And he rode it +8 times to make sure... That is funny! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowrider Posted November 30, 2020 Report Share Posted November 30, 2020 49 minutes ago, dredman said: That is funny! May be more truth than you know. Bruce often rides a board before he finishes it and sometimes shaves a little meat off before applying the top sheet . They are after all custom builds ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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