Popular Post Carvin' Marvin Posted March 1, 2022 Popular Post Report Share Posted March 1, 2022 I wanted to give this one it’s own thread since the board looks like a superconductor, smells like a superconductor, but it doesn’t really handle like a superconductor. More like the superconductors cousin that has a meth problem and mishandles firearms. I’ve put about 50k of vert on it in everything from overly soft snow to two day old freeze thaw groom. It’s been a weird week here. I initially asked Mark for something that will take the abuse I’m trying to dish out. My 8rw always felt uneasy when I’m really jumping on it so I wanted something super stiff but still has that Thirst ride. As you can see in the video you can really jump on the front and it just eats. Lighting fast turn transitions, the desire to go airborne, and it has a palpable need for speed. I should apply for my light aircraft license given all the time I’ve spent airborne this week. It’ll go slow-ish but it really wants to move to decamber the center. It is the best groomer board I’ve ever ridden performance wise. Like a longer MK and a 8rw had a child. I thought it would be tiring to ride but it really isn’t. I was able to do 5 days in a row and I only feel like a small sedan ran me over. Today, given my lack of energy and weird afternoon snow, the 8rw would have been the better choice but when the snow isnt super cut up you better believe I’ll be carving my nanner. It loses some of that crappy snow magic that the other Thirsts I’ve ridden have (mostly at slower speeds), but you can’t have it all given the large step up in stiffness. I only took it into some side trees once but didn’t like the slow speed maneuvering. I was still able to go full force carves down some push piles interspersed with firmer snow today, and it has so much pop that I was getting much more air off my usual side hits and roller airs. The video is on (still good) post 1pm groom. The stiffness also raises the minimum turn speed up a bit. I would not recommend one this stiff for most people but if you can handle it and have other versatile boards then I say go for it. Yes I know I came too close to that stopped boarder. By the time I noticed he was stopped there in my line I had about half a second to decide if I wanted to kill myself on a tree, kill my wife and possibly myself, kill the snowboarder and possibly myself, or shoot the gap. Spring break has arrived. I’ll be more careful next time. The “oh my god” from the lift on the first clip is a nice bonus. I’d show you a toeside but everyone likes to film on the right side of the trail and they aren’t that good anyway. The run is Centennial at Beaver Creek for reference. 10 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwavedave Posted March 1, 2022 Report Share Posted March 1, 2022 holy crap! sounded like a fighter jet passing through that gap, kinda looked like it too....or was it supermanana? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big mario Posted March 2, 2022 Report Share Posted March 2, 2022 1 hour ago, Carvin' Marvin said: More like the superconductors cousin that has a meth problem and mishandles firearms. And you know this how? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonbordin Posted March 2, 2022 Report Share Posted March 2, 2022 @Carvin' Marvinyou wrote that you asked to carry additional thickness to the edges. How does that change feel underfoot? Did it make a big difference in torsional stiffness? Mahalo... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurch Posted March 2, 2022 Report Share Posted March 2, 2022 @Carvin' Marvin video of the year. Palpable dread of skidder when he realizes he is still alive, but has to cross your trench - gold.... . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b0ardski Posted March 2, 2022 Report Share Posted March 2, 2022 (edited) this don't catch your thumb in those ruts! I'm Thirsty Edited March 2, 2022 by b0ardski 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carvin' Marvin Posted March 2, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2022 4 hours ago, bigwavedave said: holy crap! sounded like a fighter jet passing through that gap, kinda looked like it too....or was it supermanana? Yeah poor guy. I at least made eye (goggle?) contact with him before committing. People say he’s still skidding down to this day. 4 hours ago, big mario said: And you know this how? Rifle and Grand Junction are just a few miles down the highway. We are slowly assimilating into their society. 3 hours ago, lonbordin said: @Carvin' Marvinyou wrote that you asked to carry additional thickness to the edges. How does that change feel underfoot? Did it make a big difference in torsional stiffness? Mahalo... Nah I just told Mark I wanted something that I could absolutely wham on and 25-30% stiffer than my 8rw. My 8rw performs flawlessly up to about level 8/10. I wanted something I could ride all out and not worry about going out of its performance zone. He took it from there and nailed it. I don’t really know how to describe torsional stiffness. It goes left and right really well! It feels extremely stable under load. The faster you’re going the more the energy needs to be managed with the legs rather than just going for a ride. The 8rw feels like it conforms to the small and medium bumps in the snow like they aren’t there. The Manana is less forgiving until you’re doing 25mph on edge. Need to be more careful with turn placement in variable terrain due to it wanting to turn anything into a ramp. It lands jumps really tight on edge. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunSurfer Posted March 2, 2022 Report Share Posted March 2, 2022 20 hours ago, bigwavedave said: holy crap! sounded like a fighter jet passing through that gap, kinda looked like it too....or was it supermanana? There's something about the Thirst construction that makes the boards resonate. Tap one and it's a little like tapping a crystal glass, it rings! My Superconductor roars like a 2-stroke motorbike on firm stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowburn Posted March 2, 2022 Report Share Posted March 2, 2022 2 hours ago, SunSurfer said: There's something about the Thirst construction that makes the boards resonate. Tap one and it's a little like tapping a crystal glass, it rings! My Superconductor roars like a 2-stroke motorbike on firm stuff. I like the noise because everyone can hear me coming a mile away 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b0ardski Posted March 3, 2022 Report Share Posted March 3, 2022 (edited) vibration dissipation Edited March 3, 2022 by b0ardski Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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