Skwalleur Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 Hey carvers! I just got the chance to buy a brand new Volant Excel. From what I've found in the posts it is a nice board, but some people have had problems with the top-sheet coming off. Could someone give me the bottom line on them to support my decision? I'm 72 kilos, normaly rides Sims Burner/Premium and serveral Skwals. /Teddo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stainless Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 I like mine. It is a 'busy' board - I once had the Mt Rose carvers laughing at me because I was putting in 2 turns to every one chasing a GS carver down Bonanza. The Volant poops all over the Ultraprime 162 I learned on. The Volant just seems to hang-on a lot harder, and push through chop and crud with a lot of ease for it's small size. My 4x4 169 is my ride of choice at the moment - I can get as many turns in on the hill, but it rides a lot damper than the Volant so I feel a lot more relaxed on it. Besides, the Prior lets me carve fakie (my newest skill-set, still practising). The delamination problem is going to happen if you seriously ding it. Hasn't happened to me yet. I bought mine used, with almost no camber - I think I have read postings here that the Volants have sod-all camber to start with anyway. If you do buy it, be prepared to have the board stared at and then field a lot of questions on the lift. There are a lot of old school Volant ski-groupies out there, and they just don't make snowboards like it anymore. Let me know if you don't buy it - I might like to. Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stainless Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 Oh - I'm not buying it if I have to ship it from Sweden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skwalleur Posted December 2, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 It was on a second chance from German ebay. Fixed price in Euros - like $275. Great price, for a brand new?! About the lift questions... I'm kind of used to it ripping it up with my Skwals. Thanks a lot. I'll probably buy it and hope that I can sell my two Sims Burners lying around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stainless Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 Don't rush: EBay item number: 7201388400 and 7201387692 in Minnesota Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skwalleur Posted December 2, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 EU shipping is a safer bet for me at $21... I've got some bad expreiences from paying customs from the US when I bought my Skwal TD:s from Bomber... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdea Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 178, or 188 the volant is a total downgrade for 275 euros there are way better boards out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skwalleur Posted December 2, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 Not €275... $275. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdea Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 you could have a renn tiger, I have allot against volant stuff I worked in a shop and we sent allot of their skis back, some after only a day or two of use. also the boards that volant was making under a different name but had the same steel topsheet were complete junk I think they were aggression, a company that volant bought. the topsheet on the volant gear was not bonded well to the rest of the board, after you stuff the nose or hit something it pops right off. the skis did the same thing, high failure rate, others though would last forever but I suspect that these people don't ride much and take it easy when they are out on the hill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hans Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 I have this board about eight years with 40 days riding on it and it looks brand new. No topsheetproblems at all. The problems were just with the longer, bigger GS boards of Volant, I think it were the 172/173. But for now I have more fun with my SWOARD 168H. I have used my Volant once last year for sandboarding in Germany. Greets, Hans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skwalleur Posted December 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2005 Don't rush:EBay item number: 7201388400 and 7201387692 in Minnesota Looks like I made OK deal on the new 163 after all. New ride for the weekend!? Hope so! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NateW Posted December 15, 2005 Report Share Posted December 15, 2005 I went through two Aggressions and then a steel-topped Volant in one season, they delaminated in 3, 4, and 1 day(s) of riding. Volant just kept sending replacements and telling me they'd never heard of that sort of thing happening with their boards (yes, three times in a row). :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skwalleur Posted December 15, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2005 I went through two Aggressions and then a steel-topped Volant in one season, they delaminated in 3, 4, and 1 day(s) of riding. Volant just kept sending replacements and telling me they'd never heard of that sort of thing happening with their boards (yes, three times in a row). :( Ouch. What length were the Volant? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kipstar Posted December 15, 2005 Report Share Posted December 15, 2005 I went through two Aggressions and then a steel-topped Volant in one season, they delaminated in 3, 4, and 1 day(s) of riding. Volant just kept sending replacements and telling me they'd never heard of that sort of thing happening with their boards (yes, three times in a row). :( I would have thought after the first time you might have been able to say when they said they hadn't heard before, you could say, yes you have from me! Not exactly the ideal track record is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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