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 #16 Re: help tech overload..what does it all mean? Posted 16/01/2011 @ 20:50 |
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QUOTE (baggzy - 03/09/2010 @ 12:39) ...So none of the edges touch the ground if you rest it on the floor - it'll pivot in all directions around the middle of the board. Effectively the edges all way round the board are curved upwards, thus making it much harder to catch an edge, and giving you extra lift in powder.
I think you may be wrong about powder. I've never seen anyone try to ride those park boards in deep powder, can't see why you'd want to. If you want more "lift" then the best thing to do is to get a bigger board. I was riding very deep fresh the other day, and a big board's what you need. It's not much about the edges in those conditions.
Tech overload: you don't need any of that stuff. Just try to ride the board, see how it feels, then ride another. Repeat until you find one which works for you, then rent/ buy it. |
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| #17 Re: help tech overload..what does it all mean? Posted 20/01/2011 @ 01:42 |
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It may be the case that the board you have been riding although it is a girls model was a bit too long for you and that's why it feels stiff. I would recommend trying out some boards to see what feels best. I know some people who just don't like reverse camber and others who swear by it. Just make sure you don't go out and spend £400 on a new board that you don't like.
Also if you do demo a few boards, the guy or girl in the shop will be able to help you find exactly what you are looking for.
Hope it helps! |
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| #18 Re: help tech overload..what does it all mean? Posted 28/01/2011 @ 08:29 |
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QUOTE (Edgecatcha - 16/01/2011 @ 17:53) Take your Riot out, put it on the floor, and stand on it. You'll see that the edges between your feet are in full contact with the floor (otherwise you'd be flat on your face before you got anywhere) The feel of TBT is a bit more like surfing... not everyone's cup of tea but I think they're ace, they handle like they're on rails.
You're right about that. Someone set me straight on another thread. Sorry I forgot to correct this one! |
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| #19 Re: help tech overload..what does it all mean? Posted 28/01/2011 @ 08:36 |
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QUOTE (philw - 16/01/2011 @ 20:50) I think you may be wrong about powder. I've never seen anyone try to ride those park boards in deep powder, can't see why you'd want to. If you want more "lift" then the best thing to do is to get a bigger board. I was riding very deep fresh the other day, and a big board's what you need. It's not much about the edges in those conditions.
You may be right. I was quoting the blurb I read, but on the one occasion I tried my Riot it didn't feel like it was floating any better than my traditional camber board. I still haven't had a chance to try it again, but I have tried my Lib Tech sk8 'nana... in 18 inches of fresh, so I can report first hand that it definitely does float much better in powder, is much harder to catch an edge and is alot of fun to ride. Loved it.  I'd recommend giving them a try for sure. |
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| #20 Re: help tech overload..what does it all mean? Posted 28/01/2011 @ 23:35 |
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ha, no worries, dust the thing off and have another go on it though, they're worth more than one ride! |
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| #21 Re: help tech overload..what does it all mean? Posted 31/01/2011 @ 00:10 |
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Will do. Got another long trip coming up... 
Also forgot to mention that magnetraction works like a dream. The 'nana turns on ice like it's on rails. Hard to believe in this day and age, but none of it was hype... |
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| #22 Re: help tech overload..what does it all mean? Posted 31/01/2011 @ 13:50 |
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Like a lot if people have said u really do have try before u buy!
Like people have said, it's hard to find something that gives u 5/5 for everything, so u have to be flexible.
Got e.g. When away, I love powder and playing on pistes (buttering, manuels, finding natural hits), then the occasional hit at the park. However when at home (CFe) I want to hit the park (when I can afford it) and again butter/land tricks.
The best thing I tried (at the big bang) was the K2 parkstar (last years). It has never really cought an edge, it's never really gone wobbly at speed (even in a speed check doing 55mph on hol last year), and it's nice and soft at the edges due to the 'jib rocker'. Jib rocker means the base bends up (like a banana) just after the outside of your binding, however the parkstar has K2's flatline (flat base) base between the bindings to keep it stiffer between the feet and stable at speed!!
I know this as I demo'd it and really we can all tell u what we think but u may think otherwise if u tried it
It may not suite your style of riding or what u want it for.
I have a 'standard' camber board as well (Rome solution) which has it's pro's but from my experience the reverse camber board (well mine anyway) seems to be able to suite more things at once...park/pow/piste/land tricks/speed!!
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| #23 Re: help tech overload..what does it all mean? Posted 07/02/2011 @ 03:17 |
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C2 Banana and R.C. tech (Lib/Never Summer) are a mixture of flat, rocker and camber where the board is flat under the feet, with an overall rocker profile, but the tip and tail are regular camber. It has the effect of lifting the contact points of the effective edge off the snow, in theory making it harder to catch an edge. When in powder the board has a rockered profile and as such should float better.
It strives to have the best of both worlds basically. Never Summer believe their R.C. tech is so good that all their boards are now R.C.! I have to say I love riding mine! |
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| #24 Re: help tech overload..what does it all mean? Posted 07/02/2012 @ 11:34 |
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I am pretty sure rocker is not just a lib tech technology. K2 www uses the same technology. It is when the board has a reverse camber (like a banana) running the length or part of the board. |
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Alex WWW |
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| #25 Re: help tech overload..what does it all mean? Posted 07/02/2012 @ 13:45 |
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If you want to try boards out TSA up at Tam have demo boards all season, give them a shout and see what they've got. If you tell them you're going up to demo boards with a view to buying one they'll prolly sort you some slope time out.
I always thought all of the tech was just a new way to get us to replace our old boards, I tried a K2 Turbo Dream out (all terrain rocker) and was so blown away the credit card came out that day. I was going faster on a 161 and it felt more stable than on my Custom 165w! |
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Tell me and I'll forget, show me and I may remember, involve me and I'll understand |
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