what's your shtik?

[gladerider]

i know there are some riders on this board. my shtik just gave up on me this weeekend. lasted me 5 years of abusing so no complaints. need me a new ride. i had a ride kink. took it everywhere. i tried skate banana @ snowbird a couple years ago and i liked it quite a bit. thinking about skate b or burton hero.

what do you ride and any opinions?

 

[Smellytele]

What's a shtik?

I don't show mine in public

 

[Tooth]

Anything Jones puts out. Mountain twin rocks. I own three. Flagship is awesome. Best ever.

 

[gladerider]

What's a shtik?

I don't show mine in public

some people hear what they want to hear and read what they want to read. have much repressed thoughts? lol.

 

[St. Bear]

My shtik? I tend to be a contrarian with an appreciation for self-deprecating humor.

 

[jimmywilson69]

non of the above posts make any sense...:roll:

 

[gladerider]

Anything Jones puts out. Mountain twin rocks. I own three. Flagship is awesome. Best ever.

heard some good things about them. do you have the split version? is it built by mervins?

 

[Nick]

non of the above posts make any sense...:roll:

+1

 

[RENO]

Never Summer SL! Greatest all mountain snowboard ever invented! :-D Used it in just about every condition in Killington and Breckenridge and it is awesome. Was worried a little when I bought it in the Fall as I never used a rocker or hybrid rocker board before, but after I did 1 run on it I was sold!

 

[conwayeast]

What type of riding do you like to do? The Kink is a soft park-oriented board. Do you ride the park? Ride the whole mtn like a park? Just ride the mountain? Do you like to ride switch? There are lot of things to take into consideration. Hopefully these will help start you in the right direction

 

[gladerider]

+1

guess i confused some 2 plankers.....not intended....

 

[gladerider]

Never Summer SL! Greatest all mountain snowboard ever invented! :-D Used it in just about every condition in Killington and Breckenridge and it is awesome. Was worried a little when I bought it in the Fall as I never used a rocker or hybrid rocker board before, but after I did 1 run on it I was sold!

took a demo for a day a couple of years ago. thought it was a nice cruising board, but it was a bit heavy for me. good board though.

 

[gladerider]

What type of riding do you like to do? The Kink is a soft park-oriented board. Do you ride the park? Ride the whole mtn like a park? Just ride the mountain? Do you like to ride switch? There are lot of things to take into consideration. Hopefully these will help start you in the right direction

i ride the park, whole mt. like a park, glades, switch...etc...
you are right. i had the kink for about 4-5 years now. it is a great park board. it chatters a bit when going fast, but other than that, it holds up pretty well in most conditions.
debating between hero vs. skate banana at this point.

 

[RENO]

took a demo for a day a couple of years ago. thought it was a nice cruising board, but it was a bit heavy for me. good board though.

This season's board is much much lighter than 2 years ago and lighter than last seasons. I had a Ride No4 before and this thing is 1/2 the weight!

 

[jlboyell]

i have a yes basic and its a little stiffer than my old gnu. it reacts quicker and feels lighter too. i like the feel. twin tip, so it covers riding switch, but its not rockered, more carving and high speed. i dont do park much. according to store associate, danzeisen and quigley in nj, yes started as a group of disgruntled ex burton employees, who decided they could make a better board for less than the price of a burton. take it for what its worth.

 

[conwayeast]

I can't comment on either one of those boards as I have not ridden them. I just picked up a YES Basic the other day and it is a real fun board. Took it everywhere this weekend at Bretton Woods and Loon. park, glades, greens, blue, blacks. It handled it all well. Camrock is worth checking out. It is probably very similar to the Jones Mountain Twin, both made by the same factory and similar specs.

 

[Nick]

guess i confused some 2 plankers.....not intended....

It's all good

 

[AdironRider]

Never Summer Titan 164 and a Salomon Burner 163.

Rocker is for pussies.

 

[conwayeast]

Never Summer Titan 164 and a Salomon Burner 163.

Rocker is for pussies.

Yeah riding a rockered board totally makes you a pussy. How do you figure? That's such a ridiculous statement. Your so hardcore. Those 2 boards you ride are both directional boards meant for charging the mtn, which is perfectly fine if that is what you like to do.

But don't just write off a rocker. I guess all those pros who ride rockered boards must be pussies too?

Rocker offers a different feel underfoot and shouldn't just be written off, especially if you have never tried it. Have you ever ridden a rockered board, flatline or a hybrid camber/rocker?

So tough you are, so core.

 

[RENO]

It's almost impossible to recommend something. Everybody is so different. I've looked at many many different boards and I probably would've been happy with about 10 different boards I looked at from Never Summer, Ride, Lib tech, YES, Jones, Rossignol, Arbor, Capita and Flow. I picked the SL because it was used by several people at a shop at K that I've bought equipment from over the years and I got a good deal on it. I've never really demoed anything. Just kinda took a chance. Sometimes I've been disappointed and other times (like now) I've been very happy...