haha not trying to brag, maybe you're just being a hater. But all jokes aside, I bought the T. Rice last year and the custom was warranty replacement for my '10 custom.
One of the reasons I got the T. Rice is because of the magnetraction for icy days here in eastern Canada. My '10 custom used to wash out a lot on ice.
The T. Rice is a pretty stiff board, I liked my the '10 because of the playfulness of the rocker.
If they are both the same tech, do you suggest I sell my custom?
dude, you are a SBF blogger and you dont know that the V and T Rice have the same hybrid rocker profile? and they both have "magne traction/frost bites" so how are they not the same tech?
LOL you should stop giving people advice, you dont know what you are talking about.
I've never ridden the custom, but I own a Trice...I'd recommend both if possible, but if not maybe leaning towards the custom, b/c I think the flying V has a more pronounced rocker than the C2BTX. Plus the Trice is pretty stiff. The custom should be more fun to ride if you get lucky enough to get a nice dump while you're there. But again, both would be ideal.
You clearly haven't ridden both, or aren't good enough to be able to tell the difference i.e. mtx arguable the grippiest edge tech and frost bite without question the worst/least usable/noticable edge tech
thats literally what i was gonna say, no one here is a pro, ride the god damn board, neither board will make you better, if you think so, then you suck. if you need a top of the line board to make you "better" then you suck.
I own both actually and can't say for sure that one is better than the other.magne is definitely noticeable on turns, as in, you can feel it grinding a trench.....but whether one holds a better edge on ice than the other, then no, I have not noticed a difference. I base my observations on traversing icy no fall zones in the alpine (backcountry).
If you have hard data, please link me by all means.
Going to that hill, its often variable conditions depending on the elevation....pow on top, packed, ice/roller balls, soft/mash and slush in 1 run. If you are lucky to get a massive dump...your stick will likely not be big enough....so rent/demo a big poo board. Fwiw trice was made for and in pnw conditions.
Dave, your blog about park riding was rad (I read it last year), going on consecutive days helped me upgrade from "hopeless" to "kiiiiinda doesn't suck all that bad but still kinda sucks".
I'm hoping to graduate to "not horrible" this year.
I think you guys are all overreacting. He was saying they were similar boards...and amazingly they are: both are hybrid camber with rocker between the feet, then camber (then the custom fv has a bit more rocker in the tips) AND both have some edge tech to make them 'better' than regular edges.
Which board should the OP take to Whistler? The answer is either one, the OP had a good previous trip on the custom v-rocker...so either of these boards will offer better edge hold than that board.
I think our reaction has more to do with his wretched attitude from the very first post. Then when some tried to politely correct him, he became an even bigger douche.
Yes, you can find similarities. But even those similarities are quite different.
Frostbite is edges that protrude slightly out further underfoot. Magnetraction adds 7 points of contact making the edges look serrated. They do not handle at all like each other. Magnetraction seriously grips the terrain particularly on ice. Frostbite does a good job without that extra bite.
The rocker in between on the Custom is more pronounced than the section found on C2 BTX boards. I find that mid section on the custom fly V to be a bit much. I prefer the Easy Livin's Fly V shape.
Then there's flex. The Rice is significantly stiffer. Custom is directional twin. Rice true twin.
These two boards might pop on a person's short list, but I sincerely believe they serve completely different purposes. Not that a person can't rip on both. Just saying... If it were me, Rice for big mountain. Custom Fly V if I want to freestyle more and am not looking for complete stability.
I think most people buy based on graphics or popularity haha.
I didn't recommend one for him because I'm sure he'd be happy with either unless like you alluded to, he rides the boards the way they were intended to.
I just gave what I'd personally choose depending on how and where I would ride.
I suggest trying out the Custom flying-V on hardpack and see how you like it. If it sucks, and conditions in Whistler are the same, then go with the T-rice. If it's powder, figure out which one has better float and take that one with you.
Yes Nip is a total douche. I didn't want to call him out as I wanted to keep things civil. He obviously hasn't been snowboarding long enough to think that these two boards are similar.
I went from camber to rocker and then to hybrid. I like the rocker for its playfulness. Some days I like me some butter and some days I just like to charge. So that's why i asked this question because my v-rocker was a totally different feel compared to the t. rice. I was curious to know what changed on the flying v.
Maybe I wasn't clear, but there are other reasons why I asked the original question.
1. Its hard to take two boards and two bindings with me on this trip due to limited cargo space in the van. I want to pack light as possible. I'll be going with 4 others. The wife will think Its unnecessary to bring 2 sets.
2. I'm leaving to whistler Xmas day . Out here on the ice coast we probably won't get any massive pow dumps before we head for me to test both boards on Powder. Its already safe to assume which board handles well on ice. I probably won't even be able to get out to local hill before xmas.
Last year, the season started on December 19th here too!
If consensus was that both boards rode almost similar to each other, then I could sell the flying v and buy a true rocker for those days that I just want to mess around. But since there isn't a common answer I guess I'll have to figure out a way to bring both with me and find out.
well, how about me then? I would put them in the same category too, since they are both all mountain hybrid rocker boards.
Two suggestions:
1) an extra board won't take up much space in the board bag if you don't bring bindings with it. You get the added hassle of switching bindings over at night, but then you'd have both boards.
2) Since it sounds like you're stoked on the Trice, I would say sell the custom fv and pick up something with a bigger difference. I'd say grab a powder board but since you live on the east coast maybe you wouldn't want that. Or grab a park/dork board (or like you said, a full rocker board) and have the trice for all mountain.
for the powder board idea, you could save it for your annual whistler trips or for the odd time you got a dump on the EC. You could go for a fullon pow board (burton fish) or something that is more like a regular board but floats amazing (capita charlie slasher, burton barracuda, etc)
Sorry, a bit out of character for me these days. He pushed me off the edge after ragging on Dave about blogging. Not that his big ass needs my help. Just that I have lots of gay love for that fatty and his faded turd hoody.
good point. i will take the bindings off. put them in my carry on or suit case. I'll throw clothes and other gear in the snowboard bag.
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