2010 ride Machete (RC) - Snowboarding Forum

laz167 · 03-27-2009, 12:47 PM

So now that my season has come to an end, and what a good season it was

I'm now looking at the future so next season im looking on getting a reverse camber board. Right now I got my eye on the 2010 Ride Machete, although I will continue to look at other options like the Capita Indoor Survival with RC. So my question is all my boards are 155 and I'm looking on getting something smaller say 154 or so. with reverse camber will it be ok to go smaller? These board's will mainly be for park and a little groomers, cause I wanna really get into the park next season.

BurtonAvenger · 03-27-2009, 02:54 PM

The machete is a cool deck. It rides true to size if that's what you're asking. It has like 4mm's of rocker in the nose and tail and flat between the feet.

jmacphee9 · 03-27-2009, 04:33 PM

so isnt that essentially a zero camber, i know not literally since it has 4mm of camber after the bindings but pretty much 0 camber right?

BurtonAvenger · 03-27-2009, 05:06 PM

if you look at a solid 3 stage rocker they're all flat between the feet with the exception of a few companies that haven't figured it out yet. The machete has a cool story Paul built something like 97 proto types before he was satisfied with the way it rode. It's a fun deck, not my cup of tea but still a fun deck.

Nivek · 03-27-2009, 07:49 PM

Dropping from a 155 to a 154 would be pointless if you really want to downsize. If you're riding a 155 right now and want to downsize, look at a 151-153. I would also put some major thought into the Jibpan Rocker. My board next year will either be that or a Indoor FK.

laz167 · 03-28-2009, 12:32 PM

Yeah I would really like to go smaller than a 154, but I'm also 195lb. Also I could be wrong on this but if I goto small that might shorten my stance width which is about 25 1/2 inches now not sure if this is true so dont quote me. Well it's still early so I have a couple of month to decide.

BurtonAvenger · 03-28-2009, 01:32 PM

When you drop below a 54 in most companies reference stance drops from 22 and some change to 21 and some change. That changes the max stance. Also at your weight don't go lower than a 155.

laz167 · 03-28-2009, 02:06 PM

Ok good, thanks

03-27-2009, 12:47 PM	#1 (permalink)
laz167 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Northern Jersey Posts: 950	2010 ride Machete (RC) So now that my season has come to an end, and what a good season it was I'm now looking at the future so next season im looking on getting a reverse camber board. Right now I got my eye on the 2010 Ride Machete, although I will continue to look at other options like the Capita Indoor Survival with RC. So my question is all my boards are 155 and I'm looking on getting something smaller say 154 or so. with reverse camber will it be ok to go smaller? These board's will mainly be for park and a little groomers, cause I wanna really get into the park next season.

03-27-2009, 02:54 PM	#2 (permalink)
BurtonAvenger Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Mountains Posts: 8,020	The machete is a cool deck. It rides true to size if that's what you're asking. It has like 4mm's of rocker in the nose and tail and flat between the feet. __________________ Angry Snowboarder Because someone has to call it how they see it!

03-27-2009, 04:33 PM	#3 (permalink)
jmacphee9 Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Detroit Posts: 2,335	so isnt that essentially a zero camber, i know not literally since it has 4mm of camber after the bindings but pretty much 0 camber right? __________________ Lib Tech Skate banana Flow NXT-FS Nike kaiju Burton [ak] 2l Cyclic Jacket Holden Northfield 3L pants

03-27-2009, 05:06 PM	#4 (permalink)
BurtonAvenger Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Mountains Posts: 8,020	if you look at a solid 3 stage rocker they're all flat between the feet with the exception of a few companies that haven't figured it out yet. The machete has a cool story Paul built something like 97 proto types before he was satisfied with the way it rode. It's a fun deck, not my cup of tea but still a fun deck. __________________ Angry Snowboarder Because someone has to call it how they see it!

03-27-2009, 07:49 PM	#5 (permalink)
Nivek Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Mountains of Mordor Posts: 5,367	Dropping from a 155 to a 154 would be pointless if you really want to downsize. If you're riding a 155 right now and want to downsize, look at a 151-153. I would also put some major thought into the Jibpan Rocker. My board next year will either be that or a Indoor FK. __________________ Snowboarding Sucks.

03-28-2009, 12:32 PM	#6 (permalink)
laz167 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Northern Jersey Posts: 950	Yeah I would really like to go smaller than a 154, but I'm also 195lb. Also I could be wrong on this but if I goto small that might shorten my stance width which is about 25 1/2 inches now not sure if this is true so dont quote me. Well it's still early so I have a couple of month to decide.

03-28-2009, 01:32 PM	#7 (permalink)
BurtonAvenger Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Mountains Posts: 8,020	When you drop below a 54 in most companies reference stance drops from 22 and some change to 21 and some change. That changes the max stance. Also at your weight don't go lower than a 155. __________________ Angry Snowboarder Because someone has to call it how they see it!

03-28-2009, 02:06 PM	#8 (permalink)
laz167 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Northern Jersey Posts: 950	Ok good, thanks

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