So, I just got back into snowboarding. This is my second season, after quitting in.. oh.. 92.
I had forgotten how much fun snowboarding is, especially that "holy crap, this is going to end really badly if I lose it"-feeling. Being old (41) and fat (94kg/207lbs and 175cm/5ft7) I haven´t had that feeling often lately, except for the times at trackdays I get overenthusiastic.
I haven´t just been laying on the couch eating cheesy poofs though, I play squash, do weights, hike and whatnot.
I live in a small town, and there aren´t any options to try out boards, so I´ve gone through a few since I started. Since I had a Burton Air back in the day, I went Burton this time as well.
First board, the 2014(?) 163 Burton Custom V limited, the Miss Piggy model. Coincidence that she was the model they put on the board for the heaviest riders? Think not.
That season was horrible weatherwise, and the Flying V profile didn´t do me any favors with the edge hold.
For some reason, the next board was a Burton Nug 154, Flying V. Hysterical board, but really nervous at speed.
So, next up was the 2015 163 Custom Camber. Now we´re talking. This thing was so incredibly stable in comparison. I´m still just turning and "carving", and going fairly fast downhill. No switch, butters or anything. Only leaving the ground involuntarily when the speed is high enough.
Then I saw some Youtube videos with buttering and presses, and figured I had to try that. The Nug was great for this, although when pushed hard it sort of collapsed on me. The 163 Custom Camber was like pressing a 2x4". Couldn´t do it.
Then I got to try a few different boards (didn´t like any of them), but found out that maybe weight shouldn´t be the only factor when choosing a board.
Along comes an offer to get a cheap 2016 158 Custom Camber, and I go for it. Now we are REALLY getting somewhere. This thing is still stable, and so much more nimble than the 163. I can even press it to a certain degree if I hurl myself over the nose or the tail, but no way if I can maintain it. No doubt a skill issue, not a board Issue.
I am motivated to trade the Nug for something more grown up now. There´s a minimum of buttering being done, but hopefully a lot more to come. I´m keeping the 158 Custom Camber for carving, speed and that glorious day when I can ride as big that this board really demands.
The Process really speaks to me, perhaps a 159cm model. I like the twin design as my switch riding is getting better, and I suspect the Flying V profile would do me good on this board. The Custom Camber kills my thigh in fluffy powder as well. It´s like a grown up Nug, probably a lot more stable at speed.
I´m just wondering if the flex is more like the Nug or the Custom on this for pressing and such, as there´s no chance of sensible pressing on the Custom for me, and I´m guessing the Process Camber would be somewhere along the same lines. Have anyone tried both the Nug Flying V, Process Flying V and the Custom Camber and can shed some light on this?
tl;dr; Anyone know how the 2016 Process Flying V compares to the 2015 Nug Flying V buttering-/presswise?
And I´m norwegian, hence the weird english.
I had forgotten how much fun snowboarding is, especially that "holy crap, this is going to end really badly if I lose it"-feeling. Being old (41) and fat (94kg/207lbs and 175cm/5ft7) I haven´t had that feeling often lately, except for the times at trackdays I get overenthusiastic.
I haven´t just been laying on the couch eating cheesy poofs though, I play squash, do weights, hike and whatnot.
I live in a small town, and there aren´t any options to try out boards, so I´ve gone through a few since I started. Since I had a Burton Air back in the day, I went Burton this time as well.
First board, the 2014(?) 163 Burton Custom V limited, the Miss Piggy model. Coincidence that she was the model they put on the board for the heaviest riders? Think not.
That season was horrible weatherwise, and the Flying V profile didn´t do me any favors with the edge hold.
For some reason, the next board was a Burton Nug 154, Flying V. Hysterical board, but really nervous at speed.
So, next up was the 2015 163 Custom Camber. Now we´re talking. This thing was so incredibly stable in comparison. I´m still just turning and "carving", and going fairly fast downhill. No switch, butters or anything. Only leaving the ground involuntarily when the speed is high enough.
Then I saw some Youtube videos with buttering and presses, and figured I had to try that. The Nug was great for this, although when pushed hard it sort of collapsed on me. The 163 Custom Camber was like pressing a 2x4". Couldn´t do it.
Then I got to try a few different boards (didn´t like any of them), but found out that maybe weight shouldn´t be the only factor when choosing a board.
Along comes an offer to get a cheap 2016 158 Custom Camber, and I go for it. Now we are REALLY getting somewhere. This thing is still stable, and so much more nimble than the 163. I can even press it to a certain degree if I hurl myself over the nose or the tail, but no way if I can maintain it. No doubt a skill issue, not a board Issue.
I am motivated to trade the Nug for something more grown up now. There´s a minimum of buttering being done, but hopefully a lot more to come. I´m keeping the 158 Custom Camber for carving, speed and that glorious day when I can ride as big that this board really demands.
The Process really speaks to me, perhaps a 159cm model. I like the twin design as my switch riding is getting better, and I suspect the Flying V profile would do me good on this board. The Custom Camber kills my thigh in fluffy powder as well. It´s like a grown up Nug, probably a lot more stable at speed.
I´m just wondering if the flex is more like the Nug or the Custom on this for pressing and such, as there´s no chance of sensible pressing on the Custom for me, and I´m guessing the Process Camber would be somewhere along the same lines. Have anyone tried both the Nug Flying V, Process Flying V and the Custom Camber and can shed some light on this?
tl;dr; Anyone know how the 2016 Process Flying V compares to the 2015 Nug Flying V buttering-/presswise?
And I´m norwegian, hence the weird english.