long story short, im looking for a pipe board... i currently ride a K2 eldorado, 158. im 6'2" and just shy of 180lbs. i realize my eldo may be a bit small, but i never experience toe/heel drag so im content. and i tend to ride all my boards short/small; surf, skate, ect. but i have fun whipping it around the slopes. now im no stranger to vertical faces, hatteras gets double over head when its firing and ive skated even deeper pools. i like to think that i board like i surf/skate, with a lot of power and drive. so at the end of the day when ive exhausted my interested in all the runs i find myself drifting to the pipe. ive been out three times and im already hitting coping. provided my board could probably use a good tuning, i find it rather lacking sometimes and this kills my confidence for boosting. at the speeds needed to get air i tend to get squirly and it takes everything to not wash out in the flats.
so im in the market for a new board!
correct me if im wrong, but most pipe riders are on traditional camber boards correct? does this mean that a quality pipe board will perform well at high speed carving? idealy id like something that can perform well specifically at these two aspects. i already have a jibb and all mountain board, so no worries there. ive been thinking somewhere in the 160-162 range?
any suggestions or pointers in picking out a board would be appreciated. even oppinions are welcome.
I'd suggest the GNU MTX. When u ride pipe your going to want a board that holds up on a carve very well and so this is why when you look for boards, look for ones that are stiff and have regular camber
thats what ive been thinking. ive been thinking regular camber would help hold an edge when climbing the walls and they are icy. regular camber is traditionally prefered for carving couges all over the mountain. correct me if im wrong. the custom x is gnarley, but maybe a little priceyer than id like. and i dont want to have to buy a whole new set of binding. =/
any other board suggestions to look into or length suggestions? im fairly new to the sport in general... so im not really bias to any company.
Another suggestion would be the Operator (Shaun White). I have the 2007 Shaun White and this board has a good flex to it with lots of pop. It's still my favorite board for ollies/nollies because of the pop to it.
The thing to understand about what you're looking for is you need a board with more contact length when on edge as that's where all your control is. A zero camber board is going to be your best bet as it provides a constant effective edge. Camber is tried and true and will give you a lot of what you're used to. Rocker isn't what you want it just doesn't grip enough. The only real reverse I've found that works is Omatics B.S. Tech s and Never Summer R.C. tech.
Personally I'd go zero camber and look at either the Salomon Answer or the K2 Believer. If you did go camber then the Ride Concept UL (probably my favorite pipe board to date) or if you can wait till next year snag the Omatic Celebrity B.S. (Louie Vito's pro model).
Sucks, they discontinued the Concept line of boards. I forgot the name of the board that replaced it. I really wanted to try to concept UL at the test fest :/
just checked out the ride concept UL. i kinda like... lol. a little steep for my pockets at the moment, but i could only find it in a 157. can anyone locate a 159 or 161?
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