Signal Park vs Stairmaster - Snowboarding Forum

Extremo · 02-12-2011, 02:24 PM

Can anyone tell me how the signal park (reg cam) compares to the Capita Stairmaster?

xDOTY · 02-12-2011, 03:51 PM

i was thinking about the exact two same boards...i would like to know also.

Nivek · 02-12-2011, 08:29 PM

I have owned both.

The Signal is softer. Other than that they ride really similar. The 152 Park feels like a 148 Stair.

If you can, wait till next year and get the Park zero cam. It will have carbon in the tips.

Hodgepodge · 02-12-2011, 08:41 PM

i rock the stairmaster occasionally and really enjoy it. i got the 52 wide and it rips the park. its supposedly stiffer than the park, i hear that thing is a nearly a noodle

SnowBrdScotty · 02-13-2011, 12:41 AM

i have both of them too. lets just say the park series leans more towards buttering and rails while the stairmaster (11) is towards the jump area. with park the ride feels like a k2 www 2010 flat in the middle (did miss this board when sold) feel but without the rocker at the ends. also more playful. stairmasters waist is wider so it feels stable and when landing, it's has more damping cause it's higher camber profile.

Extremo · 02-13-2011, 05:56 AM

Thanks guys, I can't go with anything softer than the stairmaster. I was actually considering upgrading to the Stairmaster Extreme and was hoping the Signal Park would have been stiffer. I'll def wait for reveiws on the Park zero cam.

Nivek · 02-13-2011, 08:02 PM

For that Description try a T1 or Rook. The Extreme felt pretty stiff to me and was a chore to jib even in a 148. From CAPiTA try the Green Machine FK or an Indoor FK.

Though I highly recommend the Signal Omni. Definitely more stable and jumpable than the Park. The 153 felt more stable, more poppy, and somehow more buttery than my 154 Indoor FK. Wavelength works. It's only $50 more than the Park too.

SnowBrdScotty · 02-14-2011, 06:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nivek

For that Description try a T1 or Rook. The Extreme felt pretty stiff to me and was a chore to jib even in a 148. From CAPiTA try the Green Machine FK or an Indoor FK.

Though I highly recommend the Signal Omni. Definitely more stable and jumpable than the Park. The 153 felt more stable, more poppy, and somehow more buttery than my 154 Indoor FK. Wavelength works. It's only $50 more than the Park too.

how the flex on the omni compared to the stairmaster?

Nivek · 02-14-2011, 09:53 PM

Similar, a touch stiffer. What makes the ride better is Wavelength. Power on edge with camber between your feet with playful tips.

02-12-2011, 02:24 PM	#1 (permalink)
Extremo -LIFETIME MEMBER- Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: NH Posts: 3,116	Signal Park vs Stairmaster Can anyone tell me how the signal park (reg cam) compares to the Capita Stairmaster?

02-12-2011, 08:29 PM	#3 (permalink)
Nivek Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Mountains of Mordor Posts: 5,373	I have owned both. The Signal is softer. Other than that they ride really similar. The 152 Park feels like a 148 Stair. If you can, wait till next year and get the Park zero cam. It will have carbon in the tips. __________________ Snowboarding Sucks.

02-12-2011, 08:41 PM	#4 (permalink)
Hodgepodge -LIFETIME MEMBER- Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: NYC/CT Posts: 367	i rock the stairmaster occasionally and really enjoy it. i got the 52 wide and it rips the park. its supposedly stiffer than the park, i hear that thing is a nearly a noodle __________________ -HodgePodge

02-13-2011, 12:41 AM	#5 (permalink)
SnowBrdScotty Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: So Cal Posts: 451	i have both of them too. lets just say the park series leans more towards buttering and rails while the stairmaster (11) is towards the jump area. with park the ride feels like a k2 www 2010 flat in the middle (did miss this board when sold) feel but without the rocker at the ends. also more playful. stairmasters waist is wider so it feels stable and when landing, it's has more damping cause it's higher camber profile. __________________ Last edited by SnowBrdScotty; 02-13-2011 at 09:40 PM.

02-13-2011, 08:02 PM	#7 (permalink)
Nivek Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Mountains of Mordor Posts: 5,373	For that Description try a T1 or Rook. The Extreme felt pretty stiff to me and was a chore to jib even in a 148. From CAPiTA try the Green Machine FK or an Indoor FK. Though I highly recommend the Signal Omni. Definitely more stable and jumpable than the Park. The 153 felt more stable, more poppy, and somehow more buttery than my 154 Indoor FK. Wavelength works. It's only $50 more than the Park too. __________________ Snowboarding Sucks.

02-12-2011, 03:51 PM	#2 (permalink)
xDOTY Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Sacramento,CA Posts: 369	i was thinking about the exact two same boards...i would like to know also.

02-13-2011, 05:56 AM	#6 (permalink)
Extremo -LIFETIME MEMBER- Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: NH Posts: 3,116	Thanks guys, I can't go with anything softer than the stairmaster. I was actually considering upgrading to the Stairmaster Extreme and was hoping the Signal Park would have been stiffer. I'll def wait for reveiws on the Park zero cam.

02-14-2011, 09:53 PM	#9 (permalink)
Nivek Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Mountains of Mordor Posts: 5,373	Similar, a touch stiffer. What makes the ride better is Wavelength. Power on edge with camber between your feet with playful tips. __________________ Snowboarding Sucks.

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