Opinions on zero camber (flat) boards...? - Page 2 - Snowboarding Forum

Breckenridge · 03-10-2011, 02:59 PM

Me too BA. My ride Dose was almost flat when brand new five years ago.. And yes, my Machete carves better than a cambered board.

LaneyGirl · 03-10-2011, 03:08 PM

Thanks for all the feedback. Sounds like it's worth a shot...now only if I could go demo it or get a flat board on a ridiculous sale. Any reco's for size? I currently ride 156, 5'8" 160lbs (female). Should I go a little shorter on the flat board?

Nivek · 03-11-2011, 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by LaneyGirl

Thanks for all the feedback. Sounds like it's worth a shot...now only if I could go demo it or get a flat board on a ridiculous sale. Any reco's for size? I currently ride 156, 5'8" 160lbs (female). Should I go a little shorter on the flat board?

154-156 is a good size.

johncp · 03-15-2011, 02:52 PM

how's the pop on zero cambered boards?

PanHandler · 03-15-2011, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by johncp

how's the pop on zero cambered boards?

better than reverse, worse than regular camber.

johncp · 03-15-2011, 02:59 PM

is it true that you can size down on zero cambered boards since the entire effective edge is flat? seems like it would make sense to me. I was thinking of getting a 52 for a jib/park/groomer type board...i'm 6'1" about 165 lbs...

PanHandler · 03-15-2011, 03:10 PM

im 6' 200lbs and i ride a 157 flat camber board for park. i pretty much ride it all mountain though.i like it that much.

supersox · 03-15-2011, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by LaneyGirl

Would love to demo. My next trip is to Stowe but they only demo Burton boards and Burton doesn't make a zero camber board

Burton fix 2010 is a zero cam. I saw it at burton outlet at 30% off. Almost pulled the trigger but ended up with a swindle.

j3n5 · 03-15-2011, 04:55 PM

I´ve been on at least 20 cambered boards in my two decades of snowboarding. My Nitro Team Gullwing carves as well as almost any of them (except my boardercross-Palmers). The one thing a great cambered board preforms better in is catching an edge in a icy landing after some serious air!

My personal opinion is that rocker/flat boards is more forgiving on edgepressure and therefore can be pressed harder. With cambered boards, especially on groomers, i sometime press my board into a nosedives (the front edge cuts to deep) causing major bails..!! The rocker/flat boards i´ve tried handles this kind of carving smoother and don´t causes the same type of "nosedives".

Soggysnow · 09-28-2012, 09:30 PM

Love to hear more experiences with flat camber!
Considering a board that is flat but, well I never really considered zero camber before!

I should add i want a park board that can handle the whole mountain.
I already have a hybrid rocker camber.

03-15-2011, 04:55 PM	#19 (permalink)
j3n5 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Sweden Posts: 28	I´ve been on at least 20 cambered boards in my two decades of snowboarding. My Nitro Team Gullwing carves as well as almost any of them (except my boardercross-Palmers). The one thing a great cambered board preforms better in is catching an edge in a icy landing after some serious air! My personal opinion is that rocker/flat boards is more forgiving on edgepressure and therefore can be pressed harder. With cambered boards, especially on groomers, i sometime press my board into a nosedives (the front edge cuts to deep) causing major bails..!! The rocker/flat boards i´ve tried handles this kind of carving smoother and don´t causes the same type of "nosedives". __________________ Excuse my spelling, I´m Swedish! Nitro Team Gullwing Burton Mission Doom Burton Idiom

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Soggysnow Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Whistler Posts: 147	Love to hear more experiences with flat camber! Considering a board that is flat but, well I never really considered zero camber before! I should add i want a park board that can handle the whole mountain. I already have a hybrid rocker camber. Last edited by Soggysnow; 09-28-2012 at 09:32 PM.

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03-10-2011, 02:59 PM	#11 (permalink)
Breckenridge Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 74	Me too BA. My ride Dose was almost flat when brand new five years ago.. And yes, my Machete carves better than a cambered board.

03-10-2011, 03:08 PM	#12 (permalink)
LaneyGirl Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Long Island Posts: 10	Thanks for all the feedback. Sounds like it's worth a shot...now only if I could go demo it or get a flat board on a ridiculous sale. Any reco's for size? I currently ride 156, 5'8" 160lbs (female). Should I go a little shorter on the flat board?

03-15-2011, 02:52 PM	#14 (permalink)
johncp Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 93	how's the pop on zero cambered boards?

03-15-2011, 02:59 PM	#16 (permalink)
johncp Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 93	is it true that you can size down on zero cambered boards since the entire effective edge is flat? seems like it would make sense to me. I was thinking of getting a 52 for a jib/park/groomer type board...i'm 6'1" about 165 lbs...

03-15-2011, 03:10 PM	#17 (permalink)
PanHandler Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Rathdrum, ID Posts: 587	im 6' 200lbs and i ride a 157 flat camber board for park. i pretty much ride it all mountain though.i like it that much.