[MrDavey2Shoes]

Based off the marketing the Pentaquazoider sounds like it’s from those guys from Harold and Kumar that are EXTREME!!!!!

 

[MrDavey2Shoes]

I almost bought a Surfari but wound up choosing the Sims instead. Is the Surfari slightly volume shifted? If so maybe I’ll add one! I was pretty close on a creamer and unw8/pentaxoiderager as well

 

[MrDavey2Shoes]

Full camber > mag

 

[MrDavey2Shoes]

I had to retire the Penta around 11. The slopes were too crowded and I couldn't make myself ride it any less aggressively.

honestly that’s what is keeping me off this board, I dont like to switch out mid day and I always end up riding with the afternoon crowd. So it’s probably back to the Sims for me.

 

[MrDavey2Shoes]

The Penta sounds like it rides like my Carbon Crown Palmer.

 

[MrDavey2Shoes]

double post, new forum engine is sooooooo buggy.

 

[MrDavey2Shoes]

What is it about the Penta that everyone loves so much? I was looking at the specs and aside from having more camber and a .5 wider waist I dont really see anything that would cause much difference in behavior between it and my Sims. Which isnt a bad thing, that board is an amazing turner.

Not trolling, I seriously expected to see some more interesting specs on this board, yno something signature about it. Is it something intangible thats got everyone so pumped on it?

 

[MrDavey2Shoes]

It rides like a longer board, it has a ton of camber, it is very wide but it doesn't chatter and vibrate like most because of antiphase. It can actually go off piste and skid turns if necessary. Lots of reasons.

How does it ride like a longer board? 121cm of EE is about right for a carving board in 158, identical to my Sims. Its also not really that wide. 26 waist with 306 nose and 303 tail is within what I'd call normal these days. You can skid turns on any board. Seems like it must be the antiphase that adds the sparkle, but again my Sims dampens vibrations with the best of them.

Again I'm not against this board but theres nothing obvious about it from the specs like say a Korua. I'm assuming the price premium is based on the build quality, which I can dig but I dont prioritize.

That being said, based off the specs the Penta is a board I'd be interested in, if its a modern take on the same ride my Sims provides, this would likely be my next board when the Sims gives out. Seems again based off the specs, it would spring a little harder and ride at little further out along the edge if it is actually a true full cambered profile.

 

[MrDavey2Shoes]

I don't think Amplid lists effective edge. They have running length if I'm not mistaken. But flex and sidecut makes a lot of difference, right?

Yea but again the sidecuts are within .5 meters. Like everything else, within .5 of the unit of measure. Obviously I cant speak for the flex. I imagine it turns a little harder grips a little better and pops a little harder. Which would go unnoticed individually but be noticeable as a combination.

 

[MrDavey2Shoes]

Yes, I understand all this stuff but I'm looking for someone to explain what it is they like about it. To me it sounds and looks like a modern take on old school snowboard, made to do old school snowboard things AKA turn and bomb. So its a stiff damp board with a moderate sidecut and moderate width. I dont see anything in the specs that says "oh yea thats gonna be ___"

Most of this thread is "it rides on rails and antiphase is the truth". Which is fine but many boards are damp and ride on rails so...wheres the beef? I mean if thats all there is to it I'd just as likely ride my old Palmer. I'm sure its a great board, and again one I'm interested in owning but I'm having trouble sifting through all the add copy in here lol. I'd like to understand how the board is initiated, where in the turn it bites, where it drives from, what other boards people who ride Pentaquarks have compared it too. Y'no, the good stuff.

 

[MrDavey2Shoes]

Paging @WigMar

Honestly, you took the post right out of my keyboard!

 

[MrDavey2Shoes]

would totally get a Pentaquark, preferably on sale, if I didn’t already have enough boards that filled the groomer slot.

I don’t think comparing a Tranny Finder to a Pentaquark is totally fair though.

I'd think a CR would be a better comparison

 

[MrDavey2Shoes]

@WigMar see, that I understand! Totally right about my Sims, damp and heavy. Definitely not lively. Would you say that the Pentaquark would be a replacement or an accompaniment to a more old school haul ass board? What type of turns are you finding it most adept too?

 

[MrDavey2Shoes]

I wonder how the Telos DST fits in here. @Scalpelman I'm rowing a similar boat.