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alright, so i got a cafe racer 156 over the winter for my wifes deep carver. she didn't get a chance to ride it, but i did and holy smoke this thing shreds. i'm 73"/186cm and ~165lbs/75kg and found it:

a) not all that stiff
b) not a deep lay em down carver
c) super playful
d) really good in the powder

its a wacky fun board to ride in the shorter length for sure. still carves great but can't really lay them out like on my alchemist 164w just because there isn't as much edge to lean on. can't even explain how fun that thing is to ride. 10/10 try it short if you already have a boat for big carves or big terrain. rad little daily ripper.

 

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What size boot do you wear?


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boots are 32cm and i ran the bindings at +27/+15 and might need to go a little more positive with the back foot. it's a little narrow for my boot size but not by much and if you're in the 30-31cm boot i think you'd be good to go.

 

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got a pocket rocket to add the the cafe racer my wife and i share. silliest lil board i've ever seen and probably even more fun than the sushi. paired with some 390 boss's adjusted to slack mode and i've got some high expectations this winter.

praying to our lord and savior for the nose rider this year. had a pre-order through milo but i guess korua axed shop sales for that board. anyone heard if it's resurrected for this year?

 

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i finally got some turns on the pocket and wanna report what i found:

this board was way more challenging to ride and way different than i expected. first off, it's a lot stiffer than i would have ever guessed. this lends it to really rail turns and i can really lay down even with a rocker camber. i was expecting soft and flexy, so i mounted some 390 bosses adjusted for more movement and now i'm rethinking that choice and will swap some older rome targa's to see how it feels. the rocker is deceiving because it almost feels like positive camber under foot with a rockered nose.

it steers 100% from the front foot, which should have been obvious because it has no tail. so when i came in for a big slash, it was pretty easy to spin the whole thing around. i have a hard time initiating good heel side turns from the front, so i was washing out heel side for awhile before i got it figured out.

it's wide af. it's like a coal shovel for a nose. with the convex base it rolls edge to edge pretty quick. i like wider boards so didn't have too much trouble adapting, but if you're used to 250mm waist it will feel pretty crazy for a bit.

predictably unstable at higher speeds ... unless you lock an edge and ride with a lot of control. because i couldn't slash speed with the lack of tail, i had to stay on top of my edge control to keep it in check at speed. it will go fast and handle it, but you really gotta know what you're doing or be ready to go down.

getting air is kinda tricky. i fucking tomahawked a groomer when i came up short on a side hit ... so beware, it boosts weird. like when i ride our sushi, it ollies basically like a skateboard. the PR does not respond that way, at least not as intuitively.

i've been riding since the mid-90s and this was one of the most challenging boards i've been on. for reference my daily diver is a k2 alchemist 164w, sometimes a cafe racer 156 and less so rome mod 156, so i like hard charging full camber boards. i still really like the pocket rocket and will probably sub it in on a daily basis, but it's not a hop-on-and-go-play type of thing, it's taking effort to figure out.

hot take: the pocket rocket is a quiver killer.

 

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Why people think a korua won't be anything but stiff is beyond me 🤭

i dunno, the cafe racer was softer than i expected; definitely softer than the mod. the PR just feels weird being as stiff as it is for it's length, like paradoxical and visually confusing. weird little board to ride.

 

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Well it has to be hella stiff, there's not much board there

short boards are usually soft, like the sushi or the cool bean or capita's spring break shorties. i'm letting others know this board does not follow that trend.

 

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damn, you guys kinda suck. i share that it rode different than i thought it would and you pile on. good fuckin luck out there.