train36 Posted January 10, 2009 Report Share Posted January 10, 2009 Missed this thread somehow. Nick regarding the Never Summer RC. My wife got me a 158 SLR for Christmas. I must say I am sold on it 150%. Unlike the normal RC the Never Summer has the dual camber set up which gives you all the benefits of normal RC, but with crazy edge hold at high speeds. Presses great, turns great, holds a edge great. Now I just hope I run into some powder in VT next month to see how it handles that. Good to hear. I think my next purchase will be an NS Evo-R at the end of the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick malozzi Posted January 10, 2009 Report Share Posted January 10, 2009 Missed this thread somehow. Nick regarding the Never Summer RC. My wife got me a 158 SLR for Christmas. I must say I am sold on it 150%. Unlike the normal RC the Never Summer has the dual camber set up which gives you all the benefits of normal RC, but with crazy edge hold at high speeds. Presses great, turns great, holds a edge great. Now I just hope I run into some powder in VT next month to see how it handles that. Thanks for the review. I'm going to be in need of a new board at the end of the season, and RC or not it will be a Never Summer. Right now my biggest issue is that they don't have the RC tech in any of their more big mountain boards. I know the SL-R is a solid all around stick, but I want something that is going to handle the pow and the steeps better. They have the Legacy-R, but I'm not convinced I need a mid-wide board. Let me know if you get it into any pow or on anything steep. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santa Clauss Posted January 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2009 hey, so i've come to like my banana but when it comes to pow or loose stuff, you can't beet a real freeride board, so don't expect to get a board thats great at everything, the banana can handle every condition but isn't like really GREAT at one thing, ya know what i'm saying? I usually plan it out and keep 2 boards in the car, the banana can handle the whole mountain and the park, but if i'm planning on lapping the park i'll use the DH, if i'm planning on ripping it up like with all this fresh were getting tomorrow i'll use my old rossi freeride... I haven't ridden other RC boards but from what I get out of it is you cant have a great park board that can handle steeps and powder, if you do find something that say's it can do it all, you'll probably be loosing performance in some aspect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
method9455 Posted January 12, 2009 Report Share Posted January 12, 2009 hey, so i've come to like my banana but when it comes to pow or loose stuff, you can't beet a real freeride board, so don't expect to get a board thats great at everything, the banana can handle every condition but isn't like really GREAT at one thing, ya know what i'm saying? I usually plan it out and keep 2 boards in the car, the banana can handle the whole mountain and the park, but if i'm planning on lapping the park i'll use the DH, if i'm planning on ripping it up like with all this fresh were getting tomorrow i'll use my old rossi freeride... I haven't ridden other RC boards but from what I get out of it is you cant have a great park board that can handle steeps and powder, if you do find something that say's it can do it all, you'll probably be loosing performance in some aspect. Yea thats a problem once you get more than one board you like. I was constantly hopping between boards that were ideal for this or that and it sucked. I am wondering if RC on a really floppy board would be ideal for trees and bumps. My super stiff carving board is a bear in moguls and trees but my park board is actually a blast because you can move around a lot easier, I imagine an RC board would be even better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JibHonk Posted January 12, 2009 Report Share Posted January 12, 2009 bought the libtech skate banana and will never ever go back to regular non magnetraction boards or non RC boards. i love it. thank you libtech Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santa Clauss Posted January 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2009 yeah the banana can handle the bumps well and turns great, i'm just sayin tho its just feels so much damn better on a true freeride board IMO plus since I don't really care about the board I go off the trail even if i know it may damage the base, just fill'er up with ptex and its good to go, the edges are completely ground up tho, but the board's 5 years old and it weighs a ton, i'm not sure how much the stance is set back but its atleast 2-3 inches, the nose is long and the tail is stubby, it floats like a dream in the pow with no effort. plus I only paid $100 for it so... It just hurts so bad when (Inside) sliding off a rail on edge on the banana, i just know i'm killing my edges, thats why I love the DH, detuned and it has the slimewalls so it practically bounces off stuff when i whack it hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TylerDurden Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 Will non rockered boards become obsolete? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan- Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 Will non rockered boards become obsolete? no Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TylerDurden Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 What is your reasoning, I have read and heard people saying that this years cambered tech won't even be implemented next year due to RC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burton71 Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 I don't think it will ever completely go away. Pipe boards, for one, still benefit from regular camber. I think we will start to see a lot more variations of reverse camber setups for a few years and then most models will with some version of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan- Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 What is your reasoning, I have read and heard people saying that this years cambered tech won't even be implemented next year due to RC. RC boards are fun, but in a different way then a normal cambered board. For freeriding i'd easily go with a Normal cambered board, you just don't get the same pop out of turns with RC. Burton 71 also has a good point with pipe boards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santa Clauss Posted January 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 Yeah man, RC is nice, but normal camber has been around for a long time, if it was so much inferior, someone would have thought of RC a long time ago right? I mean its not like it opens up a whole new level of performance right? just makes things a little easier, like i said before, the banana is very versatile but is not amazing at one thing in particular. Normal camber still makes sense, especially in a freeride board where you would want pressure on your tip and tail, RC feels like your turning with your entire side but NC is with your 4 corners which feels better in certain circumstances. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaldon Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 (edited) apparently K2 is doing away with the zeppelin (which has NC) next year and replacing it with a new board that has no camber. from what i am told they are saying that no camber allows quicker edge to edge control and reduces chatter at high speeds. Edited January 13, 2009 by zaldon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan- Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 apparently K2 is doing away with the zeppelin (which has NC) next year and replacing it with a new board that has no camber. from what i am told they are saying that no camber allows quicker edge to edge control and reduces chatter at high speeds. So they are making something like Salomon's Answer? And to do away with the Zeppelin.. that board has been in there line forever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaldon Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 So they are making something like Salomon's Answer? And to do away with the Zeppelin.. that board has been in there line forever. this is what i was told from Rob at Nestors... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TylerDurden Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 See, this is what I was saying that regular cambered boards are being done away to an extent with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Durden Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 Yeah, I totally agree with you^. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JibHonk Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 lets ban the new tyler durden too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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