Gnu Danny Kass BTX 2009
November 26, 2008
By Scott Briggs
SnowboardReviews.com
Boston – The 2009 GNU Danny Kass BTX is the winner of the Transworld Snowboarding Good Wood Award. The GNU Danny Kass is a great all mountain freestyle board designed for riders that love to hit it all. This snowboard is named after two time Olympic silver medalist Danny Kass, Danny is responsible making this one of the top boards on the market.
The 2009 GNU Danny Kass BTX
For the 2009 GNU Danny Kass BTX they added “Banana Technology” to his Pro model series making it a true twin tip. Banana Technology incorporates a ‘banana’ rocker under foot which reduces catch at the ends of the board, allowing the board to float through tight transitions. The board also incorporates Magne-traction, providing superior edge hold in sketchy conditions.
To top it all off, the board features some great goulish graphics, crafted by GNU art man Tim Karpinski. According to GNU: “Pinski lives in an old haunted house in Portland, Oregon and hangs out with witches.”
Features of the GNU Danny Kass 2009:
- Construction: Sandwich with UHMW sidewalls
- Glass: Quasi-Isotropic Glass with 4-way fiber orientation
- Core: Mervin AG2 Core (Aspen & EISS 9 layer endgrain Birch)
- Base: Sintered 9900 Base
- Shape: Twin Shape with Banana Technology and Magne-tracation
Gnu Danny Kass BTX 2009 from $529.00
Capita Stairmaster 2009
November 25, 2008
By Scott Briggs
SnowboardReviews.com
Boston – The 2009 Capita Stairmaster snowboard is back for another season and in more demand than ever. The team at Capita has expanded the 2009 Stairmaster lineup to include 9 different sizes ranging from a mini 133 to a 156 wide board. This snowboard is designed in smaller sizes for those rider who want The a board that is easy maneuver around the mountain.
The 2009 Capita Stairmaster
The Capita Stairmaster has three main features that make it stand out from the crowd; SS Core, Form 6 Glass and Extruded Base. The SS Core is designed to give you a consistent and stable feeling throughout the board while maintaining a lot of POP. The Form 6 Glass configuration is designed to let the Stairmaster initiate turns easier while maintaining the true amount of pop needed for a FreeStyle snowboard. This board is then capped with an Extruded Base, this base material is softer and easier to maintain than the sintered base.
Overall this is a snowboard that is perfect for the park and jib riders. When you are looking for a board that performs at a top level you are not going to find many that compete with the Stairmaster price.
Features of The Capita Stairmaster Snowboard:
Capita Stairmaster from $318.95
K2 Darkstar 2009
November 22, 2008
By Scott Briggs
SnowboardReviews.com
Boston – The 2009 K2 Darkstar is an incredible all mountain freestyle board, and a great value. The K2 Darkstar is as comfortable ride in the park as in the trees, and tears up the pipe with ease.
The 2009 K2 Darkstar
The K2 Darkstar features a twin tip, hyper progressive shape and a W2 Core which allows the board to maintain a high level of control and stability at high speeds. This year’s Darkstar features K2’s unique Hybritaper tip and tail which helps reduce swing weight. The 2007 Darkstar won numerous awards, and we have a feeling that the 2009 Darkstar will follow suit.
Overall this snowboard is designed for those that like to make the whole mountain into a park. This board can rip up the mountain from top to bottom.
Features of The 2009 K2 Darkstar:
- Hybritaper Tip and Tail
- Twin Tip Hyper Progressive Shape
- Centered Stance
- W2 Core
- Biax Top/Boa Base
- Carbon Matrix I Torsion Forks
- 4000 Sintered Base
- 1 Degree Base Bevel
Ride Kink 2009
November 8, 2008
By Scott Briggs
SnowboardReviews.com
Boston – The 2009 Ride Kink snowboard is considered one of the ultimate jibbing snowboards and referred to as the “Park Killer”. This Ride snowboard comes from their Mobility collection designed to be all about freestyle right out of the box. This snowboard is one of the most durable boards on the market, you will not have to worry about the rails beating this board.
2009 Ride Kink Snowboard
The Ride Kirk is a twin tip snowboard that has been designed by a combination of team riders and engineers to create one of the top park snowboards on the market. This board features Ride’s Cleaver Edge technology along with the 85A Slimewalls giving you a reliable and durable snowboard. The Cleaver Edge technology helps with the durabilty by using 50 percent more steel in the edges to allow the Kink to give the beaten rather than taken one. Then the 85A Slimewalls provide a forgiving and smooth ride by absorbing impact rather than defending against it, letting your board have a more natural reaction to the snow, rails, or wood boxes.
Ride then compiles some of their other top technology in this board including Thincon construction to reduce swing weight, Biaxial Glass to make it fun and forgiving, and then the Fusion 1500 base to make it fast and easy to repair.
Overall all park riders are going to love this board at this cheap prices. But if you are not a park rider and want a top Ride board at a great price check out the 2009 Ride Agenda.
Features of The Ride Kink 155 Snowboard:
- Twin Tip
- Thin Con
- 85A Slimewalls
- Foundation Tuned Core
- Cleave Laminates
- Biaxial Glass
- Carbon Laminates
- Fusion 1500 Base
- 2 x 4 Inserts