The Official Korua Shapes Thread

[Spenser]

Happened to be in the kitchen at 3AM when the truck rolled by. Lold when I opened the door. Both are beautiful. TF seems like it's going to be good, and this CR 59 feels like a weapon. Will do comparison nerd-out later

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[benjinyc]

I have a CR 59 but really think I should be on their 56 since I'm 165lbs and a size 8

but it looks like Nicholas Wolken rides a 164 while being 145lbs and a size 8.5?!

[SprockingCrail]

I can't speak for the CR but the Pencil and Dart felt amazingly light, small and nimble for me in 164. I can see how people ride the bigger sizes for sure.

[coleslawed]

it's a pretty big waist width jump from the 56 to 59 Cafe, but I'd still like to try one again. my 56 worked, but was definitely on the small side for me.

[Spenser]

The listed waist was probably the main reason I'd been apprehensive about their boards this whole time. I always looked at the CR 56 because it's pretty normal, but after I got used to this TF 57 with the same outline, I was sold on the specs.

Random things:

New TF is about 1CM longer tip to tail. Lining up from both directions, it appears the nose kick is what's longer. Both tips rise slightly higher on the new one, maybe half cm or so. Ref stance width is the same, but about 5/8" forward, measured from the tail. Contact points line up when stood together on the tail, so I feel confident saying that's how much the stance has shifted in relation to the edge. That's close enough to how I had the OG set up, so I'm going to start the new one right at reference setback. *it should be noted that I'm referring to the insert packs themselves, as if that is the factory setback. The new one has Xs, both of them on the forward of the two center-most set of inserts. If that's what they say is reference setback, maybe it's more forward than I'm saying, but I'm basing it on the same way I rode the OG.

New camber profile is slightly different. OG looks like a consistent arc, while the new one appears slightly shifted toward the tail, which probably fits the overall directional shape well. Slightly less pronounced overall.

Basically same weight, new one was 1-2oz heavier. CR is just a hair heavier than that. All effectively 7lb, same as my orbit.

Topsheet is a slightly more vintage white in comparison, which I like. New base is closer to a true red. Originals look just slightly lighter, maybe a tiny hint toward orange. Overall finish is a little different. Looks slightly more refined, most noticeably sidewall/topsheet edge, not to say the original is unrefined.

Flex feels close enough that I'm not really going to think about it, but if I had to guess, the new one has just a hair more initial give. Is that actually going to translate as "softer?" Don't know, but I don't really expect it to feel different in that regard alone.

Really stoked to try the CR. It does feel a little stiffer both lengthwise and torsionally, and I can confirm that it's not absolutely pure camber. Those who've taken a close look at korua shaping will know that the blend at the nose contact almost goes straight for a little bit, or like the very beginning of going reverse sidecut, roughly 4". Probably has to do with the solid way they initiate and lock through turns, and have a generally "calm" point of entry. On both TFs, the early rise starts transitioning right about where that shaping starts. On the CR, it transitions near the middle of that area, further toward the contact. I would still consider it early rise, just mild. Perfect. Tail looks to be nearly full camber, but it does have a gentle/flatter transition. I expect it will feel a bit more locked, but retain the smooth and floaty nature that we like. Honestly I can see the CR being more of my daily driver, for my taste.

Profile shots coming shortly

[Spenser]

My floor may be misbehaving a bit today. Close enough, but subtle differences are easier seen in person in this case.. don't compare based on the shadows too much. Tried to line up the CR based on contact points, but probably not perfect.

1: new TF on left, noses pointed toward me

2: new TF on left, noses pointed away from me

3: CR left, OG TF right, noses pointed toward me

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[kimchi]

Looks like the camber isn't quite as extreme, and I can definitely see it a little more backseat bias.

I briefly owned a CR 164 and the camber visually seemed much flatter than the Stealth or TF+ I owned. Felt less reactive and more dead Stealth or TFs I'd ridden. Thought it might be the shape (wider and more open sidecut, I think 278 mm waist and 8.5 m sidecut), but I found out later it was a pre-Nobile shape without a full wrap edge. Heard from a few sources the OG gen 1 Koruas were... plankier than their descendants.

[Spenser]

Caught the last few chairs of the day - been dumping since this morning, no one around, and it's fairly creamy and untouched. Trying to avoid wind scoured areas, in favor of windblown pockets that are getting deep.

Need more time and conditions to compare, but I already don't feel like it rides any softer. I would say the main thing I'm noticing in general is it may have a slightly more "down the fall line" temperament, due to reduced taper.

Just looks right under my feet, too.

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[G.D.]

Yeah, riding the new 53 Pencil despite being smaller compared to the Poland-built 59 Pencil, flex and overall feel felt pretty much the same. Or rather no major differences that I could tell, at least. Gonna get 2nd day on it most likely tomm in relatively softer conditions than my first day on the 53 Pencil, look forward to seeing how it does in better snow conditions.

[SJF_NH]

My 156 CR was plenty of board for me at 180/185 Lbs. It may be a one-off, but I thought it was particularly stiff, even compared to my pencil, dart and TF.