Rad Air Snowboards

[unsatisfiedus]

Anyone want to talk about them? I could see Seal being into it if he's on here and at this point I could see him being on here

[Spenser]

Seal just signed a multi-billion dollar contract with Stranda

[drmoebius]

I think it's a cool company. They have been doing their thing since forever and that's it. Cannot say anything about their newer boards though, my friend demoed one this eason and did like it.

I do have a Tanker 182 (cambered from like 2008) that I take out whenever conditions permit it. I really love it on groomers and obviously if there is powder and you are riding it on open stuff. I guess nowadays people ride volume-shifted shorter/wider boards, but if you do not have to do super tight turns the tanker rails turns and obviously floats really well. I also like the edgehold when it's icy.

[unsatisfiedus]

I got this years 176 with the split tail. i initially wanted the solid tail but they didnt have anymore in north America - and frankly i'm happy it worked out that way. they brought back the camber in the last year or so and that's why i'm finally in after a few years looking at them

i have to say the board is surprisingly nimble edge to edge. reference stance is a little forward of what i'm used to and I was struggling to lock it in on my healside. with some a little time i could see me loving it. i will probably narrow the stance a bit from reference and maybe shove back one insert set.

edges came razor sharp. literally. sliced my finger. graphene base i think very smooth - easy glide on the cat tracks and warm spring snow. and as mentioned above edge hold is excellent.

[sandman]

Rad-Air Snowboards is a Swiss Snowboard Company that has been around since the 1991-92 season (it was known as Radical Airlines for the first production year).

It was founded by Harry Gunz and Paul Gruber who were two of the three founding members of Crazy Banana Snowboards which they sold and then started Rad-Air.

Board production over the years has consisted of freestyle, alpine/race, freeride and all mountain models, but from 2006-Present the company has focused on the Tanker line of freeriding longboards in 171, 181, 191, and 201 lengths as well as 176 and 186 wide models.

Boards were produced at Elan in Austria, Voelkl in Germany, K2 in China, Nobile in Poland, and currently at GP87 in China.

Significant industry accomplishments include co-development of the 4x4 insert pattern with F2 Snowboards (patent was left free to help standardize binding insert patterns during the same time Burton introduced the 3 hole pattern).

Currently distributed in Europe, Japan and North America (primarily through online sales and select few limited shops).

Website is: www.rad-air.com

[C.Fuzzy]

I have a vintage Radair Groove Alpine board that I use as a shelf in my room.



That's all I have to bring to this thread.