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[unsatisfiedus]

Really digging in their heels on the Gremlin graphic. Yah. We get it. It's still meh.

Give the people what they want and just make the entire topsheet this:


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i’d buy it if they did a mirthmobile colorway

[AyAyRon]

Thanks for the links

[tindy]

Do you know what sizes this will come in?

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140, 145, 150, 155, 155W, 160, 165.

[J0_Zehp]

Did the SLX change ?

[Drinkwater2014]

https://www.evo.com/discover/snowboard/gear-preview

[ScottJay49]

Pics of the new Jones Freecarver and Hovercraft 2.0

https://www.boardsportsource.com/2023/0 ... 4-preview/

[Spenser]

Interesting. Carver 9000 is probably fun. Hover shape made me think of amplid immediately. Are they adding it, or replacing the original shape? Aesthetically I'd vote original for sure.

[kimchi]

Pics of the new Jones Freecarver and Hovercraft 2.0

https://www.boardsportsource.com/2023/0 ... 4-preview/

Whoa. Those Freecarver shapes looks bonkers for mass produced snowboards. Don't know if any major company other than Nidecker proper has brought that style of carving board to US market in like 20+ years... and Nidecker proper's board footprint in the US is super small. Those look more like something I'd expect in Europe or Japan.

[Spenser]

The tip/tail aesthetic is what makes it seem that way. Otherwise they're just slightly directional camber boards with short kicks, so extra edge per size. Most people wouldn't buy a "long" board to get the extra edge, so these shapes can reach more riders interested in "advanced" carving... and all I really mean by that is not gimmicky instagram crap, hah. But I'm sure that will still be prevalent.

IMO the best carving board they've made is the pre-3D hovercraft. You could easily just chop the nose kick down and call it the freecarver, and that's basically what it was - a carving/race board with a powder nose.

Can't think of "major" brands, but there's the fullbag diamond blade, kinda endeavor alpha, and korua bullet train would be in that category too. You could even include the cheater, but they don't come in short sizes. Which nidecker are you thinking of?

[kimchi]

Otherwise they're just slightly directional camber boards with short kicks, so extra edge per size.

But that's exactly what I mean. These types of boards don't get sold in the US. Hell, even a 9 m sidecut in the US is pretty unusual. I have trouble enough consistently finding 8+ and often have to ride the biggest option in a size run to clear it.

None of this is earth-shattering shaping, but these boards generally don't get produced except by little niche operators like Fulbag (or bigger but still niche companies like Korua or United Shapes) and those only get ridden by nerds like you and me.