Re: Stranda Snowboards
Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2023 12:11 pm
Mervin: APEX GOLDEN ORCA ANTI-MATTER TECHNO-POP CARBON MEGA X!!!!!
Meanwhile at Stranda: We use ash.
Meanwhile at Stranda: We use ash.
Titanal is huge in skis, seems to be just making its introduction in mainstream snowboarding.Spenser wrote: ↑Thu Jan 26, 2023 9:39 am Pretty much. Only difference I'm aware of is a slight tweak to the wood used in the nose. The current purple one has paulownia stringers/"inserts," in place of some of the ash/poplar, but the new one goes back to all ash/poplar. Could mean a tiny bit more dampening in the nose. Lars says the flex feels the same.
The purple one was upgraded from the original woodgrain by adding titanal stringers in the nose (stiffer, more damp) and PU sidewalls for better edge dampening, and the new one still has those additions. I'm assuming the added paulownia inserts were to offset the weight of the titanal, but then he decided to stick with ash for "feel."
Edit: I hadn't heard the term before - the more you know
https://unofficialnetworks.com/2019/12/ ... ustry/amp/
Ride used it for a couple years in the last iteration of the Timeless and I think still has titanal elements in the Commissioner. Not sure if they beat Capita on that front. But other than that I don't think I'd ever seen it mentioned except in race decks, alpine boards, or maybe a few custom shapers. I know Mikey Franco was experimenting with it.coleslawed wrote: ↑Fri Jan 27, 2023 1:30 pmTitanal is huge in skis, seems to be just making its introduction in mainstream snowboarding.Spenser wrote: ↑Thu Jan 26, 2023 9:39 am Pretty much. Only difference I'm aware of is a slight tweak to the wood used in the nose. The current purple one has paulownia stringers/"inserts," in place of some of the ash/poplar, but the new one goes back to all ash/poplar. Could mean a tiny bit more dampening in the nose. Lars says the flex feels the same.
The purple one was upgraded from the original woodgrain by adding titanal stringers in the nose (stiffer, more damp) and PU sidewalls for better edge dampening, and the new one still has those additions. I'm assuming the added paulownia inserts were to offset the weight of the titanal, but then he decided to stick with ash for "feel."
Edit: I hadn't heard the term before - the more you know
https://unofficialnetworks.com/2019/12/ ... ustry/amp/
the center rod in the newest iteration of the Indoor Survival was the first time i’d seen it used by a major brand.
I was an R&D rider for Salomon pretty much from the time they spun up till Amer bought them... So more than a decade.coleslawed wrote: ↑Fri Jan 27, 2023 1:30 pm
Titanal is huge in skis, seems to be just making its introduction in mainstream snowboarding.
I knew Ride was throwing metal on some boards, but couldn’t remember if they were using Titanal by name or not.kimchi wrote: ↑Fri Jan 27, 2023 4:50 pm
Ride used it for a couple years in the last iteration of the Timeless and I think still has titanal elements in the Commissioner. Not sure if they beat Capita on that front. But other than that I don't think I'd ever seen it mentioned except in race decks, alpine boards, or maybe a few custom shapers. I know Mikey Franco was experimenting with it.