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Alkasquawlik wrote: Thu Jan 16, 2025 4:20 pm Anyone have experience on the old camber dominant Kazus and the ones with the new camber profile? I love my Kazus with the camber running through to the tail and have been on my Aeronaut lately, but curious how the newer camber profile stacks up. Debating picking up one next season.

jclinares wrote: Fri Jan 17, 2025 7:39 am

Alkasquawlik wrote: Thu Jan 16, 2025 4:20 pm Anyone have experience on the old camber dominant Kazus and the ones with the new camber profile? I love my Kazus with the camber running through to the tail and have been on my Aeronaut lately, but curious how the newer camber profile stacks up. Debating picking up one next season.

I demoed the Kazu in 2020, and also own the 2024 version. IMO, the redesign makes it a better daily driver, whereas before it was more of a quiver board.The full camber was a backcountry freestyle board for Kazu: steep lines and high speeds. The hybrid profile makes it more approachable for all-mountain riding. It's still a pro model, though: stiff deck that wants to go fast, and ride hard; but you can take a few cruising and slushy laps in the afternoon, and not worry about being too on top of it all the time.

I haven't ridden the Aeronaut, but it and the new Kazu actually share a lot of specs, like the same core and base, same setback, similar EE, and sidecuts.

I think that having one or the other depends on whether you lean more freestyle or more freeride. I don't know if I'd have both in my quiver, tbh.

Vanni wrote: Fri Jan 17, 2025 3:11 am I have a couple of Camber dominant Kazu 151, and a new one I just picked up (154), but I didn't ride it, so far.
The reverse camber in the tail is not very pronunced, tho.
You can find some picture of the tail saction here, somewhere

Yesterday I had a blast with my 2019 Kazu 151, the base grind fixed the base performances (they were not on par with the other Capita I had). Great great great board, I love it too. I had to keep up with 3 skiers, so it was a very fast paced day

eleveneightnate wrote: Fri Jan 17, 2025 10:45 am The Indoor is a blast if you're a fan of full camber Capita decks. Gonna buy next year's.

Alkasquawlik wrote: Fri Jan 17, 2025 11:09 am

eleveneightnate wrote: Fri Jan 17, 2025 10:45 am The Indoor is a blast if you're a fan of full camber Capita decks. Gonna buy next year's.

Indoor is a great board, I've just moved away from true twin decks.

Alkasquawlik wrote: Fri Jan 17, 2025 10:16 am

Vanni wrote: Fri Jan 17, 2025 3:11 am I have a couple of Camber dominant Kazu 151, and a new one I just picked up (154), but I didn't ride it, so far.
The reverse camber in the tail is not very pronunced, tho.
You can find some picture of the tail saction here, somewhere

Yesterday I had a blast with my 2019 Kazu 151, the base grind fixed the base performances (they were not on par with the other Capita I had). Great great great board, I love it too. I had to keep up with 3 skiers, so it was a very fast paced day

They are awesome boards, one of my favorites in a long list of boards I've ridden/owned. Fast, precise, and lively. I have a first year prototype 151 with the bamboo sidewalls that's admittedly just wall art at this point and a 154 that was my daily driver for a few season, before I shifted over to the Aeronaut last year.

Vanni wrote: Fri Jan 17, 2025 11:50 am

Alkasquawlik wrote: Fri Jan 17, 2025 10:16 am

Vanni wrote: Fri Jan 17, 2025 3:11 am I have a couple of Camber dominant Kazu 151, and a new one I just picked up (154), but I didn't ride it, so far.
The reverse camber in the tail is not very pronunced, tho.
You can find some picture of the tail saction here, somewhere

Yesterday I had a blast with my 2019 Kazu 151, the base grind fixed the base performances (they were not on par with the other Capita I had). Great great great board, I love it too. I had to keep up with 3 skiers, so it was a very fast paced day

They are awesome boards, one of my favorites in a long list of boards I've ridden/owned. Fast, precise, and lively. I have a first year prototype 151 with the bamboo sidewalls that's admittedly just wall art at this point and a 154 that was my daily driver for a few season, before I shifted over to the Aeronaut last year.

Fast, precise and lively. Exactly.

are the kazu and the aeronaut so different?
What stopped me from considering the aeronaut is that it is so narrow...

Alkasquawlik wrote: Fri Jan 17, 2025 10:14 am

jclinares wrote: Fri Jan 17, 2025 7:39 am

Alkasquawlik wrote: Thu Jan 16, 2025 4:20 pm Anyone have experience on the old camber dominant Kazus and the ones with the new camber profile? I love my Kazus with the camber running through to the tail and have been on my Aeronaut lately, but curious how the newer camber profile stacks up. Debating picking up one next season.

I demoed the Kazu in 2020, and also own the 2024 version. IMO, the redesign makes it a better daily driver, whereas before it was more of a quiver board.The full camber was a backcountry freestyle board for Kazu: steep lines and high speeds. The hybrid profile makes it more approachable for all-mountain riding. It's still a pro model, though: stiff deck that wants to go fast, and ride hard; but you can take a few cruising and slushy laps in the afternoon, and not worry about being too on top of it all the time.

I haven't ridden the Aeronaut, but it and the new Kazu actually share a lot of specs, like the same core and base, same setback, similar EE, and sidecuts.

I think that having one or the other depends on whether you lean more freestyle or more freeride. I don't know if I'd have both in my quiver, tbh.

That tracks, at least from a design theory. I know Capita changed the camber profile to make it more appealing to the masses. I will say that the way I ride my current Kazus is similar to what you described, it's a groomer killer and I feel it's like a high-end, souped up Slush Slasher. Granted I size them down from the 'recommended' size.

I agree that the Aeronaut and Kazu are very similar and that it's effectively a freeride v freestyle designation, but I literally just take out whichever one has a pair of bindings mounted on them, which lately has been the Aeronaut. I'll probably pick up the new model next year regardless and be back in the situation of debating which board to take out.