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benjinyc wrote: ↑Fri Sep 30, 2022 12:21 pm someone is offering to sell a 2019' Gentemstick Stingray 154 for $450 with Karakoram quiver connectors

do I?

Yeti wrote: ↑Sun Sep 25, 2022 1:53 am
The Alchemist isn’t as gnarly as you think. It will serve the spot of a daily freeride all mountainish board in my quiver (more on freeride side due to the directional nature). If you generally like stiffer boards there’s nothing to be scared of. I also like that the sidecut doesn’t feel as low as in the specs, more like in the higher end of 8 m (the designer confirmed that when I PMed him).

I think its best selling points are:
- the flex on the 163 I rode was like a perfect stiffness for both charging hard and enjoying it at slow speeds. It is really dialed.
- the pop from the carves is exceptional
- mogul riding capabilities. I’ve never enjoyed a true red (your black) slope with heavy moguls as much as on the Alchemist. The nose seems to be soft but it has enough stiffness up to the contact points not to fold when driven hard from the front foot in uneven terrain. Absorbs a lot of chatter but remains super lively.
It’a a playful charger daily driver if you ride hard.

About the Smokescreen - I haven’t ridden mine yet but it seems to have a softer nose than the Alche, stiffer mid section and a touch softer tail. This is only the hand flex test.

tp1_kenobi wrote: ↑Sun Oct 02, 2022 5:38 pm

Yeti wrote: ↑Sun Sep 25, 2022 1:53 am
The Alchemist isn’t as gnarly as you think. It will serve the spot of a daily freeride all mountainish board in my quiver (more on freeride side due to the directional nature). If you generally like stiffer boards there’s nothing to be scared of. I also like that the sidecut doesn’t feel as low as in the specs, more like in the higher end of 8 m (the designer confirmed that when I PMed him).

I think its best selling points are:
- the flex on the 163 I rode was like a perfect stiffness for both charging hard and enjoying it at slow speeds. It is really dialed.
- the pop from the carves is exceptional
- mogul riding capabilities. I’ve never enjoyed a true red (your black) slope with heavy moguls as much as on the Alchemist. The nose seems to be soft but it has enough stiffness up to the contact points not to fold when driven hard from the front foot in uneven terrain. Absorbs a lot of chatter but remains super lively.
It’a a playful charger daily driver if you ride hard.

About the Smokescreen - I haven’t ridden mine yet but it seems to have a softer nose than the Alche, stiffer mid section and a touch softer tail. This is only the hand flex test.

Nice freeride quiver.

Base check on the Alchemist? Been keeping an eye on this since its release. The specs on base material on the website say two different bases and wasn't sure if they dropped the Carbon infused base this season.

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Nitro slash 156
Ride warpig 154
Lib orca 156
Weston japow 159
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Yeti wrote: ↑Sun Oct 02, 2022 11:56 pm
Thanks. They have indeed downgraded the base and changed the core. I’ve snagged the 2022 for that reason cos I also remember that super glide on the one I’ve tested. I’ll try to test the 2023 and compare them.

J0_Zehp wrote: ↑Mon Oct 17, 2022 10:01 amJust landed