Gear Review
Conquers Everything
By Jonny Ripkins September 22, 2011
I rode this board all last season and found it to be perfect for pretty much everything!! I took it to the park, streets, halfpipe, and backcountry and it continued to step up. The flex is perfect, snappy enough for kickers, stiff enough for powder and halfpipe, and soft enough to tailpress through a kinked rail. I don't know if i can go back to riding anything else!
View Details: Academy Snowboards Rhythm Snowboard
Nailed It? 0 Yes
Tech Specs:
- Length:
- 140 cm, 145 cm, 148 cm, 153 cm, 156 cm, 159 cm
- Shape:
- twin
- Flex:
- medium-stiff (7.5 of 10 on Academy's scale)
- Camber:
- traditional
- Sidewalls:
- ABS
- Effective Edge:
- [140 cm ] 1065 mm; [145 cm ] 1110 mm; [148 cm ] 1120 mm; [153 cm ] 1170 mm; [156 cm ] 1190 mm; [159 cm ] 1210 mm
- Waist Width:
- [140 cm ] 235 mm; [145 cm ] 239 mm; [148 cm ] 252 mm; [153 cm ] 254 mm; [156 cm ] 257 mm; [159 cm ] 260 mm
- Sidecut Radius:
- [140 cm ] 7 m; [145, 148 cm] 8 m; [153, 156, 159 cm] 9 m
- Stance Width:
- [140 cm] 16.7 - 20 in; [145 cm] 17 - 22 in; [148 cm] 19.8 - 23.5 in; [153 cm] 20 - 24 in; [156, 159 cm] 21.6 - 25.5 in
- Stance Setback:
- centered
- Core:
- aspen
- Base:
- extruded 2000
- Recommended Use:
- freestyle, all-mountain
- Manufacturer Warranty:
- limited
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