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By Chase Burch
Ranked #17 - Wide Snowboards
November 7, 2012
I rode the 154W as my primary board this summer riding park on Mt. Hood. It excelled on the rails and jibs, but got a little loose on the bigger jumps and bumpy conditions. More responsive that your average reverse camber, possibly due to the carbon-fiber in the tips, but still felt fairly soft. Its actually a flat camber which I liked on the rails because it had a skateboard like feel.
Put a little camber in the mix! However, it's pretty hard to have a one-board quiver. I don't think I would really change anything about the Machete, because it performed very consistently on the rails and mid-size features which is exactly what I expected. If someone wanted more response or stability on bigger features that the camber would provide, the Machete GT would be the answer.
If you could change one feature of this board to reduce how loose it was on the bigger jumps and bumpy conditions - what would you do? Would you make it a little stiffer?
Helpful Votes:
0 Yes
Tech Specs:
Length:
154 cm, 157 cm, 161 cm, 164 cm
Shape:
twin
Flex:
medium (6 of 10 on Ride's scale)
Camber:
LowRize (rocker)
Sidewalls:
Slimewalls
Effective Edge:
[154 cm ] 1203 mm; [157 cm ] 1228 mm; [161 cm ] 1254 mm; [164 cm ] 1279 mm
Waist Width:
[154 cm ] 260 mm; [157 cm ] 261 mm; [161 cm ] 262 mm; [164 cm ] 263 mm
Sidecut Radius:
[154cm] 9.7 / 7.2 / 9.7 m; [157cm] 9.8 / 7.3 / 9.8 m; [161cm] 10 / 7.5 / 10 m; [164cm] 10.2 / 7.7 / 10.2 m
Ranked #17 - Wide Snowboards
November 7, 2012
2 Comments Last Reply: November 9, 2012 By: Chase Burch
Put a little camber in the mix! However, it's pretty hard to have a one-board quiver. I don't think I would really change anything about the Machete, because it performed very consistently on the rails and mid-size features which is exactly what I expected. If someone wanted more response or stability on bigger features that the camber would provide, the Machete GT would be the answer.
Helpful Votes: 0 Yes
If you could change one feature of this board to reduce how loose it was on the bigger jumps and bumpy conditions - what would you do? Would you make it a little stiffer?
Helpful Votes: 0 Yes