Nitro Blacklight - 2010
Similar to the Prolight but with a slightly wider waist. The Blacklight incorporates a high grade sintered base, triaxial glass and a progressive sidecut for performance on the ground, and light weight construction with tapered tips and tails and a Powerlite core for effortless spins whilst airborne…. The best of both worlds!
Manufacturer's Description:
The Blacklight is Andreas’s and the team’s go to board when they need to step it up in the backcountry or all mountain terrain. This board destroys it for riding bigger and faster. It is a mid-wide deck that is ultra lightweight, super responsive and reacts like a tuned, high tech shred weapon. The directional twin shape has an extended nose and tail resulting in smooth powerful landings, both forward and switch. For 2010 the new sintered speed formula II base offers mind numbing speed to haul ass in all snow conditions.
Recommended for park riding.
Recommended for halfpipe riding.
Recommended for freeride riding.
High cost $
Available in MidWide.
Camber Construction.
Directional Twin Shape.
Year: 2010
Available Lengths (cm):
155, 157, 160, 163
Riding Style: All Mountain
Specifications:
Powerlite core: Ultra light tip-to-tail wood core
Tri-lite laminates: Custom tuned triaxial fiberglass
New rock bands: basalt fiber reinforcements for tip-to-tail power transmission
Progressive sidecut
Profile tip: tapered to disperse energy and reduce swing weight
New sintered speed formula II base: Nanotech wax infused
Similar boards: Lib Tech Travis Rice BTX - 2010 K2 Turbo Dream - 2010 Amplid Falconoid - 2010 Unity Pride - 2010 Arbor Wasteland - 2010
Snowboard Review:
Wowey the Nitro Blacklight is such a powerful snowboard to ride. Designed to be ridden at speed by aggressive riders, the Blacklight railed faultless carves on piste and powered through crud and corn snow, the progressive sidecut meant easy and twitch free initiation and energetic exit. The shovel shaped nose and tail provided plenty of float for deep snow landings and playing about on powder days. Off kickers the Blacklight was super stable thanks to the slightly wider waste and the stiffer flex pattern. These characteristics are perfect for straight lining into big transitions and setting down the landing gear on super steep high speed landings. Undoubtedly too stiff for those of you who spend a lot of time on rails and boxes and any one who’d consider themselves a beginner. Anyone on the experienced side of intermediate and up will love Nitro’s Blacklight.
Posted by Kev Mills in • Nitro
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on January 23, 2010 at 08:25 AM
This board is super-tight and truly perfect for an aspiring/intermediate rider who wants a sick shred weapon that *will* take them to the next (advanced/expert) level, should they choose to give everything they have, (soul included), risks and all, to the board. This ride must be respected, yet is easy for the seasoned rider to respect…. I have the 163 mid-wide and it’s obvious to me that if I had more leg-power (i.e. strength/muscle in the legs), I could push this thing to *my* limits - nowhere close to the board’s limits. An incredibly sweet, smooth, and fast ride… yet hardcore enough to take with ease and enjoyment any and all power and or speed you’re able to throw its way. Feels strong. Acceleration is wicked enough it’s almost funny. I’ve also been on the 157 and 160 and the difference between it and my 163 mid-wide is quite considerable. The thing draws and holds a super-tight line (if you’re willing!) like nobody’s business and I’d say it’s much more a “mountain” or slope-style selection than it is a park ride. Stiff and mean-ass enough to definitely not be on the ‘park’ list ... perhaps an exception is the 160 with Drake Mentor bindings inside a super-pipe: absolutely insane! Speed, power, ultimate control, and just plain and simple fun, fun, fun, with tons of room for an intermediate rider to use it successfully to become a crazy advanced rider. Only downside, IMHO, are the graphics - both above and below - they totally suck. Been riding 12 years, this is my 7th board. It will (probably) easily last me three seasons of hard riding (say, 500 hill-hours) if I keep her tuned and respected. Just not sure if I can ride three seasons without getting a new sled! >;-P
on January 23, 2010 at 11:31 AM
Nice review Frank! THanks for spending your time writing it, much appreciated.
