dilemma: Rossignol One-Mag, nitro team gullwing, or ....

Posted: 27 February 2012 03:03 AM

i have been reading far too many reviews now, and got a dilemma.

So i am a little old school and been riding for about 15 years. my current board a forum jeremy jones 162 is around 7 years old and a stiff beast, cambered of course.

I am of advanced level when it comes to bombing down a mountain, and i want to travel really fast. Happy to run straight down a black piste without a single turn. can ride switch, and like a challenging off-piste too.

But i want to do something new. i like the idea of hitting the park for some jumps (not rails i am too old, although happy for a box), and i like to do a bit of freestyle. I want to progress this and do bigger spins. I don’t think buttering is my thing.

I board typically twice a year (french alps), and i need a one stick does it all.
In order of priority:
1. Bomb down the mountain and carve, I want to be the fastest.
2. mostly ill be on the piste, but do like some powder when available.
3. Jumps in the park
4. Put in some Olies, some 180’s and 360’s (hopefully), and generally mess about.

I think I have decided on a shorter board. I weight 190Lb 85Kg 6ft. decided i should be on 158cm. slintered base that is fast.

I don’t know if to stick with camber, or try a camber/rocker combo. i am trying to keep budget mid range.

considering:

a) Rossignol One-MagTek (but struggling to find a shop with stock at 158 only 156)
b) Nitro team gullwing (is good value, I like this one but will it be good for carving and bombing)
c) Never summer proto (this is too expensive for me so is a NO, but would love it)
d) K2 Slayblade (is good value, might be ideal)
e) YES ‘Pick Your Line’ or ‘great women’
f) Burton custom flying V (think i prefer the comparable cheaper nitro)
g) Burton custom X (would buy 2010 second hand)
k) Bataleon Goliath
l) Ride - Concept UL (struggling to find stock at 158 only 156)
m) GNU Riders Choice (think i prefer the comparable cheaper nitro)

Also i am a size 10Uk (11US) and boots are quite bulky (vans). my current board is not a wide and toe heel is fine. would i be so lucky with a shorter board or do i need wide? I guess i would need large bindings, although might get away with med?

Thanks
cant wait for some answers. Would love to know which of these will be no good for bombing, and if i should stick with camber or not.

Posted: 27 February 2012 11:31 AM

Issue is no one really compares boards in the reviews. there is too many reviews just saying this board is great, and not a lot of reviews saying this is not so good at..

After you read 100 reviews for a range of boards and they all are saying this board is fab, you start looking at the minor details and reading into them too much.

the more reviews i read the harder this gets. I find more and more boards to compare.
it is easier to find the boards i dont want.
now these look good too; ride berzerker or Machete.

Posted: 29 February 2012 11:06 PM

i am down to:

a) Rossignol One-MagTek
e) YES ‘Pick Your Line’ or ‘great women’
k) Bataleon Goliath

Which of these will bomb down really fast and carve the best?
which will be best for jumps and playing around?

Please help.

Posted: 01 March 2012 10:15 AM

Hey Snozwoz,

Sorry for the delayed reply, the forums are a little quiet at the moment with people offering advice. Plenty of people asking for advice just nobody about to answer.

Regarding your questions, I can really offer advice from personal experience.

Bataleon Goliath: TBT can feel a little sluggish edge-to-edge sometimes as you’re not engaging the edge right at the start of the turn. It can also drift on hard flatter terrain. On the plus site, it’s enjoyable when you are initiating backside spins off jumps.

Rossi OneMag: What’s there to say, that hasn’t been said. THis board is a bargain. It rides everything from park to pow and kills it on icy piste too. The stiffness between the bindings adds stability and control and the softer rocker tips add freestyle playfulness. It’s the jack of all trades master of none. Big bang for your buck.

PYL and Great Women - The PYL isn’t too dissimilar to the Onemag except it’s a touch more directional… I haven’t ridden it. I haven’t ridden the Great Women, but I rode the 156.5 of YES’ first year of production which was Romain’s board and basically turned into the Great Dudes the following year. It’s certainly firmer than the TYPO. The Ultimate Grip edges and asym sidecut are certainly useful if you don’t want to crank any foreard lean into your bindings. It has a slightly less soulful feel than the One but it’s completely twin so probably better in the park.

The YES. board and Rossi aren’t so dissimilar. If you’re thinking about the Great Women because of it’s freestyle credentials, I’d probably look at the YES typo and the Rossi Jibsaw too.

Rich

Posted: 01 March 2012 02:08 PM

Brilliant reply thanks so much. It sounds like the Rossignol One-MagTek would be a good buy for me. Does it have much pop?

How would this compare to the Never Summer SL (assuming i could find one cheap)?

Or a GNU Riders Choice (again if i can find cheap enough)?

The other boards I considered was the Nitro team gullwing, or the K2 slayblade/turbo, but purely from reviews read i suspect these are not as good for me.

Finally i am 190lb 6ft and size 10UK. i have vans boots so will probably need large bindings. Will i be okay with one-mag in size 159 standard not wide (this is only board shop has)?

I will be sure to come back and write a review after my purchase.

thanks
Austin

Posted: 07 March 2012 07:51 PM

Hey Snozwoz:

    Don’t know if you have purchased yet, but I can endorse the Rossi Onemagtek completely. I acquired a 2011 last February and having now put about 50 days on it, this deck will not disappoint. I cannot comment on how it performs in the park, but I can tell you that on every other part of the mountain, this deck delivers. It is responsive at all speeds, stable at high speed, easy to ride switch, fun to spin and play around with:  albeit there are easier decks out there to butter on.

    I give my deck a hot wax about every 3 days on the hill with nothing fancy, just a hydrocarbon all temp wax and I have more than enough speed to get my mojo going. You will find that with the MT, you don’t have to tune your edges as often, but if you ride a lot of icy conditions, with sharp edges, you will experience the difference MT makes. It is a dream on hard groomers and you will find that under softer conditions the MT has more “bite” than you might have previously experienced, but you will learn to adjust to it and life is sweet.

    I have only limited powder experience on it, but I can say that it floated rather nicely and that was without setting my bindings back. I am confident that with bindings set back on a big powder day the board would handle the “pow” very well.

    If you can only have one board, this will keep you smiling and as many have said, this deck is Huge Bang for your Buck.

Posted: 07 March 2012 10:37 PM

Thanks for your great reply. no i have not yet brought one.
I was slightly put off by a comment made in the post ‘size matters - travis rice’ on this forum by MAGNEPANGE. He said he rides a 163cm due to it rising like a board 4-5 cm shorter.
I want to get a board at 159cm (I am 190lb) as i want to charge the piste, but also want to be playful and hit the park a bit more.
I am considering shelling out the extra for a never summer proto or SL. but have not dismissed this one yet either.