Elan Wave rider

Posted: 18 October 2012 06:27 PM

Hi Guys
Following on from my last post Freerideish board

I popped into a shop in town, who mainly stock Artec / Elan boards, and they guy in there recommended a 164 Elan Wave rider.

I had a look through reviews online, and Elan seem to get pretty good reviews. But I havn’t been able to find much out about this board.

I was wondering if anyone has come across one, and if so, what was it like? I figure it will have loads of float in the pow, but will it be a bit too flexy for charging the steeper harder stuff?

Also, compared to something like the Ride Berzerker/Slackcountry, will it be hard work if I start trying to land switch in the pow (not something I’ll probably do any time soon, but I’ll hopefully have a whole season)

It would be great to hear what you guys think, as there doesn’t seem to be much info on this board.

Cheers,
Richard

Posted: 21 October 2012 11:23 AM

Hey Richard,

I’m really sorry no one is ever replying to the threads you open!
But I’m simply not really familiar with the Artec/Elan boards, especially not the WaveRider.
From what I can gather from the manufacturer description it should be a nice pow board with a surf-like feel due to the rocker/flat construction.

Can’t tell you anything specific, though. Really sorry!