Atomic Axum - 2010
The Atomic Axum is an extremely versatile freestyle snowboard. Playfull and forgiving without being feeble, the Axum will fill you with confidence. Great value for money and extremely capable in and out of the park.
Manufacturer's Description:
All the fun of riding a reverse camber board but with all the pop of a cambered board, thanks to the new POP Rocker FS. The lightweight core and the tough as nails RSR + make this the board of choice for any type of freestyle terrain.
Recommended for park riding.
Recommended for halfpipe riding.
Recommended for rail riding.
Medium cost $
Rocker Construction.
Twin Shape.
Year: 2010
Available Lengths (cm):
150, 153, 156, 159
Riding Style: Freestyle/Park
Specifications:
D4 Sandwich Construction
Twin Prog Sidecut
Sintered 7200 base
Truth 3 CNC wood core
Inter Carbon
2.5 Degree Park bevel
RSR +
Pop Rocker FS
Similar boards: Ride DH2 - 2010 Endeavor High 5 - 2010 Lib Tech Banana Magic BTX - 2010 Burton Easy Livin - 2010
Snowboard Review:
One of my favourite boards on the test. The Atomic Axum is an extremely versatile freestyle snowboard. As stable as most of the all mountain boards I’ve ridden during high speed carves. Extremely energetic out of carves, playfully popping you from edge to edge. Fun to butter, without being feeble when landed heavily on the nose or tail. Easily thrown into frontside and backside spins off small jumps and predictable when charging into larger transitions. Despite being responsive when carving the Axum felt great on rails, committing to a variety of slides wasn’t an issue and the double edge technology felt reassuring underfoot. Although this board would be a pleasure on backcountry kickers, it hasn’t been designed to ride powder and the centred stance and and short length would result in some serious rear leg burn. A great board for intermediate to pro freestyle riders who want to ride every obstacle the park has to throw at them without compromise.
Posted by Rich Ewbank in • Atomic
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on November 15, 2009 at 06:07 PM
Hey Rich, thanks for the input regarding my question. So anyway, I have another! Im pretty much set on the Axum but it is going to be my only board. I dont ride a lot of powder but wouldnt mind for my board to handle a bit of it. Therefore I thought I should go for the 156 but at 65kg that would put me right at the lower limit. My question is does the pop rocker profile rely on your ability to ‘load’ the board (if this makes sense). Would I be too light to get the best from the technology on the 156 and would the 153 be too short to keep me afloat?
on November 16, 2009 at 03:54 PM
Hi Matt,
@65kg you be fine on the 153 or the 156. The pop rocker doesn’t need lots of weight to load into the rocker profile, it’s kind of like a worn-in camber. I don’t think 3cm will make a significant difference to float capability, it’s only an extra 1.5cm on the nose. 156 is more of an all-mountain size, 153 park.
on March 03, 2010 at 08:05 AM
i thought this was a rocker. either its extremely warped or is it not a rocker?
on March 03, 2010 at 11:14 AM
Yeah it has Atomic’s Freestyle Pop rocker. This is what Atomic say about the Pop rocker:
‘Pop rocker fs offers all the benefits of reverse cambers but keeps the pop intact. When the board has no weight on it the area between the bindings is cambered, while under the binding area it’s flat. The result is increased pop with a skateboard like feel.’
on March 06, 2010 at 11:16 PM
In Response to the question, I have logged about 30 days on my new Axum this season and have taken it from the ice of the east to snow above my waist. In order for the rocker to engage, the board needs to be flat based and weighted. The whole idea of this allows the board to not catch on rails and boxes. I have found that the rocker does not add any float in the powder. That being said, I didn’t have the worst time with it in the pow. I am 6’3” 160 lbs. and have a 159, once it got going, the board floated really well and surfing through turns was sick. My leg was definitely sore at the end of the day but that is to be expected, that is a trade off when you get a twin board. Don’t let the supposed lack of float turn you away from this board. I love it and recommend it to anyone who wants a fun board that can literally do anything on the mountain and excel. It bombs as fast as I will push it and still presses and blocks with minimal effort. Get it and you will love it.
on March 14, 2010 at 10:54 AM
Just got on the 2010/11 Axum… pretty similar in design, that pop rocker is killer, completely catch free when you’re gunning into jumps. Should have a write up on the site late summer.
on January 31, 2011 at 11:15 AM
Hi I would like to ask you how felxible is that board and if it is a good choice for jibbing and park riding.Is it felxible enough for do easier nosepresses or tailpresses? I dont know what that FS POP Rocker mean so i dont know how this board working.Thank you.
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