K2 Fastplant - 2011
Bamboo is the future! Once again K2 have taken a technology that’s been around for years, made it better and then put tons of money behind marketing. The Fastplant’s new Bambooyah core helps to create a snowboard that is easy to ride, full of energy and pop and most importantly, more fun than Disneyland to ride. The Bambooyah core is no gimmick it’s the future of freestyle snowboarding.
Manufacturer's Description:
Park, Pipe, Street and Destroy.
Whatever you thought about snowboards, hit reset. The NEW 2010-11 Fastplant™ signals yet another first for K2 and for snowboarding: the INDESTRUCTIBLE* core. You read that right! Skate-inspired and eco-friendly, Fastplant’s new Bambooyah™ core – pioneered by K2 mad scientists – signals the arrival of a game-changing breed of park tool. All jacked-up on JIB ROCKER, the Fastplant delivers unequalled pop, strength and durability. Combined with signature graphics, the ultimate park board is born!
Recommended for park riding.
Recommended for halfpipe riding.
Recommended for rail riding.
High cost $
Available in Wide.
Rocker Construction.
Twin Shape.
Green or Eco Friendly Construction.
Year: 2011
Available Lengths (cm):
151, 154, 157, 160, 156W, 159W, 162W
Riding Style: Freestyle/Park
Specifications:
Jib Rocker™ profile
Hybritaper construction
Twin Tip shape
Hyper Progressive sidecut
BamBooyah™ Core
Triax/Biax/ICG 20
Carbon Matrix II torsion forks
4000 grade sintered base
Similar boards: Arbor Westmark - 2011 Rossignol Retox - 2011 Atomic Axum - 2011
Snowboard Review:
Watch the 2011 K2 Fastplant Video Snowboard Review
There is a lot of hype around the Fastplant, for once you can believe it! I‘ve been looking for a snowboard that deals with park and pistes with equal finesse for years and the Fastplant fits the bill and smashes it, I really believe K2 have raised the bar with the Fastplant.
So what’s the different about the Fastplant. Well if you haven’t heard, K2 have introduced their all new Bambooyah core into the Fastplant’s construction. Unlike pretty much every other core on the market, the Bambooyah core has laminates of wood much like the ply construction used on skateboards. By layering bamboo plies this way, the core acquires this unbelievable energy and according to K2 also becomes almost indestructible, which would probably explain why K2 have put a 5 year guarantee against core damage. Adding the Carbon torsion forks into the core means that the Fastplant punches you out of carves even with the Jib Rocker profile, it defies logic but it’s incredible. Oh and don’t worry about tail heavy landings, the Fastplant is the first park focused rocker that deals with off centre landings like a cambered board. The crew at Snowboard-Review all agree that Bamboo is the future of cores in freestyle snowboards, it’s sustainable, cheap and boy-oh-boy it turns snowboard performance on its head.
The rest of the Fastplant is pretty familiar if you’ve ridden the K2 Parkstar. The shape is clean, the stance wide and the progressive sidecut makes turn initiation easy and super predictable. Riding bigger jumps, the Fastplant benefits from the torsion forks, these remove any chatter, make sure that aggressive carves into kickers hold true and that off centre landings can be ridden out. The flex is fairly forgiving, maybe a 4.5 out of ten longitudinally and perhaps a little firmer torsionally, buttering is easy and the board works well on jibs, rails and boxes; to be honest this is where the Jib Rocker comes into it’s own.
Snowboarders of every level are going to enjoy the Fastplant. Performance is on tap for advanced freestyle snowboarders, but the board is easy to turn and incredibly forgiving, making it suitable for riders of every level. K2 was at the forefront of the reverse camber revolution, expect other manufacturers to be taking notes on the Fastplant’s Bambooyah, it’s certainly no gimmick, it makes snowboarding even more fun than before. Buy this board!
Posted by Rich Ewbank in • K2
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on January 24, 2011 at 05:45 PM
Carves really well for a park orientated board with a rocker profile. I didn’t have to much ice to contend with when I rode it but carving definitely wasn’t a weak point.
on January 24, 2011 at 07:57 PM
ok, thanks, do you know how it compares to the turbo dream or slayblade? maybe some of the ride dh models? im looking to get into pipe this year, and im advanced everywhere else on the mountain, i like powder, but do lots of hard pack riding because of where i live, are any of these good boards for this?
on January 24, 2011 at 10:52 PM
If it’s pipe riding you want to push, it’s the Slayblade that ticks more of the boxes, it’s stiffer tosionally and will hold a better edge up a pipe wall. The Fastplant will work fine in a firm pipe but, pure ice you will need a stiffer board with no rocker and preferably camber. I rode the DH2 in November at Kaprun in Austria but never got around to writing the review. It was alright but I much prefered the Fastplant.
on January 25, 2011 at 01:28 AM
alright, thanks, what about the dh or dh 2.4 for pipe? maybe the nitro team too? i still want a board that will float really well in powder and deal with the crud and slush.
on January 25, 2011 at 07:09 PM
how about the arbor element cx? is that good for getting into and improving in the pipe? i like it cause its cambered so it should be good for the hardpack, but its setback so it should be good for powder. i also like the all natural wood finish. do you think this board would be a good fit? i also like to do boardercross sometimes, for fun with my friends, so i want to go fast too. thanks for all the help.
on February 15, 2011 at 05:47 PM
so with your help ive decided to get the fastplant, thanks for that. i just have a question about size. im between 5’8” and 5’9” and around 135 lbs. like i said i do some powder riding so i was wondering if i should go with a 154 for extra float, or if the rocker would take care of that and i should get the 151
on February 15, 2011 at 08:18 PM
Im going to be riding a lot at the parkcity ski resort next year and at snowbird. I ws just wondering how well this board does on rails and how it reacts to the terrain of parkcity and at snowbird.
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