Nidecker Legacy - 2010
Love riding steeps? Can’t live without a board that you can throw down big 720s on? The Legacy has Nidecker’s Camrock rocker profile for float in powder, extra tough carbon and kevlar reinforcement so it won’t wash out however hard you push it, and reduced length so you can throw in boned-out frontside 360s into the mix.
Manufacturer's Description:
A return to the essential for this pure pleasure freeride board, a concept rich in technicality for fluid no compromise rides. The directional shape as well as the new CAMROCK shape, gives the Legacy the control so appreciated by our teamriders. Contemporary urban graphics, for a freeride board, as today’s freerider is no longer a term reserved for riders just into steep descents, but since the arrival of a new generation of riders that evolve in a universe of freestyle moves in powder. Tricks on back country kickers are some of the areas where the “Legacy” excels in.
Recommended for park riding.
Recommended for freeride riding.
High cost $
Available in Wide.
Rocker Construction.
Directional Shape.
Year: 2010
Available Lengths (cm):
155, 158, 159XL, 163XL
Riding Style: All Mountain
Specifications:
Kevlar® stringers
Team Finish
Full Length Wood Core
Carbon Stringer
4400 grade sintered base
CAMROCK (camber/rocker hybrid) profile
Mutiaxial glass with carbon reinforcement
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Snowboard Review:
The Nidecker Legacy has been designed for those riders looking for a freeride specific deck that is comfortable on the piste, being thrown off of backcountry booters and dealing with the occasional switch landing. A directional shape coupled with a Camrock profile and full wood core, with carbon stringers and Kevlar reinforcements, means that this board has been designed with some serious riding in-mind.
When I first strapped on the Legacy I immediately noticed how rockered the board felt; in all honestly I felt the board pivoting in the very middle like a conventional rockered profile rather than under the bindings like a Camrock profile would suggest. In fact the board felt so rockered that I could ride down the hill shiftying my feet, pivoting in the centre, with the board completely flat on the ground. This looseness meant that the board didn’t feel quite as stable as I would have liked and meant that the run-ins to kickers were a little sketchy…..but I’m sure I would have got used to it had I been riding it for a couple of days. Nevertheless the Legacy’s pitfalls don’t stop with the rocker; it doesn’t really hold an edge like I expected it to and when compared to a board like the Rossignol Experience, which I could trust in the iciest of conditions, the Legacy washed-out a bit too much on icier pistes and didn’t feel as grippy on short turns. I’m a bit confused as to why Nidecker haven’t loaded the Legacy with Ultimate Grip, their version of Magnetraction.
In fairness the Legacy has been designed to add a freestyle element to freeriding rather than being a big-mountain destroyer like the Experience; but rather than buying a freeride specific deck designed specifically for deep powder doesn’t it make more sense to buy a longer twin/freestyle specific deck with a slightly rockered nose and tail? Although the Legacy floats beautifully in powder and glides along the deep stuff on even the shallowest gradients it finds itself in a very strange position in the market. Unfortunately it isn’t a serious big-mountain snowboard due to a couple of compromises and it isn’t a freestyle deck due to its directional shape and stiffer flex pattern. Although I had a lot of fun on this deck I think you’re better off buying a Nidecker Advanced for the park and backcountry kickers then getting your hands on a serious big-mountain board if you’re looking to take your backcountry riding to the next level.
Posted by Tom Ewbank in • Nidecker
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on February 13, 2010 at 07:21 PM
A verry cool Board. I had Boards for Park. But with them I couldn’t drive verry good in Powder. But with this Board, you’ll fly over the Snow. In Powder and in the Park it’s verry funn to ride. Now I can easily throu a 540 over little parkkickers (I couldn’t do this with my old Boards). The Camrock technlology is great. For Nosepress or similar tricks you’ve got more stabillity. I like this Board really!