Prior MFR Men’s Freeride - 2011
If your idea of snowboarding is tucking into the fall-line and letting rip then the Prior MFR is right up your street. Triaxial glass laminates and carbon stringers should provide enough edge grip for even the hardest snow conditions and enough pop to clear the biggest Bergschrund. Featuring Priors early rise tips for 2011 the MFR will switch from edge-to-edge with much less effort than previous models.
Manufacturer's Description:
The 2011 MFR’s directional chassis provides incomparable edge hold and fall line speed. New for 2011, the MFR now comes with Hybrid Rocker which frees up the tip and tail for improved powder floatation and more effortless edge-to-edge transition without impacting its smooth, damp ride and on-edge carvability. Stiff and stable, with minimal taper it is a freeriding machine that performs in the worst crud and floats in the sweetest powder and provides post turn energy to spare.
Best For -
Speed, steeps, trees, powder, groom, ice, crud, air and all-mountain variable snowpack. If the mountain has it the MFR rips it.
Rider type -
Soft boot carvers, cruisers, speed demons and soul riders. Also great for BX racers and extreme mountain explorers looking for stability at speed from summit to valley bottom.
**Available in Wide (W) and Extra Wide (XW) models for riders with large feet.
Recommended for freeride riding.
Recommended for big mountain riding.
High cost $
Available in Wide.
Rocker Construction.
Directional Shape.
Year: 2011
Available Lengths (cm):
158, 162, 165, 168, 172, 176, 162W, 165W, 168W
Riding Style: Freeride
Specifications:
Sandwich construction
Wood core – tip to tail, vertically laminated Aspen with Maple hardwood stringers along each side
Full wrap Rockwell 48 hardness steel edges
Two layers of 21oz triaxial weave fiberglass with interwoven longitudinal 10 count carbon stringer in center.
Shatterproof UHMW sidewalls – 22 degree bevel
Epoxy resin
Rubber foil dampening
Backprinted nylon topsheet
UHMW sintered diecut base with speed polish finish (Note: all black base material is graphite)
Directional Hybrid camber/rocker profile
Handcrafted in Whistler, Canada
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on October 09, 2011 at 05:46 PM
Alex, I rode a Flagship last year, it was the most harsh snowboard I’ve ever ridden in 20 years of riding. It’s that bad.
on October 09, 2011 at 08:20 PM
Shame about the Rossi and Flags, as really like that shape… MFR at the top list for me, together with Arbor Roundhouse.
on October 10, 2011 at 04:57 PM
Mark…...describe harsh. What are you comparing to? Its just not a word I have ever heard used to describe Jones boards. I have been riding for 26 years total, and have only ridden a few boards that I would describe that way. Sorry, just want more detail, as those are two boards I am looking at this year.
on October 10, 2011 at 05:17 PM
Chris, I’ve heard many people talk about the Flagship that way. It has a great shape and works great in powder or smooth groomers. Anything else, you feel every hit, bump, imperfection in the snow. At the end of the day, you’re beat up. There are posts about this on easyloungin.com and thegoodride.com Here’s a review from someone else: “My biggest issue is the fact that there is ZERO, if any dampening. You feel every single hit, vibration, chop, crud etc. It’s a “rough ride”. In comparison, my T6 with it’s aluminum core is not the easiest board to ride, but it’s smooth as a cadillac in variable conditions compared to the flag. I’ve ridden alot of decks, and this is the least damp board I’ve ever ridden.”
on October 10, 2011 at 06:00 PM
Chris, I’ve read the same reviews that Mark mentioned… but just like you, I like the magne-traction technology principle, and I dig that shape of board too. I haven’t ruled it out yet, as last night after some reading on the Rossignol website, I’ve discovered that this year they’ve introduced the Krypto Magtek, which is the same shape as the Experience, same magtrak but with a different core, slightly softer and made of Twinwood 3 core instead of the super stiff THC of the Exp. The base density is also different: Sintered 4400 vs UHMW 7500 of the Exp. The board is supposed to be more forgiving and more all-round, aimed to the Intermediate to Pro market instead to the Pro market only of the Exp. To be honest although been boarding for years and now looking to go slighly more extreme, I’m not spending any of my time dropping from vertical drops on ice or rocks, Jeremy or Xavier style, hence it might be the board for me. I still look into the MFR and the Arbor as they probably have slightly better dampening due their heavier weight. Going to a Show in 2 weeks where I can see them all!
on October 11, 2011 at 04:35 AM
Thanks guys, I ride a Head I.ct now, I guess maybe I just dont know what soft and damp really feel like! Still….I want one.
on October 11, 2011 at 11:13 AM
Chris I got an email from Rossignol about Experience and Krypto. The Exper this year is a lot stiffer than the last year’s model due to the new super stiff core, they said it’s like the K on steroids, suitable to top pros. The K is not a beginner board but an intermediate to pro board, hence the one to look at imo, and it’s also heavier than the Exper.
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