Nitro Rook - 2010

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A mid-wide waist, twin shape, biaxial glass and fast sintered base make the Rook perfect for dominating the whole park, throw in the shovel nose and tail and Carbon Xs running beween edges and you have a killer park board that’ll also dominate the pipe and any backcountry kickers. Also available with Andy McNett’s super dope limited edition artwork (pictured).

Manufacturer's Description:

The all new rook is a smooth flexing true twin with a mid-wide shape. It has stacked the game in your favor with tuned Bi-lite laminates, ballistic impact panels and our new ultra fast sintered speed formula base. The new low camber construction keeps the ride fun and forgiving on jibs, jumps and butters, while the new longer tip and tail make for an easy transition from park to powder

Recommended for park riding.

Recommended for halfpipe riding.

Recommended for rail riding.

High cost $

Available in MidWide.

Camber Construction.

Twin Shape.

Year: 2010

Available Lengths (cm):
152, 154, 156, 158

Riding Style: Freestyle/Park

Specifications:

X Powercore: Reinforced tip-to-tail wood core for unrivaled snap and durability
Bi-lite Laminates: Biaxial fiberglass for effortless turns and a forgiving flex
New Ballistic impact panel: Kevlar® impact protection under your feet
Dual Degressive sidecut: Makes landings and takeoffs effortless without sacrificing powerful turns
Profile tip: Tapered to disperse energy and reduce swing weight
Railkiller edge: more meat for more durability
New sintered Speed Formula base: Sh#%t’s fast

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Snowboard Review:

The Rook was without doubt my favorite snowboard at the Kaunertal Snowboard Test and probably in my list of the best boards of all time, praise indeed but the Nitro Rook is an incredible all-round park twin shaped shredder! For a park board it has a reassuring medium/firm flex, which gave me so much confidence gunning up large, high speed transitions. Other features include incredibly fast base, extra thick edges, shovel shaped nose and tail and a dual degressive sidecut which makes for stable non catch take-offs. The Rook board is at home anywhere on the mountain, I had fun in the park, pow, piste and jibbing on street style jibs in the park. If I had to stick with one board for the rest of my years It’b be the Rook.

Posted by Kev Mills in • Nitro

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What colour is powder?

Tim on September 20, 2010 at 01:49 AM

I am very interested in this board for this up and coming season. I am a rail and pipe guy. I was looking into getting the 154 board and was wondering if this is the go to board for me?

Rich Ewbank on September 20, 2010 at 01:49 PM

Hi Tim,

Yeah the Rook is definitely a good board for all aspects of park riding, even dealing with halpipe and rails without a huge amount of compramise. Whether the 154 will be right for you depends on your boot size, weight and height.

FIlip on October 13, 2010 at 07:04 PM

Hi, I would like to ask you, if the Rook 158 is good for me. I am 184 cm tall (I prefer shorter boards, than is recommended), my weight is 74kg and my boot size is 43(EU), 10 - 10,5(US). I love riding rails and kickers in parks most of all. Thanks for Your help Filip

Rich Ewbank on October 14, 2010 at 10:34 AM

Hi Filip, You could ride the 156 if you wanted to ride a shorter board for rails and kickers as you are well within the weight range. The 158 would be better for riding pipe, big jumps and of course powder.

Filip on October 17, 2010 at 11:20 AM

Thank you for your help!

FIlip on October 21, 2010 at 07:37 PM

Hello again :) I have a little bit strange question. Please, do you know the maximal distance of inserts on Rook 156 and rook 158? I really don´t know, which is better for me (weight 74kg, lenght 182 - 183,5, boot size 10-10,5 US) I like park riding most of all. Jumps 60% and rails 40%. Please give me an advice. I realy can´t make a decision and I´m going to be frustradet because of it :D. Thank you verty much