Stepchild Simon Chamberlain - 2010
Stiff between the bindings and softer on the nose and tail makes the Simon Chamberlain perfect for the park rider who doesn’t want to sacrifice performance flying off booters or getting steezy on hand rails.
Manufacturer's Description:
This is Simon’s 5th season with a Pro Model on StepChild. The quadrax glass combined with the kicker III core and carbon stringers will ensure that this board retains its ollie pop well into the 100th day of riding. The Simon board comes with a structurn base combined with a smooth “soft belt” finish. The board also comes pre waxed so its ready to shred right off the shelf.
“The stance on my new pro model is centered, the sidecut as well as the core is twin. I also chose to go with a slightly directional nose shape. The result is that you get a board that rides like a twin in the park as well as rails, jibs, etc and the nose will also stay above the snow in the pow. This combination is a perfect fit for my riding style.“ - Simon Chamberlain
Recommended for park riding.
Recommended for halfpipe riding.
Recommended for rail riding.
Recommended for freeride riding.
High cost $
Available in MidWide.
Camber Construction.
Directional Twin Shape.
Year: 2010
Available Lengths (cm):
138, 146, 153, 156, 158, 156mW
Riding Style: Freestyle/Park
Specifications:
P3 Shape (Pipe,Park & Powder)
Kicker III Core
Structurn base finish
Smooth “Soft Belt” finish – Pre waxed
Quadraxial Fiberglass
Carbon Stringers
Die Cut alulogo on base
EvoTech 3D sticker detail
Armadillo reinforced inserts
Similar boards: Signal Hammer Series - 2010 Organic Teaspoon - 2010 Nitro Eero Ettala - 2010
Snowboard Review:
It’s no surprise to hear that this years Simon Chamberlain is a rail slaying machine. In years past the Stepchild Simon Chamberlain has leant itself to the discerning rail rider who wants a slightly more aggressive rail board which performs well on Piste’s and all over the park. This years’ model is no different; it really suits riders that don’t just want a noodle-esq board to make their way down the rail line in the park.
Both the nose and tail of this board are noticeably softer than the flex between the bindings which means that pressing and spinning onto rails is much easier than with an all-mountain freestyle board. Also, although the Simon Chamberlain isn’t as stable on larger jumps as the Corporate or JP Walker and chatters a little when you pick up speed it is much more stable and enjoyable to ride than the vast majority of jib specific boards. As a result of the softer tail the Simon Chamberlain didn’t have as much pop as the JP Walker which meant I had to hit jumps a little faster and wasn’t as stable in the air. However, on rails this board was great fun and gave me the confidence to hit rails at pace, even when spinning onto them. In the pipe this board suffered a little as I didn’t feel as stable and my edge was as strong; but in fairness the loss in torsional and longitudinal stiffness really does help you progress very quickly on rails as you can feel everything through your feet.
If you’re looking for a high-end jib stick that will really improve your rail riding, but you still want to ride the piste with speed and aggression, then you should definitely consider the Simon Chamberlain.
Posted by Tom Ewbank in • Stepchild
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on October 23, 2009 at 07:59 AM
Hey guys, I’ve been checking out this board as well as the stepchild chi borg. I am going to be riding mainly park this year although I do enjoy a good couple of pow laps. Which board would be the better all around board for a 5’10 guy who enjoys riding everything on the mountain, especially for the local mountains Seymour, Cypress, Grouse and Whistler? Thanks!
on October 23, 2009 at 10:41 AM
Hi Matt,
The Chi Borg gives you ninja jib skills, the Chamberlain is the board for all out park assault (although Tom prefered the JP). If you’re looking to ride a bit of powder too, I’d look at the Corporate as it’s got the P3 shape, designed for Park, Pipe and Powder. I found it was fast, poppy and damp underfoot. The Chi Borg is for riding the small to medium lines in the park and gooning around jibbing and bonking your way around the whole mountain.
on October 23, 2009 at 07:24 PM
Hey thanks man!
on November 12, 2009 at 05:31 PM
Hey guys, I need some advice on getting a new board. I’ve been looking at a few different options but have read so many different things it’s hard to decide. I had always ridden quiet stiff boards until last year. I rode a skate banana last season in Japan and really liked it, so I’m kinda wanting to stick with something rockered to some degree if I can. It went great in the pow(which is 60% of my riding in Japan) but was also sweet in piste for spins, jumps, butters etc. I know there are a few pow specific hybrid camber boars out there but the price is putting me off going for something like the Rome Notch1985. So I’ve been looking at the Stepchild Chi Borg, Ride DH2 and Machete but don’t really know if these will be to freestyle to ride all that powder on. I would go for another lib but I’m a bit strapped for cash so…any help or recommendations would be great. Cheers!
on November 12, 2009 at 08:01 PM
Might be worth looking at the K2 Turbo Dream, the Prior AMF, the Volkl Cashew these are more freeride bias all mountain rockere boards or a camber /rocker hybrid like the Nidecker Legacy, Yes boards, rossignol Amptek or Signal Omni.
on November 13, 2009 at 07:31 PM
It’s definitely worth checking-out the K2 Turbo Dream and the YES 157.5…....they’re both great boards that ‘rock’ the whole mountain and live for powder. These boards have also got a bigger pair of nuts than the Ride and Stepchild because they’re less park specific.
on November 17, 2009 at 06:09 AM
Hey, thanks guys. I’ve checked out the K2 turbo dream and it looks sweet, unfortunately I’m in Korea at the moment and here they still believe that Burton is the be-all-and-end-all of snowboarding so it’s hard to get much else, so the K2 isn’t available to me here. The YES boards are here though so think I might try one of those out for the season. I have read they are pretty stiff. Just wondering what they might be comparable to in the lib tech range in terms of this? I’m looking for something comparable to a Jamie Lynn type flex. Thanks heaps for the advice guys!
on November 17, 2009 at 03:10 PM
Hi Rowan, yeah the YES. boards have quite a lot of torsional ridgitity between the bindings, it must have something to do with the short netween the feet camber that comes with Camrock and Ampteck boards. But saying that, the Jamie Lynn is quite a firm flexing board, the Yes just flexes in different places. The Lando Pheonix I rode flexed through the length of the board, where as the YES boards feel like they flex more at the tip and tail… sajing that, I loved both boards, and JP Solberg swears by the float of the YES boards in powder, I think hes spent a couple of weeks there riding the deepest stuff on his 156.5… ah and Alaska!
on November 17, 2009 at 03:55 PM
Also we asked JP about how they chose the technology for the boards. He said they’d been taken round the nidecker factory and the guys at Nidecker had asked what tech they wanted to use… and the three of them were like ‘all of it?’ and Nidecker were like.. ‘cool’. So these boards are rammed with more tech than snowboards at twice the price.
on November 18, 2009 at 02:46 PM
Cheers guys. Sounds like the YES boards are a go. And I’ve managed to find a 156.5 and a 159, albeit for a fair bit more cash than they go for in the states! So one last question if I may. I’m 5’10” and 165-175 pounds, and I usually ride a 158 or 159 in pow. You guys have mentioned the 156.5, am I too heavy for it, or am I just being a pussy on the longer boards? I read the 159 gets a fair bit stiffer than the 156.5, and there are obvious advantages to rocking round the hill(not in pow) on a smaller board, as long as it won’t disadvantage me too much in powder. What do you suggest? Thanks again.
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