Head Team I. - 2010
Pipe, park and rails. The Head Team I. deals with the lot confidently. Intellifibres and Carbon and Kevlar stringers provide plenty of pop and damping, and combined with a shallow sidecut and mid wide waist, the combination provides plenty of high speed stability even in the shorter lengths. Head have thrown in some felt-tip pens with the Team I. so you can customise your graphics…how generous.
Manufacturer's Description:
This board embodies the Freestyle culture. Responsiveness, stability and a good pop, the perfect deck for fun and performance in the park. With artwork designed by 5yr old Pal, this board brings to the snow the heritage from the street and graffiti culture. As stickers are not the only way to personalize your board, we teamed with Edding to offer you a set of sick markers.
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):
148, 151, 154, 158mW, 161mW
Riding Style: Freestyle/Park
Specifications:
Intellifibres (reactive reinforcement)
Carbon & Kevlar stringers (pop & damping)
Twin Shape
Honeycomb Supercore (Poplar core with tip & tail honeycomb inserts)
7200 grade sintered base
Similar boards: Salomon Official - 2010 Apo Arthur Longo - 2010 Stepchild Simon Chamberlain - 2010
Snowboard Review:
What a great board! I’ve tested a lot of great boards recently but the Head Team was definitely one of the most forgiving and enjoyable to ride for the kind of riding I like to do. As an all-mountain freestyler I generally prefer a playful but slightly stiffer board that is stable, holds and edge well and has plenty of pop; ultimately a board that I can use in the park, pipe, on the piste and in the backcountry. The Head Team has all of these qualities in abundance; pop, lightweight construction, good amounts longitudinal and torsional stiffness and a good swing weight due to the honeycomb construction in the nose and tail. Normally I ride a slightly longer board, around 157, but the 154 felt absolutely perfect, not too short or narrow and because the core is so lively I didn’t feel as though the pop or torsional pop from edge to edge was compromised.
On the Piste the Head Team was ridiculously stable at high speeds and the sidecut responded well to different styles and lengths of carves and turns; I felt in complete control on really icy and bumpy slopes. In the park the Team took the bigger booters and pipe in its stride; unbelievably stable on the take-off and landing and very strong in the traverse. Surprisingly it wasn’t too stiff to make the most of the rails; the nose and tail flexed sufficiently enough to make allow presses and manuals. The Head Team was great fun jibbing around the slope hitting small hits and learning new flatland combinations.
If you’re an intermediate to advanced rider and you want a high-end board that can do absolutely everything and help improve your riding then you should beat the crowds down to your local Head Snowboards dealer and have a look. If you’ve previously ridden a longer Freeride board and you want to ride more Park, but don’t want to compromise the stability of a longer board, then this board would be perfect for you.
Posted by Tom Ewbank in • Head
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on August 05, 2009 at 07:08 PM
Any idea how much this board is going to cost in Canadian bucks? Is it more fun than the Custom?
on August 06, 2009 at 07:47 PM
I reckon the Team will be about $430-$450 US. Not sure what that is in Canadian I’m afraid. Tom our testing manager will get back to you on the Team I. and Custom comparison as he rode both boards at the test we went to in Austria this May.
on August 07, 2009 at 05:23 AM
Hi Craig,
Both the Custom and the Team are great boards and both have their own strengths. With regards to ‘fun’; I’ve got to say I had a great time on the Team in the spring snow. The honeycomb nose and tail mean it span more easily than the custom and in all honesty it was a bit softer between the feet which is great if you like jibbing.
Nevertheless the Custom was more fun in the pipe and when carving….........I guess the difficult choice is yours!
Tom