Head Team i - 2011
Last year Tom our head of testing raved about the Head Team i. For him it was the freestyle snowboard that could do it all. Pipe, piste, powder, infact anything that begins with a P is rideable on the Head Team. The biggest advantage of the Team is that it combines Head’s high-tech kinetic energy recycling Intellifibres with conventional materials like Carbon, Kevlar and Honeycomb inserts. You can enjoy all of the benefits of Head’s Intelligence System with the knowledge that you’ve got some serious reinforcement backing it up for punch out of carves and more pop than Simon Cowell’s back catalogue.
Manufacturer's Description:
Head aren’t doing descriptions for their 2011 range, so you’ll have to make the most of the feature descriptions:
- Freestyle Twin Shape: Shorter nose and shorter tail to snap your spins.
- Intellifibers: Nice and stable when going fast.
- Honeycomb Construction: Lowers the spin weight to make your rotations easier.
Recommended for park riding.
Recommended for halfpipe riding.
Recommended for rail riding.
High cost $
Camber Construction.
Twin Shape.
Year: 2011
Available Lengths (cm):
148, 151, 154, 158mW, 161mW
Riding Style: Freestyle/Park
Specifications:
Carbon & Kevlar Stringer reinforcement
High grade sintered base
Tip-to-tail Poplar core with honeycomb inserts
Team twin shape
Similar boards: Compatriot Kevin Jones - 2011 Salomon Gypsy - 2011 Burton Jeremy Jones - 2011 Endeavor High 5 Series - 2011
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on December 19, 2010 at 11:25 AM
The Team I is definitely your board if you want to ride pipe. It has a nice medium flex and super light tips, unfortunately it’s a twin and has reduced noze and tail volume which aren’t ideal for powder. The TWC I think is more of an entry level board for all the Shaun White Wannabe groms and the TWC pro is his pipe and park slaying machine, just check that your feet aren’t too big for the width, Shaun likes narrow boards.If you want some other suggestions, I’d check out:
Amplid HiDef - THis board was made for destroying pipes… unbelievably light and actually quite well priced considering the spec.
Rossi JDub - Definitely stiffer than the other boards, if you want a powerful pipe board this is the one. So much pop it’s unreal and a camber that an elephant could stand on and not flatten. It has Mag edges fro grip on icy walls and early rise tips (Freestyle Amptek) which improves the boards float significantly in powder and makes this years JDub much easier to ride than previous year’s.
GNU Danny Kass - Kind of the opposite to the TWC, a bit wider underfoot with Mag edges and C2 banana for rocker forgiveness and camber pop and grip… if you think it’s a bit wide definitely check out the GUN Altered Genetics… has bamboo for uber pop.
K2 Slayblade - Zero camber which means it’ll float better than a cambered board as there’s no cambered tail pushing the nose down. Lots of reinforcement and Harshmello dampening, it’s the pipe board of choice for most of K2’s riders.
on December 19, 2010 at 05:11 PM
alright, yeah, i was looking at the K2 slayblade a little bit too. thanks so much, i’m not sure the team i is right for me, we dont get to much powder, (i live in western maine about an hour away from sugarloaf and saddleback and twice that from sunday river,) but i do like to ride it when we get it. i think i’ll go with the slayblade, thanks again for the help
on April 09, 2011 at 03:11 PM
hey, i was considering this as one of my choices for a new snowboard. i was also considering the DC MLF, arbor element rx, Nitro T1, and this of course. i love riding backcountry powder in colorado, but ive only gone once and prob wont be back for a few years or so. i know the arbor would be best for the riding i would like to do but for places in like wisconson, illinios, and michagen. the head or nitro would be the best. i guess all im trying to ask is which do u think i should get? DC MLF, Arbor Element RX, Head Team i, Nitro T1
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