NFA Thrasher - 2010
An all-mountain freestyle snowboard with a lively flex and fun playful sidecut. Durable with plenty of pop and a suprisingly fast extruded base, all for an extremely low price! Advanced riders who are used to riding more expensive boards might find the Thrasher a little unrefined
Manufacturer's Description:
The Trasher is meant to take all the Abuse the snowboard park can dish up! You know, the 100mph run in, 60 foot table to 45 degree pitch landing, to overshooting, to landing flat. Feel safe knowing this board will stand up to these types of tests. As well, it’s softer flex allows you to lock rails with ease!
Recommended for park riding.
Recommended for halfpipe riding.
Recommended for freeride riding.
Low cost $
Camber Construction.
Directional Twin Shape.
Year: 2010
Available Lengths (cm):
148, 151, 155, 158, 162, 156W, 159W, 163W
Riding Style: Freestyle/Park
Specifications:
Freestyle board shape
ABS sidewalls
Radial sidecut
Biaxial glass
Extruded 4400 Die Cut Base
3 degree edge bevel
Birch/Poplar core
Similar boards: Stepchild Thirty Two - 2010
Snowboard Review:
I haven’t heard the name NFA for a while while. Out of Vancouver BC, ‘No Fixed Address’ aka NFA used to produce quality outerwear and had lots of connections with Option Snowboards. About 4 years ago NFA disappeared off the scene (at least in the UK)… until now.
The NFA brand is back with a number of budget priced boards. The ‘Thrasher’ sits slap bang in the middle of the NFA freestyle board range, but at around the same price that most other board brands’ ranges start it’s still an absolute bargain. The Thrasher features sidewall construction instead of cheaper cap construction which has been deployed in the lower end boards. For a board of it’s price the Thrasher is a great intermediate ride. A fast base, especially considering it’s Extruded with a medium longitudinal and torsional flex make long and short carves an easy job. The only issues I had with the Trasher was that the lack of damping, which did seem to reflect the price of the board. This lack of damping meant that the board felt a little catchy when straight lining hard pack pistes and charging up kicker transitions. Locking onto rails also felt a little bit sketchy. If your ability is anything from beginner to intermediate and the credit crunch has taken it’s toll on your bank account, you won’t find many boards that’ll meet your demands as your riding improves, as well as the NFA Thrasher. Despite the lack of damping, it has loads of pop and feels really energetic powering through carves.
If I’m honest the Thrasher isn’t going to blow an experienced freestylers mind, however, at the price they’ll be pleasantly surprised, and let’s face it, at the price it hasn’t been designed for aspiring pro riders. The Trasher is the perfect board for the 1-2 weeks a year holiday maker looking to progress their all mountain freestyling on a budget.
Posted by Rich Ewbank in • NFA
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on August 01, 2009 at 01:43 AM
I’m 5’8” could I get away with a 151 board as a beginner or should I aim for a 155?
on August 01, 2009 at 01:04 PM
5’8” I’d probably go for a 158, that’s what I rode (I’m 5’8”) and it was great for riding lots of different terrain. I wouldn’t recommend sizing down if your a beginner. Sure it might be easier to cruise around on green and blue runs, but as soon as you build up your confidence you’ll want the versatility that the right board size will provide, float in deeper snow and grip on ice.
