Supra

Yeah, makes a huge difference. Next winter I want to force myself to just ride the 6′ all the time to really get to know it.

Posted by: @redgerardsmissingjacket   Also its a little hard to remember my exact feelings – I got it while I was living in the alps, riding the alpine terrain those boards are built for, then moved to whistler and they…   Read more»

The excavator is the evolution of the Simple Pleasures.

pm’d ya

@kimchi living on the edge

not that creamy!
really smooth. not dead, but not much feedback.

I had an XY for a couple of years but recently sold it. It’s got a really understated creamy ride and is beautiful to look at (at least the first or second years). I found it too wide for banked…   Read more»

At 100kg, the + or the ++ would be good for you. At 70kg the + is the max stiffness I want. Or, as you originally said, going to the 6′ would be a good move too.

team management/sales/translation etc Choosing a different stiffness of the 5’5 for example changes the ride a lot, which makes the three versions of the 5’5 feel like different boards. I’ve been mostly on the 5’5 standard and +, with about…   Read more»

Posted by: @gd Loll, yeah @supra grabbed it from me in a whirlwind exchange after just landing in Tokyo, from Hokkaido 😅. Very minimal camber, pretty much flat as @Kimchi mentioned. Had it had more camber, like ~5mm or more,…   Read more»

@velvethammer
 
hot wax & hot scrape a bunch of times. Next time use a white wax to avoid staining

hmm, my AK 18L is falling apart. Will have a think about this.

is the topsheet glittery?