phrenic345
Noob
Registered: February 2006
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Posts: 126
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Review Date: Tue July 31, 2007
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $500.00
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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lightweight, lots of stance options, tons of pop, absorbs chatter, great looking board
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Cons:
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sidewalls and topsheet are prone to scratches, not a park/jib stick
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I got this board to replace an aging 1998 Burton Floater. I picked this one out based on other reviews I read of Arbor's products and because I just liked the look of it. Right out of the box, I was impressed with this board. It weighed in at about 7 pounds (3.2 kilos) which is pretty light for a wide board. Thanks to Arbor's 4 x 4 inserts, there are tons of stance options. This board also has a crazy amount of camber, I'm guessing thanks to the carbon strut running up the center of the board. When I took this board out on the snow it just got even better. This thing moves faster than Britney Spears goes through husbands. It's also brilliant at absorbing chatter, whether it's on Sierra powder or East Coast ice this thing chews it up and leaves you with a smooth ride. The Roundhouse also has tons of pop off of kickers and is great at absorbing the impact (again, probably thanks to the carbon fiber strut). Now, there are a few minor downsides to this board. It is designed as an all-mountain freeride board, so I wouldn't recommend this as a hardcore park board or for jibbing. The base is kinda soft for rails and the edges tend to bite during boardslides. It's also pretty stiff which is great for carving, but not built for doing butters and such. The only other drawback I found with this board is that the P-tex sidewalls and the topsheet are prone to scratches. I wouldn't even bring it up except that on a $500 deck I would expect a little more durability. All of that aside though, this is a great board for someone with intermediate to advanced riding skills who loves to ride the whole mountain.
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