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Donek boards?
IMO, Kevin wasn't advertising. Personally, I have no problem with folk
from companies providing helpful info, which is what Kevin did. It's a fine line, isn't it? I've been accused of "advertising" for Donek more times than I can count, even though money has only gone from me to them and not the other way around Aside from that, Donek are a bit of an institution here on r.s.s, and it wouldn't be the same without Sean popping in the odd comment about the boards he makes, and that are clearly so well-loved by a lot of the riders here. I'm honestly surprised we don't get announced visits other small board makers, like Prior, Never Summer, Inca, etc. You'd think some of them would notice that Donek has indeed become an "institution" at several online forums. The hardbooters among us do see more of Sean's peers online. Bomber and Catek (both binding manufacturers) run forums on their sites and of course the owners are active in the forums. Sean Martin, as well as Bruce Varsava (Coiler Snowboards) and John Gilmour (Madd Snowboards) and Nils (Swoard Extreme Carver - posts here too, often regarding swallowtails) participate regularly and always in a positive way. Mike T |
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Donek boards?
Actually, my friend's comment after riding my wide was "it's great for
bombing." Perhaps it is a difference in riding style, but with the wide, when you're skipping accross the top of chop, I feel very secure... the board is going to keep going exactly where I tell it, and while it is a bit lively over the bumps (you feel the bumps, instead of just punching through them on something super stiff, like MikeT's salomon FRS), it's certainly damp enough that I don't have to worry about something throwing me. Actually, just before I switched to hardboots at the end of last season I was getting quite good at holding carved turns through 6" to 12" chop, the kind of stuff that shows up in the early evening in the spring when it's setting firm again as the sun sets. It definately was a mental commitment thing, but once I committed, it was surprisingly easy. It's not really a fair comparision, because the only other board I've ridden in softboots last season (other than my donek) was for only 2 hours or so. It was a burton balance around 160 (163?), with one of the stiffer sets of flow bindings. What I noticed in that comparision was that the tail felt very 'loose' compared to the wide. It was super easy to swish around, even on quite steep slopes. But once I got up to a little speed, the board would dance around underneath, which did not inspire confidence. I also wasn't able to carve worth a crap on it, but that's probibly just my technique. Anyhow, I love my donek, and I think it's a great board for freeriding, not just softboot carving. But, people have different styles, and I can see there's freeriding advantages to the 'burton' feel of a softer board and tight sidecut, particularly making slow turns on steep slopes. Me, I'll take the donek or the salomon. If you like the burton instead, that's just fine. The key is to get a board that has the qualities you want. And the great thing about donek is they're about the only company providing an option with bigger sidecuts and stiff twist, and at great quality and price. |
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Donek boards?
You guys can advertise all you want. If it wasn't for your blabbing, I
would have never found my Donek and I would probably be bouncing around on some old Burton (no offense Jake...) "Mike T" wrote in message ... IMO, Kevin wasn't advertising. Personally, I have no problem with folk from companies providing helpful info, which is what Kevin did. It's a fine line, isn't it? I've been accused of "advertising" for Donek more times than I can count, even though money has only gone from me to them and not the other way around Aside from that, Donek are a bit of an institution here on r.s.s, and it wouldn't be the same without Sean popping in the odd comment about the boards he makes, and that are clearly so well-loved by a lot of the riders here. I'm honestly surprised we don't get announced visits other small board makers, like Prior, Never Summer, Inca, etc. You'd think some of them would notice that Donek has indeed become an "institution" at several online forums. The hardbooters among us do see more of Sean's peers online. Bomber and Catek (both binding manufacturers) run forums on their sites and of course the owners are active in the forums. Sean Martin, as well as Bruce Varsava (Coiler Snowboards) and John Gilmour (Madd Snowboards) and Nils (Swoard Extreme Carver - posts here too, often regarding swallowtails) participate regularly and always in a positive way. Mike T |
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