Side Cut?

What is meant by 'side cut' when talking snowboards.

What does 'capped' construction mean?

Also it seems all the newer boards have a side wall, the older ones did
not - what is the benefit of the side walls?

Or any good sites that would be good for explaining snowboards to me?

Thanks!

Tmuld

On Mon, 09 Jan 2006 02:01:45 GMT, allegedly wrote:

What is meant by 'side cut' when talking snowboards.

What does 'capped' construction mean?

Also it seems all the newer boards have a side wall, the older ones did
not - what is the benefit of the side walls?

Or any good sites that would be good for explaining snowboards to me?

You could try the FAQ as a starter... http://rssFAQ.org/

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Sidecut..radius of the inverted curve on the side of snowboards.
Shorter arc usually meaning quicker turns....
Capped...during the construction process the top and the beveled side
is one piece down the to edges...
Did not...you are wrong, they did, usually filled with ABS or some
other flexible plastic...

wrote:
What is meant by 'side cut' when talking snowboards.

What does 'capped' construction mean?

Also it seems all the newer boards have a side wall, the older ones did
not - what is the benefit of the side walls?

Or any good sites that would be good for explaining snowboards to me?

Thanks!

Tmuld

Capped construction means there are no side walls. The top sheet goes
right to the edges. Usually this means that there is a bevel on the
sides of the core to the top sheet can mate correctly.

Back in the day, everything was made with a side wall. When capped
construction came out it was hailed as a great inovation. Truth is
that it was trumped up by the manufacturers because it was a less
expensive manufacturing technique. It eliminated the process of
attaching the sidewalls to the board.

One advantage to capped construction is that it makes the board a
little lighter. Most of the capped boards I have seen are beveled on
the side which makes the edges stick out a bit. While that may make to
board carve better, it also makes it easier to damage the edges when
you run into rocks. Personally, I think side walls make a stronger
board.

snoig