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Old January 23rd 05, 02:38 PM
Jim
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Hey people,

I am thinking of buying a Burton Malolo. Heard a lot of good things about
this board. Ofcourse i want to use it in the deep stuff, who has the
pleasure of riding this board already? Can u give me some info about it? Is
it really such a good board? How does it ride on the piste? I guess i need
the 162 i am: 1.80 and about 82 kg. What about the durability of this
board?
Can anybody compare this board with the option northshore or option pintail
legacy??

Grtz,

Jim





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Old January 29th 05, 06:19 PM
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I haven't ridden the Malolo although I rode a Prior Kyhber the other
week. I have a review of it on my website - google for it.

In the shop the Malolo and the Khyber are very similar; there's a
slight camber / nose lift/ flex difference, but they seem the same and
the plan shapes are identical.

I rode the thing in helicopter accessed terrain, mostly open glacier
but some trees. I've no idea how it rides on the piste and no desire to
find out, although I would guess... better than a trad powder board as
it's narrower.

The Khyber is half way between a trad powder board and a Fish. So it's
not as nippy as the Fish, but it's got more float. It's not as cruisy
as a Canyon/ Fastback etc, but it's quicker to turn.

I rode a 162 and I weigh 62Kg, so you may be ok on the same length,
depending on how you ride. For sure it rides longer than the Fish (I
ride a 156 Fish) and shorter than a trad powder board (I ride a 168).

For me it was kind of what you'd expect... half way from one type of
board to another. If you don't fancy going all the way to the Fish then
perhaps this would be the right machine for you. I'll stick with the
Fish for off piste.

 




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