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Donek boards?
I own several boards, (Option, Palmer Honeycomb, Donek Wide). My board of
choice is always the Donek. I am fairly new to snowboarding, only having ridden about 3 years. The 161 Wide is, as they say, very stiff. I would not recommend it for a beginner, but I wanted to dive into snowboarding, so I figured what the hell. It has made me a better rider. I do prefer it to softer boards, and I have ridden plenty of them. Except for choppy snow, the Donek works great for me. The board is also super fast, if there is a faster freeride board, I would be surprised. Sean Martin, the owner is excellent to deal with and will work with you to find the best board for your style of riding. As for your wide foot, I have size 12 boots and use Palmer plates, they work great on the Donek and I have no problem with drag. FYI, my decision to buy a Donek was due to a lot of these same guys who post in this newsgroup and Sean Martin. They were right on the money about the board. If I had to do it all over again, I would make the same purchase. "Rick Wilson" wrote in message ... Anyone own a Donek board? I'm thinking about picking up a 161 wide to replace my Joyride 165. I'm a freeride fanatic, haven't been to the park or pipe, but I might try it this year. I'm trying to find a board that is wide enough for my size 12 boots and will perform well for all types of riding (I know thats asking a lot). Thanks, Rick |
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Donek boards?
Except for choppy snow,
the Donek works great for me. Interesting!!! I find choppy snow one of time times the Doneks really excel. The stiffer Salomons are the only non-alpine boards I can think of that slice through the crud better. Of course, if you're thinking of frozen crud, that's a different story altogether - ride something really soft so you can turn at very low speed Mike T |
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Donek boards?
The Blur wrote:
Except for choppy snow, the Donek works great for me. Please explain what you mean by choppy snow and the problem you have experienced with it. I find my Wide 161 to be far better in what I would call choppy snow. My old board would bounce (flex and rebound). My Donek slices right through. Dean |
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I didn't think my Donek Wide was terribly damp and did kind of bounce me
around in the hard crud. Maybe that is what he is referring to? Brian. "Mike T" wrote in message ... Except for choppy snow, the Donek works great for me. Interesting!!! I find choppy snow one of time times the Doneks really excel. The stiffer Salomons are the only non-alpine boards I can think of that slice through the crud better. Of course, if you're thinking of frozen crud, that's a different story altogether - ride something really soft so you can turn at very low speed Mike T |
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Donek boards?
"Mike T" wrote in message . ..
Except for choppy snow, the Donek works great for me. Interesting!!! I find choppy snow one of time times the Doneks really excel. The stiffer Salomons are the only non-alpine boards I can think of that slice through the crud better. Of course, if you're thinking of frozen crud, that's a different story altogether - ride something really soft so you can turn at very low speed Mike T I was about to say... me too... except I did own a stiffer Salomon and those babies blasted through the crud like nothing else. Still, my Incline is noticeably more damp than my Neversummer Evo (park board) which can get thrown around in the sloppy stuff. |
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Donek boards?
Rick,
We have 6 boards that will work great for what you want to do. All have a waist of 25.5 or above. From softest to stiffest here they are. Twin 161, Phoenix160, Phoenix 163 wide, Phoenix165, and Wide 161 or Wide 165 .. The Twin and Phoenix aren't on the website yet so if you have any questions email or give me a call. -- Kevin Morrison Donek Snowboards Northwest Rep 206-227-3073 "Rick Wilson" wrote in message ... Anyone own a Donek board? I'm thinking about picking up a 161 wide to replace my Joyride 165. I'm a freeride fanatic, haven't been to the park or pipe, but I might try it this year. I'm trying to find a board that is wide enough for my size 12 boots and will perform well for all types of riding (I know thats asking a lot). Thanks, Rick |
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On Thu, 29 Jul 2004 12:15:25 -0700, "Kevin Morrison"
wrote: Cool, Sean has a rep. Business must be OK! The Twin and Phoenix aren't on the website yet Timeframe? I'm certainly considering a Phoenix this year to complement my Incline 160, which I love. -- Robert |
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Arvin Chang wrote:
"Mike T" wrote in message . .. Except for choppy snow, the Donek works great for me. Interesting!!! I find choppy snow one of time times the Doneks really excel. The stiffer Salomons are the only non-alpine boards I can think of that slice through the crud better. Of course, if you're thinking of frozen crud, that's a different story altogether - ride something really soft so you can turn at very low speed Mike T I was about to say... me too... except I did own a stiffer Salomon and those babies blasted through the crud like nothing else. Still, my Incline is noticeably more damp than my Neversummer Evo (park board) which can get thrown around in the sloppy stuff. To me, the thing with my Donek & crud is you have to stay pretty committed; on crud-filled runouts and such where I might relax a bit more on another board, I have to stick with my carve on my Incline. At least that's how it seems through the haze of a summer without riding. Peece, T. Tauri |
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Donek boards?
To me, the thing with my Donek & crud is you have to stay pretty
committed; on crud-filled runouts and such where I might relax a bit more on another board, I have to stick with my carve on my Incline. At least that's how it seems through the haze of a summer without riding. You could substitute a bunch of other conditions for "crud" here and the result would be the same: Things go better if you stay committed to the carve. The boards are stable enough so that you *can* stay committed; however if you try to skid the tornsional stiffness can punish you. This is IMHO how and why a number of Donek riders claim that "the board made me a better rider". It rewards the behavior of staying on edge where you might not otherwise. This is whyI am so enamored with my Wide. It gave me the confidence to stay on edge. And now that I spend a great deal of time in hardboots, I don't have to make the mental adjustment when I do a day in softies. The same bag of tricks works - really well. Yes, I have tooled around on other boards (e.g., Supermodel 168) and I *did* have top make the mental adjustment. It's a tradeoff - something with more torsional flex behaves IMHO behaves better when you butter the muffin, boardslide, or do any number of flatland tricks - or when you screw up your landing in the pipe, something I'm all too familiar with. (Not that I get any real air in the pipe - I just wind up pushing myself towards the center of the pipe and not landing on the wall :|) Mike T |
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Donek boards?
That is what I am referring to. Thanks.
"Brian" wrote in message ... I didn't think my Donek Wide was terribly damp and did kind of bounce me around in the hard crud. Maybe that is what he is referring to? Brian. "Mike T" wrote in message ... Except for choppy snow, the Donek works great for me. Interesting!!! I find choppy snow one of time times the Doneks really excel. The stiffer Salomons are the only non-alpine boards I can think of that slice through the crud better. Of course, if you're thinking of frozen crud, that's a different story altogether - ride something really soft so you can turn at very low speed Mike T |
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