Archive for May, 2010
Review: Dakine Charger Gloves
0I’m one of those people who forgets gloves and realizes it only after I’ve arrived some place to shred. Having done this a few times this past season, I found myself at Loveland with no gloves. I ventured into the gear shop at Loveland to quickly find a pair of gloves, afterall, I have a few pairs at home, and don’t really care much about specifics, as I want to get out and ride. I asked the extremely nice lady behind the counter for a pair of gloves that are sized XL due to my funny sized hands (thick wrist, and palm.)
Review: 09-10 Capita Horrorscope FK 155w
0It took me a while to finally get around to this review, but I figured it’s about time. As I get older, I don’t necessarily play in the park as much, as I find myself preferring to stay up higher on the mountain for big turns. Capita, is one of my favorite companies for snowboards. Rider owned and operated, I’ve always been a fan of the Black Death, and wanted to definitely get my hands on the 155w Horrorscope, when I found out it was coming out. 
Thoughts: The “NEW” Never Summer Flat Spot
0Anytime something is marked as NEW we humans tend to get excited. The whole concept of something we’ve not seen or used before peaks our interests. While at times things may appear new, we find they aren’t necessarily new, but are marketed as such. For example ”New Stain Fighting Power!” While stain fighting power has been around for quite some time in soaps, people still love to see the NEW technology, or innovation happening. In the snowboard world relating to “NEW” there has been ongoing debate on other snowboard review sites regarding the “new” flat spot tech Never Summer is showing in their 2010/2011 catalog. I’ve seen feedback that the new tech is “hooky”, or “catchy”, and makes riding the 2010/2011 boards “less fun.” Having spent a considerable amount of time on the 2010 Never Summer Revolver, I knew that the 2011 rode quite similar. I decided to actually research the flat spot tech, because I recall my 2010 Revolver having the same flat spot, advertised on the 2011 boards.
