March 10th, 2010 by JT
Sound Outerwear, part of the Brandbase family coming from Marc Frank Montoya of Technine, has been high on my radar this year. Sound puts out several jackets and pants for both men and women, all boasting slick, refined styling and color ways. My foray into Sound outerwear started with the Sound Basis Jacket in the midnight purple color-way, thanks to Travis at 720 Boardshop!
February 20th, 2010 by JT
In the quest to find snowboard boots that fit us bigger guys, one cannot rule out Thirty Two (32). Thirty Two makes the Lashed which is one of the best selling snowboard boots in the industry. I must admit, this was my first time ever riding with a pair of 32 Lashed boots, and I was pleasantly surprised.
Thirty Two
January 24th, 2010 by JT
Continuing in my exploration for great boots for us bigger riders, I absolutely wanted to get my hands on a pair of the Salomon Dialogue boots in the wide width version. I ended up catching them on sale in a not so popular color-way here locally, and picked them up. Salomon is one of, if not the only snowboard boot makers who manufacturer wide width boots, or at least as far as I know. If you know of any others, do let me know!
Salomon Dialogue Select Wide
January 3rd, 2010 by JT
Outerwear choices are plenty for most people, but for us bigger guys, it can be rather hard to find a jacket that fits properly in all areas. This year I decided to check out what 686 was offering. 686 has a reputation for having a bigger fit with their outerwear, and of course a great reputation for design and quality. I picked up the 686 Smarty Command Jacket in Cyan in size XXL, as it’s one of only a few jacket designs available in XXL from 686 this year.
Smarty Command XXL
December 7th, 2009 by JT
Flow is well known for their bindings, but perhaps not as well known for their boots. I picked up a pair of “The One” boots in black/purple in size 12 to give em a spin, and here are some initial impressions.
November 11th, 2009 by JT
I’ve heard numerous people tell me how much they enjoy the GNU Park Pickle. I decided to take the board out myself and give it a spin. I picked up a 156W Pickle on the advice of a good friend. The Pickle is one of the Transworld Good Wood winners for boards over $400, and also has a Platinum Pick Design Award from Snowboard Magazine.
September 16th, 2009 by JT
So today I had a discussion again, about the Burton ICS system. I’ve ridden the system previously, and don’t want to post a review about it yet, as I feel I need to ride the system again. It’s definitely an interesting system, and I do have to give Burton their dues for attempting to innovate in an area, where there’s definitely room for innovation. I’m curious if any of you have any thoughts on the ICS system? If so, I’d love to hear any feedback from you guys out there. I’ll ride them again this season and post a review using the Burton Custom, a board I consider an all around badass, consistent board.
September 13th, 2009 by JT
This season, I’ll be changing up a few things when doing board reviews. Last season I rode with Flow bindings during reviews, which worked out well. I decided this season that although I ride Flow bindings, I’ll be riding Union Force DLX bindings for all board reviews. On some boards I may review both Flow and Union bindings, or if any of you have a request for Flow bindings in reviews, I’ll try to get that taken care of. It seems as of late most of the bigger riders have strap bindings instead of Flow, so this change seems logical. I’ll be riding all of the NeverSummer boards again for a season follow-up review, and will throw the Unions into the mix this time to get both sides of the fence with the reviews. If any of you have any requests or such, hit me up, and I’ll see what I can get done for you.
Cheers!
September 7th, 2009 by JT
I’ve started compiling a list of wide boards listed by company and size. The list is no where near complete, but I’ll keep updating this and adding links. From this list I have, you should be able to see there are numerous choices in the wide/mid-wide market. Each company name is hyperlinked back to the companies website, making things a bit easier for you all.
August 29th, 2009 by JT
Sometimes it’s hard to find a boot that fits right, or perhaps even comes close to fitting on some bigger people. Perhaps you have a wide foot, and don’t like the tight feeling of your boots? Perhaps you want just a lil extra room? Enter Salomon, one of the few companies who actually make wide snowboard boots in this industry.
