http://www.shayboarder.com The World of Snowboarding Through Fembot Eyes Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:07:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.shayboarder.com/2011/10/omatic-snowboards-2011-2012.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2011/10/omatic-snowboards-2011-2012.html#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2011 18:04:34 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=18079 No companies are exempt from issues whether it’s during manufacturing, business deals and just plan things not working out the way you wanted them to.  The past couple months, there’s been a lot of unknown and silence from Omatic Snowboards.  No sneak peaks into their upcoming line or news from the brand, but now you [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2011/10/omatic-snowboards-2011-2012.html/feed 4 http://www.shayboarder.com/2010/05/snowboard-review-10-11-omatic-celebrity.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2010/05/snowboard-review-10-11-omatic-celebrity.html#comments Tue, 25 May 2010 14:16:28 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=11643 Location: Breckenridge, CO Snow Conditions: Mixture of hardpacked to slushy groomers. Setup: I rode the Omatic Celebrity with my Union bastardized bindings and Vans Veil Boots size 8. Size: 155 First Impression: Hands down the most poppy board I’ve ridden in a while. Weight: Average Flex: The celebrity had a stiffer flex longitudinally that really [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2010/05/snowboard-review-10-11-omatic-celebrity.html/feed 6 http://www.shayboarder.com/2010/04/omatic-snowboards-2010-2011.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2010/04/omatic-snowboards-2010-2011.html#comments Tue, 20 Apr 2010 17:11:27 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=11018 Omatic marches steadily into the future as a company for the riders by riders and they won’t BS their way into your heads.  Since Omatic was introduced to the public they’ve developed with the changes, seen riders come and go but continued to be about having a fun ride built with honesty.  With legendary Todd [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2010/04/omatic-snowboards-2010-2011.html/feed 4 http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/11/an-afternoon-with-o-matic-snowboards.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/11/an-afternoon-with-o-matic-snowboards.html#comments Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:28:51 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=7988 With the motto “handcrafted by expensive machines” its easy to love O-matic snowboards with their fun no-BS approach to snowboarding.  Beyond the company and the names behind it, once you ride the boards you aren’t disappointed by the little shred company that could. O-matic snowboards was the last stop on Day 2 and located in [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/11/an-afternoon-with-o-matic-snowboards.html/feed 9 http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/02/snowboard-review-09-10-o-matic-sweet.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/02/snowboard-review-09-10-o-matic-sweet.html#comments Sat, 28 Feb 2009 16:00:00 +0000 Shay http://shayboarder.plan81.com/2009/02/snowboard-review-09-10-o-matic-sweet.html Location: Keystone, Colorado Snow Conditions: Overcast with hardpacked groomers. Setup: I rode the O-matic Sweet with Technine Nines and my Rome Vamps size 8. First Impression: Probably the best graphics I have seen and just a good around board. Size: 158cm Weight: average Flex: All around the flex was midway between stiff and soft which [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/02/snowboard-review-09-10-o-matic-sweet.html/feed 4 http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/02/o-matic-snowboards-2009-2010.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/02/o-matic-snowboards-2009-2010.html#comments Mon, 09 Feb 2009 16:09:00 +0000 Shay http://shayboarder.plan81.com/2009/02/o-matic-snowboards-2009-2010.html If you get the chance to meet the people behind O-matic or even just check out their catalog, they just radiate with fun and humor.  That fun and humor goes into their boards and making them fun to ride without making it too techy or serious.  From the first time I checked out O-matic I [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/02/o-matic-snowboards-2009-2010.html/feed 18 http://www.shayboarder.com/2008/06/o-matic-softgoods-2008-2009.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2008/06/o-matic-softgoods-2008-2009.html#comments Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:59:00 +0000 Shay http://shayboarder.plan81.com/2008/06/o-matic-softgoods-2008-2009.html Here’s a look at O-matic softgoods for 2008-2009, just a small way to show your support for a company. And really…how else will you pick up a t-shirt featuring a rabbit with a chainsaw? I came back from SIA with an O-matic bandanna with polka dots which I intended to keep since it was really [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2008/06/o-matic-softgoods-2008-2009.html/feed 2