http://www.shayboarder.com The World of Snowboarding Through Fembot Eyes Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:56:04 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.shayboarder.com/2011/11/snowboard-review-11-12-zion-wonk.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2011/11/snowboard-review-11-12-zion-wonk.html#comments Thu, 17 Nov 2011 15:25:12 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=18513 Location: Mammoth, CA and Boreal, CA Snow Conditions: Mostly hardpacked conditions with some soft spots. Setup: I rode the Zion Wonk with my Union Team bindings and Vans Veil Boots size 8. Size: 152cm. First Impression: The Wonk’s full of fun without paying a ton. Weight: Average. Flex: The Wonk is built for all mountain [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2011/11/snowboard-review-11-12-zion-wonk.html/feed 3 http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/08/a-rocker-start-or-a-rocky-start.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/08/a-rocker-start-or-a-rocky-start.html#comments Mon, 31 Aug 2009 19:00:28 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=6988 Every snowboarder starts out at the beginning, learning the basics and getting through those rough first days when it seems like you and the snow have become close friends.  With the re-introduction of reverse camber, it’s been brought up in comments and questions whether reverse camber is suitable for the beginners from day 1. The [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/08/a-rocker-start-or-a-rocky-start.html/feed 18 http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/07/rocker-reverse-flat-anti-zero-oh-my.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/07/rocker-reverse-flat-anti-zero-oh-my.html#comments Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:05:01 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=6082 It wasn’t long ago that reverse camber/rocker technology was re-introduced to snowboarding, this New/Old technology came back at a time when we needed it and wanted something new.  Regardless of who did it first, it saved snowboarding. Now more companies for 09-10 have developed some kind of anti-camber into their snowboards, whether it’s rocker or [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/07/rocker-reverse-flat-anti-zero-oh-my.html/feed 26 http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/02/wave-of-futureeco-and-reverse-camber-it.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/02/wave-of-futureeco-and-reverse-camber-it.html#comments Tue, 03 Feb 2009 05:59:00 +0000 Shay http://shayboarder.plan81.com/2009/02/the-wave-of-the-futureeco-and-reverse-camber-it-up.html If you happened to be at SIA last week or at ISPO this week, you’ll notice that most every company now has two things…Eco and Reverse Camber. I’ll dive into my thoughts on both of these and what they mean for the industry, for snowboarding and it’ll be interesting to hear your input as well…what [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/02/wave-of-futureeco-and-reverse-camber-it.html/feed 38 http://www.shayboarder.com/2008/07/nitro-snowboards-introduces-sub-pop.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2008/07/nitro-snowboards-introduces-sub-pop.html#comments Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:45:00 +0000 Shay http://shayboarder.plan81.com/2008/07/nitro-snowboards-introduces-the-sub-pop.html The brand New Nitro Sub Pop Features negative camber between the bindings with a flat base towards the tip and tail for a more skate orientated feel. In addition, the board features our DRIFTER BASE, which is a convex base shape in the binding area which blends into a flat base toward tip and tail. [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2008/07/nitro-snowboards-introduces-sub-pop.html/feed 10 http://www.shayboarder.com/2008/04/never-summer-09-recurve-camber-boards.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2008/04/never-summer-09-recurve-camber-boards.html#comments Fri, 18 Apr 2008 18:36:00 +0000 Shay http://shayboarder.plan81.com/2008/04/never-summer-09-recurve-camber-boards.html Snowboard Mag has the Never Summer Press Release here Never Summer 09 “Recurve Camber” Boards The secret is out! Never Summer is stoked to present its all new, ‘Recurve Camber’ with ‘Vario Power Grip’ side-cut for 08/09. Rather than launching a different deck altogether, our extensive testing has led us to drive this insanely fun [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2008/04/never-summer-09-recurve-camber-boards.html/feed 0 http://www.shayboarder.com/2008/04/snowboard-review-08-09-never-summer-sl-r.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2008/04/snowboard-review-08-09-never-summer-sl-r.html#comments Sat, 12 Apr 2008 02:21:00 +0000 Shay http://shayboarder.plan81.com/2008/04/snowboard-review-08-09-never-summer-sl-r.html 2008-2009 Never Summer SL R Update: Back at SIA, the SL was to be released as a regular cambered board. This has changed and now the SL for 08-09 season will be a reverse camber snowboard (Recurve Camber). Never Summer has their own patent pending recurve camber rocker with two cambered areas from the feet [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2008/04/snowboard-review-08-09-never-summer-sl-r.html/feed 46 http://www.shayboarder.com/2008/04/snowboard-review-08-09-never-summer-evo-r.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2008/04/snowboard-review-08-09-never-summer-evo-r.html#comments Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:16:00 +0000 Shay http://shayboarder.plan81.com/2008/04/snowboard-review-08-09-never-summer-evo-r.html 2008-2009 Never Summer Evo R Update: Back at SIA, the Evo was to be released as a regular cambered board. This has changed and now the Evo for 08-09 season will be a reverse camber snowboard (Recurve Camber). Never Summer has their own patent pending recurve camber rocker with two cambered areas from the feet [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2008/04/snowboard-review-08-09-never-summer-evo-r.html/feed 17 http://www.shayboarder.com/2008/04/08-09-snowboard-rockers.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2008/04/08-09-snowboard-rockers.html#comments Fri, 11 Apr 2008 17:00:00 +0000 Shay http://shayboarder.plan81.com/2008/04/08-09-snowboard-rockers.html Last year at SIA, two snowboard companies released snowboards with reverse camber. For 2008-2009 it looks like more companies will be releasing reverse camber or no camber combinations. Each company has their own style of reverse camber and each one rides completely different. Each style is also patent pending which explains why one company will [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2008/04/08-09-snowboard-rockers.html/feed 13