Comments on: Snowboard Review: 09-10 Never Summer Lotus-R

By: Leighnie

Leighnie — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 01:18:41 +0000

So now I’ve read that you have also ridden the 2008/09 Lotus…would I be severely disappointed if I bought last years model over this years .

By: Leighnie

Leighnie — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 23:38:36 +0000

Hey Shay! This site is awesome…great reviews with lot’s of food for thought.
I’m looking at buying the Lotus-R. I currently ride a 153 cambered board. The guy at the shop said I could ride a 151. But I’m iffy about this; my weight is 150lbs and height is 5’4″. Should I get the 151 or should I search for a 154. Thanks again!

By: p

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 21:13:45 +0000

hey shay, thanks for all the great info. i am in need of a new snowboard, although i loved my old one. i was riding a 154 neversummer infinity-r from last season. i like steep, lots of pow, trees, live in park city, but could hit up the groomers now and then and the choppy stuff. i liked the flex of the neversummer in comparison to my men’s burton supermodel from a few years back and love the reverse camber. i am 5’8, about 150 lbs and a size 10 shoe. i definitely want to stay on a women’s specific board so thinking a b-pro, ns infinity or ns lotus. thoughts and should i stay at a 154 or try the 155/156. thanks!

By: jo

jo — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 05:59:51 +0000

Hey thanks for that Shay. I was actually thinking of going down to a 149… figure it can only be more agile so long as its characteristics allow it to hold, carve etc. What do you think?

By: Shay

Shay — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 05:25:22 +0000

Jo,
I can definitely help you out. With the reverse camber you can definitely go shorter and not feel like it won’t handle the mountain or feel like a skateboard. I ride shorter boards than when I rode camber and feel comfortable riding them everywhere in the smaller sizes. I think you’d be fine on the 154cm Lotus and it suits your riding style more than the infinity.

By: jo

jo — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 05:13:44 +0000

Shay, I am trying to decide between the Lotus and the Infinity! Can you help? I am a 5 foot 2, 110 lb female. Love to charge hard as you say, and always have trouble finding a stable board that is not too stiff for me to bend and twist. Oh yeah my foot is a women’s six. Generally I ride a 154-156 for the stability but have to be super-picky about waist width and sidecut. Leaning toward the Lotus … very attracted to the dampening … but worried it will be too stiff. Want to try a shorter board this year too, in hopes that the new technology will allow me to not feel like I am on a skateboard… What do you recommend?

By: Shay

Shay — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 03:39:02 +0000

Emily, thanks for the detail on your riding. Definitely going from camber to rocker is going to take some adjustment but it’s pretty easy transition.

The Magne traction helps a lot with the icy days, so you’ll be fine with BTX still holding an edge. I wouldn’t say that NS is better than banana tech because they aren’t comparable. NS’s tech is comparable to C2 and still depends on the board and rider on which one you like over the other. BTX definitely has a purpose, when you start going into the park it’s going to be really easy to play with and less catchful on your edges when riding. Overall stability goes to reverse camber tech since you have the camber/rocker combo but BTX definitely is a lot of fun.

Personally the lotus is a more advanced aggressive womens board that sounds like too much of a board for you and the B-nice sounds like the perfect board for your ability level, progressing and going into the park.

By: emily

emily — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 07:00:53 +0000

Thanks for your response!

I’m borderline beginner-intermediate. On my most recent day out on the snow, I was able to transition heelside-toeside without much problems on green runs, except on the icy patches. I saw this as a huge improvement, since the time I went before that, I could barely transition without getting nervous. For now, I’m probably just going to be carving down green runs and I’ll move on to blue when I’m more comfortable with the speed. Eventually I’d like to try out some park stuff (maybe boxes, rails, small jumps), but I think it will be a little while until I have enough confidence for that.

I’m currently riding a used Rossignol 145, regular camber. I’m 5’3″, 120lbs, size 7.5 (women’s) boots. I live in NJ so most likely I’ll be riding a lot of groomed trails with lots of icy patches.

I’ve been doing a lot of research to find out what the difference between “rocker” and “rocker and camber” are. Most people are telling me that NS’s R&C is better than Gnu’s banana tech. I also thought about just sticking to a regular camber board, but I haven’t seen any new 2010 one that’s caught my eye yet…

Anyway, I know that’s a lot of stuff I threw out there and I appreciate any insights you have. Thanks!

By: Shay

Shay — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:02:17 +0000

Ghost, no problem and glad to help out. Let me know how she likes it!

Emily, Gnu B-nice is more all mountain easier ride than the lotus. It’s more entry level for upcoming riders while the lotus is more aggressive. The comparable board in the GNU line to the Lotus is the B-pro which does come with rocker and camber (C2 technology). What kind of riding style/experience are you and where on the mountain do you ride? Also boot size?

By: emily

emily — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 03:38:18 +0000

Does this compare with the Gnu B-Nice BTX? I’m trying to decide between the two, but it seems that the Gnu is Rocker only, while this one (NS Lotus) is Rocker & Camber