Comments on: Snowboard Review: 09-10 Atomic Pivot

By: danny

danny — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 07:32:59 +0000

Hi! Shay
I am interesting of pivot 2010
I really want to get it for this year.
Can I ask you where you buy it?
I am living in Vancouver

By: Shay

Shay — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 02:57:57 +0000

Blake, it doesn’t change much in my opinion, just less nose/tail weight which made it easier to spin around. I didn’t take it on bigger kickers so that’s one question I can’t answer for you.

John, definitely the lifted contact points and flex of the board made it a solid choice for park.

By: john

john — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:14:23 +0000

thanks for the review bro, very helpful when you cant demo boards.. do you think it would hold its own on rails and boxes?

By: Blake

Blake — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 19:48:42 +0000

Hey I have the pivot from two seasons ago and I really like it. I was just wondering how the more blunt nose and tail felt, and also how well it handles bigger kickers.

By: Shay

Shay — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 06:37:40 +0000

Hey Matty,

The atomic board I rode was the pivot prototype but a whole lot stiffer. Rode completely different than this one I rode at Whistler. I’m glad they listened to the flex being too stiff feedback, haha.

I haven’t rode the axum yet unfortunately so can’t compare them for you.

By: Matty A

Matty A — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 22:49:43 +0000

Hi Shay. I was just wondering which Atomic board with the pop rocker you rode initially that was too stiff. Was it the Axum as I was looking at either this or the axum. Thanks.

By: Shay

Shay — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 05:00:36 +0000

Qubek, yeah if you have a cambered board for big mountain riding the pivot would be good for your freestyle fun riding without being as extreme as the park rocker. Danger definitely seems interesting, I wanna try it later this year and seems most like a atomic proto I rode a while back which was super stiff, pivot was a lot more fun and playful on the mountain.

By: Qubek

Qubek — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 08:47:55 +0000

Hard to choose, cause i generaly spenf first part of season on resort, park riding, and from end of february i start backcountry and freeride trips:) Danger seems to be very interesting but rather as a tough freeride board (flex 9!). I think I’ll rather get Pivot cause i want to try rocker (but not such extreme as Signal Park Rocker) but I’ll stay with my cambered boards for more hardcore big mountain riding.
Thanks!

By: Shay

Shay — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 03:59:02 +0000

Qubek, I didn't get to ride the pivot in powder but I expect the pop rocker will help with floating through powder. It did fine riding outside of the park at Whistler which isn't an easy mountain. If you plan to ride a majority of park then yeah be fine, but if you ride a majority of outside the park I'd say maybe go for the Atomic Danger with the pop rocker FR.

By: Qubek

Qubek — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:37:26 +0000

Is pivot stable and responsive enough to take some high speed lines, trees and steeper terrain? did you rode it in powder? i’m thinking about getting one this season as an almountain FS board. Do you think it will be ok outside of the park?
thanks!