Comments on: Snowboard Review: 09-10 Ride Machete

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 15:53:27 +0000

I’ve been riding this board all season and I’m beginning to understand Shay’s review. All of my boards in the past have had a personality, were some how animate with a connection to the rider and value beyond the sticker price. The Machete does everything I ask of it and does it well, with the exception of being a little dead on the pop. It turns great, handles jump landings fine, is intuitive on boxes and slays it in the powder. I don’t have any reason to not be blown away, except I’m not. This is my first board which is some how inanimate to me and I find myself just wanting to beat the heck out of it just to see how much it will take. I’ll bludgeon this board untill its dead and then move on. Maybe an Indoor, or an Evo, or an SL or maybe give one of the newer Libs a try. The eventual passing will ultimately go quietly and without concern, like the passing of a distant relative you rarely see or hear from.

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By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 14:27:40 +0000

Jack of all traits, master of none! I had low expectations of this board as I am still a camber guy but after demoeing this board all day yesterday it changed my mind. I hit jumps, rails, moguls, ice, pipe, trees and even found a little powder here and there. The board wasn’t perfect for any of these conditions, but it was pretty darn good every where I took it. You can charge it, carve it, short turn it, press it, power it and even just relax and have fun on it. Stable jump landings, and adaquate edge hold made the board OK for average joe in the pipe. Very intuitive transition from camber to the low rise rocker. Good pop, predictable handling. I’ve been demoeing boards every chance I get. This is the closest thing I’ve found to a truelly all mountain stick.

By: NONSTOPsnowboard

NONSTOPsnowboard — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 23:09:55 +0000

This is a super fun board that is excellent for jibbing. It still has lots of pop and has a soft (contrary to Shays review) and playful feel. It also handles well at fairly high speeds on groomers. It’s not too shabby in the pow too. A pretty good all round fun board that handles most terrain.

By: Shay

Shay — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:42:46 +0000

Mike, definitely understand that on the snow this year. Since it sounds like you have access to demo’s, definitely try to get on the FK to see how you feel about it or like Matty said, the Yes 56. I’d also look into the GNU DK C2 or Lib Dark C2 since you want good edgehold, carves well and something playful. I’d see if you can demo them to consider. Ride boards in my opinion don’t have the best edgehold.

Matt, awesome to hear you like your YES board!

Tara, Definitely good points! It’s on the stiffer end of park and great to get your input on it as well!

By: Tara

Tara — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 21:38:04 +0000

Shay, nice review of the Machete. I was wondering what you were going to think about it. I tried it and thought it was a nice board, excellent for plowing through choppy conditions and charging big jumps. I found it a little stiff for a “park board” and a tad heavy. I think it’s best for running the whole mountain, going fast and launching big. Little jibby park rats will probably not enjoy the ride so much!

By: Matty A

Matty A — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 02:03:06 +0000

mike, also check out Yes Snowboards, the 156 in particular. just got one and it kills it all over and it at a great price point.

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:47:03 +0000

I’m just an intermediate all mountain kind of guy. Snow fall being so meager this season, you gotta take what the mountain has to offer, and where you can find it. I ride the whole mountain. I jump, rail, switch, carve moggle and tree bash equally. I am getting older, so am content with 50/50 and board slides on smaller boxes and rails. I’m hitting the small to medium sized jumps straight for now and just starting to work on 180s. I’m on an older, cambered Indoor now. It really lands jumps well, carves well and jibs well enough for me, but found that it doesn’t get it done in pow more than 6″ deep. Choppy moggly runs, I really struggle on the board too. Just a little more turnability between the bindings would go far to making it a true quiver killer. I prefer camber boards, but thought that maybe a mild reverse camber would be just versitile enough for pow, crud and moggles without giving up too much in stability. Demoed an Evo, but found it too soft. The Unity Reverse road well but it lacked edge hold in hard pack and ice. I havn’t demoed any Ride boards or any of the Flat kick line up either. I’ll give the Mid Life a look per Dylan’s suggestion.

By: Shay

Shay — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 14:53:18 +0000

Ph1, depends what kind of park riding? More jumps or more jibbing?

Wake, thanks!

Mike, really depends on your riding style. Unity is built tough, more charging mountain board, stiffer than indoor and machete in my opinion. Indoor to me is perfect balance of all mountain freestyle, softer in the nose and tail so still easy to play with and stiffer between the bindings so you can charge with it and machete is kind of middle of the road between both of those boards. They are similiar boards but really depends on what you as the rider want more, whats your riding style, where do you ride?

Dylan, awesome input. I haven’t rode tj’s board since it’s a midwide so great to hear it’s one to consider as well.

Karim, great to hear your input on the machete as well! Definitely for super jibbing action, the machete isn’t as soft as the horrorscope which makes it super easy to play around on. Awesome you like your horrorscope and it works for you!

By: Karim

Karim — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:22:58 +0000

Hey
I rode the machete for a month, great predictable ride, but found it a bit to stiff between the bindings. This is not the best board if you like parkjibbing and buttering.
If you are looking for a fun board that can handle big jumps and does great all-mountain than this might be your board.
I sold this stick and got me a 2010 horrorscope that gives me smiles every time i strap in 🙂