Comments on: Arbor Snowboards 2010-2011

By: Shay

Shay — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 05:50:12 +0000

Qubek, I haven’t ridden the del rey to know for sure but camber true twin med soft. I’d see if there are reviews out there on the board. Coda I have ridden and it would handle all of those.

By: qubek

qubek — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 20:41:11 +0000

Hi! I’m looking for information about Del Rey. I know it is a good choice for jumping, but will it be able to ride some pow and tress? I’m looking for a simple but versatile twin for all mountain riding, is it a good choice?
thnx

By: Shay

Shay — Sat, 25 Dec 2010 06:32:09 +0000

CB, Yep coda is now the mountain system which I’ve ridden with other models. It’s all mountain specific but some of the characteristics of the camber coda will still live on through it. The weight ranges are suggested but not set in stone. Even the smallest coda 153 you are fine for weight so there’s no need to go with a bigger board especially when you ride indoors. 161cm would be fine for your big mountain.

CL, awesome to hear you like the new arbor boards! Yeah definitely time to upgrade to a new board! Push can be a stiff board depending on the female rider behind it. Eden is bit more intermediate/forgiving while Push is more aggressive, charging. B-pro is similiar to the push but with reverse camber while Push is camber. How much powder vs freeriding do you ride?

Craig, Arbor makes solid boards and have heard good things on the Westmark but haven’t ridden it yet. Are you able to demo to try out?

By: craig

craig — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 04:38:33 +0000

im 6’1″ 195 lbs, been riding for 10 years. im debating whether to buy a westmark 159 instead of a major brand name board. im usually running laps in the park. love to get in the trees for some freshies on deep pow days as well. any suggestions or comments about the westmark??? thnx

By: CL

CL — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 10:16:21 +0000

Hey Shay, Loving the new Arbor boards, sick graphics! I am in the market for a new board after riding for 7 years on my first one (Men’s Sims FS board 156… from ’03!) It is more of a park board, but I’m a bigger gal at 5’10” so I’ve managed on it fairly well. I have actually been debating between the Push, Eden or Gnu B-Pro. I love riding powder, trees, and am not really into parks. Any suggestions? (I’ve also heard that some ladies have found the Push to be too stiff, but I found a smoking deal for $320 on the 09/10 model… so I’m somewhat tempted at the moment!)

Thanks for the insights!

By: Cb-nomad

Cb-nomad — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 10:00:58 +0000

Shay,
thank you for reply!
I looked through your review, interesting, but Coda of this year goes not cambered but rockered and with grip-tech (kind of magnetraction), so its hard to compare.
As for size – my 177 lbs gross is exactly in the mid of weight range, recommended for 161 by Arbor. Another my thought here – I heard rockered bords are much easier to turn, so you can choose bigger size and not lose fast response in turns but gain additional stabilty on high speed and additional floatness in pow.
what do you think?

thank you once again!

By: Shay

Shay — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 01:33:12 +0000

JL, Yeah 153cm works fine for your weight and what you are looking for. If you think the custom is stiff, the 153 coda will probably be stiff for you. I reviewed the coda last year and have the flex discussion there. If you want softer, maybe consider the westmark even though it’s park orientated.

http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/02/snowboard-review-09-10-arbor-coda.html

CB-nomad,

Here’s last years coda review for you
http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/02/snowboard-review-09-10-arbor-coda.html

Any region you go that big on board size? Board size is determined by weight and you don’t need bigger than a 159, preferably a 155-158 for your weight and what you ride. If you ride pow all the time, sure bigger is a good idea but yeah you don’t need it.

By: Cb-nomad

Cb-nomad — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 08:44:16 +0000

Hi, there!
I want to ask real impressions about Arbor Coda 2011 (from the people who tested or already own this board) – I’m near to buy this stuff.
Think, G3Snow can help)
And I also have the same quesion about the height – I’m 5 foot 12 inches and around 170 lbs – 161 or 165?))
I’m plan to ride 50% in big mountains and 50% on my regional artificial slopes (i’m not from mountains’ region)
Pls advise.

thank you,
Sergey

By: Kamran

Kamran — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 09:41:48 +0000

I currently ride a 151 all mountain board and need to replace…im an intermediate rider and was looking at the arbor coda board (153). I was wondering if this board would be too much for me to handle. my 2nd choice is the never summer sl (151).

Just curious on your thoughts.

Thanks!

By: JL

JL — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 20:11:15 +0000

Hey Shay…the smallest coda size is 153. I weigh roughly 130 lbs and I free ride 95% of the time…however, being on the east coast, to stay entertained I’m dabbling more into ground tricks and baby park. Is the 153 ok for that? How stiff is it? I currently ride an 08 151 custom…and i find that pretty dang stiff for my weight to do anything. I’m not really considering the westmark as thats park oriented…and the formula is awesome…but i’m looking for a sintered base.

Thanks!!