Comments on: Snowboard Review: 10-11 Never Summer Evo

By: Thomas

Thomas — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 14:36:49 +0000

right on thanks!!

By: Shay

Shay — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 01:53:57 +0000

Thomas,

Evo would be a good complimentary board to the TRS.

1. Go for the 153, it’ll give you a smaller size but you’ll have to adjust on the jumps. But your weight would be fine on the 153.

2. I haven’t ridden the 2012 evo, some changes for next year but I wouldn’t expect it to be a totally different ride.

3. evo is a park board so definitely a good fit and wouldn’t be too soft of a park board so still will handle your jumps.

By: Thomas

Thomas — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 19:47:51 +0000

Shay,

great review, im pretty stoked on the idea of picking up an evo and just have a few questions. thanks in advance for any answers. some quick background. i’m 5’11, 160-170lbs, sz 9 boot. currently riding a lib trs 157 as my quiver killer. great board, but a little stiff for my tastes in terms of playfulness, butters, jibs, etc. i love the stability of it on jumps. i am about 60/40 jumper to jibber and think the evo could compliment the trs well as my go to park board. i am a fairly advanced jumper, bigger spins, inverts, etc. (although i ride at a small mtn so my jumps are rarely bigger than 40-50ft max). intermediate jibber; basic tricks on downrails and some more advanced stuff on flat rails and boxes.

1.) 155 or 153 for size? i definitely would like to go 153 just to have more contrast to my trs, but don’t wanna end up having chatter/wash outs on jumps as a result of going too jib oriented. thoughts?

2.) have you had a chance to ride the ’12 evo? if so, could you let me (and others) know the major differences. sounds like they have changed a few things in the nose/tail for the ’12 if im not mistaken. worth an upgrade or for the most part still the same board?

3.) i guess this shouldve been the first question, but does the evo sound like a good fit for my needs? park slayer with a taste of all mtn, nothing crazy. i will use the trs for bigger mountain/powder so thats a non-issue.

thanks and keep the great reviews coming!

By: Shay

Shay — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 23:37:02 +0000

Manhattan, I’d go with the 155. I haven’t checked out the rome graft rocker yet unfortunately.

By: manhattanproj

manhattanproj — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 18:50:36 +0000

no reason other than the store only has 158 in stock. i was thinking about 155 as well.

have you checked out the rome graft rocker? it’s supposed to be similar to the evo. wondering how it rides? since it’s not very popular, can’t find too much on google or youtube.

By: Shay

Shay — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 04:51:48 +0000

Manhattan, I’d probably do the 155 for your weight. The 158 is on the bigger size and unless you have a reason to size up, the 155 would give you the freestyle focus and suit your weight.

By: manhattanproj

manhattanproj — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 04:46:36 +0000

i’m 5’8″, 170-180lbs, and wear size 10 boots. which size would suit me better on the evo? 155 or 158?

By: Shay

Shay — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 05:48:59 +0000

Darryl, if you want more all mountain go with the SL which is more all mountain from NS. Evo is more park, softer and less dampening so I would think it’d be on par with the DH but I still have to try the DH. Hoping to review the 2012 evo this year.

By: Darryl

Darryl — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 23:16:04 +0000

Hi Shay

Would you say the NS evo is a good call for an all mountain mess around board, I’m getting into doing stuff in the park, but would like a board thats pretty good all over the piste. I currently have the Ride DH, is this board on par with the DH? been thinking about getting the NS evo 2012 (will you be reviewing it soon?)

great site, and keep up the great reviews 🙂

By: Shay

Shay — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 20:34:18 +0000

lonerider,

evo is more playful than the agent rocker and has a softer flex. Agent rocker definitely handles through crud, charging better than the softer evo. If you are jumping more, you might like the agent rocker better with a tad more playfulness than your agent you own.

Manhattan, RC tech is fine for beginners in my opinion. The evo has a softer flex so easy board to learn on and won’t be too difficult to ride.