Comments on: Shay’s take on the 2011 Best of Test

By: The All Black Shredder

The All Black Shredder — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 00:09:18 +0000

I test rode the Machete and it was a pretty decent ride. It was a lot stuffer than I imagined and didn’t butter as good as I thought. It held an epic edge at speed and was a pretty stable freeride/freestyle board. I also did a full video review on espn.

By: Shay

Shay — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 03:30:52 +0000

Steve, great question. In any of the board tests by the magazines I’ve never seen a list of the companies/board models present. The best of test is done at the industry demos where they interview various people and do an online survey so there’s no way to know other than the top boards what was ridden.

That’s why it’s about finding out what you like, the tests are a good starting point but there’s no way to know if the salomon grip was ridden in the test so best to try out for yourself.

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:40:30 +0000

Is there a list of all the boards tested?
Seems strange that some brands never seem to show up in the top three.
Looking at a Salomon grip at the moment but wondered if it was even in the test?

By: Shay

Shay — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:18:42 +0000

JPT, haven’t ridden the sherlock but it’s on the list to try out at this winters demos. I’ll try to get on that and the nug for you.

E. it’s a late release that won a Good Wood.

By: e

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:43:04 +0000

Never heard of the Nug….was it a late release?

By: JPT

JPT — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:51:13 +0000

Shay have you ever ridden the Sherlock? So far my quiver for this year stands at Never Summer Premier, Rome Agent Rocker and Never Summer Evo. Very interested in reviews on the Sherlock and the Burton Nug.

By: nk

nk — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:59:31 +0000

just bought myself a ride machete 2011 today, glad to see it at the top of the list

By: e

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:25:12 +0000

Like a lot of tests, it’s not getting ranked high, it’s just having a consistant score. Best of Test, Good Wood are SOMETIMES awarded to boards that were good, not great. Not saying these boards aren’t great.

I like this test for it having different regions, different conditions, riding styles & a lot of rider feedback, but I like the goodwood in at least every brand gets a fair shot. You’re probably going to vote for the board you are carrying in a shop I would think. Thought for sure Washington have some mervin & Colorado would have Neversummer.

By: Francis

Francis — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:07:32 +0000

Hi
Pretty interesting, to see that statically Machete and T.Rice C2 are in Mens Winner (Overall):
1. Ride Machete
2. Lib Tech T.Rice C2
But in the ranking split by Region Ride Machete is only rank once in the State of Utah and Lib T.Rice is only rank one in the State of Nor-Cal….
Where others like K2 Fastplan is ranked 3 times and Ride Highlife ranked 2 times…

By: Suzanne

Suzanne — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:55:54 +0000

I loved the Capita Space Metal Fantasy FK at the on-snow in Winter Park… bought it and still love it!