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NOW Bindings – Test & Review

Tom Copsey — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:17:05 +0000

There’s been a good deal of hype surrounding NOW Bindings and the technology they bring to the table, so we nabbed a pair and took them for a razz. Check the video of us putting their IPO model through its paces, and what we made of them…

JF Pelchat, ex-pro rider and the man behind NOW Bindings, has been apparently working on the idea behind these bindings for the best part of a decade. In a nutshell the technological leap is that these have an insert disc that mounts as normal but sits in a metal disc holder which is connected to the sides of the baseplate by a pivoting mechanism to make the baseplate essentially free-floating. This, plus the silicone bushings and heaps of cushioning that pretty much replaces most of where a traditional baseplate would be, is designed to reduce chatter, enhance feel, boost response and give more of a skate/surf-type feel to your snowboarding.

Pelchat’s had a small army of pros test them, including Devun Walsh, DCP and Jeremy Jones, and captured their feedback, so we were more than stoked to finally be able to test them for ourselves. Check the video review.

Final Photoblast of New 2012/13 Snowboard Product – Burton, Dragon, Holden, Salomon and More

Tom Copsey — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:09:41 +0000

We’ve been released from ISPO’s hallowed halls for another year and amongst the partying, chit-chatting and leberkasesemmels, there was some sick product on show. This is our final installment of our photoblasting of some of the many highlights. Check it…

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All New 2012/13 Snowboard Product – Nike, Lib Tech, Volcom, GNU, Vans & More

Uli Köhler — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:07:43 +0000

We’re still trawling the halls of ISPO to bring you snaps of some of the 2012/13 snowboard gear that’ll be tempting your credit card this autumn. Check another photographic overload of some of the show’s highlights…

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2012/13 New Snowboard Product – Forum, Lobster, Ride, K2 Nitro & More

Tom Copsey — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 22:56:38 +0000

ISPO, the Euro snowboard tradeshow, is on allowing us to get our paws on some killer kit for the 2012/13 season already. Here’s a selection of shots from day 1 of trawling the halls.

Erm, there’s some booze in addition to shred product here in the halls. Professionalism till out livers give out… enjoy the evidence…

Let’s be honest. If you’re looking at this page then the last thing you need it waffle. Enjoy the product nerd out part 1…

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2012/13 New Snowboard Product Sneak Peek Part 2 – Lobster, Slash, Capita & More

Tom Copsey — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:46:43 +0000

Here’s part 2 of our sneaked look at some of next season’s snowboards. Lobster, Slash by Gigi, YES, Nitro, Bataleon and way more are in this quick edit. Peep the gear.

We’re not gonna lie: there’s certainly more awe-inspiring snowboard related videos on this website. However, anyone who has the horn for new gear will find this clip right up their alley (and yesterday’s 2012/13 Snowboard Sneak Peek video too for that matter). If you’re after a more nuts and bolts breakdown of what the boards are all about, swing back next week as ISPO is on and we’ll be getting the reps to break their vow of silence and break the new kit down. In the meantime, check what some boards from the likes of Lobster, Gnu, Nitro, Jones, YES, CAPiTA and more will look like…

Longo, Chorlton & Feichtner get on Electric Eyewear’s RIDS Program

Tom Copsey — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 08:51:16 +0000

Tyler Chorlton's RIDS EG2

Electric Eyewear have promoted three talented Euro hotdoggers to their RIDS (Rider Inspired Design Series) program, so for next season you’ll be able to bag yourselves peeper protectors with design and colourways influenced by Tyler Chorlton, Arthur Long and Marco Feichtner. Check em.

Electric Europe is proud to announce for ISPO 2012 the launch of Electric RIDS Goggles with Arthur Longo, Tyler Chorlton and Marco Feichtner.

Arthur Longo model.

Those riders will join the riders already on the RIDS program: Andreas Wiig, Pat Moore, Iikka Backstrom, Trevor Andrew, Peter Line, Jamie Anderson, and Cheryl Mass.

Marco Feichtner's model.

We’ll be catching up with the boys at ISPO next week, so stay tuned to Onboard for the lowdown.

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2012/13 New Snowboard Product Sneak Peek – Burton, DC, Ride, Forum, K2 & More

Tom Copsey — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:09:37 +0000

Last weekend we headed over to the inaugural Shops 1st Try board test in Venet, Austria, and convinced the brands who’d pitched up to allow us to film their new snowboards. Peep what a bunch of ‘em look like. More tomorrow…

Try as we might we couldn’t get the reps to give us any chat on the gear. They were keeping shtum till ISPO, so until then enjoy a first glimpse at the sticks that’ll be tempting your credit card from autumn 2012. We’ll drop more tomorrow [Part 2 of our 2012/13 Snowboard Sneak Peek is now live].

So feast your peepers on what boards from the likes of Burton, DC, K2, Ride, Salomon and more will look like come next winter. Everyone just buys boards according to their graphics anyway, right?