Ride Snowboards Havoc Snowboard (Fall 06) - trekkingklub.com Apparel and gear

Ride Snowboards Havoc Snowboard (Fall 06)

Stick it to the man this season with this highly responsive Havoc Snowboard from Ride. It feels expensive, but the Havoc costs about $200 less than the boards that deliver similar pop and performance. Optimized for advanced riders, the Havoc features Ride's stiffer Response Tuned Core and a new Carbon Array 3 design. The Carbon Array 3 is a group of three carbon stringers that radiate out from beneath the binding zone to both sides of the tip and tail. The carbon stringers transmit any pressure (that bending that indicates an intended turn) beneath the binding area and move the energy to the opposing contact point on the snowboard, making turns faster and more responsive than conventional wood core snowboard designs. Just like the boards that cost more, the Havoc has Ride's 45-Degree Thin Construction Sidewall to smooth out the rough edges in the terrain park and groomed runs. The 45-degree sidewall complements aggressive riding styles without dumbing-down the performance for advanced riders. Some snowboards beef up the durability with a burly 90-degree sidewall that you find on recreational boards, but the 45-degree sidewall on the Society snowboard offers better edge hold--especially on packed terrain--and quickly transitions for edge-to-edge performance. The 45-Degree Thin Construction Sidewall also tapers along the Society's tip and tail for a lower swing weight that makes it easier to rotate while popping above the pipe. Beneath it all is Ride's True Color Sintered base, a hard, durable and fast base with more pores to hold wax than the 1500 grade extruded and 1000 grade extruded fusion bases. It's all a combination of great features for a practical price that's tough to pass up this season.