Description In places like alaska and the pacific northwest, the Magnum has become the wide board of choice for larger riders. This board transitions easily from edge-to-edge and won’t fold up in deep, heavy snow...
Reviewed by: luka paic(Unregistered User)
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Advanced
, from Zagreb , Croatia
Price Paid:
$150.00
at intersport
Riding Style: FreeStyle
Summary: like wings
Review Date October 8, 2001
Overall Rating 5 of 5
Value Rating 5 of 5
Used product for Countless
Visitors rate this review 5.00 of 5,
2 votes
Reviewed by: Matalien(Unregistered User)
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Advanced
, from Austria
Price Paid:
$200.00
Favorite place to ride: backcountries
Riding Style: Groomed/Slalom
Product Year: 2000
Summary: i´m riding this board for 1 1/2 year now!I really learned to ride on this board!Before i got it i was ridding Ride,Burton,but i never got this "feeling"!yes its not perfekt , but for me its the best!(193cm,74kg)...sorry for perhaps mistakes but english isn ´t by main language thanx
Strengths: None
Weaknesses: the only disadantage is the weight whitch you don´t really need if want to turn fast in the air,so you need much force to control it to a 720 ...
Similar Products Used: Ride Mountain , Burton Floater , Burton Canyon , Ride Tempest(great stuff), Forum
Review Date April 22, 2001
Overall Rating 4 of 5
Value Rating 2 of 5
Visitors rate this review 1.00 of 5,
1 votes
Reviewed by: joost van rooij(Unregistered User)
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Intermediate
, from son/netherlands
Price Paid:
$400.00
at biggelaar
Favorite place to ride: tignes / france
Riding Style: Groomed/Slalom
Product Year: 2001
Summary: The board looks nice , and rides allright . Still it's a pain in the ass to buy a board before ever testing it. If you want to buy a board i recommend a testing weekend where you can try different materials. Since i only ride 2 - 3 weeks a year for about 5 years now i'm not heavily experienced with other boards. I learned boarding on a nidecker slalom board which was very stiff. When you get to a freeride board with softboots like this it's quite easy to control because the board compensates errors you might make . I still had a nice week of riding on this board and i think it's a nice board for the allround boarder that doesn't test the board on maximum pressures and strenght, but just wants to ride and catch a jump every now and them.
Strengths: nice looks , great corrections with imperfect movement.
Weaknesses: i didn't find any inperfections on this board (magnum 165) but my back-binding screws got loose on day three because of heavy snow and active turning-behaviour from my side.
Similar Products Used: -
Review Date February 17, 2001
Overall Rating 1 of 5
Value Rating 1 of 5
Reviewed by: Thimon de Jong(Unregistered User)
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Advanced
, from Netherlands
Price Paid:
$300.00
Favorite place to ride: Alps
Riding Style: All Mountain/Freeride
Product Year: 2001
Summary: The cap construction is weak as butter (I weigh 205 lbs) and broke it. I got warranty. Thumbs up for Nitro, thumps down for their engineers.
Strengths: This board rides well, but that doesn't matter; read weakenesses.
Weaknesses: PEOPLE DON'T BUY THIS BOARD! I'll explain. I bought the magnum 171 last september and spent about 25 days on the board. When I was about to wax it for the second time, I noticed that there were 4 cracks right above the steel, along the entire backside edge. The cracks were about 2-3 inches long and a few mm high. You could actually look inside the board! The cap construction was splitting in half. I contacted Nitro and they admitted the cap construction wasn't strong enough. Next year they'll go back to the normal sidewall construction, which Nitro said, will be much stronger. It was a construction mistake so I got my warranty. (Nitro boards have 2 years warranty) I'll get a new Nitro next season. It won't be a Magnum cause it doesn't come in a 171 next year. (167 will be the longest) So I'll take a Atlas 171 (this year 164 is the longest Atlas) which is a better and more expensive board.
Similar Products Used: Burton Canyon, Burton Floater, K2 fatbob
Review Date January 18, 2001
Overall Rating 5 of 5
Value Rating 4 of 5
Visitors rate this review 5.00 of 5,
1 votes
Reviewed by: Philo(Unregistered User)
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Intermediate
, from San Frnacisco
Price Paid:
$450.00
at Phantom Zone
Favorite place to ride: Blackcomb
Riding Style: All Mountain/Freeride
Product Year: 2001
Summary: I lucky last week with some great powder in Utah. I'm not as big rider as the board is aimed at, 150lb(66kg) and 5'10"(180cm) but I loved this board. It sailed thru everything and it's quick to turn. I got the 159 version and like the grey colour. Because of the width I will still use my old board on crappy icy days but this board rocks on big white days. The construction seen pretty solid.
Strengths: Light yet stable, great on powder but still handy on groomed stuff, nice colours and design.
Weaknesses: The laminate on top is a little bumpy but still great..
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