Cardiff Bonsai 166 Snowboard Review 2019-2020

TESTER: Cliff Roberts

BOARD: Cardiff Bonsai 166

TEST YEAR:   2019 SHAPERSUMMIT SNOWBOARD REVIEWS

OVERALL IMPRESSION FROM  1 TO 7:  6

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE THING ABOUT THIS BOARD?: Super light.

WHAT IS YOUR LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT THIS BOARD?: A little too soft?

OVERALL COMMENTS: Really liked this board. Very capable and chargeable. A good flex, but felt a little too damp at times when dealing with the wet moguls towards the end of the day. However still fun to boost off some drops and felt very comfortable in the air.

BOARD STYLE:    FREERIDE BOARD    

CONDITIONS TESTED IN:     POWDER SLUSH

RATE THE SHAPE FROM 1 TO 7:  6

SHAPE COMMENT: FUN TO LOOK AT

ADDITIONAL SHAPE COMMENTS:  The whole early rise thing they’ve got behind the front binding was pretty cool.

RATE THE FLEX FROM 1 TO 7:   4

FLEX COMMENT:  TOO SOFT

ADDITIONAL FLEX COMMENT:  Just a bit too damp at times.

RATE STABILITY THROUGH TURNS FROM 1 TO 7:  5

STABILITY COMMENT: OK

ADDITIONAL STABILITY COMMENTS:

RATE THE POP/ PLAYFULNESS FROM 1 TO 7:  5

COMMENT ON PLAYFULNESS: PRETTY DARN FUN

ADDITIONAL COMMENT ON PLAYFULNESS: 

RATE FLOAT IN POW FROM 1 TO 7:  6

COMMENT ON FLOAT IN POW: EFFORTLESSLY FLOATY

ADDITIONAL COMMENT ON FLOAT IN POW: 

RATE THE GRAPHICS FROM 1 TO 7:  7

GRAPHICS COMMENT: AESTHETIC AND INSPIRING

ADDITIONAL GRAPHICS COMMENTS: Absolutely beautiful. The semi translucent topsheet was amazing, seeing whats going on in the guts of this thing.