Cardiff Bonsai 166 Snowboard Review 2019-2020
Description
TESTER: Ian Haney
BOARD: Cardiff Bonsai 166
TEST YEAR: 2019 SHAPERSUMMIT SNOWBOARD REVIEWS
OVERALL IMPRESSION FROM 1 TO 7: 5
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE THING ABOUT THIS BOARD?: Light playful feel underfoot
WHAT IS YOUR LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT THIS BOARD?: Gets overwhelmed in demanding conditions
OVERALL COMMENTS: Awesome all around play board. Makes you want to butter and pop off of everything. It does become overwhelmed in choppy conditions and is hard to hold your line. Awesome in powder though.
BOARD STYLE: POWDER BOARD FREERIDE BOARD
CONDITIONS TESTED IN: HARDPACK POWDER
RATE THE SHAPE FROM 1 TO 7: 5
SHAPE COMMENT: FUN TO LOOK AT
ADDITIONAL SHAPE COMMENTS: Cool shoveled kind of look to it.
RATE THE FLEX FROM 1 TO 7: 5
FLEX COMMENT: JUST RIGHT
ADDITIONAL FLEX COMMENT: Flex feels good for what the board is intended to be. Keeps a fun playful vibe to it
RATE STABILITY THROUGH TURNS FROM 1 TO 7: 4
STABILITY COMMENT: OK
ADDITIONAL STABILITY COMMENTS: Gets overwhelmed in highspeed shop
RATE THE POP/ PLAYFULNESS FROM 1 TO 7: 6
COMMENT ON PLAYFULNESS: PRETTY DARN FUN
ADDITIONAL COMMENT ON PLAYFULNESS: Good lively flex and feel keeps it poppy
RATE FLOAT IN POW FROM 1 TO 7: 6
COMMENT ON FLOAT IN POW: EASY TO STAY UP
ADDITIONAL COMMENT ON FLOAT IN POW: Never felt like I was going to sink and bury myself. Handled stomping some bigger drops
RATE THE GRAPHICS FROM 1 TO 7: 5
GRAPHICS COMMENT: OK
ADDITIONAL GRAPHICS COMMENTS: Clean earthy vibes. Kind of the normal Cardiff feel
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