Slideshow nuevo retroe 152 Snowboard Review 2019-2020

TESTER: tom frampton

BOARD: Slideshow nuevo retroe 152

TEST YEAR:   2019 SHAPERSUMMIT SNOWBOARD REVIEWS

OVERALL IMPRESSION FROM  1 TO 7:  4

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE THING ABOUT THIS BOARD?: stability

WHAT IS YOUR LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT THIS BOARD?: a little wide up front for me

OVERALL COMMENTS: im not typically a fan of the very fat boards. an extra two inches on my front heel and toe is tought for me. Im short and not very heavy and that makes riding a board like this tough for me outside of pow. I was surprised at how much easier this was for me than other similar boards though. It is definitley a one trick stick in my opinion which is a pow slayer. Thats not a bad thing, just look at it.

BOARD STYLE: POWDER BOARD   FREERIDE BOARD   POWSURF BOARD  

CONDITIONS TESTED IN: HARDPACK  ICE  POWDER

RATE THE SHAPE FROM 1 TO 7:  6

SHAPE COMMENT: FUN TO LOOK AT

ADDITIONAL SHAPE COMMENTS:  you know this thing will float.

RATE THE FLEX FROM 1 TO 7:   5

FLEX COMMENT:  JUST RIGHT

ADDITIONAL FLEX COMMENT:  Sometimes these shaped boars are to aggressive or to flimsy. this was right there to handle the chop if you encounter it.

RATE STABILITY THROUGH TURNS FROM 1 TO 7:  5

STABILITY COMMENT: PRETTY GOOD

ADDITIONAL STABILITY COMMENTS: even though i struggle with these boards outside of pow i felt confident with this board between initiation and turn.

RATE THE POP/ PLAYFULNESS FROM 1 TO 7:  4

COMMENT ON PLAYFULNESS: OK

ADDITIONAL COMMENT ON PLAYFULNESS:  it stomps, the pop is there if you need it.

RATE FLOAT IN POW FROM 1 TO 7:  7

COMMENT ON FLOAT IN POW: EFFORTLESSLY FLOATY

ADDITIONAL COMMENT ON FLOAT IN POW: If i wasnt poor id have one in the quiver for that early morning run.

RATE THE GRAPHICS FROM 1 TO 7:  4

GRAPHICS COMMENT: OK

ADDITIONAL GRAPHICS COMMENTS: simple, i like simple.