Nitro T1 and Raiden

After the T2 and realizing its not the board for me I figured work my way down the line up.  Hoped on this board and took it for a ride.

Board: Nitro T1
Size: 156
Bindings: Raiden Phantoms size Large
Stance: 22.8
Angles: 18 negative 15 goofy
Boots: K2 T1 DB size 10
My Weight: 165
Resort: Lovelands
Conditions: Snowing, blowing, and sucking thats the best way to describe it.
Mindset: Please to god be more lively
Tunes: Judas Priest

Preconceived Notions: I know this has to be softer than the T2. But man these Nitro boards seem kind of planky.

Flex: Softer throughout the board compared to the T2. I did find it a little bit of a friendlier flex for myself.

Stability: Still stable like the T2 but a bit more lively.

Ollies/Pop: Load the tail and go. Throwing off the edges was easy when popping 180′s.

Butterability: Easier to butter than the T2 still gave me a bit of a fight.

Cruising: Stable with solid edge to edge transitioning. Has decent carve ability and riding it switch or regular is a breeze.

Jibbing: A lot easier to press than the T2 but still a bit on the stiffer side.

Rider in Mind: Someone that wants a board thats past mid flex in terms of stiffness. Thats a twin tip you can still charge with and have fun on.

Personal Thoughts: Still not digging this board that much it does its job but nothing that says WOW I want to own you.

Binding Compatibility: Nitro board Raiden bindings. The binding did match well with the board though in terms of flex.

Binding Adjustability: All on the fly adjustments work. Everything is quick.

Straps: Now here we go a strap that didn’t kill my foot. I liked the way it felt it was stiff but supportive. I’ll never be into jib kid bindings and overly stiff bindings aren’t my thing.

Highbacks: Right amount of flex for what I was looking to do.

Binding Flex: Solid all mountain mid flexing binding. They could use more dampening.

Ratchets: Did their job. They’re a great concept that ratchets down a lot quicker than others I’ve used.

Rider in Mind: Intermediate to advanced all mountain freestylist.

Personal Thoughts: Raiden bindings are pretty decent. The more I use them the more they grow on me. I just need a bit more dampening underfoot.

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