Ride Machete Another Look with Flux Titan RK
Here’s round two on the Machete from Ride. Not a deck I’m super sold on, but the main reason I rode it again was just to try out the Flux bindings. So check out the match up of super soft bindings with a deck I’d consider more oriented towards jibbing.
Board: Ride Machete
Size: 155
Camber Option: Lowrize rocker which is a minimal rocker in the tips
Bindings: Flux Titan RK
Stance: 22.5
Angles: 18 negative 15
Boots: K2 T1 DB size 10
My Weight: 165
Resort: Loveland
Conditions: Sunny Bluebird with a crisp coolness in the air
Preconceived Notions: I’ve ridden the Machete before and knew what to expect I was riding it more to see how the bindings actually worked.
Flex: Somewhere at the end of the stiffer all mountain freestyle spectrum, think more Never Summer SlR less DH 2.
Stability: Super solid between the feet and in the tips.
Ollies/Pop: Not as poppy as the DH2 but still had a decent amount to make me happy.
Butterability: Torsionally this board is a little stiff in my opinion to get as pressy as I’d have liked when buttering around.
Cruising: You can rail a turn on this board like no other and not have to worry about it washing out or folding.
Jibbing: Once again back to the flex pattern of this deck I don’t find it super conducive to jibbing but it’s still highly doable.
Rider in Mind: Jump kid that wants a slightly stiffer deck.
Personal Thoughts: Definitely not the deck for me it’s flex pattern is just not something I dig that much.
What They Say: The Machete features Ride’s new LowRize rocker with LowRize specific sidecut to lose the hook without sacrificing pop. Cutting through the competition, this go anywhere freestyle deck combines our new techs with proven Fusion 4000 Base™, 85A Slimewalls® and Cleave Edge™ for a smooth twin built to last.
Binding Compatibility: Didn’t take extra long to get this binding on the deck.
Binding Adjustability: Tons of easy quick adjusts on this binding that allowed it to be a bit more dialed in than others I’ve tested at a demo.
Straps: I will never be a fan of the Flux Toe Cap it’s so fucking huge. The heel did it’s job but wasn’t anything to write home about.
Highbacks: These are the main reason I tested these out I wanted to see how the softer highbacks allowed for some super tweaks. Lets just say I haven’t boned a Stalefish out on a hip like that since I rode lowbacks in the 90′s.
Binding Flex: Super flexy because of the materials used in it.
Ratchets: Did their job but weren’t anything spectacular.
Rider in Mind: Jib kid or guy that likes to tweak shit out.
Personal Thoughts: Eh binding was a bit too soft for me to ever consider it a daily driver, hell even in park it might be too soft for me.
What They Say:
The Titan RK pays homage to the roots of this thing we call snowboarding.
Not to be confused with the Titan, the skate-influenced RK makes sure it has an identity of its own by learning new tricks and setting the trends.
The most notable feature is the urethane highback, it’s there for maximum tweakage.
Flex it! Twist it! You won’t believe your eyes.
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were the titans even softer than union contacts? i would describe the contact highbacks as floppy.
They’re definitely not floppy like the Contacts just more tweakable similar to riding a low back binding but instead of it allowing the boot to do all the work it works with the boot.
Tested this board aswell and I really liked it. Especially the pop was nice. Popping from the sides was really easy. Stable on high speed carves and good offpiste. I also liked the butterability alot.
I think I`m getting my own.
Can you compare the machete versus the parkstar? I did not tested that one.
Machete has a stiffer flex even than the Parkstar or the Jibpan. Great board but doesn’t fit my criteria for what I want.
Hey, thanks for testing these bindings. its nice to hear a testers opinions.
I Ride the Titan RK’s and daily drivers, Im a full times AASI Eastern Level 1 Instructor, i find these bindings are really soft almost too soft, yet the still have pretty good response with a stiffer boot. I also have 3 notch’s of forward lean on. The Forward lean gets me more heel side response with the same tweak ability. I find the bindings Great in the park, but could be a little more responsive for charging the mountain. Im thinking that i might go with the Titans, or Super titans next year. I like how comfortable the titan RK is, but i could use a little more response for outside the park. (i ride the Titan RK’s on a DC MLF Iikka pro model 154, and Celsius Cirrus Boots)
Hey Angry,
How did you manage to get a stance of 22.5 on the 155 Machete, because the site says the stance range is 21?
Greetings
btw, would a stance range of 22 be possible on this board?
ok, never mind, found out about my first question and the 22 is probably possible with some tinkering.
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