Board: Capita Asymulator
Size: 154
Camber Option: Resort V1 Profile. Traditional camber past the insert pack, flat, and then a small rocker zone right before the upkick in the tips.
Bindings: K2 Indy
Stance: 21.5 Wide 15 Negative 12 Goofy
Boots: K2 Thraxis Size 10
My Weight: 195lbs
Resort: Copper Mountain
Conditions: Sunny blue skies, warmer spring temps, chunder snow, mounds of chunder snow, and mashed potato snow.
Flex: The overall flex of this board comes in at a middle of the road. What you get is a softer sweet spot way out in the tips where the flat section meets the rocker, then it stiffens up through the insert packs, and gets softer between the feet. There’s a fair amount of torsional flex which makes this board playful.
Stability: This board is moderately stable. In really rutted out terrain you can feel the board bending and flexing with every contour. There’s some chatter out in the tips that does resonate back under foot.
Ollies: This board has some solid snap. The camber profile is easy to load up and when the center zone is activated it turns the flat and rocker zones into a spring so the board gets insane pop. This board is meant for boosting.
Pop On Jumps: Don’t sweat it, just send it. This board will pop off any lip with ease.
Butterability: You do need to get your weight outside the camber zone to activate this boards sweet spot. It will lock in nicely but there’s a little bit of rebound and fight to it. Be prepared to work just a little bit.
Jibbing: This board is at home on jibs. It locks into nose and tail presses with ease. Getting sideways the camber section hugs a rail perfectly.
Carving: The asym sidecut is so dialed. You’ll notice right away that the heel edge grips and lets you aggressively rip a carve. Short quick turns or long drawn out ones this board never falters. It’s a deck designed for laying trenches when you want to or being a bit more mellow if you have to be.
Rider in Mind: All mountain freestyle guy that wants an asymmetrical deck.
Personal Thoughts: It’s the Spring Break Twin with a different shape. That’s it. I loved that board and I love this board. Don’t sleep on this deck if you want something that is freestyle focused and can handle the whole mountain. It says something when I stay riding for an extra 2 hours because the board is just that much fun and I didn’t want to get off it.
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16 Comments
Intrigued!
Will this work also for a +240 (!) lbs guy, or totally die?
Maybe you could recommend something similar, but ‘snap city’ so it will not be over powered by a blob?
They don’t make a size that will fit you and you’d drastically over power it. Might be better off looking at the Nitro Fury or Ride Helix.
How is this compare with the Greats in terms of flex/playfulness/butter?
Softer all the way through. So more torsional flex, more tip flex, easier to butter.
How’d the flex feel compared to last years spring break twin?
100% the same.
135 lb and 5′-4″ looking to progress in overall park and ride on local Vancouver resorts and Whistler. Will the 152 Asymulator work for me? Other boards I was looking at as well is 149 Bataleon Evil Twin or 149 GNU Head Space. What would you recommend?
Asymulator for sure. Might like a Dinosaurs Will Die Bogart, Yes Jackpot, and Rome Buckshot.
Got to demo the 156 at Perisher on a demo day this winter, amazingly good board. Do you think with how popular this will be that Capita would consider increasing the range to a bigger size or two for the next season?
Also thank you for all the reviews, they have helped me decide on a couple boards previously
Can’t answer that as it’s up to them. [email protected] might be able to.
will a 154 work for someone that is 180 size 10.5 looking to ride all mountain on the east coast with occasional laps through the park.
It’ll work, but you might want the 56.
I am trying to decide between the 152 or 154…?
Male _ 5’6″-5’7″ _ 170 lbs [thick bone body type/wide shoulders] _ Size 7 Boot [smaller than average feet]
Progressing Intermediate. 50% park 50% groomers/side hits/carving. Mostly ride CA/UT/CO ski resorts.
I am leaning towards the 154 since I am a little heavy for my height and also because I ride groomers and need the extra stability of a longer effective edge for carving. On the other hand, I also like to ride park and the 152 might be better for boxes/rails. Help…?
54 for sure.
Good Day from England.
Love your honest, straight talking reviews.
I’m 170 lbs. I own a 154cm Jones Mind Expander and Burton Skeleton key 158cm.
I use the Jones for Pow and loose piste riding and the Burton for more freeride and when I go faster on the piste.
Looking for a 3rd deck for more all mountain and it will mostly stay on piste, my park days are over, as my one knee is cooked. Just want a fun board for piste and boosting some rollers and side hits. Is the Asymulator that board? Also needs to be the board my wife will ride when she comes away with me. She is an advanced beginner/ intermediate. She is 135-140lbs. ( so in the 154cm weight range ) Will this work? or am I better off getting the Jones Explorer ( 156cm)?
I guess you could go with the Asymulator. Get her, her own board.