Board: Ride Algorhythm
Size: 157
Camber Option: Directional Twin Hybrid Rocker. Directional twin camrocker.
Bindings: K2 Indy
Stance: 21.5 Wide 15 Negative 12 Goofy
Boots: K2 Thraxis Size 10
My Weight: 195lbs
Resort: Arapahoe Basin
Conditions: Overcast skies, heavy wet snow occasionally falling, chunder pow, ice, chunder groomers, and some wind.
Flex: This board has a middle of the road all mountain flex. There’s a fairly even flex through this board as it is directional twin. The torsional flex is abundant and makes this board playful yet it still retains some precision.
Stability: You’ll feel some chatter underfoot and this board does get bounced around a bit in rutted out terrain but it doesn’t wash out or fold.
Ollies: The snap in this board is superb. You do have to load it up to get pop and be a bit more calculated with when you engage it, but the rebound is amazing.
Pop On Jumps: This board can handle jumps with ease. The snap of the board is accentuated off the lips of the jumps. It can handle most sized jumps in my opinion.
Butterability: The tips lock into presses with very little effort. You can hold a butter for however long you want and then pop right out of them. There’s some rebound but don’t worry about this board fighting you.
Jibbing: This board jibs well enough. You’ll have to put a little effort into presses but the sweet spot is immense and holds only to snap out when you get to the end of the feature. Getting sideways the camber locks in and hugs rails and boxes.
Carving: This board transitions from edge to edge with quickly. When on edge you can drive into the center of the board and get it to slingshot out of turns. If you want to drive hard into a carve and lay it over, go for it. Basically this board just rips on edge.
Rider in Mind: Rad dad who rips the whole mountain.
Personal Thoughts: This board is amazing. It’s the replacement for the Machete GT or so I was told, and thank fucking god. That board sucked, this board does not suck. I can’t stress enough how awesome this board is.
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Sounds like the mercury has some competition in the all-mountain freestyle category…
It’s a different ride, it’s softer and more intermediate level and forgiving.
Cool thanks!
Hey Angry, I am currently in the market to replace or add to my current boards. I curently ride an old cambered lib tech dark series 157 and an option Makinen 158. Very similar boards in terms of stiffness and the makinen a bit more all mountain then the lib tech – both full cambered. Would consider myself an advanced-expert rider. 5’10 195lbs and size 9 boot. Im very overwelmed by the new rocker hybrid camber options. My decks are almost 20 years old. I no longer hit the park and mainly charge down anything that doesnt have moguls. Groomers and any powder I can find. Love laying down long carves when there is no fresh snow. I also ride switch quite a bit but would give that up for a board that could help me float better through some powder and turn through some tracked out trees. What boards would you recommend for this rad dad? Cheers.
Time to move on in to some more freeride oriented boards. Check out The Libtech Hot Knife or Swiss Knife, Gnu Mullair, Ride Berzerker or Commissioner, Jones Flagship, K2 Manifest, Yes PYL, Yes Standard, Yes Hybrid, and I think that’s probably enough to get you going in the right direction.
Thanks for the suggestions. I have looked into all of the decks and narrowed it down to the Ride Bezerker, Jones Flagship and YES PYL. Although the YES standard sounds fairly spot on as well.
Then you’re on your way.
Would any other those models lend themselves to having good nimble tree riding in shallow to moderate ridden out powder?
PYL.
Cheers – thank you! All my review reading has had that snowbord come up again and again for my needs.
Buying my first board in 12 years. 6’3,195, advanced rider. Been rocking an old Illuminati Aegis that I’ve actually loved, its just time to move on. I mainly ride CO resorts and spend most of my time charging down groomers, laying down carves and picking through the trees, side hits and the occasional park run (Pretty similar to the guy above). After way too much research im pretty high on this board. Looking for a “quiver of one” since i live on the east coast and only get about a dozen days out west a year. Any reason to look elsewhere or will this get the job done.
Thanks man, appreciate the content.
It’ll get the job done, if you were to look at something else I’d probably throw out the Jones Mountain Twin for something just a hair bit stiffer.
Got it, thanks for the suggestion.
Intermediate level here and this will be my first board, I like to get all over the mountain and stop by the park on the way down to hit a couple of jumps and rails… this board seems a good option. At 5ft9 and 185lbs (although may lose a little) and size 10.5’s would you suggest the 157? or 160W?
Any suggestions on bindings to go with it?
57 for sure.
Does a quadratic sidecut have extra contact points or wtf does it even mean? Can this board hang with the jones mtn twin or mercury as a daily driver?
Quadratic Sidecut is a 4 radius blended sidecut you don’t get any extra bumps. It’s softer than both of those decks.
Intermediate boarder here, looking for a board thats going to allow me to advance my skills with buttering and progressing a little more in the park as well. Is this board a good option for someone whos trying to hone their ability to ride switch? Will the fact that its directional make it a lot more difficult to do so?
This is the board is it 100%. It’s got a set back, whoopity do does 3/4ths of an inch make a difference? No.
Angry love the videos you had let me to this board. Seem like you think it is a great board for progressing as a snowboarder. I wanted to ask you what would be a good binding and boot combo to go along with this board. I also wanted to ask what size you would suggest for me. I am 5′ 11″ about 185lbs size 10.5 boots. Let me know if there is anything else you would suggest for me.
Thanks again!
Dave
I think it’s a 57 or 58 that’s the size you want. Best boot is the one that fits your foot and fits your needs so go try on some boots and see what works for you. Bindings if you go Ride it’s either LTD or Rodeo, Burton Cartel/Malavita, Rome DOD or Katana, Arbor Cypress, K2 Formula, Union STR or Force.
Yo wassup Anngry. Thanks for the reviews. I just got a Capita Mercury and like the board. I don’t luv it because of the torsional flex. I think its just a bit too burly for me. Would the Algorythm be a good alternative? Groomers, trees, and pow. Like to bomb but worried I might loose a little stability. I consider myself an advanced intermediate rider. Should I keep workin the Mercury and wait for it to flex a bit more over time or go for the Algorythm. I am 5″11 and 205lbs. Thx Bro luv what u do.
What size Mercury did you get? Also the Algorhythm will be torsionally softer that’s for sure.
I got the 161. I liked the longitudinal flex but I think the carbon stringers effected the torsional flex. I took it back. I agreed w someone who said it was like ridin a 18 wheeler w a bunch of Ferrari engines. Felt it was harder to control for quick changes of direction and edge to edge. Oh, but I the base was NICE. Maybe I should have sized down.
Due to the fact that you seem trustworthy in a world full of f’fin hype I wanted the Ride Algorythm, very similar to Mercury but softer flex, Ride never got back to the retailer I use in Berkeley Ca.
I went w the Orca but they only had 159. Ideally I wanted a 156 but they did not have it. Fuck it, boots, bindings, board, nothing will ever be perfect. Just gonna take it out and have fun. Kirkwood Ca is the spot!
I’m Black and ya boy Kev said he was takin over for you on a vid because you were out w the idis. That was funny.
To be clear the edge to edge on the Mercury is my main complaint. Feels too slow for me.
Thanks for all the great reviews, really enjoy the site.
I’m currently on a 2015 Jones Mountain Twin. The abuse is starting to show, but I could probably squeeze another couple years out of it. I’m still looking at new boards though and really like the Algorythm.
Do you think a new Algorythm would be too similar to the current 5 year old Jones board I have… and I should consider a different style of board all together (like that party/pow board I’ve had my eye on)? Or has the technology changed sooo much that it’d be a life changing for me?
I’m about a 25 day a season rider, so having that do it all board is fairly important to me cause they’re not all pow days… but I’m not trying to duplicate.
Any advice?
The biggest difference is it’ll be softer than your MT was when it was new, but probably similar in flex now that your MT is broken in. Ask yourself do you need a board to do everything or do you need a party board? What’s going to get ridden more.
190 lbs 6ft 10.5 boots
161 or 160w
Thanks!
The wide will give you added stability but with a 10.5 you’re on the cusp of going with the regular depending on which boot you have.
Can you update your rad dad list for 2020? Thanks in advance.
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180lbs size 10 boot and 5ft9
Should i go 157 or 154
Thanks!
54 if you want to play around more, 57 if you want to charge a bit more.
Hi, if you have 195lbs / 157, can i ride with 155lbs / 154 ?
Thx
Yes.
Angry, long time watch first time caller. Question for you and I am hoping for some guidance. I have been looking at upgrading my board this season and had narrowed it down to the capita mercury or the ride algorhythm but need some final guidance.
Currently, I am riding a 162 wide rossiginol templar magtek from 5 years ago and am looking to upgrade. I have size 11 thirty-two TM2 boots with rossignol cuda v1 M/L bindings. I am 6’1 and weigh 215. I am trying to size the board properly. The specs say I should be looking at the 160W for my weight but want to make sure that is correct. I live and ride in ohio so POW and heavy snow is not a thing for me. 100% resort/groomed runs. Mostly all “mountain” riding/charging with some jumps and side hits in and around the park. Thank you for any guidance!
Yeah a 160 wide is fine for you.
Thank you so much for confirming! Really enjoy the vids and content and look forward every time I see a new vid notification popup in my youtube feed. Thanks again, can’t wait to try out the board!
I’m getting tired trying to keep up with the kids on the steeps, is this the board for me?
Currently on 2008 burton un inc 160 so it’s about time.
5’ 10” 135lbs , would 157 work? Thanks!
I’d probably go with something a bit stiffer like a Jones Mountain Twin but that’s me.