The low down…
Okay, So I hear we’re getting the new Never Summer boards in to test at Born Extreme. Already I’m excited about the EVO, the graphics look sick and the tech blurb sounds impressive, couple that with currently owning a pair of Danny Kass Union LTD’s inflocked purple and I have everything I need to look pimped and kill it on the slopes. I’ve been riding the board now for a few weeks and absolutely love it, below is mytake on it: -
My Setup…
Snowboard – 11/12 Never Summer Evo 153
Bindings – 10/11 Union Danny Kass Limited M/L
Boots – 10/11 32 Ultralight Size UK 9
Stance – +15/-15 Regular @ 24″
The Ride…
Playful is the only way to describe this wonderful board, I often find boards canbecome boring with always having to put the upmost effort in to get the best out of it. Luckily, that’s not the case with the EVO, The EVO is a very light board and boasts bucket loads of pop, I get so much air andtime to grab anywhere on the board so a massive thumbs up in this area. I also don’t have to put as much effort in as I would with a standard reverse camber board but that’s the joy of Never Summers RC technology (see The Tech below). Plenty of flex make for great flat land tricks, wonderful buttery fun and press heaven. The blunted tips do wonders for spins and you can do flat 180 and 360’s effortlessly.
Switching from edge to edge was quick and sharp on both slow and medium carves,be careful on those long fast carves though as the board can washout (embarrassingwhen showing someone how to crouch down and hang 5 while grabbing the edge on a fast, sharp corner, doh!). This isn’t a problem for me as I don’t tend to be flying around pulling massive carves although if that’s your thing go take the Proto CT for a blast as that offers added stability over the EVO (we have a demo available at Born Extreme).
Kicker wise this board felt fine to me, took off well and was stable enough in air andupon landing although I haven’t hit anything too big yet.
The Tech…
The rocker camber technology (rocker between the feet with positive camber outsideof the bindings) and dampening on this new EVO coupled with the mad flex helped create a wonderful fun riding experience.
To sum things up…
For me Never Summer’s new EVO is for the true freestyle rider, someone that loves the park and having fun all over the slopes, I had this board to test from Andy @Bornextreme, I can tell you one thing it definitely got lost in transit, and I won’t be riding it every week for the foreseeable future ;o). I know a few people have already heard me say this but the EVO really is like bunking off school to hook up with a busty blonde, A whole lot of naughty fun! Go order one now!
Never Summer Evo 2012
