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Dimitar
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Asymmetric sidecuts

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What do you think about the asymmetric shapes, promoted by GNU?

Deeper heel-side sidecut, shorter toe-side contact...

Have anybody here tried something like that?

GNU make theirs shapes with 0.4 m. difference in the sidecuts.

Does it worth a shot or this is just a marketing?
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Post by chrismp »

Never tried it, but there are some ski companies doing the same thing. I might build one over the summer as an experiment.
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Post by LifeisRiding »

YES Snowboards, built by Nidecker have a new sweet Asymmetrical board. The brain child of JP Solberg.

http://www.yesnowboard.com/products/boards/the-asym/

Also I have seen many Asymmetrical Snowboards specifically made for Snow Kiting , as you spend much more time on your heel side edge then toe side.
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Post by gozaimaas »

.4m is next to nothing IMO. I wouldnt expect to feel any difference at all. Fwiw I believe there is some merit in asymetric sidecuts after playing with radii from 8m to 18m this season, but .4m? Meh
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Post by Dimitar »

May be the difference has to be bigger than 0.4m
GNU is serious producer, so I believe theirs innovations make sense

Btw, we built 2 very simple boards.
The only one difference - One of them has magnetraction
That board is incredible compared to the other one..

I will write another topic with the details...
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Post by gozaimaas »

As I said I believe it has some merit, after my testing this season I will make an asymetric board but the difference will be more like 2m. I can understand that being a commercial manufacturer they have to moderate and tame ideas down for the mainstream. Ever seen a concept car vs its production car counterpart?

Its all horses for courses. Personally I hate magnetraction, it just slows me down.
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Post by Dtrain »

I would personally love to hear about the steps you took to create your magnatraction.
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Post by gozaimaas »

Trace the edge of a magnetraction board?
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