| xbones |
06-13-2008 6:27 AM |
To preface; I'm 5'9 180 coming off of two years on a Premier/3DS setup with a skill level of intermediate. <BR> <BR>I took my first set this morning on my new (to me) 07 ONE setup and I figured I'd throw some comments out there. <BR> <BR>PROS: <BR>First of the bindings are like sex for your feet and I absolutely love them. Much more flexible for some steezy-ness and an all around great fit. I can't speak for durability yet but initial feelings are they rock. The board is lightning fast compared to the premier which is a bus on the water. I actually had a hard time keeping my edge through the top of the wake because I had to keep backing off to slow down. I'm sure this will be easier with a few more sets. The whole set up is so much lighter, swing weight is dramatically less compared to the premier. Spins where much easier because of this. The V-shape of the nose and tail make the landings much softer than the premier. I took it to the flats a couple of times and it was like night and day. <BR> <BR>CONS: <BR>I immediately had to switch to liquid force clamp style binding screws because the bindings kept rocking loose. Not a big deal but bugged me a little. When edging toeside the spray off the board catches the top of toe on the boot and it pulls your leg a bit. Super annoying. Pop on this board seems a little hard to time. I'm sure this will come with TOW but the premier has a super predictable pop and this is probably something I'll have to work into. The board is also a good bit wider than the premier which may take some getting used to. <BR> <BR>Overall the setup is rad. Looks sick, rides fast, and is really comfortable on the water. Any comments or suggestions on how to combat some of the issues I talked about are welcome. <BR> <BR>My $.02
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