Description
K2 Parkstar Snowboard 155 The K2 Parkstar snowboard is one of the more aptly named boards on the market today because it is a star in the terrain park. The W2 wood core that utilizes three types of wood for the perfect balances of strength, flex and weight while the Jib Rocker is ideal for hitting boxes and rails and floating on powder. Features like the Carbon Matrix I, Hyper Progressive sidecut, and sintered base, plus many more, put this board on the top-of-the-line. Key Features of the K2 Parkstar Snowboard:
- CONSTRUCTION: Hybritaper
- SHAPE: Twin Tip, Hyper Progressive
- STANCE: Centered
- CORE: W2
- GLASS: Triax Top / Biax Base
- TORSION FORKS: Carbon Matrix I
- BASE: 4000 Sintered
- BASE BEVEL: 1
- BASELINE: Jib Rocker
- Length (cm): 155
- Effective Edge (cm): 121.84
- Tip/Tail Width (cm): 29.24
- Waist Width (cm): 24.7
- Sidecut (m): 7.9
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"K2 Parkstar"
Pros: Flat Camber, Great Pop, Good Flex
Cons: Sharp Edges (Not my taste, I grinded them down),
I got this board last year while in Park City Utah at a local shop while I was on vacation. I had a Smokin board, but 3 ft of powder and being from the midwest I hit a tree at The Canyons and snapped it right between the middle of my bindings. I used this board for a few days at the end of the season last year. I am 99% sure it is a flat board, can't remember off of the top of my head. I have a 157w and it was awesome. It handled awesome in the powder! A nice wide board floated great. I was not happy with how sharp the edges of the board were, but went to a local hardware store and got a file and the problem was solved in about 20 minutes. I didn't hit that many jumps while there because of the amount of snow made it hard for me to get enough speed to clear any of the jumps that were roughly 25 feet. I also rode this last year at Tyrol Basin in Wisconsin at the end of last year. I competed in a big air comp there and the board handled fine off the 40 foot kicker that they had set up. Also rode a lot of rails there and the board handled fine with all of them. At first it was a little hard to press, but that is a common problem with every new board. The 2nd day the board pressed awesome. I got the board for about $220 and have been really impressed with it and really happy that I got it.
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"great board"
Pros: great flex, good edge hold, sick graphic
Cons: none,
i bought this board for the park but that is not all it can do. this board's flex is great for jibbing and pretty good for butters too. this board is not a noodle though, you can still take it off small to medium sized kickers. i was also very impressed of how well this board did on the rest of the mountain. i ride east coast so sometimes it gets icy but this board had a great edge hold when you needed it, that playful feel that rocker boards have in the park, and the forgiveness to take it off jumps. all around this is a great board. i would definately recommend this to anybody that rides a lot of park and the rest of the mountain too.
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"Awesome Board"
Pros: Flexy, jib-rocker, stable at high speeds
Cons: none,
i demo'd this board and loved it. my friend has one and he says it helped him progress a lot faster in the park than any other board he tried.
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"Good board!"
Pros: Flexible, Forgiving, Able to handle high speeds
Cons: top sheet chipped pretty easy,
This board has been awesome! It's fun in the park but also handles really good when just bombing hills... Not as soft as some park specific boards but if you like to play in the park and then fly around the mountain this is a great all around board, pick it up.
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"saw my friend Improve like crazy with this"
Pros: Soft, Fun, Made my mate improve like crazy
Cons:
my friend and i went up last season, before that, he was just the regular type of snowboarder, i noticed him improve considerabley with this board, and it made him have so much more confidence when hitting features, i asked if i could have a turn, and it really is a fun, and safe ride
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"Parkstar '11"
Pros: midflex, poppy tail, stable at high speeds
Cons:
I've ridden this board a few times now and I like it a lot. I love K2's flat boards. The parkstar has about 20% rocker outside the bindings. This flat to rocker hybrid makes this board incredibly versatile and fun. It holds well in icy conditions and the gentle rocker is great when you find some powder. No tail pop was sacrificed with this board either. I loved it on kickers and rails. I'd recommend this board to anyone looking to learn and progress in park as well as intermediate riders who want to up their game.
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"Great Board"
Pros: Nice Flex, good pop, versatile
Cons:
Great board for any style riding. It's stiffer for a parkstyle board, so it's nice for all-mountain too. Though I wouldn't recommend this board for really big guys. I weigh about 200 and ride a 157. It's fine for me but could see it flexing a little too much for anyone bigger. Board is kind of on the thinner side too. I wear a size 10.5 boot and wouldn't recommend putting anything bigger than a 11 on this board. Very responsive, poppy, and forgiving. Great all around board
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