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The Good Ride TakeA quick look at the 2012 Gnu Impossible Series The Good Ride Take on Hybrid Rocker SnowboardsThis is what we call a snowboard that has rocker in the center and then a camber bend at the tip and tail. The end result is the tip and tail are still off the ground but it helps bring some good qualities that people liked with camber to rocker. The camber usually keep’s the board from washing out when you lay into a harder carve and for the most part provide a more balanced all conditions ride compared to continuous rocker or camber. This is still nothing like camber board and it provides a loose forgiving catch free ride. Hybrid Rocker comes in all riding styles from Freestyle to Freeride and is a solid next step from where it started with continuous rocker. Hybrid Rocker is usually pretty poppy, floats well in powder, catch free and very forgiving. The one complaint is it can still be unstable flat basing or one footing in some conditions like hard pack or ice. The major companies are working on this problem and it’s been getting better since this was introduced. Most love this loose feeling and get use to the squirrely nature in certain conditions. We at The Good Ride feel this is one of the better shapes out there so give it a try.
Company InformationGnu Impossible Series 2012EC2 BTX Twin Asym Magnesium All Terrain Freestyle New Impossible Series featuring Magnesium fiber technology and more tech than any gnu in history! Elliptical C2 Twin Asymmetric Banana Magne-Traction geometries, strong light Magnesium fibers, rugged Bio BEANs top material, glow in the dark sidewalls, lightweight Columbian Gold eco wood and Sintered bases. Celebrate the bounty! Balance through asymmetry. Standing sideways on a snowboard your body is asymmetric from heel to toe and your turn mechanics are different on your heel side and toe side. The Impossible perfectly balances nature’s asymmetry allowing complete freestyle freedom. Take an Impossible for a run and you will feel the difference for a few turns, then as your body and board realize perfect harmony with the technology you will achieve the state Gnu engineers call “imperceptible perfection” and new levels of shred joy will be actualized. Get balanced and get weird! MSRP: $799.95 USD SIZES152, 155, 159 ABOUT THE ARTGraphic by Washington’s own mad man Matt French. Constantly creating, Matt French is a mad scientist in his art studio making art around the clock. Aside from art this dude can skate! Watch out for more from him! Mattfrench.com. Keep getting weird, Matt! CONSTRUCTION
SpecsGnu Impossible Series 2012
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| MODEL | CONTACT | SIDE | NOSE | WAIST | TAIL | STANCE | Flex | Board | Contruction |
| NAME | LENGTH | CUT | WIDTH | WIDTH | WIDTH | Min-Max/BOC | 1=soft 10=firm | Category | Type |
| Riders Choice 151.5 C2 | 116 cm | 7.6 BTX | 28.5 | 24.5 | 28.5 | 20.25"-25" / 0" | 5 | True Twin | C2 |
| Riders Choice 154.5 C2 | 118 cm | 7.7 BTX | 28.8 | 24.8 | 28.8 | 20.25"-25" / 0" | 5.5 | True Twin | C2 |
| Riders Choice 157.5 C2 | 120 cm | 7.8 BTX | 29.2 | 25.3 | 29.2 | 20.25"-25" / 0" | 6 | True Twin | C2 |
| Riders Choice 161.5 C2 | 122.5 cm | 8.0 BTX | 29.5 | 25.4 | 29.5 | 20.25"-25" / 0" | 7 | True Twin | C2 |






