Capita NAS Snowboard Review (formerly known as the Quiver Killer)

$379
Intermediate to Expert All Mountain
Twin Like Directional shape
2009 and below it was called the Food Court Gangsta
2010 and 2011 it was called the Quiver Killer
2008 & 2009 Good Wood Award Winner. Don't let the price fool you because this is a board that stood in the same award category as the 1,199 Burton Vapor. It's no Burton Vapor but for $379 and an extruded base this rides really well. We aren't fans of extruded bases because they don't perform as well as sintered bases but it is easy to maintain. It is one of the reasons the board is not as expensive as other boards in it's class. If they could just change out the base (even at a higher cost) this would take the NAS to another level. The NAS rides big for it's size and has a pretty wide waist. Its not a wide snowboard but it does well with that mid sized foot and if you have a smaller foot you can also ride it as well. The NAS's directional camber shape with a good set back rides well in powder but it doesn't have an effortless float like many of the hybrid shapes do. If you can get past the extruded base and the less than leading edge tech the NAS is a good board for the price. Except for the name not much has changed for 2012.

How It Rides
Groomers	Excellent	Speed	Average	Flex	Med/Stiff	Rails/ Jibbing	Average
Powder	Average	Weight	Medium	Carving	Excellent	Pipe	Excellent
Turn Initiation	Moderate	Edge Hold	Excellent	Switch	Good	Jumps	Good

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The Good Ride Take

The Good Ride Take on Capita and Union
(same parent company)

Union- Union really lead the charge with the concept of eliminating the dead spot bindings create on snowboards. Because of that they have some of if not the easiest turn initiation out of any binding we have tried. The bindings with the Force style base plate really shows this and can make a stiff snowboard turn easier than most bindings out there. The bindings with the Contact style base plate have a more mellow turn initiation. The last few years many companies have picked up on this design style and Union isn't alone any more in this category. Still Union makes some of the best bindings in the industry. One of the only complaints we have is the buckle on the toe strap is very difficult to undo when it’s cranked down. We would like to see something like the ankle strap buckle that releases with little effort. Another complaint is the adjust-ability of their bindings. You can make some minor tweaks to make the bindings work for you but Union pales in comparison to Burton when it comes to adjust-ability. If you aren't that into adjusting and want possibly the best turn initiation in the industry the Union's are your choice.

Capita- Capita knows how to make a good sturdy park and all mountain board. They even have a good Pow board that’s priced appropriately for the amount of times you’ll use it a year. As you start to look closer in the tech of Capita you can see little issues like some of their boards still have an extruded base instead of a sintered base. You won't really see this on their high end boards like the Black Death but you will see it on their mid to entry level boards. Because of this style of production you can sometimes find a Capita snowboard for $100-$200 less than some of their competitors in that class range. If you are willing to put up with low tech in some places but still receive good performance Capita might be a good choice for you.

Company Information

Capita NAS 2012 Description

THE SURPRISING WAY TO BURN FAT FASTER!

Are you sick of your snowboard having more gimmicks than a late night infomercial? Are you tired of these “miracle blade” sidecuts and “sham wow” topsheets? Are you confused by the 80 different camber types in the market this year, and wonder why the “top companies” market completely contradictory design philosophies? Do you think it’s silly when people say things like “camber is obsolete” and remember a time when a Normal Ass Snowboard was all you needed to shred your face off?

If so, it sounds like you are one of thousands of customers out there that have had enough of every snowboard company trying to sell them some goofy bells and whistles that they don’t need!

Well audience, here it is, the latest in Full Circle Technology™, the everything you need, nothing you don’t, all encompassing, all incredible, “NAS” or “Normal Ass Snowboard!!” Engineered for the common man, ridden proudly by the “Normal dude that rips” and shipped complete with the latest breakthroughs in snowboard design technology such as “radial sidecut” and “traditional camber”!

It ain’t broke, so we didn’t F wit it!

Why You'll Like It:

With so many different board designs on the market today, many shredders are confused about the gazillion different types of camber and why companies keep contradicting one another with their design ideologies.

The first step of CAPiTA’s “NAS” system was to unplug the fog machine, wipe the slate clean, strip the graphics off, and present an incredible, timeless design, for the “No B.S.” style of snowboarder.

Hailed as a 2x Transworld Snowboarding Top Five Good Wood award winner, this quiver killer needs no warm up period. Comfortable and stable out of the box while still quick edge to edge, these boards can handle anything the mountain can dish out. And, with a price tag hundreds of dollars less than its Good Wood peers, these boards are undeniably the best high performance product for the price, industry wide.

Program Features

Traditional Camber
SS Select Core
Form 6-K
HMC Extruded (High Molecular Composition)
Flex 7
Goodwood - 2009
Goodwood - 2008
2 x 20mm Wide (Carbon Kevlar)

Capita Quiver Killer 2011 Description

Hidden in the frosted and untold temples of fear lies the beast of your destruction.

As it appears, so do voices in your head and it’s hard to concentrate when they all talk at once. One voice is dominant and has a visual manifestation of a figure in black. The threats are graphic, sometimes violent, and a fear imposed by this interaction feels real. The other voices are less clear, yet compound your feelings of confusion and betrayal.

Atrophy nears and the voices become your only interaction, your only link to what may or may not be real. You engage them through a metaphysical battle and realize each one holds a symbolic step to recovery.

When you turn fear in on itself, it shrivels and dies. You become a warrior of the light. In the moment of truth, you must turn the many voices in to one. One voice. One purpose. One life.

Armament

SS SELECT Core

• FORM 6 Fiberglass Configuration with Carbon Kevlar Reinforcements

• High Transparent Extruded Base

• 360 Degree Steel Edges

• 4x2 Inserts

• Aluminum Logo Base Inlay

With so many different board designs on the market today, many shredders are sharing lustful thoughts of a personal board quiver. I’m sure we’d all like to have a closet full of snowboards, each with different shapes to address that particular day’s riding style. Unfortunately that’s not reality for most of us, and luckily, now it’s not a necessity. If you ride everything and can only get one board this year, The CAPiTA Quiver Killer is for you.

Hailed as a 2x Transworld SNOWboarding Top Five half-pipe Good Wood award winner, the Quiver Killer needs no warm up period. Comfortable and stable out of the box while still quick edge to edge, these boards can handle anything the mountain can dish out. And, with a price tag hundreds of dollars less than its Good Wood peers, these boards are undeniably the best high performance product for the price, industry wide.

Capita Quiver Killer 2010 Description

Creation Theory

With the recent reverse camber craze, many shredders are sharing lustful thoughts of a personal board quiver. If money really grew on trees, we’d all have a closet full of snowboards, each with different shapes to address that particular day’s riding style. Unfortunately that’s not reality for most of us, and luckily, now it’s not a necessity. If you ride everything and can only get one board this year, the CAPiTA Quiver Killer is for you. Hailed as the #3 half pipe board in the world and 2x Transworld Top Five Pipe Good Wood award winner, the Quiver Killer needs no warm up period. Comfortable and stable out of the box while still quick edge to edge, these boards can handle anything the mountain can dish out. And, with a price tag hundreds of dollars less than it’s Good Wood peers, these boards are undeniably the best high performance product for the price, industry wide.

Features

4x2 Inserts
Features:
-SS SELECT Core
-FORM 6-C Fiberglass Configuration
-CFS Carbon Fiber Reinforcements
-High Transparent Extruded Base
-360 Degree Steel Edges
-Aluminum Logo Base Inlay
-4x2 Inserts

SS SELECT Core
• FORM 6-C Fiberglass Configuration
• CFS Carbon Fiber Reinforcements
• High Transparent Extruded Base
• 360 Degree Steel Edges
• Aluminum Logo Base Inlay

Specs

Capita Quiver Killer 2012 Specs

Length	Effective Edge	Waist	Nose/Tail	Sidecut	Setback (Inches)	Max Stance (Inches)
153	1160	25.00	29.56	7.60	.50	24
155	1184	25.30	29.90	7.70	.50	25
157	1197	25.50	30.18	7.90	.50	25
159	1213	25.70	30.25	8.00	.50	25
161	1226	25.50	30.50	8.20	.50	25