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K2 Airdu Snowboard Review

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K2 Airdu Flatline Snowboard Review


$449
Intermediate to Expert All Mountain Freestyle
Discontinued as of 2011
The womens version of the believer.  Not rockered and not cambered but flat tech.  K2 calls this flat line technology.  It addresses the squirly issue most riders have with reverse camber in the flats. 
How It Rides
Groomers Good

Speed Good

Flex Medium

Jibbing Good
Powder Good

Weight Light

Carving
Good

Pipe Good
Turn Initiation
Easy
Edge Hold Good
Switch Excellent
Jumps Good

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The Good Ride Take

 

The Good Ride Take on K2
K2 is a big company that makes a lot of ski and snowboard gear. So many companies are really proud of their gear and let sites like the Good Ride borrow it for a few weeks.   K2 doesn’t and is only about the on-snow demo so we have to put in extra effort to get a hold of K2 gear. K2 chose Flat Camber and variations of flat/rocker for their rides in the post camber revolution. Their flat camber has a mixed take but their flat/rocker shapes (especially all terrain) seem to be some of the best out there and are well liked. When it comes to Bindings K2 spends a lot of time working on the quick release side of things. We at the Good Ride aren’t big fans of the quick release but acknowledge that many do like this tech. To us we’d rather see them work on improved turn initiation, comfort and better board flex under foot but many don’t agree with our take. Their boots are well made, long lasting and comfortable but many don’t have the traditional upper and lower BOA system that most companies offer. Instead most have an inner and outer lacing system’s which some like but we’d rather see upper and lower autonomy instead of two lacing systems focusing on the same 2 regions. Their customer support is very good but there is no phone # on their site so you must contact them via email.



Company Information

DU IT BIGGER AND BETTER
Meet the ultimate in women’s freestyle boards. Designed by Leanne Pelosi with progression and fun in mind to take tricks from the park to the backcountry.
New for 2009/10, the Airdu is Leanne’s vision of where high performance women’s freestyle boards need to go. The guys got the Believer, and what works there holds true to the all new Air Du. Flatline technology incorporated into a true Hybritaper twin tip design make the AirDu a light weight and playful high performance ride. Leanne asked for better than the best and this is it.

CONSTRUCTION FEATURES

Flatline
Rhythm WH3
Matrix I
4000 Sintered
Hybritech Construction
Twin Tip Hyper Progressive
Triax Top - ICG 10 Base
One Degree

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k2 airdu

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This board was great. I switched from a guys solomon prospect to the k2 air du and was not dissapointed. It has lots of pop and flex while still offering stability at high speeds...and it is a fast ride. I havn't been lucky enoughf to ride it in powder yet this season so i don't know how it will hold up, but I have high hopes. I heart this board. I rated it a four instead of a five because I don't know yet it its powder capable.
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Reviewed by MArky J
October 17, 2011