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Hey it’s been awhile I just wanted to say thanks to Avran and Kevin for their reviews and hope they continue to make content. This channel didn’t make me any better at snowboarding but a slightly better snowboarder atleast

Love when you get a little excited in your review because a board surprised you or you had a bit of fun on it. Keep up the awesome work.

You’re a better reviewer than me so I’ll save my two cents and leave it at this: this board rips, best park board I’ve ever owned (as a jump leaning rider).

I just bought one last month for east coast ice and slush and I have to say, your review was spot on. This is one dope ass all mountain board!

Great work as always! Sounds like a great board.

Well I did it, bought another board, a Benchwarmer. Someday the madness will end, maybe. Back in the day the Helix was my daily, loved it, ran over a few skiers, couldn't really butter that thing.

Great review. I love shredding that skiers face all day

stoked for the copper meetup that's in the works (:

Now this sounds interesting!

Great review. Are you going to review the new commissioner this year or is it basically the same?

YES

4:00 so you wouldn’t recommend it for board slides especially on narrow boxes?

I just got mine it sheds the park way better than my old board but my old one was just an evol

I should have gone with the benchwarmer than the doa

Looks like a great deck and nicely done review. I'd asked this in a follow up on the Twinpig review, but as far as volume shifted boards go do you find there are specific bits of engineering that separate them from wide boards or could you jump on the wide version of this and get the same effect?

@wizardng

2 жыл бұрын

I got the twinpig as a gift. Very stable, good before and after jumps. But doesn’t go very fast. Stiff is only 1. The wide shift volume makes the board stay flat longer than others boards. I can’t stay flat too long on my gnu board, had the use the edge more to avoid uneven surface. The gnu does turn fast with the lib technology.

@SmrtWntCrzy

2 жыл бұрын

@@wizardng Yeah I have had mine a couple months now and really like it. I was more asking Avran about if there is that much difference between a board designed as volume shifted vs. a shorter version of a deck but wide. Say instead of riding a 158 you go with the same in 154 wide is that similar enough to what they are doing with purpose built volume shifted decks?

Was curious what you found similar and different between this and the capita mercury?

@AngrySnowboarder

2 жыл бұрын

Nothing because I wouldn't put them in the same category.

Have you seen next years Ride Shadowban and do you have any thoughts on it/plan on testing it? Looks like an algorithm but with a ride zero core which sounds really fun, or it’s just the previous alogorithm and they decided to beef up the existing algorithm but I can’t tell

@AngrySnowboarder

2 жыл бұрын

1. It's somewhere between their warehouse and me. 2. It's a new board. 3. It's a Algorythym without the carbon.

Hey man, thanks for the review, very helpful! I've been eyeballing the benchwarmer for some time as a camber park board that carves well (around 50/50 park/ all mountain freestyle). I'm stuck between this or the capita indoor survival. The Benchwarmer looks to be a better fit for all mountain but is probably overkill in the park for my current level (no beginner by any means but not throwing quad corks corks either). Would greatly appreciate if you could give me your thoughts on that

@AngrySnowboarder

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like the DOA is probably the middle ground you seek or the Zero.

@fewoable

2 жыл бұрын

@@AngrySnowboarder Thanks, will look into those!

@thekylerburchett4319

9 ай бұрын

@@AngrySnowboarder i’m in the same spot as the guy above but i’m east coast smaller hill. zero still good option?

Hello Snowboard Reviewer of the internet. I stumbled one of your posts from 2008 about Intuition liners and how you put them in all your boots. Has this changed or are you still an Intuition liner user. If you are, what would you recommend? Specifically for a Vans boot and for someone whose feet tend to splay out (wide feet).

@AngrySnowboarder

2 жыл бұрын

That was 14 years ago bud, shits come a long way since then. Most companies are using a true intuition liner now.

Any chance you’ll get to review the Gnu Banked Country before the season is done?

@AngrySnowboarder

2 жыл бұрын

Nope. This is the second to the last review for 2022.

Hi Avran, I like to carve a lot on mellow slope, but I also enjoy doing a little butter and 360s, and sometimes pow when theres fresh snow, should I buy the excavator or super pig? I appreciate your advice!

@AngrySnowboarder

2 жыл бұрын

Korua Transition Finder.

@Chaugar

2 жыл бұрын

@@AngrySnowboarder I found a Korua Stealth in my Size. Is it similar enough to the TF to pretty much do the same thing?

@AngrySnowboarder

2 жыл бұрын

@@Chaugar no

@Chaugar

2 жыл бұрын

@@AngrySnowboarder Thx. What's different about it?

Would you recommend Benchwarmer or Zero for a Rad Dad who wants to carve hard, cruise with his kids, and do some park laps along the way?

@AngrySnowboarder

2 жыл бұрын

Benchwarmer.

Looks fun. Similar to the Gnu Mullair?

@AngrySnowboarder

2 жыл бұрын

No.

Would the 157W be a good replacement for my 157MW Nitro Beast? I am 200 lbs size 9.5 boot. I charge hard on groomers with the occasional large natural features.

@AngrySnowboarder

5 ай бұрын

You don’t need a wide.

Is this the same model as the recently released 2023 Ride Benchwarmer but with a different graphic?

@AngrySnowboarder

Жыл бұрын

Yes

@theneighbor4209

Жыл бұрын

@@AngrySnowboarder 👍

Would you recommend this for someone who does strictly park and just cruises?

@AngrySnowboarder

Жыл бұрын

Big park features?

@dayana3560

Жыл бұрын

@@AngrySnowboarder just enough to do rails and boxes, etc.

@AngrySnowboarder

Жыл бұрын

You want the Zero instead.

could a female rider handle the Benchwarmer in size 142 as an all mountain-carving board? Found one used to a great prize, debating buying. (122lbs, boot size 6)

@AngrySnowboarder

2 жыл бұрын

They could, should they? I wouldn't.

@HH-wd6xo

2 жыл бұрын

@Angry Snowboarder Thanks, okay so you("as a female") wouldn’t. But why though? Is it the shape or heaviness or..?

@AngrySnowboarder

2 жыл бұрын

Because there’s better options.

Yo! Do you remember the Capita Totally F'kn Awesome (2012)? Feels like a comparable board from you description. But maybe I´m just weak when trying to butter the TFA :)

@AngrySnowboarder

2 жыл бұрын

Never rode that.

@CeWolfie

2 жыл бұрын

Well you didn’t really miss much, it’s cambered (a lot), it’s heavy, dead damp and playfull like a bus. But it’s super stable and crushes anything in it’s path! A true rocket 🚀 And the 159 that I ride has a skier on it 👍😆

@CeWolfie

2 жыл бұрын

By the way, your reviews are 👌

Let's have two top 5 lists: top 5 death planks; and top 5 noodles...

@AngrySnowboarder

2 жыл бұрын

You didn't say please, so the answer is NO.

Interesting you've never reviewed Nitro Team Pro, really keen to hear your thoughts on it especially that I don't have a chance to demo... If possible, love to hear your advice on Ride Benchwarmer vs Nitro Team Pro for an all mountain daily driver (I am determined to get a true camber this time as daily drive, fell in love with true came for the past few seasons). I don't do park, I butter only a little. Perfecting the turns, carving and venture off piste is where my interest lies. Local terrain rarely has any pow, most of the time uneven, bit icy at the start of the season, gets into slush towards the end.

@AngrySnowboarder

2 жыл бұрын

If that’s the type of terrain you ride you don’t need either.

@anais4766

2 жыл бұрын

@@AngrySnowboarder hmmm, love true camber though, the clean edge and the precision and the pop, so quite determined to get a true camber daily driver. Rode benchwarmer before, was good, but wrong size, so felt can't push it too hard. Have high hopes for Nitro Team Pro, but can't demo. Any recommendations?

@AngrySnowboarder

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like you need a directional freeride board bud or something in the carving category. A true twin isn't what you need.

@anais4766

2 жыл бұрын

@@AngrySnowboarder Thank you so much! What would you recommend in the range of true camber directional board then? Was thinking about that, but local resort can get quite icy, many narrow tracks, and often over populated for weekend warriors like me, thought to keep it versatile by going for something less stiff yet still long effective edge (have Burton Custom X, nice, but painful when slowed down, lack of nimblness in crowd and slow speed turns). Current daily driver is a camber dominant rcr on stiff side with serated edge, was and still supposed to be right, but once on camber, feels like there is no going back, I constantly miss that clean edge, precise and stable feel...

@AngrySnowboarder

2 жыл бұрын

Time to go look at Korua, some of the Nidecker line like the Thruster, Blade, etc, maybe a Nitro Banker or Mountain, Salomon Super 8.

2023 same board? Thank you.

@AngrySnowboarder

Жыл бұрын

Yep.

I'm looking to get this board. How well does it ride switch?

@AngrySnowboarder

2 жыл бұрын

It's a twin snowboard.

Will a size 159 be ok for a rider between 175-183lbs? Mainly All mountain freestyle with some park riding. I currently ride a 154 Shadowban, which is a great size, but might lack in powder.

@AngrySnowboarder

4 ай бұрын

Sure

@DVerdict

4 ай бұрын

Sure, meaning go for it, or sure because you don't really recommend it. Your board size was 154 for this reviw, but you're usually on longer boards than this. So I'm concerned the 159 might just be too much board for my weight.

Burton blossom review please? :)

@AngrySnowboarder

2 жыл бұрын

No this is the Ride Benchwarmer review.

@stevemcconnell1780

2 жыл бұрын

@@AngrySnowboarder i said please

@livefree6639

6 ай бұрын

@@stevemcconnell1780if u d been here long enough u would ve know thats never gonna happened.

Does sims refuse to send you boards?

@AngrySnowboarder

2 жыл бұрын

I refuse to ask them.

@jairocatalan4974

2 жыл бұрын

@@AngrySnowboarder want me to ask for u

@AngrySnowboarder

2 жыл бұрын

Why? Are you trying to make more work for me?

Butter is life, this board is not for me.

Written review 404 fyi

@AngrySnowboarder

2 жыл бұрын

Shit happens.

OMG! That should be renamed as a frackin bench, not a bench warmer. Look at the waste on that thing!