A note about snowboards...

I've seen a lot of bitching and moaning lately about boards breaking, snapping, chipping, etc... and almost every time the owner says "it just happened", or "i don't know what happened". Well here is a news flash for you all: Board do not just break or snap... shocking i know. If you have a board that break/or snaps there are really only two things that could have caused it, 1) you hit something, or 2) you land heavy. Both of which are the operators fault. End of story. Impact damage is not something any company will claim to warranty, but yes, sometimes you can get lucky if you sen it in. Most of you know that impact damage is not covered by warranty, so don't act shocked or surprised when you don't get a new one.

As for "chipping", big freaking deal. It is a snowboard not a sports car. It shows no reflection on the quality of boards or what-not. Face it, your going to get hit with skis//poles/boards in the lift line, deal with it. Think about it this way; if it was a car and your in a parking lot you are eventually and inevitably going to get some door dings or paint chips from other people, but does that mean the car is a piece of crap and you need to whine and bitch about it? No.

The third thing is "base damage". Here is your answer to when to get it fixed: If you see wood or fiberglass, fill it in. If not, don't worry about it. The only other times to really even consider P-tex is if the gouge is along an edge or if there is a considerable gouge that run perpendicular to the boards edge and you can feel it dragging.

Bottom line: It's a snowboard, it is made to be ridden and ridden hard, it can be replaced very easily. If you stop worrying about every little nick and scratch i guranteed you will have more fun riding. Ride like you don't give a crap what happens to the board and i bet you start finding lines more enjoyable.

and wax every 2-3 times

Originally posted by Maximus Never have I ever heard of a snowboard snapping before.

neither have I, only the nose breaking in two from hitting straight onto an end of a rial (not me). I didnt even think they could snap haha

Originally posted by matts1548 and wax every 2-3 times

That is completely subjective to snow conditions.

thanks for the perspective. 

Well boards can have a manufacturer defect in them and break a lot easier than they should. But I would bet 90% of the time it isn't that. They happen with everything but I have only seen it with a skateboard. My friend got a new deck and broke it 2 days later on a smaller trick. Sent it in and got a new one. 

Originally posted by Timmay_650 Well boards can have a manufacturer defect in them and break a lot easier than they should. But I would bet 90% of the time it isn't that. They happen with everything but I have only seen it with a skateboard. My friend got a new deck and broke it 2 days later on a smaller trick. Sent it in and got a new one.  I think a lot of people think it takes a lot to break a snowboard and that is true but you can do it off small things and I have seen that more. They do a small  flip (on purpose or accident) and the land hard and fast on the tail or the nose and it breaks. It is the fast flexing action that breaks the board.

Almost any manufacturing defect is going to come out in the first 3 weeks of a boards usage on average.

As for those who say it is hard to break a board, it is actually much easier than you think. It is all about where the force happens. Most boards when they break are going to break along the outside of the bindings. You put the right force and pressure in that area and it isn't that hard to get boards to snap.

Originally posted by spenser Originally posted by Scorer099 Originally posted by Timmay_650 Well boards can have a manufacturer defect in them and break a lot easier than they should. But I would bet 90% of the time it isn't that. They happen with everything but I have only seen it with a skateboard. My friend got a new deck and broke it 2 days later on a smaller trick. Sent it in and got a new one.  I think a lot of people think it takes a lot to break a snowboard and that is true but you can do it off small things and I have seen that more. They do a small  flip (on purpose or accident) and the land hard and fast on the tail or the nose and it breaks. It is the fast flexing action that breaks the board.    Almost any manufacturing defect is going to come out in the first 3 weeks of a boards usage on average. which is why warranty against manufacturing defects for 2-3 (or more) years is a fals pro of a board brand, although of course its still a "why not" type of pro cause at least they will stand behind their product a couple years down the road.. its just so unlikely to ever come into play

Agreed.

i never saw a board snap i think that would be very difficult to do

OMG MY BOARD IS CHIPPING@ What should I do???????





RIDE SOME MORE!

It always sucks getting the first nicks or scratches or whatever in a board or anything for that matter.  But I agree, these things get ridden hard and aren't made to last for decades.

^^I agree stop bitching about scratches and chips. Skis chip and scratch way more than boards...they are gonna get abused get over it

This needs to be written in some forum/snowboard handbook.

All very good points Scorer099.

Originally posted by tw0scoops It always sucks getting the first nicks or scratches or whatever in a board or anything for that matter.  But I agree, these things get ridden hard and aren't made to last for decades.

Agree but you should never be a douche and bump boards either. 

but if my board chips i can't look super stylish while riding!!! 

we all know looks > performance, right?

Originally posted by PICKLES I agree!  A few weeks ago, I walked into a shop and this guy was asking if he could get his board sent in for warranty work.  The metal edge was basically ripped off and dragged as he rode.  The damage came from park riding.  So the shop clerk told him to break his board in half and claim it "just happened".  I had a smirk on my face as I laughed inside.

im sorry im new to snowboarding, would that actually work? would they be dumb enough to believe that?

Great post, but I still feel a little sad every time I see a cracked board. It's like looking at wasted potential.

Originally posted by BoxStomper truth here in this OP. when i stopped using my "new and awesome" deck. took out the beat up one and didnt give a flying crap if it got a little banged up. i had 10 times more fun

why not just ride with reckless abandon when riding the "new and awesome" deck?

Originally posted by eldolocal68 AMEN, I wrapped my '02 Arbor around a tree, cracked the crap out of the top sheet,between the bindings, edge to edge eight inches long, hundreds of hair line cracks, was worried about the integrity of the board, called Arbor, and Bob told me to slap some varnish on it to keep water from getting in. I use the board to this day, and it still has the pop and camber as the day I got it. I ride mostly Arbors, and they're beautiful boards, but like the OP says you can't worry about your boards when you ride, take care of them, but to baby them, is to waste them.

im having to much fun on this deck to ride the other one. haha. ill get around to it

Did anyone else find it ironic that Scorer099 started a forum about not caring what your board looks like as long as you're having fun, and then the quote under his profile says "I'm just here to look cool..."    Just wondering. The point is still valid, but I found it funny.

Agreed.  Just ride it and go.

Originally posted by not-ewrx I think I finally agree with one of your post Scorrer.

As if i give a flying fuck*...

only time ive heard of boards breaking are when pros get pissed and throw em at a rail. and even then they normally dont haha

I hate folks who blame the board for their performance. At the end of the day, if you're a good rider you'll adjust to your chips & scrapes!

Way to be ANGRY Scorer99