i had a ride mickey leblanc a few years ago and it was the biggest piece of shit on earth. i can honestly say that the boards dont hold up, and that was a higher end model. so yes, i have about 50 days worth of experience on a ride/k2. no i dont only purchase north american made goods. part of the problem with this system is it allows only the wealthy to participate in consumer activism, due to higher prices in union made clothes, free trade coffee and organic food. but with buying a snowboard its easy to support independent companys who've adapted ethical labor standards. k2 are just in it to make a quick dollor, they dont give a shit about snowboarders, workers or the enviroment. so go ahead and support these assholes who dont give a shit about anyone, while there are so many rad companys out there trying to make a difference.

HYER! I used a K2 at a demo in sierra summit, board was stiff, with a pleasent pop for great air! all around, it was a good board, not my prefferance deck, but any time on the slopes is a good one. there is a nother k2 demo comming up soon at Sierra Summit. by the way, who cares about spelling. This is a snowboard web site, not an english class. later dayzzz!

as long as you get your point across.
p.s. they ride good for about a week, but dont expect them to hold up.

imagine a mix between the zeppelin and the darkstar, with a blunted nose and tail .... soft enough to butter, but definately holds up under a high speed carve. i rode park with it, and rode one of the few powder days tahoe had last year on it and it was great..... the graphics are actuallly embossed onto the topsheet (think burton's dominant with the gucci print). it looks super sick...

I rode the Believer as well this past season at Bear Mtn. so you know pow shots was a definite no...at least this season (you a lucky man, Metz). It's a fun board to ride. Very easy to handle and wasted no time trying to get accustomed to it. I felt full control the whole time riding it. It is softer than what I'm use to riding, but it didn't affect my riding. Metz said it well, "soft enough to butter, but definitely holds up under a high speed carve" although I will say that it is a bit softer than what I'm use to. It also has good pop, but I will say that I feel my Lib Tech Dark Series has more pop. I would say its an all mountain freestyle board.

you can actually already see the benefit that Jarden Ultra Mega Giant corp is bringing to the table, the believer has a new "crock pot tech" core that allows you to heat up some campbells soup right after you stick that sick tindy

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