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TRS vs Dark Series

Hi. I am buying a new board in the next week (I hope, if I can make up my mind). I am between the TRS and the Dark Series. Can anyone give a little advise on how they differ...is one more park and one more all-mountain...etc.

A little about my riding...I like to ride all-mountain, I spend very little time in the park, I ride mostly on the east coast/mid-Atlantic so ice and short hills are more common than powder and long runs, I'm 6' about 210lbs and have a size 12 boot, I love to ride in the trees and I take a week long trip out west each season.

For the past 5 seasons I've had a 164w Pacifier and loved it. I know I need a wide board, but the TRS 167 and the Dark Series 164w are only .1 cm difference in the waist so I think I'll be fine with either, I'd just like to hear from some folks who know the product. Thanks!

By BoardinPA at 09/10/2007 - 9:51am | Lib Tech | login or register to post comments | previous forum topic | next forum topic

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Wow...

Lots of talk about this now...anyway, it is funny someone mentioned the GNU 11up board because that is what I just ordered from my local Mervin board shop. I talked to everyone from people online to the board shop owner and a dude at Mervin helped me the most. Everything I throw at him he kept saying try the Gnu so I decided to go with it. It is a 166 with magne-traction. It has the 26.8 waist I need and is only .2 cm bigger than my last board (less than an inch). I also have a 155 K2 Fat Bob that I ride on rare occasions, so if I want a short board I have it, but to be honest I feel like a squirrel on it. I'm not sure if it's too short or I'm just so used to riding a big board, but I think the 166 is going to be perfect for me. Thanks for the input.

By BoardinPA at Thu, 09/27/2007 - 12:30pm | login or register to post comments

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I am about your size, though I manage a 11 boot. I have ridden every size from 158-169cm. I currently have a 161 Magne Traction and for me when I am actually freeriding (even on the East Coast), it is a bit too short. I think 163-165 would be ideal. Since you like trees, I would probably go with the Dark, it will handle everything very well.

I have had some ill informed folks tell me that I should ride boards in the 50's, but that is crap. Some people just like the stability at speeds that comes with a bigger deck, especially if you have a bigger foot because you can actually get a real sidecut.

By SBC at Wed, 09/26/2007 - 11:17am | login or register to post comments

stability at speeds?

its not like he will be riding a big mountain.

By againstme at Wed, 09/26/2007 - 12:24pm | login or register to post comments

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Surprising enough, you don't need a big mountain to ride fast. My home mountain for a long time was Cranmore, which is every bit as small as any of the hills down south. I rode very fast on that hill, fast enough to incur a hefty hospital bill.

By SBC at Wed, 09/26/2007 - 1:21pm | login or register to post comments

i know that, but if you're ri

i know that, but if you're riding smaller hills it seems best to ride a slightly smaller board. i ride super small boards and still manage to ride fast. now if i was riding out west id step up to a bigger board, but in my opinion its not worth it to make a purchase based on one week of tree riding. i guess its just a matter of personal preference. i made that mistake a couple years ago.

By againstme at Wed, 09/26/2007 - 1:36pm | login or register to post comments

✠™ No clue whatsoever

It doesnt matter what size the hill, its what you want to do on it the defines what board you should get - where i come from all of your hills look small, and at your age you can hardly have been to enough hills to have any sort of valid opinion - given the boards you have ridden i doubt you know the meaning of riding fast on a snowboard, nor have the skills to do it.

By eski mofo at Wed, 09/26/2007 - 2:35pm | login or register to post comments

i doubt he will be riding te

i doubt he will be riding terrain that requires a full blown freeride stick. thats all im trying to say. how are the mountains in england?

By againstme at Wed, 09/26/2007 - 5:17pm | login or register to post comments

INTERRUPTION...

Not to interrupt the barrage of dissing back and forth here (which, by the way has all of us in stitches here in the office) but, back to the subject. In the October issue, we did test two wide boards with two big guys. One was the GNU 162 11-UP. The other was the Unity Origin 160 Wide. Both boards were ridden by guys that usually ride much longer decks. The GNU has Magne-Traction. I know that you're not into riding park, but I would recommend these two boards. They are really solid, and the Unity is a bit stiffer.

I'm 6-1, 175 pounds and have a size 10 foot. I rode everything from a 152 Skate Banana (which I ended up falling in love with) to low 160's freeride boards this year. I broke the Skate Banana in on a typical day at White Face. Icy as Hell, but with board construction getting better and better, I've found myself dipping down into the mid 150's. There isn't as much surface area for riding powder on smaller boards, but I also don't like being stuck with a plank beneath my feet.

Hope that helps. As you were, guys...

By basher at Wed, 09/26/2007 - 11:15am | login or register to post comments

✠™ Skunk Ape?

I would have thought a Skunk Ape 162 would fit the bill perfectly

http://www.lib-tech.com/snowboards/skunkApe.html

By eski mofo at Wed, 09/26/2007 - 12:36am | login or register to post comments

whoah

if you ride the mid-atlantic mountains i'd suggest you get a smaller size board. i would think a 167 or 164 would be way to big on east coast hills. im familiar with the mountains you ride, and i'd suggest a skate bannana 159, or any magne traction boards under 160. wait, just get a lucid notion!

By againstme at Tue, 09/25/2007 - 1:25pm | login or register to post comments

yeah, but did you read how big this kid is? just cause the mountains are small doesnt mean the rider is. i think a 167 might be too big, but a 161-163ish probably wouldnt be too bad. hes got some weight, and some dogs, plus if he rides at that wonderful intrawest resort... haha, just messing around

By greene at Tue, 09/25/2007 - 1:48pm | login or register to post comments

yeah

a 160 might work out. ive always liked riding smaller boards, the biggest deck ive ridden was a 158 photo finish, in jackson hole.

By againstme at Tue, 09/25/2007 - 2:00pm | login or register to post comments

✠™ F@@k off back to your vegie binders . .

I have never heard so much ill informed crap come from any one as the shit you have posted on here over the last couple of months - hell even the public advisor make more sense than you, the only bright side to your constant pointless, ill informed and undereducated posts is the put downs the fat man from Canada feels compelled to slaughter you with.

By eski mofo at Tue, 09/25/2007 - 2:26pm | login or register to post comments

hahahaha

well im glad my ill informed crap has pissed you off so much. i think its spelled "fuck" who are you fooling when you spell it out f@@k? i mean thats some stupid s**t. your just a f@@kin d**k who has no life. by the way, im eating a veggie pizza with no cheese tonight.

By againstme at Tue, 09/25/2007 - 2:37pm | login or register to post comments

✠™ Sounds tasty . . .

. . but not as tasty as Ron Jeremy found eating out your mum in "Slam it in that Slut Volume 5:Cataloochee Cougars", who by the way looks like she definitely puts a lot of meat on her FUCKING pizzas.

By eski mofo at Tue, 09/25/2007 - 3:04pm | login or register to post comments

wow

thats pretty funny. you get the "most random comment of the year award."

By againstme at Tue, 09/25/2007 - 3:22pm | login or register to post comments

boys, boys settle down. lets try to get back to helping this kid choose a new board. and againstme, for the last time, dont ever correct someone else's spelling on this site, because we all know you have by far the most mistakes of any regular poster.

By greene at Tue, 09/25/2007 - 6:16pm | login or register to post comments

what?

i never corrected his spelling.

By againstme at Wed, 09/26/2007 - 10:39am | login or register to post comments

"i think its spelled "fuck"". i know you were trying to make a joke, but it wasnt funny

By greene at Wed, 09/26/2007 - 11:09am | login or register to post comments

you're supposed to end a sent

you're supposed to end a sentence with a period. now thats a pretty funny joke.

By againstme at Wed, 09/26/2007 - 12:20pm | login or register to post comments

you are such a douche-bag, and thats not a joke

By greene at Wed, 09/26/2007 - 3:02pm | login or register to post comments

im a douche-bag? ive done not

im a douche-bag? ive done nothing to you and that eski guy is the one who started shit with me.

By againstme at Wed, 09/26/2007 - 5:13pm | login or register to post comments

hmm tough

I've rode the TRS and owned the dark...dark is more park orientated but really fun to butter and can handle fine outside of the park. The TRS is noticeably stiffer, more all mountain freeride and do it all board.

Personally i'd go with the TRS because you freeride but if you ever plan to get into park choose the dark.

Big boards for an east coaster.

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By shayboarder at Tue, 09/25/2007 - 12:47pm | login or register to post comments

Word on the street is the TRS

Word on the street is the TRS is noticeably stiffer and fares better as a freeride stick, but both will rip as all-mountain freestyle decks.

By 66jzmstr at Mon, 09/10/2007 - 11:16am | login or register to post comments

forgot this...

Whichever board I get will have MTX.

By BoardinPA at Mon, 09/10/2007 - 9:53am | login or register to post comments

The Dark is the shit.

Both are killer boards, but I like the Dark Series - the ORG throttle integrated riser system under your feet will help you ride a regular width board with the most leverage. The power transfer sidewalls are bomb-proof, and the base is burly enough to stand up to any terrain or lack thereof. Not to mention that its the best looking snowboard on the planet IMHO! Smiling

Check out the 158!

Cheers, and peace to all that ride!
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By gobigscott at Wed, 11/14/2007 - 9:51am | login or register to post comments