2008 Endeavor Colour 157 Wide... With Rome 390's
I only got to ride this board for 2 days at the end of the
season and it was strictly park all day with one or two runs out of the park
but the conditions were either ice or hard pack. I got this board because I was
looking for a soft jib board for big feet. And this board has you covered up to
size 15. Seriously it is extremely wide 264. That’s as wide as my 163 powder board. So I was
a little worried.
This board is built pretty solid, twin tip has Rockwell 48
edges which are suppose to be the strongest and are very thick. Has an extruded
base for easy repair. Shotgun inserts 4x2 and six inserts. Stance is centered
and range is 20.4 - 25.2 / 51.9 - 63.9.1 year warranty. This board has a lot going
for it but it is heavy so you might want to get some leg muscles. Oh yea YOU GET TO COLOR IT!!! But contest
ended April 2008.
When I first got on it I was surprised at how well it did on
jumps. I was having problems all day on my Rome Machine clearing about a 10
foot jump, because the conditions were so bad, but I went for it with the
colour and cleared it with no problems. This board has decent pop for a jib
board. And when it comes to jibs it does great. I’m not sure how much the edges
are beveled if any. But it would go over boxes so easy and jut felt different from
any other board I have rode. Presses are pretty easy on it but for being
endeavors softest board it isn’t ridiculously soft, might be because it’s not
broken it yet. But it has similar almost identical flex patterns as the machine.
And I’m going to say similar flex to the artifact but stiffer.
When I took it out of the park I was getting frustrated because
every time I would try to spin off stuff I would catch a edge on the landing. Just
doing simple 180’s was difficult. But the conditions were horrible, and I am sure
that a 264 waste width doesn’t help. I think a detune would help solve this
problem. My personal preference is dull edges all the way around, for a
somewhat loose feel but I never had it done to the colour yet.
Here are some picture and hopefully a video of me eating it
on a rail… Yea I love Aqua Teen Hunger Force and I suck at drawing so I
chose the easiest ones to draw.. I think it turned out ok...
[Edited by drenmaster on 5/9/2008 at 9:45 AM]
