It's been awhile since I wrote a review so bear with me here...
Background: Riding for 7, teaching for 6
I've ridden numerous set ups over the years, however I have neglected to keep track of any of them. Previous boards owned: Bataleon Distortia, Ride Decade, O-Matic Tara Dakides, some cheap POS Sport Chek board.
Set up's 2010 Never Summer Infinity set up with 2010 Union Trilogy's
Pro's:
This set up as a whole is very responsive. I enjoy the flex a lot, especially when I'm looking to dig in and hold a line when I'm carving up groomers or chugging through the fluffy stuff. For an all mountain freestyle type board, this rocks even for freeriding. It definitely has enough flex to be forgiving if you're doing some presses for kicks and is stiff enough to still be a whole heck of a lot of fun. I have to say, this board is ROCK SOLID. I also teach with this board and have lost track of how many times it has been run over by little kids or how many times I've run into stuff with it. Even dragging an edge through gravel, it still looks brand new...freaky! For myself, this will likely be my go-to set up of choice for many, many years to come.
Cons:
It's heavy...otherwise, I'm still trying to figure that out after riding it for a season and a half...
The bindings:
They're not bad. I did buy them a size too big because at the time I didn't realize I was going to size down in my boots (again!) From what I can tell, apart from the sizing issue, they are like riding on clouds. There is enough padding that the bindings are comfortable but it doesn't feel like there is TOO much padding. The only issue I have with these is that the hardware tends to come loose every other run.
2010 Capita Space Metal Fantasty FK.
Pro's:
- light, durable, SUPER, SUPER FLEXIBLE and just an awesome screw around board. It feels great if you're going to spend a day in the park, otherwise, I hate freeriding it.
Con's: weak topsheet, but that is only a cosmetic thing