Info about my Nitro Diablo 176

[Pelican3rd]

Isn't Ebay wonderful? I won a nice board and bindings for next to nothing,and now would like to know a little about them. The board is a Nitro Diablo. 176 cm long with bothe ends turned up a good amount. I'm assuming it is a free carve,or a all mountian board? It has Nitro hard boot bindings on it .On the plastic top of the binding it has Nitro, Fritschi, and diablo on it.The hole pattern on the board is odd. On the board it's self the word Nitro is in white with USA in smaller letters inside them? Any ideas?

Thanks ,John:confused:

[slopetool]

Hey, bro! I have had two diablos, and I still have one leaning up against the wall. Awesome board in its day. I have the exact board you described. It is an asysmetric freeriding board, and does have a slight sidecut difference that is hard to tell at first.
You may see that one edge of the topsheet says heelside.
The board turns with ease and has that Nitro softness of the mid 90s. Its got a surf style ride. The bindings are great and don't need tools to adjust the sole length. I found the hole pattern gave me no flexibility to adjust my stance, like the 4-hole patterns of present. But for the price, you got a super deal. Write me back if you have any more questions.

[AK in PA]

I remember them. Wanted one, but never so much as rode one. They were touted as a big mountain / go-big board. Congrats on your find. :)

[Phil]

Great board - I still have one that is trashed from waaaay too much usage. Mine is a 178 though. That must have been a different year. As posted above, it is assymetric. Unlike most assymetrical boards, it is a twin. As slopetool says, it tells you which edge is your heelside, so you line your heels up there, and turn toward whichever direction you ride. Even though it is a long board, it rides short. It has a short running length since the nose and tail are so long. It is relatively soft for a long board too. I found it to be a great all around board, and still the best mogul board I have ever ridden. Great find! Have fun!

[Pelican3rd]

Does anyone know if you can use different bindings on this board?

[NateW]

I had a 178 as well, and still have many fond memories. :-)

My board had two insert patterns, a large 5-hole pattern with about a 24 inch stance, centered, and a narrow 5-hole pattern, around 18 inches, set back a couple inches. No modern binding will work with either set. I made some UHMW plastic rectangles that acted like riser plates, with 5-hole bolts going down into the board and T-nuts in a 4-hole pattern facing up. Then I put on some Nitro hard boot bindings. It was heavy with all the extra hardware, but it was a lot of fun.

IIRC, the waist is 24cm (narrow by freeride standards) and the sidecuts are 10m toeside and 9m heelside. Yours might be a little different, but that's probably close. The board claims to be a 178 but actually measures closer to 175 or 174. Someone theorized that 178 was the length of the top sheet before the tips got curled up. :-) If you measure the tip and waist widths and the running length and sidecut depths, you can calculate the sidecut radii at my web site, http://www.natew.com/

Anyway, good find. I'm sure you'll enjoy it.

[GeoffV]

Fritschi is a Swiss company that is well known in Europe for both ski and alpine bindings. When I lived in Europe I rode on Fritschi bindings for over 10 years. They where one of the better bindings i rode with the exception of Catek's and Bombers. I am not sure if Fritschi bindings are sold in the US.
http://www.fritschi.ch/[/URL]