BRAND NEW Donek 160 SL

[Jim Callen]

I had this board custom made for me. It's basically their stock 160 SL model with 2 mm of taper to it. I love the board, ridden it twice. Only problem is: it's too stiff for me. Black topsheet, perfect base and edges. I haven't even ground thebase yet so it's still at factory thickness. $400 is as low as I can go on it.

[OffpisteHardboots]

How much do you weight?

[Jim Callen]

I weigh 150. I probably should have included that fact, sorry.

[pchang]

Which 160 SL, there are 5 listed on the site?

[Jim Callen]

As I said in my first post, it's their stock 160: 144 effective edge, 8.8 sidecut, 19.5 waist, and the 2 mm taper. Attached is a pic for anyone wanting to see the board

[mlukens]

you mention a 2mm taper. Where is the taper in what axis and on what dimension and whyd you do it?

[Chris Houghton]

Taper is the difference in width from nose to tail, normally the tail is the narrower of the two. In this case a tail two mm narrower than the nose would allow the board to release from carves a little easier than if there was no taper. Every manufacturer has their own ideas on these dimensions, especially on slalom boards.

[Jim Callen]

And Chris said it all. Basically, Donek doesn't usually use any taper in their boards. I am a big fan of a little bit of taper on my boards. With the type of riding I do, the taper makes boards a lot more manueverable in the bumps or in tight race courses. It makes the boards much more "flickable" in tight, emergency situations as well.

[Jim Callen]

bump!

[Jim Callen]

Sold!

[Gecko]

Sold!

thank the heavens I was afraid that I would end up buying it if it didn't go sooner or later...that size, shape and stiffness would have been perfect for me on icy days...my wife would have killed me