Why does alpinecarving.com knows about 05 board

[Felix]

Hey, how can alpinecarving write this:
The nose and tail design is changing between '04 and '05:

* '04 and previous: Unlike most alpine boards, the nose and tail of the SWOARD are not protected with metal rails. If a skier collides with the tail, it can get damaged or delaminate. One solution is to use a dremel tool to add a slight bevel at the tail so that skiers slide over the board rather than breaking it.
* '05: The SWOARD team is adding urethane protection to the nose and tail.

The SWOARD is unique for several reasons:

* It is specifically designed to be tilted vertically on edge. In comparison, a typical wider alpine board like the Donek Axis does not accommodate the EC technique because it has insufficient edge grip when cranked vertically.
* The board is technique-specific: You need to ride it using the ExtremeCarving style to get optimal performance from the board.
* The length and stiffness of the board must be selected base on a rider's weight, height, and foot size.

For these reasons, reviews/evaluations of the board are valid only if:

* The rider is using a board that is the proper length and stiffness.
* The rider can perform ExtremeCarving "by the book", using the ExtremeCarving technique to get the board nearly vertical in the middle of every carve with extended legs.

The SWOARDs were previously fabricated at the Duret factory, which is going out of business. For '05, the SWOARD team is busy moving production to a new factory, and they will announce details of the '05 model year in December. Hopefully, the topsheet for '05 will be less susceptible to scratches.

[WokkingMax]

Maybe they talked with jaques / patrice and got that information directly from them?

greetz max

[István]

"The SWOARD team is adding urethane protection to the nose and tail. "

Hmmmm, interesting....


István

[Hans]

* '05: The SWOARD team is adding urethane protection to the nose and tail.

I think they have listened well to the criticism of their customers. Suppose info annoucement about the new boards will be coming out soon

Greets, Hans.

[nils]

I guess we fed Scott with too much information

We are indeed almost set, ready to announce something, please allow us a few more time since we are really busy and cannot cope with proto testing etc...

Nils

[tigger]

i love plastic tip and tail construction like the virus have, or my pogos nose, it makes serious sense to me.i m sure it ll be great improvement to your boards

[neil_swingler]

There was more info in the French forum
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