SAPIENTS RETRO RIDE: PNB1
By admin | June 23, 2008
When I saw the Sapient PNB1 for the first time, I knew that’s my next board in my collection.
As a European freerider I always preferred stiff, directional and fast boards. My favorite times have always been out on the big mountains somewhere in the alps, powder riding and doing big, fast carves. But living in Sweden means that the mountains are not that big and it is in the Swedish and Norwegian ski resorts I spend most of my time so I’ve decided to treat myself this time with a board specially made for this type of terrain.
The Swedish resorts are of great quality and the snow is good from December to April. So what I want is a board that can hold me up in high speed so I still can perform as a freerider, but also do the whole freestyle thing, which you end up doing in a small mountain resort.
When I first got my hands on the Sapient PNB1 I thought it was a hardcore jib board because of the mad retro graphics with all the skateboard stickers. But upon closer inspection, I realized that the PNB1 is the board I’ve been looking for.
With a true twin shape and a pop of a freestyle board it has everything to make a great jib and park board. But too with a sintered base (which is one of the fastest on the market) and a stiff core it will hold me up in high speed.
For me, the Sapient PNB1 will be the ultimate choice for a fast rider that’s spending most day in a resort, jibbing around over the whole mountain, waiting for the snowy days in the alps later on in march.
Philip Andersson�
http://www.auski.com.au/index.cfm/location/equipmentdetail/id/813/PNB1
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