K2 Electra Hype????

[Cary Paugh]

Does anyone (who has actually riden a Electra) have an opinion on this
board?

[Dan Savage]

> Does anyone (who has actually riden a Electra) have an opinion on this
> board?

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Well, I haven't ridden, but I used a bunch of piezo's from Radio Shack to
build a midi drum trigger set, so I was very amused to see their
installation in a snowboard.
I will ride it at a demo day in Snowshoe in early December, if I get a chance.

My personal guess is that they worked hard to make this a smooth riding
board, so they couldn't be made fun of (too much), but I doubt the piezos
do anything perceptible. I'm sure they are only big enough to generate the
current needed to light up the christmas lights.

I am not an expert on this subject, but my limited knowledge tells me that
the "movement" of the piezo crystals is what would be absorbing the
vibration, the act of turning on a tiny light with the resulting
electricity would be for show. If that is true, then the choice of the
piezos as a dampening material was made because they could generate
electricity. There are a million other things one could use if looking for
a vibration reducing material.
Translation: I think someone figured out they could make a flashing board
without batteries first, and THEN they started to develop a theory as to
why it is a good idea.

But I'm just guessing.
-Dan
D...@SavageSnow.com
SavageSnow.com

[Stan Beyderman]

no, but it looks damn cool!

xxx
sb

[Kevin Kan]

I rode the Electra 62 last March... on a POWDER DAY! Yeah, so I didn't
really get to experience how the board rode in rougher conditions, but I
can say that the board rode very nicely in the powder. Really good
rhythm from turn to turn, nice dimensions, and an overall pleasant
ride. I still look at it everyday at the shop wondering if...

kev

PS: the piezos are not going away. Look for many boards in the K2
lineup next year to feature piezos (some have four piezos instead of 2)
--
Kevin Kan
ke...@kan.org
http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Arena/8612

[Denis Hackney]

There's just been a huge discussion about the K2 piezoelectric skis on
rec.skiing.alpine - The general concensus was that they did have some
effect, but are more of a marketing gimmick than anything else.
--
"Stop trying to go down the giant water-slide five | Denis Hackney
inches at a time so you can enjoy it more and make | paln...@groo.com
it last; it's a SLIDE, for f***'s sake."--Dave Sim | ANU Geology Honours

[yun dong]

It's Pretty Interesting, but the board felt almost too dead or dampened.
Try it out, I know I got on a pair of K2 fours (ski), and Olin Radius,
which were identical except one witt the piezo and one without, and you
could notice the difference.

They make a mountain bike shock that does the same think, though the shock
requires a battery.

It sure looks cool to have a flashing beep on your feet in the night.