Another skiboarder (valmorel) recently gave me another nudge to write a review of my Spruce 120s. So here goes.
I've had my 120s for a year now. They're the white ones with the green and black graphics, the same as the current production.
I'm quite small and reasonably light (5ft 6in, 144 pounds). Some folks may think that the 120s might be too long for me. I haven't found this to be the case at all. As I've gained experience on skiboards over the last five years or so, I've been gradually going for longer boards. Head 94s -> Summit Custom 110s / Revel 8 ALP 110s -> Spruce 120s. All with release bindings. Each time that I've gone longer, I've been able to safely ride runs a little quicker. The 120s in particularly give me a great feeling of stability but yet still enter turns easily. Another thing that I've noticed is that the flex of the 120s allows them to follow the contours of the piste rather than forcing their way through the snow. This translates to a low chatter ride over small irregularities. I sold my old Summit Custom Carbon 110s (La Croix) because they were too stiff in the flex for me . The chattering set my teeth on edge. I still occasionally ride my Revel 8 ALPs. The flex of those is similar to the 120s but I'm usually soon back onto the 120s to regain the extra stability. The Spruce 120s are now my 'go to' skiboards. I would recommend them to any skiboard rider.
I was a skier before I took up skiboarding. You could say that agewise, I'd qualify for 'Dad's Army'. I'm not into park riding. Ability wise, valmorel thinks that I'm an intermediate. I agree. I was the other skiboarder on his December trip to the Three Valleys in France.
I wax and edge the 120s myself and generally keep a reasonably sharp 90 degree edge set. I use Salomon Verse 6.0 soft boots and Spruce composite risers.
I've had my 120s for a year now. They're the white ones with the green and black graphics, the same as the current production.
I'm quite small and reasonably light (5ft 6in, 144 pounds). Some folks may think that the 120s might be too long for me. I haven't found this to be the case at all. As I've gained experience on skiboards over the last five years or so, I've been gradually going for longer boards. Head 94s -> Summit Custom 110s / Revel 8 ALP 110s -> Spruce 120s. All with release bindings. Each time that I've gone longer, I've been able to safely ride runs a little quicker. The 120s in particularly give me a great feeling of stability but yet still enter turns easily. Another thing that I've noticed is that the flex of the 120s allows them to follow the contours of the piste rather than forcing their way through the snow. This translates to a low chatter ride over small irregularities. I sold my old Summit Custom Carbon 110s (La Croix) because they were too stiff in the flex for me . The chattering set my teeth on edge. I still occasionally ride my Revel 8 ALPs. The flex of those is similar to the 120s but I'm usually soon back onto the 120s to regain the extra stability. The Spruce 120s are now my 'go to' skiboards. I would recommend them to any skiboard rider.
I was a skier before I took up skiboarding. You could say that agewise, I'd qualify for 'Dad's Army'. I'm not into park riding. Ability wise, valmorel thinks that I'm an intermediate. I agree. I was the other skiboarder on his December trip to the Three Valleys in France.
I wax and edge the 120s myself and generally keep a reasonably sharp 90 degree edge set. I use Salomon Verse 6.0 soft boots and Spruce composite risers.
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