Thanks for hopping on those boards! I know of two custom Donek boards wider than mine (both are for people with larger boots than me).... otherwise, obviously no mass produced boards are nearly that width. Have a great rest of your season TJ!
I want a custom Donek :) What would you recommend for a guy wanting to go way wider than a Flagship 169W (27cm waist, 9.5m radius)? 235lbs, 6'3", size 14 ThirtyTwo boots, 15/-6, low-expert level, and occasional heelcup issues on steep/icy runs
Is there any place on the East Coast (I'm in New Hampshire) where I can demo a Donek? I have a Custom X and Free Thinker and have fun carving, but want to go wider :)
@@aaalllen mine is one of the two Doneks thats wider, 31.9cm waist 32.4cm underfoot 12m radius 162. I'm on 11.5 boots and have plenty of clearance. With size 14 boots i'd go with at least 31cm waist width, or as wide as they can make it (in my case 31.9 for a 162) thats assuming you are carving properly and willing to spend a few days relearning to snowboard haha. I went from a 162w carbon flagship btw. Another thing is with the larger sidecut radius you can definitely size down in length.
TJ -- Thank you so much for riding not only the Donek Knapton Twin but also "THE" Donek Knapton Twin! Ryan always talks about the radical nature of his board and seeing you [read: skilled rider] on it demonstrates how different it is. It is easy to see how it rode YOU through the heal side carves yet no washout...just a clean carve all the way through! I hope you had fun on it. Another day or two and I'm sure you would be ripping the mountain apart. Watching Ryan put his board through its paces is like nothing else out there on video.
why because hes the only one making video's that you have seen? Trust me hes not even close to the best.... Hes good and better then average, but there is a whole nother level above this.
@@mikem302 You salty dude or do you not realize he can only do this on his toe side? There is hard boot slalom board riders that do this on their heels using the back of their head/helmet as a brace. Im not hating on the guy AT ALL...... Hes an awesome dude! and hes a REALLY good rider..... but hes is NOT "the best carver in the world by far" it doesn't work like that.
symetik damn bro first of all don’t get so offended from a TH-cam comment and second I just thought it was funny you said he’s better than average when it’s evident. He may not be the very best in the world I never said he was but he’s definitely up there
wow. Just watching this video made me realize something super cool. watching the first guy ride, versus the next scene with knapton, watch knapton's upper body. literally not a single upper body movement was reactionary. everything was to drive a future movement. Only by seeing it compared with a normal-good snowboarder could I see it so clearly. Thanks. I am just learning, so every video is a tutorial video for me.
Geez, absolutely ripping on the Donek. Really cool to see you carve since we usually see you in the park. Doing nose roll 360s so easily too! The gimbal footage + slow mo was sweet.
Thanks for the great second perspective on the super carving doneks. Seems like a fun way to go, to me. I wish more manufacturers would step into that middle range of sidecuts. 9.5, 10.5m, etc.
Great carving tips for someone moving to a big sidecut board from Donek...like me. Thanks! Especially: Take the edge as vertical as possible Come out of the carve before you blow out from the force. This is going to be fun 😁
The moment i saw TJ on a solid black board in 2nd half of RK's vid, i knew this is coming 😉 Thanks for the review. Your carves really locked in like its on rails 💪. Best part, you even tried RK's crazy daily driver 😅. This really gives a perspective that even for experienced rider, this will take some time to get used to. I still need to improve my skill before committing to pull a trig for a RK custom 💪
@@BoardArchive : btw, what is the stiffness rating based on your feel for the 'generic' Knapton Twin (board 1) compared to off the shelf brand boards? 10/10 stiff? Also, would you pull the Donek trigger on RK's recommendations spec for you 153 28cm waist n 10.5m sidecut radius? 😅
Siiiick!!!! Next board I get is definitely going to be wide or even super wide... its rough out here wearing size 13 boots lol ***I'm ducked out to + & - 25° STILL CATCHING TOES lol the shred is real!!!
@@BoardArchive I sure will he suggested a 29cm waist. Cause of my boots. With that being said I'm prob on a 19cm now😂😂😂 I can lock in on pencil turns while fresh groom *that's about it. Powder carving is basically stomping the breaks😂😂😂 I may go rocker next board also. I like my camber but I'm starting to get more into butters and parks. 🤙🤙🤙 thanks for your feed back !!!! 😁😁😁😁😁
Also note he isn't riding much (any?) switch. I just bought an ultra-wide (29cm) board for myself and going from wide-ish to ultra-wide and trying to include switch is going to require a bunch of time on the hills.
Thanks Joshua, I think this is they type of board that you would have in the quiver for a long time and would offer a really unique experience every time you ride it
AAHHHHH!!! I need a direct link to that snowboard!!! That link doesnt go to that specific 31cm wide board. I have a size 18 foot and haven't been able to find any snowboards that'll work for me 😭😭
I've got the softer twin. It's actually more of a mid to stiff flex board I'd guess at a 6-7 in flex rating.... my old board was a 5 (Ride OMG) and its only marginally stiffer than that. Defiantly not a noodle. Mine is my daily driver.... and I do some freestyle on it. And it's quite light in comparison to my older boards.
I got an arbor formula chamber model for this season and its a great board but it chips easy, it might just be me because I do a bit of everything on it but still way worth it.
All that shooting across the runs got me thinking.. can you do a video on what some of your worst snowboard injuries have been, how they happened, and what you learned from them? Riding around other boarders/skiers is inherently more risky and I’d love to get your take on how to have fun and not spend all day worrying about them
Hi! I'm looking for a snowboard to buy and I'm finding very difficult to find more than 26cm waist width, and my boots measure 31cm. Would that be a problem? Thanks.
I like Ryan's tip on heel edges ***act like your about to sit in a chair. ( I sometimes put my hands on my knees to help out) Even if it does look like I'm trying to twerk😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🏂🤙
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Seeing Ryan without his goggles and gear on is like seeing a superhero without his mask and suit. That guy flies like a superhero on a board.
Thanks for hopping on those boards! I know of two custom Donek boards wider than mine (both are for people with larger boots than me).... otherwise, obviously no mass produced boards are nearly that width. Have a great rest of your season TJ!
I want a custom Donek :) What would you recommend for a guy wanting to go way wider than a Flagship 169W (27cm waist, 9.5m radius)? 235lbs, 6'3", size 14 ThirtyTwo boots, 15/-6, low-expert level, and occasional heelcup issues on steep/icy runs
Is there any place on the East Coast (I'm in New Hampshire) where I can demo a Donek? I have a Custom X and Free Thinker and have fun carving, but want to go wider :)
@@aaalllen mine is one of the two Doneks thats wider, 31.9cm waist 32.4cm underfoot 12m radius 162. I'm on 11.5 boots and have plenty of clearance. With size 14 boots i'd go with at least 31cm waist width, or as wide as they can make it (in my case 31.9 for a 162) thats assuming you are carving properly and willing to spend a few days relearning to snowboard haha. I went from a 162w carbon flagship btw. Another thing is with the larger sidecut radius you can definitely size down in length.
Ryannnn I wanna try that deck so bad!!!!! I'm going to run into you one of these days at breck and beg you for a lap lol
mikeoclimberMTB thanks for the great info. Like 169w to how much shorter?
Watching Ryan is therapy.
TJ -- Thank you so much for riding not only the Donek Knapton Twin but also "THE" Donek Knapton Twin! Ryan always talks about the radical nature of his board and seeing you [read: skilled rider] on it demonstrates how different it is. It is easy to see how it rode YOU through the heal side carves yet no washout...just a clean carve all the way through! I hope you had fun on it. Another day or two and I'm sure you would be ripping the mountain apart. Watching Ryan put his board through its paces is like nothing else out there on video.
Any video that has Ryan Knapton carving, butter rolling, etc, etc gets an automatic like
Wow, your carve skills and control over the board are so sick to watch, nice dude
Ryan is the best carver in the world by far.
why because hes the only one making video's that you have seen? Trust me hes not even close to the best.... Hes good and better then average, but there is a whole nother level above this.
@@symetik9625 Any recommendations on who to watch then?
symetik “he’s good and better than average” thanks for clearing that up
@@mikem302 You salty dude or do you not realize he can only do this on his toe side? There is hard boot slalom board riders that do this on their heels using the back of their head/helmet as a brace. Im not hating on the guy AT ALL...... Hes an awesome dude! and hes a REALLY good rider..... but hes is NOT "the best carver in the world by far" it doesn't work like that.
symetik damn bro first of all don’t get so offended from a TH-cam comment and second I just thought it was funny you said he’s better than average when it’s evident. He may not be the very best in the world I never said he was but he’s definitely up there
My fucking god..that Slow-mo part at 3:41..insane..
You and Ryan are both legends. Kudos and keep up with the great content.
Beautiful, Legendary.
That’s knapton for you!
Best carve of the vid
@@BoardArchive What's the song you used for that beautiful edit
Watching Ryan carve is poetry on snow. Awesome vid. Thanks!
wow. Just watching this video made me realize something super cool. watching the first guy ride, versus the next scene with knapton, watch knapton's upper body. literally not a single upper body movement was reactionary. everything was to drive a future movement. Only by seeing it compared with a normal-good snowboarder could I see it so clearly. Thanks. I am just learning, so every video is a tutorial video for me.
Dude no way!!!! So epic
Such a rad day!
two of my favorite people riding together, what a wonderful video !
3:40 They should hire this man to groom the runs
MORE PLEASE!! You two are my favorite.
Yea Ryan’s the man been following him for years, learnt how to nollie half cab watching his vids 👊🏻👊🏻
Geez, absolutely ripping on the Donek. Really cool to see you carve since we usually see you in the park. Doing nose roll 360s so easily too! The gimbal footage + slow mo was sweet.
Awesome video! So fun watching you ride that thing, and as usual mind blowing carves by RK!
1:33 that save though
Smooth as butter
Ryan Knapton revolutionizes snowboarding!
That’s some of the best footage of RK, top work. Those rotations, it’s crazy the energy he can load up and hold. 👊
Knapton is so elegant while carving. I hope someday I can be 1/5 as good as him.
Tj, you got such an epic flow even outside the park!
Thanks
Thanks for the great second perspective on the super carving doneks. Seems like a fun way to go, to me. I wish more manufacturers would step into that middle range of sidecuts. 9.5, 10.5m, etc.
I can't wait untill my Custom Donek Nomad is arriving :) its 30cm for my size 15
No more toe drag!
Very nice honest review. I can see the excitement from your face expression. Very pure !! Great video !
Knapton riding on rails like a damn train. Guys crazy.
Wow! Super jealous! Looks so amazingly carvy! I gotta try one! Now all you need is some of those pads Ryan puts up the sleeves of his jacket!
haha I gotta customize the jacket!
Fun video bro! You just ticked one of the boxes I most snowboarders would have liked, 'what would it feel like to ride a Knapton twin' kuudos!
haha thanks Qaesar!
Great carving tips for someone moving to a big sidecut board from Donek...like me. Thanks!
Especially:
Take the edge as vertical as possible
Come out of the carve before you blow out from the force.
This is going to be fun 😁
Love both you guys!
Ryan Knapton is the best carver in the world.
Whatever... check out Wazy,Gentemstick family, best carver way better style.Ryan is still a beast tho, sideslipping is overrated.
ahhhhh so sick. You looked so stoked after trying his board the first time!
It was pretty rad, thanks man
Best Carver on earth...Ryan Knapton!!!
for sure
The moment i saw TJ on a solid black board in 2nd half of RK's vid, i knew this is coming 😉
Thanks for the review. Your carves really locked in like its on rails 💪. Best part, you even tried RK's crazy daily driver 😅.
This really gives a perspective that even for experienced rider, this will take some time to get used to. I still need to improve my skill before committing to pull a trig for a RK custom 💪
haha thanks!
@@BoardArchive : btw, what is the stiffness rating based on your feel for the 'generic' Knapton Twin (board 1) compared to off the shelf brand boards? 10/10 stiff?
Also, would you pull the Donek trigger on RK's recommendations spec for you 153 28cm waist n 10.5m sidecut radius? 😅
such a great video dude! awesome to see this collab with the carving king
Killin it TJ amazing riding!
Siiiick!!!! Next board I get is definitely going to be wide or even super wide... its rough out here wearing size 13 boots lol
***I'm ducked out to + & - 25° STILL CATCHING TOES lol the shred is real!!!
I believe it! Maybe look into a Donek
@@BoardArchive I sure will he suggested a 29cm waist. Cause of my boots. With that being said I'm prob on a 19cm now😂😂😂 I can lock in on pencil turns while fresh groom *that's about it. Powder carving is basically stomping the breaks😂😂😂
I may go rocker next board also. I like my camber but I'm starting to get more into butters and parks. 🤙🤙🤙 thanks for your feed back !!!! 😁😁😁😁😁
5:35 how i feel everytime im on mine! 157 29.5 waist! Thanks TJ been hoping the Donek review for a grip!
Very pleased to hear about extra wide boards with my 29.5 mondo. Now - to test drive one in Switzerland?
I consider TJ to be an incredible snowboarder, but seeing him struggle to do what Ryan does blows my mind.
Also note he isn't riding much (any?) switch. I just bought an ultra-wide (29cm) board for myself and going from wide-ish to ultra-wide and trying to include switch is going to require a bunch of time on the hills.
Sick edit TJ. Love Ryan’s carving skills and butters👍. Makes me realize I need to practice lol
Haha, we all could use more practice
Nice edit TJ. Knapton is the master, so fluid.
I loved this vid my dude. I kinda want something like that in my quiver honestly. I like to do some deep carves while free riding already.
Thanks Joshua, I think this is they type of board that you would have in the quiver for a long time and would offer a really unique experience every time you ride it
Haha. Tj makes everything look sick! Love all my snowboard youtubers!
This board instantly improved your style 100%. Never again should you ever ride anything with smaller specs than this.
Nice editing!
Nice !, give me one of those Ryan Knapton specs any day of the weak, looks like so much fun.
TJ pushes his boundaries all the time. Mad respect.
Nice collaboration
Them carves gave me chills.
Well done! Often duplicated never imitated!!
Those japanese strings bring me back to your Hakuba videos!
do you know the name of the song? It is really chill and i want it for when i ride.
Glad you liked it
Is this the first time we've seen ryan's face? I thought I did before but almost didn't know it was him until he talked haha
Carving probably takes so much energy out of you
AAHHHHH!!! I need a direct link to that snowboard!!! That link doesnt go to that specific 31cm wide board. I have a size 18 foot and haven't been able to find any snowboards that'll work for me 😭😭
Ryan unmasked! 😍
Carving = Knapton “The Legend”
RK Legend!
Please may I know the background music at 3:41? Thanks
What's TJ's bootsize by any chance?
size 9 US
Ryan just glides. I don't know show else to describe it.
Dope mate !
hey thanks Osvaldo
The asian themed music with Ryan's carving is sick
Issmo Dissmo it was cool to watch.
Ryan Knapton has his own brand boards? Am I likely to be seeing them in the shops any time soon?
He collabs with Donek, where Donek produces a ready-made Knapton twins as per RK's spec recommendations
I love my Donek!!
Would the 'softer' Knapton twin work as a daily driver, or is it a specialized carving machine?
I've got the softer twin. It's actually more of a mid to stiff flex board I'd guess at a 6-7 in flex rating.... my old board was a 5 (Ride OMG) and its only marginally stiffer than that. Defiantly not a noodle. Mine is my daily driver.... and I do some freestyle on it. And it's quite light in comparison to my older boards.
Could definitely be a daily driver, depending on the type of riding you like to do
Any idea what's the effective edge on these boards and if it makes a difference in performance?
I got an arbor formula chamber model for this season and its a great board but it chips easy, it might just be me because I do a bit of everything on it but still way worth it.
Name of the song when Ryan was shredding?
Awesome!! Thank you
thank you
All that shooting across the runs got me thinking.. can you do a video on what some of your worst snowboard injuries have been, how they happened, and what you learned from them? Riding around other boarders/skiers is inherently more risky and I’d love to get your take on how to have fun and not spend all day worrying about them
Any idea what speeds you’re doing that at?
He makes that shit look so easy. I hope to one day be able to snowboard half as good as he does
Are you tj from snowboardrealms?
Hi! I'm looking for a snowboard to buy and I'm finding very difficult to find more than 26cm waist width, and my boots measure 31cm. Would that be a problem? Thanks.
What's the music? Love the editing
nice boarding
I like Ryan's tip on heel edges
***act like your about to sit in a chair. ( I sometimes put my hands on my knees to help out)
Even if it does look like I'm trying to twerk😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🏂🤙
TJ sideslipping with the hands out 😂
Fun video
Another great video!
How does it compare to Burton Custom/Custom X in terms of stiffness?
Haha TJ!.. that was fun 😉😂
Ryan- were you wanting to quapla
At the end?😂
does riding this wide ass board make it easier for you to tilt further into your regular board's edge?
Poetry
What size length was Ryan’s board? I’m in this video?
Tjs first heel turn, nearly fell over waiting for the big radius to start turning
8:26 legend
straight up
this big bear mountain?
Is this video filmed by a Gopro?
hero 7
Hey TJ you forgot to say, "Enjoying these terrible views".
dangg how could I forget, next time
@@BoardArchive Qapla
The skunk ape 170uw is 28.5 waist and I think that’s crazy BUT 31 is nuts
For real!
Soooooo beast
I was waiting for “Qopou” in the end of video 😅
Очень красиво
So not used to seeing Kevin in the background without saying anything
Kapla!!
Nidecker Era 165w is 272 waist
By aggressive do you mean stiff?
yes stiff, precise, and stable
Holy Goggle Tan lmaoooo
lol I know its bad right now, I wear sunscreen everyday I swear