The Ride Kink is designed for a specific type of snowboarding. If you are looking at snowboards thinking to yourself “That looks awesome, but I’m going to wreck that board.” The Kink is the snowboard for you. Cleave Edge™ Steel edges are made from 50% thicker steel to take the abuse of hitting rails, riding down stairs, bonking things not covered in snow, and all of the other fun things that ruin a snowboard. Roll-In Slimewalls are urethane sidewalls designed to damp high speed vibration, but more importantly on the Kink, add durability to resist blown edges when hitting rails or tomahawking down the stairs. This board is designed for a rider looking for a soft-flexing twin that is overbuilt to put up with the abuse of freestyle snowboarding, specifically the type of freestyle riding that will wreck your shit.
- RIDING STYLE: Park
- BOARD SHAPE: Twin
- PROFILE: Twin Hybrid Camber
SLIMEWALLS
RIDE’s exclusive Slimewalls are forgiving and ductile, absorbing impacts rather than defending against them. Just like your skate wheels, the urethane in Slimewalls smoothes the interaction with the snow, wood or metal surfaces you may RIDE on. On top of all that, these babies are virtually indestructible, the most durable sidewalls in snowboarding.
SINTERED BASE
High-end sintered 4000 Ptex base material that is more durable, harder and faster than extruded.
PERFORMANCE™ CORE
High strength Aspen is combined with Bamboo and lightweight Paulownia wood to provide the perfect balance of strong and light.
HYBRID GLASS
Triaxial on top, biaxial on base, balanced torsion and stiffness for better response with speed.
CARBON ARRAY LAMINATES
This power distribution technology provides total board control in every stance location. Widespread carbon stringers placed at the binding zone gather input from any stance width and all pressure angles. Rider input is then channeled to the opposing contact point for maximum board control. Offered in two levels of technology, 3 & 5.
STANDARD EDGE
Rockwell 48 C.
SIZE EFF-EDGE WAIST WIDTH SIDECUT RADIUS TIP & TAIL WIDTH SET BACK REF STANCE RIDER WEIGHT (CM) (MM) (MM) (MM) (MM) (MM) (MM) (LBS / KG) 147 1170 249 8.6 7.6 8.6 292 / 292 0 533 115-165 / 52-75 151 1208 251 8.7 7.7 8.7 296 / 296 0 559 125-175 / 57-80 155 1246 253 8.8 7.8 8.8 301 / 301 0 559 130-180 / 59-82 154W 1233 260 8.8 7.8 8.8 305 / 305 0 559 140-190 / 64-86 158W 1271 262 8.9 7.9 8.9 309 / 309 0 559 150-220+ / 68-100+