Arbor Relapse Snowboard 2018

Arbor Relapse Snowboard 2018

The Relapse is for riders who never broke away from classic camber or find themselves falling back into old habits. The shape of this Arbor freestyle snowboard delivers traditional snap, ollies, edge control, and landings in a true–twin package for freestyle versatility.  

Features

The System Camber: The System Camber design offers a poppy ride, with crisp, fully engaged performance. Offers a poppy ride with crisp, fully engaged performance. The parabolic camber guarantees that the outside contact points do not dig too far into the snow, thus creating a cleaner, less-catchy board.

Parabolic Profiling: The System utilizes rocker and camber profiles created using the parabolic arc, which progressively reduces the amount of rocker or camber toward the tip and tail of a snowboard, creating nice low profiles. On System Camber designs, this guarantees that the outside contact points do not dig too far into the snow, creating a cleaner, less catchy performance that makes it easier to turn, spin, and ride fast.

Medium Flex: 5 (1=Soft, 10=Stiff)

True Twin: 

Panhead Tip: Classic top-to-bottom freestyle performance.

Grip Tech Contact Points: Grip Tech is a tri-radial sidecut design that is not “blended.” Natural shaping intersections, that in the past were eliminated, have been transformed into heel-and-toe contact points that provide a direct, more ergonomic way to grip the snow when additional control is needed. The extra contacts also form pivot zones that make turning easier and more natural. Grip Tech effectively moves a board’s primary interface with the snow underfoot, allowing us to deliver designs that don’t lose performance as we lift leading sections of the effective edge from the snow for a less grabby ride. Those designs include rocker, or camber with our new Uprise Fenders.

Ash Power Ply Top: The Power Ply works like an added layer of fiberglass. During construction, the natural wood or bamboo fibers are turned into a composite layer inside the board; but the process takes time. Raw timber must first be soaked so that it can be sliced or “veneered” into sheets, which are assembled into “faces,” then backed with a special fleece material, precision sanded, and pre-laminated to a protective foil, made in part from natural caster oil. The finished topsheet is at last ready to be built into a snowboard. In the end, the process makes Arbor Power Ply deigns the most labor intensive snowboards on the market. The resulting performance, board life, and finish quality are worth the extra effort, in addition to the reduction in our reliance on man made glues, coatings, and composites. 

2x4 14 Pack Inserts: Provide a wide stance range, while at the same time delivering critical micro adjustability.

Single Malt Core: Our standard wood core for highly reliable return and lasting durability. Made from 100% sustainably grown Poplar wood.

Biax Glassing: A biax over biax lay-up that’s designed for park and street inspired all-mountain riding. Also creates a good platform for learning.

360 Rails: A 360 degree, fully wrapped sidewall that eliminates the need for tip fill, while effectively tying the whole snowboard together. A technology that delivers incredibly tight tolerances for improved board life and durability.

Extruded Base: Dense and long-lasting.