Used to be a GREAT Wide Board...

By www.mnttechnologies.com Ranked #333 - Snowboards July 6, 2009

The Ride Yukon is a great board, at least it was before Ride consolidated molds and moved Mfg to China. I know its tough to find a product made anywhere else; but when they shifted they consolidated to eliminate overhead costs (didn't change the retail price to follow) and thats when things turned for the toilet. The board used to be the "big brother" of the Timeless, and had better sizing (169cm). It used to have this great 3D milled core, to reduce swing weight, just like the Timeless. When they moved to China, they consolidated their molds, making the sizing the same for the Timeless/Yukon (both boards came in the same lengths after moving); that lasted 2 years. Now the Timeless is gone, so is the 3D profile, and so is the cap construction. I have owned several lengths from pre/post China and am no longer happy with the post. The new ones are still a wide board, still fast, and the side cut geometry is now just OK. My opinion is that it doesn't hold its own to the hype anymore, and for the same price? WTF?

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