Evogear (2009)
K2 Believer Snowboard 2009: This year’s K2 Believer Snowboard has a dark face and a bright base so you can move unnoticed right up until the moment you drop a huge table, or flip a 920 in the pipe. Everything about the Believer Snowboard, a K2 team creation, is light, fun and stable. From the honeycomb WH3 core to the Hybritaper tip technology, this snowboard is slimmed down and beefed up to give a lively flex on the ground and weightless feel through the air. A longer tip and tail and twin tip Hyper Progressive sidecut instill confidence that this snowboard has the stability you need to maintain every spin.
Features:
- Core: WH3 lightly honeycombed to maintain minimal weight without sacrificing strength.
- Core: WH3 lightly honeycombed to maintain minimal weight without sacrificing strength.Q degree Base, Carbon Matrix I core gives the maximum K2 pop!
- Hybritaper Tip Tech: Tapered tail and tip and removal of unnecessary sidewall minimizes swing weight.
- Hyper Progressive Sidecut: A mellow transition created by coyly blending various radii from mellow tips to a more aggressive in the center, predictable, best all round riding shape around
Evogear (2010)
Voted the overall winner for Men’s premium snowboard in Transworld Snowboarding’s Annual Good Wood test for 2009, the K2 Believer Snowboard continue to drive the legacy in the 2010 season. This board stands among the best, and with a lengthened tip and tail and added Flatline Technology, the Believer will not disappoint in any arena.
Features:
- Base - 4000 Sintered Base is crazy-fast, super durable, and wax-retentive so that you can spend more time shredding and less repairing.
- Construction and Core - Flatline Technology places equal pressure everywhere on the board, creating the perfect balance of stability and versatility. WH3 Honeykomb/wood core with Triaxial Top Glass gives a durable, snappy ride.
- Flex and Rider Style - The K2 Believer Snowboard is a very versatile board, which is great for anyone looking for a more advanced board that can take them anywhere on the mountain. Twin-tip Hyper Progressive shaping mellows out transitions and makes your ride super smooth.
- Sidewalls and Edges - Hybritaper Tip Tech tapers out the core at the tip and tail to reduce swing weight and create an extra responsive sidewall.
ProBoardShop.com
Voted the overall winner for Men’s premium snowboards in Transworld Snowboarding’s 2008/2009 Annual Good Wood test, our team has taken that model and pushed it to the next level. This year the team requested we add our all NEW! Flatline Technology to make the Believer even better. We answered. The slightly longer tip and tail and Twin-tip Hyper Progressive sidecut combined with the Hybritaper Construction instills confidence that every spin will maintain stability and control while the WH3 Core takes lightweight strength and lively flex to new levels.
Features:
- Effective Edge (cm): 124.37
- Flatline Baseline
- Hybritaper
- Length (cm): 159
- Martix I - Carbon has been extended to the very edge of the board for maximum power and pop combined with a fine-tuned edge hold and torsional stabilityT000 Sintered
- One Degree Base
- Sidecut (m): 8.20
- Tip/Tail Width (cm): 29.76
- Triax Top ICG 10 Base
- Twin Tip Hyper Progressive
- WH3 Core
- Waist Width (cm): 25.20
Paragon Sports (2010)
Voted the overall winner for Men’s premium snowboards in Transworld Snowboarding’s Annual Good Wood test, K2’s team continues to be the sole driving force of this model and taking tricks from the park into the backcountry. This year the team requested K2 add their all NEW! Flatline Technology to make the Believer even better. K2 answered. The slightly longer tip and tail and Twin-tip Hyper Progressive sidecut combined with the Hybritaper Construction instills confidence that every spin will maintain stability and control while the WH3 Core takes lightweight strength and lively flex to new levels.
Features:
- BASE BEVEL: 1˚
- BASE: 4000 Sintered
- BASELINE: New! Flatline
- CORE: WH3
- GLASS: Triax Top / ICG 10 Base
- SHAPE:Twin Tip Hyper Progressive
- STANCE: Centered
- TIP TECH: Hybritaper
- TORSION FORKS: Carbon Matrix I
Al's Sports
The Believer is ready to take your tricks to the backcountry and just as willing to warm up in the park. Designed and inspired by Eero Niemela, Louie Fountain and Shaun Mckay, we have taken everything known about freestyle performance and tweaked it for their needs. The slightly longer tip and tail and Twin-tip Hyper Progressive sidecut combined with the Hybritaper Construction instills confidence that every spin will maintain stability and control while the WH3 Core takes lightweight strength and lively flex to new levels.
Features:
- Base: Bevel 1 Degree
- Base: Sintered 4000
- Core: WH3 Core
- Glass: NEW! ICG-10 Top, Triax Base
- Shape: Twin Tip, Hyper Progressive
- Stance: Centered
- Style number B09008
- Tip Tech: hybritaper
- Torsion Forks: Carbon Matrix I
The House
100% Team Driven. The Believer is ready to take your tricks to the backcountry and just as willing to warm up in the park. Designed and inspired by Bryan Fox, Eero Niemela, Louie Fountain and Shaun Mckay, we have taken everything we know and they know about freestyle performance and tweaked it for their needs. The slightly longer tip and tail and Twin-tip Hyper Progressive Sidecut combined with the NEW! Hybritaper Construction instills confidence that every spin will maintain stability and control while the NEW! Multi Light Coretakes lightweight strength and lively flex to new levels.
Dogfunk
Inspired by the pro team, the K2 Believer Snowboard gives you the power to sack up and send it. The Believer's super-fast Sintered 4000 base screams down the hill like a banshee with a death wish, and K2's Hyper Progressive sidecut delivers predictable turns and a smooth ride to keep you from actually dying. Dual torsion forks help you pop off cornices like a bottle rocket, while a super-lightweight multi-core tapers toward the nose and tail to reduce swing weight for easier, faster rotations.
This description was also provided by: Backcountry.com
| Ability Level: | Intermediate - Advanced |
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| Base material: | 4000 Sintered |
| Core material: | WH3 (3 types of wood with Honeykomb technology) |
| Dims: Tail: | 28.66cm (151), 29.2cm (154), 29.52cm (157), 29.76cm (159), 30cm (161) |
| Dims: Tip: | 28.66cm (151), 29.2cm (154), 29.52cm (157), 29.76cm (159), 30cm (161) |
| Dims: Waist: | 24.7cm (151), 24.9cm (154), 25.1cm (157), 25.2cm (159), 25.3cm (161) |
| Effective Edge: | 116.76mm (151), 119.3mm (154), 121.84mm (157), 124.38mm (159), 126.92mm (161) |
| Length: | 154cm, 157cm, 159cm, 161cm |
| Manufacturer Warranty: | 1 Year |
| Recommended Use: | Freestyle |
| Rider Weight: | 110-190lbs (151), 110-180lbs (154), 130-210lbs (157), 130-210lbs (159), 150+lbs (161) |
| Rocker Type: | Flat |
| Shape: | Twin |
| Sidecut Radius: | 7.9m (151), 8.0m (154), 8.1m (157), 8.2m (159), 8.3m (161) |
| Stance: | 21in. (151 & 154), 22in. (157, 159, 161) |
| Stance setback: | [154] Centered |
| Stance width: | [154] 21in (53.3cm) |
| Waist width: | [154] 24.9cm |
| Width: | Regular |
K2 Believer Snowboard Reviews Summary:
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Reviews:
Keeping the Faith Alive, Turtle Power! | |
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| So, I really just got this board to check out the Flatline tech. I'd ridden camber, ridden rocker, so I wanted to see what it would be like to ride the line down the middle: the flatline (I don't think that was the product line, but I apologize if I stole that from K2). It has been a jolly good time so far - more fun than swimming in a pool full of spaghetti (and that was one lady's dying wish, so that is saying something, right?). For starters, totally softer than I was expecting. I suck at buttering and pressing with any sort of style, but this board makes me feel like Merlin or Thor, or maybe Thorlin. Not saying I am busting nosepresses down ulta-thirty kinks over pits of death, but I have been able to flex this out pretty easy. But, on the other hand this board still seemed to have a lot of pop off the kickers I have been riding so far this season. I haven't taken it off anything huge. But my excuse is that the Summit hasn't put up anything big yet, but there is always the chance I just don't have the minerals. Regardless, this spun well; felt light and poppy. Unfortunately, the lovely rain we've been having has kept me from being able to enjoy this in anything resembling the fluffy stuff. So, I don't have much to say yet about the board in the cushy stuff but still hoping for it. If anything, this has a sweet base graphic, so if you are dropping cliffs with steezed-out methods people will notice. I have to say it: I'm a believer in the Believer. -sean | |
| Sean at Evogear (2010) on 01/01/2010 | |
sick board | |
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| This is a sick board. I just got it and I love it. The Carbon Matrix I torsion forks are amazing. I had sick pop of the jumps, but they do take a lot of time to get used too. This may be because my old board sucks and I was just not used to it. The board was also ready to ride right out of the box. The edges were fine on the rails and boxes. One other bad thing is the top sheet gets messed up easy when someone runes over it in line | |
| matt at Evogear (2009) on 11/11/2008 | |
One board quiver | |
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| The Believer is excellent board for the advanced rider who spends most of his time freeriding but makes the occasional foray into the park. The board is smooth, aggressive and versatile. The only con I had when testing it was that at high speeds it wasn't as stable as other boards with similar flex patterns. But this is a small drawback as I'm taking about speeds that would get your pass pulled at any ski area that wasn't specifically shut down for testing before I noticed even the slightest instability. | |
| Maddy at Evogear (2009) on 11/11/2008 | |
fun all-arounder | |
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Rode for the last 2 years. Fun pretty much in any condition. Broke both of them. My brother broke 2 of them as well. K2 replaced them with no drama. Good on you K2! Sorry I can't land properly off of park jumps. Going with Slayblade this year. Hopefully it's like the Zeppelin. That was always my favorite all-around board. 4-5 ft possible in the cascades out of this storm. Gotta go wax! | |
| m. dog at Dogfunk on 11/06/2009 | |
I like it! | |
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| got a crack on the nose of my Ride dh so had to get a new board. I am happy with my decision and would definitely give my seal of approval for this board if you like all mountain riding. Good for the bowls, powder, park or back country kickers. The best part is the stability as you are bombing a less then fresh/smooth bowl. | |
| dillie vanillie at Evogear (2009) on 04/04/2009 | |
TransworldSnow #1 GoodWood pick over$400 | |
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| Yse indeed. TransWorld Snowboarding picked this board in their blind "Good Wood" board test. Voted #1 over $400. Definitely lives up to the awards. Great board that I ride all over the mountain. Perfect flex and lots of carbon to make it responsive and add pop. I ride it everywhere. Park, groomers, powder and it's ridiculously fun in all conditions. | |
| Rock Strongo at Evogear (2009) on 10/10/2008 | |
good board | |
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had the 157 '07 model and it was pretty solid used it for several seasons but it was cut down in its glory due to a pretty big crash. no so great with the park but i recomend this board to intermediate/advanced riders. | |
| Adam at Dogfunk on 11/02/2009 | |