2008 Gnu Carbon High Beam Magne-Traction Wide Snowboard — Experience the enchantment of Gnu’s best-selling snowboard outfitted with the magic of Magne-Traction. The 2008 Gnu Carbon High Beam MTX Wide uses quality Mervin sandwich construction and features a lightweight Aspen wood core with a flex fit for freestyle fun. Magne-Traction technology gives you serrated edges that grip where you need it most, for deliciously unbelievable control. And with its rugged Eiss 5 Sidewalls providing super low swing weight and a CX 2500 low-maintenance base, the Gnu Carbon High Beam MTX Wide is a twin-tipped speed machine—in a wider profile so your toes don’t drag. The graphic for this year’s Gnu Carbon High Beam was designed by Tim Karpinksi with a Smith-Corona Classic 12 typewriter, and tells a short story about why Mervin Manufacturing is the best snowboard factory in the world. Experience that wonder for yourself, when you ride the expertly-designed 2008 Gnu Carbon High Beam MTX Wide freestyle snowboard.
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Sandwich Construction
Twin Shape — Twin tip and tails combined with a centered radial sidecut help this board ride equally well in both directions with a focus on freestyle performance. Park, power, pipe: perfect.
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Biaxial Glass — Two-way fiber orientation engineered to make the difficult easy.
Mervin A.5 Core — Full Aspen wood core with Eiss 5 edge pop and strength
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EISS (External Internal Sidewalls System) 5 — Tough UHMW sidewalls on the exterior laminated to 5 layers of endgrain birch on the inside. Great on or off the snow plus ultra-light spin weight!
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CX 2500 Base — Hard, fast and virtually maintenance-free. A Gnu sublimination system exclusive
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Magne-Traction 0.75 — Revolutionary snowboard geometry (licensed from Lib Tech) based on the needs of a snowboarder. Better edge hold, better freestyle, and all-around easy to ride.
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| Ability Level |
Intermediate - Advanced |
| Core Material |
Mervin A.5 Core |
| Dims: Tip |
30.8cm (161cm), 31.1cm (164cm) |
| Dims: Waist |
26.5cm (161cm), 26.7cm (164cm) |
| Dims: Tail |
30.8cm (161cm), 31.1cm (164cm) |
| Effective Edge |
122cm (161cm), 125cm (164cm) |
| Sidecut Radius |
8.4m (161cm), 8.5m (164cm) |
| Width |
Wide |
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