Capita's Defenders of Awesome - The ultimate go anywhere, do anything freestyle deck
The Defenders Of Awesome won the Transworld Good Wood Award every single year of its existence. Truly undefeated, the DOA is one of the best all-mountain freestyle in the game. The Defenders of Awesome features a hybrid-camber design which delivers the pop and response of a cambered board with the predictability of reverse-camber. With updated tech features, the ultimate go anywhere, do anything freestyle deck just got even better.
Riding Style
This board is for intermediate to advanced level all-mountain junkies. If you want a responsive ride with plenty of flexibility for groomers, park and backcountry, then this board is perfect for you.
Shape
This snowboard comes in a twin shape. Tip and tail are of equal length and it rides equally well in both directions.
Profile
The All-Terrain V2 takes full advantage of the benefits of traditional camber, zero camber, and reverse camber. This next generation design allows you to get the pop and response of a cambered board with all the predictability and easy turn initiation of zero camber or reverse camber shapes.
Flex
The medium flex fits perfectly to the all-mountain design of this board. Stiff enough for powerful turns, soft enough for a playful ride.
Construction
The FSC® Certified Dual Core™ is a very poppy and lightweight poplar core, combined with beech for increased power and durability. Two 30mm wide carbon fibre beams throughout the board's length, increase the power and response while the board remains ultralight. Biaxial fibreglass increases strength and durability. The sintered Superdrive™ base strikes a unique and sought-after balance between high performance and low maintenance.
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Snowboards are usually delivered ready-to-ride with a waxed base and sharpened edges. However, this so-called factory-tuning is not very durable and your new snowboard should be properly waxed after a few days and maintained on a regular basis.
Attributes
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Ideal for freestyle: great pop and easy landings -
Symmetrical shape for freestyle and switch riding
- Article number: 535119
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Base: SinteredExtruded: low maintenance and extremely durable, ideal for jibbers and weekend shredders
Sintered: hard and fast, but a little higher maintenance, the best choice for powder
Premium: highest quality and speed with carbon/graphite additives - Length (cm): 154 cm
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Sidecut Radius: 7.9 mThe smaller the radius, the better the turning ability. A large radius brings a smoother ride at high speeds.
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Running Length: 115.8 cmThe part of the edge that has contact to the snow. Shorter=agile, longer=more control
- Nose Width: 29.5 cm
- Waist Width: 25 cm
- Tail width: 29.5 cm
- Core: FSC Certified Dual Core - Poppy lightweight Poplar Core combined with Beech for increased power and durabililty.
- Rider Weight: 54kg / 81kg
- Compatibility: Standard Inserts
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Riding Style:
- All Mountain
- Freestyle
- Riding Level: Advanced
- Stiffness: 5
- Flex: Medium
- Pro Rider: Kevin Backstrom
- Country of production: Austria
- Gender: Men
- Undefeated Good Wood Award winner
- All-Terrain V2 profile
- Twin shape
- FSC® Certified Dual Core™
- Fortress™ kevlar sidewall protection
- 30mm carbon fibre beams
- Special blend fibreglass with Magic Bean™ resin
- Superdrive™ base
- 360 Degree HRC steel edges
- Full ABS1000 Sidewalls
- Stainless Steel 4 x 2 Inserts
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About CAPiTA
Not only do Capita produce some of the best snowboards on the market, but they do so whilst keeping their impact on the planet as low as possible. Their hydro powered production facility, known as The Mothership, lets out zero (that's right ZERO) harmful emission setting a new standard for environmentally friendly boards. Their goal is to keep the spirit and joy of snowboarding alive for generations to come. We hope to see more companies follow in their footsteps.