TSA (MK)- Board Demo Experience

I went up to Milton Keynes at the weekend to try out some boards. Since going on the McNab Advanced Technical Clinic I’ve significantly changed the way I board. I’ve moved from wanting a very stiff and stable board (I ride a Burton BMC at the moment) to wanting a far more flexible board. I have a part share in Ruth’s Burton Michi which I really enjoy riding so when I saw that The Snowboard Asylum have Albin Chaos boards on their Demo List I knew I had to go and try it.

So I turned up at TSA and handed over my credit card as deposit and they handed me a slightly scuffed (but in otherwise excellent condition) Albin Chaos board. They also looked after my board for me while I was on the slope which was handy.

I had’t been to MK for quite some time so I’d forgotten how short it is, pretty much 4 turns and you’re at the bottom! Oh well, they did have a learner rail and a small kicker open (this was too near the top of the slope, not really enough time to get your speed and balance right). I had a few warm up runs before going over the rail and jumps. The board handles really well, it’s incredibly flexible and really light (I kept on over rotating it). I would say it’s similar in weight to my BMC and much, much lighter than the Burton Michi.

When my hour was up I decided I’d buy it if I could get the right price, after a little haggling I managed to get TSA down to £260 for the demo board! Looking forward to getting it out on a proper slope. Maybe a little glacier boarding this summer…

This does mean I now need to sell some boards, expect to see the following on ebay this winter:

• A battered but rideable Burton BMC 162
• A Burton Motion 151 (in good condition)
• A Burton Floater 159 (in good condition)