Comments on: Cheetah Ultra Sports Whip F-117 Snowboard Going to Break Through?

By: Marko Pyhajarvi

Marko Pyhajarvi — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 17:27:36 +0000

Guys, thanks for your comments!

I hope we’ll get one demo board from the factory so that we can report real test results and stop speculating. Anyhow, the board looks interesting, even though might not work well in all terrain.

JimBob, so far we haven’t noticed any more information on this board. Really hope it goes to production so that we can get a demo board

By: JimBob

JimBob — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 17:36:05 +0000

Dude! That board looks totally awesome!

I’ve been snowboarding for a while myself and dabbled through a few types of boards ranging from the ´80′s vintage-boards to modern computer-chip-technology-thingamagiggers. I’ve even customized a few (cheap) factory-made boards to try to find out where “the next level” is.

I gotta tell you; this board looks interesting. I can relate to the idea of a probable drag due to the hole in the board when riding powpow or slush, but then again, I would think that a set-up like that should be quite stiff to ride, so the way to go is to keep the deck on it’s edge and possibly even jet your edge-transfers… Should work on slush at least. Powpow might be a bit more tricky… But then again: The axe wasn’t invented to be used to put butter on your sammich… If you catch my drift.

Is there anyone here who has ridden this beast? I’d be more than happy to hear about some experiences riding this thing. Photos, videos, etc… would be great too.

-JimBob
Pyhätunturi drunken surfers and suicide-riders
98530

By: Drew

Drew — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:43:08 +0000

You guys do realize that decreasing the surface area in contact with the snow is A BAD THING, right? Take a look at any high-speed board. You want as much of the board touching the snow as possible. This is why longer boards go faster than shorter ones.

I do like that you’re trying to innovate and progress the sport, but I don’t see much here that is going to make the ride faster, tighter, lighter, or better in any way other than landings.

“Really? I guess it’s time for Burton to invest a lot more money to their research in order to beat Cheetah Ultra Sports in the market..”

I don’t think that’s going to be an issue. The Chettah board is a gimmick. It’s a heavy board which won’t even feel like a real snowboard on snow. Having my feet so far from the ground would be a huge problem.

If you want to see a real magic stick, check out the Burton Method. Now that’s an INCREDIBLY light board that handles better than anything I’ve ever ridden! It kicks the pants off of this thing for $HUNDREDS less.

Again, it’s cool to see people trying to innovate and progress, but I don’t see this board going mainstream or revolutionizing the sport.

By: GreggG

GreggG — Fri, 15 May 2009 23:22:21 +0000

Hey, this is my first post.
Can anyone tell me their opinion of the forum thus far.
Leave me a post and introduce yourself
Later,

By: frubcurottomb

frubcurottomb — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 10:07:08 +0000

I’m the only one in this world. Can please someone join me in this life? Or maybe death…

By: cheetah ultra sports

cheetah ultra sports — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 16:21:26 +0000

We at Cheetah Ultra Sports would like to thank you for your posting. Obviously, design wise, we understand that the opening in the middle is counterintuitive, but it works well. As for the reduced surface, we forgot to say that it also increases the pressure on the surface which adds to the speed. The only reason it costs so much is due to the hight cost of small batch production in the U.S. Hopefully, we will be able to reduce the cost in the coming years. It has come to our attention that we will have to do some kind of demo rides… we are planning on it as we write. We’ll let you know. Rest assure, there will no snow sprayed on anyones face.

thanks again.

CUS