I had to let my K2 Fatbob go after 12 years of flawless service - 12 years almost to the day. There was already some de-laminating, but after taking a boulder, my toe edge departed beyond repair. Also, that board gave me several good years of service and probably cost less than $15 a year.
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| My K2 Fatbob - the original Fatty |
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| Detail of my K2 when they were still made in the USA |
I purchased a new board, a Sims Quest. It's a cm longer (159 vice 158), and it's a rocker style; the Fatbob was a traditional chamber. The store had an awesome K2 but it had a bad gouge on the base. So I used the purchase as a transition to the rocker style. Rockers have an edge that start further from the tips and tend to be more forgiving in turns and powder (but slightly less responsive than a chamber).
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| New board, Sims Quest and a transition to a rocker style - mm - |
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