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PTO Review
We know them. Here's how they stack up.
Cheap Thrills — progressing park riders who spend their days on rails, jibs, side hits and medium jumps, and want a forgiving, affordable true twin they can press and throw around without fussing over the base.. Disaster — park rats focused on jibs, rails, boxes, and presses.. Check the radar chart below to see where each one wins.
Each row compares all boards on one dimension. 🏆 marks the highest score.
| Dimension | Cheap Thrills | Disaster |
|---|---|---|
| Carving | 4🏆 | 3 |
| Park | 9 | 10🏆 |
| Playfulness | 9🏆 | 7 |
| Forgiveness | 8🏆 | 8🏆 |
| Stability | 3🏆 | 3🏆 |
| Powder | 2🏆 | 2🏆 |
Progressing park riders who spend their days on rails, jibs, side hits and medium jumps, and want a forgiving, affordable true twin they can press and throw around without fussing over the base.
Powder days - a centered twin with zero taper and a soft flex has nothing to float on. High-speed chargers and big-mountain riders - the soft flex and extruded base give little damping or glide when you point it straight. Anyone who wants a fast, wax-holding sintered base should look at the Cheap Thrills x Love or the T1 instead. It is a dedicated park deck, not a one-board carver.
Park rats focused on jibs, rails, boxes, and presses. Riders progressing into park for the first time. Street-style riders. Anyone who wants a dedicated soft-flex park tool.
All-mountain riders who need one board for everything. Speed seekers. Powder riders. Advanced riders who need pop for big kickers — the Disaster is built for small-to-medium features, not boosting 40-footers.
Cheap Thrills is best for progressing park riders who spend their days on rails, jibs, side hits and medium jumps, and want a forgiving, affordable true twin they can press and throw around without fussing over the base. Disaster is best for park rats focused on jibs, rails, boxes, and presses. The right choice depends on your terrain, ability, and riding style.
Nitro Cheap Thrills has the highest Stability score in this comparison at 3/10. That score compares composure; it does not by itself mean the product is the most versatile choice.
Nitro Cheap Thrills leads Carving in this comparison with a PTO score of 4/10.
Nitro Cheap Thrills has the highest Forgiveness score here at 8/10. Forgiveness is one factor in progression, not a claim that every beginner should choose it.
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