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PTO Review
We know them. Here's how they stack up.
These snowboards span 2 categories (Freeride, Park). Scores reflect each snowboard's intended use — direct comparison across all dimensions may be misleading.
Superpig — riders who already like the short, wide pig outline and want camber underneath it. Kink — riders whose day is mostly jibs, boxes and handrails, and who want a deck engineered for repeated metal contact. Check the radar chart below to see where each one wins.
Each row compares all boards on one dimension. 🏆 marks the highest score.
| Dimension | Superpig | Kink |
|---|---|---|
| Carving | 8🏆 | 5 |
| Park | 3 | 9🏆 |
| Playfulness | 6 | 8🏆 |
| Forgiveness | 3 | 8🏆 |
| Stability | 7🏆 | 3 |
| Powder | 6🏆 | 2 |
Riders who already like the short, wide Pig outline and want camber underneath it. It fits the Intermediate-to-Advanced band Ride publishes for this board, and suits riders who want energy returned between turns instead of a neutral platform. It also suits riders who will actually follow the published instruction and drop 6 to 10 cm from their usual length, and who want soft-snow float to come from surface area rather than from length.
Riders who spend meaningful time switch: Ride's own directional description says you can still ride it switch, but probably not as well all day, and the outline runs 10 mm wider at the nose than the tail on every size. Riders who want a forgiving, neutral platform should take the Warpig instead - same outline, Zero Camber, a Medium response level, and $50 less. Riders who will size it by habit are the other bad fit; Ride spells out a 6 to 10 cm size-down for this board, and ignoring it puts you on the wrong length. Riders whose weight falls outside the published band for the length they want should change length rather than push through it. Anyone who needs a published flex number or board weight before committing will not get one here, because Ride publishes neither for this board in either generation.
Riders whose day is mostly jibs, boxes and handrails, and who want a deck engineered for repeated metal contact. It suits riders who press and butter, since a Mellow-rated twin with camber under the feet bends into a press and springs back out. It suits switch riding as a default, because insert setback is published as zero and tip and tail measure identically at every length. And it suits bigger-footed riders who want this specific board: 154W and 157W are published wide options.
Anyone shopping for a powder board should skip it outright. Ride's own Specialty field says Park on the product page and Park/Groomers in the dealer feed — neither lists pow — while the Warpig and Superpig in the same line both carry Park/Groomers/Pow, and this deck is a true twin with zero setback, which is the opposite of what floats. Riders who want a stiff, damp, high-speed charger should also look elsewhere: Ride rates the response Mellow, and publishes no number to argue with. Riders who prioritize straight-line glide are buying the wrong base — extruded is slower than sintered by material class, and Ride's own description sells repairability rather than speed. And anyone who needs a published boot-size match before committing will not get one: Ride prints waist width and rider weight for every length, but no boot-size range at all, including for the two W sizes. That fit call has to happen in person on your actual boot.
The Superpig is best for riders who already like the short, wide pig outline and want camber underneath it. The Kink is best for riders whose day is mostly jibs, boxes and handrails, and who want a deck engineered for repeated metal contact. The right choice depends on your primary terrain, ability level, and riding style.
The Ride Superpig scores highest in Stability at 7/10, making it the strongest all-mountain option. It handles groomers, chop, and variable conditions without losing composure, so it's the best single-snowboard choice for riders who want one board for the whole mountain.
The Ride Superpig leads in Carving with a PTO score of 8/10. Its edge grip on hard snow and groomed runs is the strongest in this comparison.
The Ride Kink is the most forgiving option with a Forgiveness score of 8/10. It doesn't punish imperfect technique, making it the easiest snowboard to progress on among these.
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