Tangent RC

$449.99

Purpose

The tangent is a total freak show.  The mild reverse camber profile and convex base creates a board that is easy to control, a blast in the park, and lays down insane horizontal carves.  The reverse camber profile on the Tangent is 4mm giving this board the playful ride of reverse camber and holds the power of regular camber.  The convex base serves two purposes:  1) It has a catch free buttery feel.  2) The convex shape creates a beveled edge similar to a racing ski.  The bevel in the edges is a win win.  No catching edges on rails and you can keep your edges tuned for knee dragging toe sides.  The Tangent is considered to be a park board, but we think this is the best board for fun all over the mountain.

Materials

• Bamboo Core Stingers – Bamboo has 4 times the burst strength of aspen incredible pop on airs. The stronger bamboo lays on the outside laminates of the core to make a more assertive carve while dampening the effective edge of the board for awesome stability.
• ABS Sidewalls Our sidewalls have a faster turn speed and work together with our bamboo core stringers to make a more stable snowboard.
• Aspen Extreme – A more relaxed flex than the Sooperpark and a dash stiffer than the RC6 the Tangent RC makes a reverse camber deck that will live up to the power that expert riders need.  The vertically laminated aspen wood core is the key material in making a light weight deck with predictable flex.
• Extended Effective Edge (EEE) – To stabilize our boards in the park when really pushing the speed limit Prospect boards stay in control because we have lenthened the effective edge. This means a longer contact patch and more edge contacts the surface so there are no worries about getting squirrelly and tomahaking after the drop.
• Beveled edges – A slight bevel is our answer to those who don’t like detuning their edges for Park riding.  Being able to carve is as important as not catching your edge on a rail.  We Raised the edge slightly so to give the Tangent RC awesome carving ability and a catch free edge. Welcome to the best of both worlds.
• Pretentioned/Prepreg Carbon Fiber – If you have been hearing about Reverse Camber boards losing their pop it is because they don’t have the Prepreg Fibers.  The reason other boards lose their pop after a year is because epoxy bonds between the layers start to tear.  Our carbon fiber is stretched and springing when we apply it so your board keeps its integrity longer.
• American made materials – Prospect uses as much American made and green materials as possible.  Aside from being manufactured in the U.S.A. our cores, bases, fiberglass, and epoxy are all made stateside. Also, bamboo isn’t only amazing for performance, it also is a highly renewable resource and is more environmentally friendly than P-tex and ABS Plastic.
• 19oz triax with carbon X beams is the perfect combination for high strength and weight savings.  Our Carbon fiber is a Pretensioned and pre-impregnated weave that gives this reverse camber deck power and pop.

Shape

• Reverse Camber Profile -The Tangent RC uses a relaxed reverse camber  that offers the package of being able to turn well, float on powder, and tear up the park.  With more Reverse camber the board becomes unstable, less means the board isn’t as playful.
• Constantly Rad Sidcut -Engineered directly to work with our reverse camber profile is our constant Radius sidecut puts the entire edge on the surface making the Tangent RC a carving machine on groomers.  More edge contact = More Grip…   This is by far our most favored benefit that our riders love about the Tangent.
• True Twin Freestyle Snowboard – The True twin shape of Prospect snowboards is built to work with the carbon fiber X beams built into the tip and tail.  With a centered it is a freestyle deck with even pop.  Setting the stance back for powder and freeride decreases the amount of carbon past your back foot and increases the amount of carbon in front of you.  This gives a little more flex in back to float on powder and stiffness up front for stability.  Our true twin decks exclusively have this engineering built in.